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Bunyans Pilgrims Progress" has
often been illustrated, but the old classic
receives a new Interpretation through
the original designs for the coming
edition de luxe, soon to be published IN
London. made by George w, f. A. and
Louis Rhead and which are now on
View at the Wunderlich Gallery. 1t is
impossible 10 mention in detail the six
ty remarkable and interesting pen and
ink drawings of these three illustrators.
There seems to have been an agree
ment between them to make their gem
raj character archaic and along con-
ventional lines, but the work of the
three men has distinct individuality
George Rhead has confined himself
raore II the delineation of such sub
jects as the Men Among the Tombs."
The Valley of the Shadow of Death"
The Escape from Doubling Castle"
etc. aud has collaborated with Louis
in Hopeful Helps Christian" Christ
ian Finds His Roll" etc. Louis Rhead
has chosen such subjects as THE River
OF DEATH" What Shall 1 Do?'' Giant
Despair" and The Slough of De-
spond, while Frederick Rhead has pic
tured incidents in the stories of Pit
liable" and "Talkative'' The work of
Louis and Frederick is distinctly remi-
niscent of Hogarth, while George has
followed more in the footsteps of
Bourne-Jones. All the Illustrations
without exception have an essentially
decorative quality. and show long and
careful thought and study The exhi-
bition as a whole Is extremely import
ant from its literary as well as its ar
tistic character, and in it's way is the
most important Of its kind held here
since that Of Elihu Vedder's drawings
for the great edition of THE Rubaiyat
OF Omar Khayyam" some twelve years
ago.
Robert Barr, the novelist had a very
unpleasant experience with the Turk
ish officials on the Syrian coast. He
and several companions were explor-
ing ruins, and were seized as a dan
gerous set Of conspirators and detained
Tor twenty-six hours, or until British
Consul could be reached. OF another
occurrence in that part of the world,
Mr. Barr says that 1t will give a clear
idea of the situation out there:
4 British battleship arrived in the
harbor and cast anchor for a stay of
two or three days. After her came a
Turkish wartub, ill-equipped and gen.
orally useless, and this dropped an
chor some distance further out Than
the British ship. When in due course
the latter sailed, the Turkish ship uo
with her anchor and followed out 10 sea
until both We're lost to sight. After a
time the Turkish gunboat returned
and the officials as well as the general
inhabitants, were fully convinced that
their miserable war vessel had driven
the British battleship to sea. II is
laughable, but that is the situation n
a nutshell. All along the Syrian coast
the people believe that Britain is
played OUT and they treated us ac-
oordingly.
A discovery Of Roman silverware
made recently at Tarentum is exciting
the attention of archaeologists. If the
collection is not as large as the fam
Gus Hildesheim one, some OF the Ia
rentum pieces excel the German find
in beauty. Some few of the objects
have not escaped the effects OF time.
but the majority of the vases and
paterae are still in good condition. The
forms are Greco Roman. but OF the
best period. Some of the pieces have
precious stones set in them. There is
one double-handled vase of exceeding
grace, and elegantly ornamented Be
tween the double handles there is a
human form. which holds fast to the
handles. Archaeoiogists believe that
the Romans. decorated their dining
rooms with these silver paterae, just
as we hang up plaques to-day. The
entire collection was purchased by the
Baron de Rothschild for S25, The
probability is that he will present it to
the Louvre. In the Paris ILLUSTRATION"
an exact fac smile of some OF The
pieces is presented.
A valuable collection OF modern etch-
ings and engravings, in part the Prop
ertv of a gentleman, and engravings
etc. from other sources, sold recently
in London, included the following items:
.Chili October" after Sir j. Miilais, by