Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-18
NEW-CENTURY CLUB.

beOtur6 CluBd arr uHcOWinP HCCubtunled
TO rainy weather for larger number
than usual awaited Miss Collins Mon
day afternoon week. She said THE
transition from one period Of archi
tecture to another ia more plainly
tInent where the Gothic tlowered
quickly into tho Flamboyant Tho
Perpendicular ia exclusively of English
origin, and came TO perfection only on
Eaglah soil. Little heed waa given to
she architecture of private houses until
Che time of the Tudors. In speaking of
she characteristics Of early Englieh
architecture, ISIS Collins remarked that
there ia an example OF plate tIacery in
Tsinity Church on Delaware avenue,
clustered columns, banded together,
mark the early English work, hut the
EaosJ distinctive change is from tho
eauure abR1us of Norman work to the
RUan1 cushion OF tho early English.
Deep cutting marks this period; the
meuldings at the base of an early Eng
lish column will always hold water.
noep under cutting is feature OF the
Decorated style where the chisel goes
kshind and leaves the work standing
oct. Most Of the beautiful groups of
saints and virgins carved in high
relief were decapitated by the Par
llmentarY Army under Cromwell, but
chs restorers and whitewashers did
more harm than the puritans. Pos
terity execrates the name of Sir james
Wyatt, whose work would better he
called destructive than restorative. His
only idea seemed to be to ''cean up"
the cathedrals. He swept away screens,
semoved the tombs of warriors and
nhI;fn.nta1
hung stained glass By carloads into
the city ditch, aud at Salisbury
lsveled with the ground, the Campanile
that was of the same date as the
Cathedral. 1t has been said that the
heavy coats OF whitewash that once
concealed the beautiful old work were
laid on for sanitary reasons at the
time Of the plague, and long and care
au work was required to remove the
DETACHMENT.
Salisbury cathedral ia the only one
that was built by one architect, and
after the original design, 30 it shows
early English in its purity. II was
but 40 years in building, while others
occupied 200 or 800 years, and SO are
examples of all styles. Tho original
church stood nearby on Old Sarum
Hi from the time of the Norman con,
quest to Henry III. By that time
Normaps had blended with Saxons,
Msgna Charta had been signed, and all
seemej safe, so the monks asked leave
to move the cathedral down whore il
would be near the water. The lay folli
followed the clerical folk and so the
city deliberately moved itself. YET
what was once the town of Old Saruul
continued until 1884 to be represented
in Parliament by two members; a.
many as the big busting towns oil
Manchester and Birmingham. 1t was
one of the famous rotten boroughs'
Of England. The electors meet unde,
an old elm tree that occupied the site
Of the last remaining house and elected
their members.
II Durham cathedral is the type O.
the church militant, Salisbury Seems
the church of the Prince OF Peace
simply, almost severely beautiful, j
stands in its lovely green Glnse, il
walls covered with soft green lichens
and magnificent old Gins and cedars o
Lebanon grouped about it. Around tn
walls of the Chapter House are carvet
the stories of the Bible, very literally
sometimes, grotesquely, conceived.
Lincoln, and its famous ''ange
choir" were next described, and a
with all the other cathedrals. wer
illustrated by fine photographs. |
stands magnificently browning the hill
overlooking the city; it contains per
feet examples OF geometrica work.
Tho facade of York minister NOR
nearly meets the requirement of Gothi
architecture than any other in England
Its splendid vest window is the priu
OF York, and equally renowned is til
series of beautiful lancet window
called the "Five Sisters,' whose stor
Dickens weaves into david Copper
field" The east window is rs fec
high and is double mullioned, ga
lery running between the inner an
outer mullions, The Minister has mas
nificent reaches of arches The Char
ter House il the most exquisite piec
Of Gothic ir existence.
At the close of the business meetiu
yesterday week the early history of 10
land was discussed. Mrs. Q. Il. Mill
told how it was won from the sci
When Julius Caesar swept over Wesler
Europe on his meteoric career of col
quest, the greater part of modern lilo
land was morRss. Tho land botwat
the two arms of the Rhiue was caIlt
Batavia. and was the home Of u
Teutonic trihe whom Tacitus call II
biavest of the Germans. While 9th
barbarians we're conquered, and pa
tribute to Rome, the Bstavians hecan
her allies, making and unmaking h
emperorH, forming the strength of ii
imperial body-guard, and LEARNT
much in return from Rome.
Up from sunny Italy came the jud,
and the merchant rs we'll as the soldie
Their children wore born upon ii
Rhine although their speech was Lsti
the Southland was their home, but Il
Rhine land was their dwelling plac
! In the fourth century the Batavia
cavalry won great battle for the Er
peror Julian. but in the fifth centu
the legiops were withdrawn and Rom,
dominion passed away. Yet tho spir
and culture of Rome mover utterly di
out In their constant warfare wi
the elements the Teutons develop,
into an industrious, brave and gre
people. To their sountry nature d
MED most Of her gifts; it had no iro
or metal Of any kind for tools, no sto
for houses or dikes, even wood W
wanting for the forests were destroy
by tempestH. The rivers were ev
building up what the sea was destro
ing and the Hollanders learned 10 M
tect thsir land. Little by little 1
soil was rescued; bikes chained 1
ocean and Curbed the rivers; lakes we
emptied, canals furrowed, and laI
created. They came to love the 8,
that was OF their own creation, to I
it with patient, almost tender ca.