The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24

Now that the summer days have come,
and the wealthy gentlemen who are men,
bers OF that exclusive club have an op-
portnnisy 10 spend the long evenings on
the piazza OF the kinlock Clua, story
telling is becoming quite a fad with the
the members. Thus IL came about the
other evening that one OF the members
pointed up 10 the beautiful colorei glass
window Immediately over the fireplace
and asked the group II they knew the
story Of the window. II was the evening
on which the reception was given 10 Capt.
Coghian, of the Raleigh. and there were
many invited guests. in addition TO the
meEnhers Of the club. They all gathered
about the fireplace and gazei up at the
stained glass. Those who had glanced
carelessly at the window before looked at
il carefully, and commented on IL as a
genuine work OF art.
Ii IL not an ordinary window, with its
parts pointed by frames OF lead, but is OF
the finest kind OF colored cathedral glass.
80 perfectly jointed that the seams are
not visible. IL Is panehed In shape, and in
the coiored glass appears the face and
form of a beautiful woman She is in the
costume OF q dancer. and her skirts fall
but little below the knees. The figure Is
perfect In its proportions, and the face
Is one OF surprising beauty. A close In
spection tells OF the worth OF the window.
and convtnces one that the production 10
"a real work of art, OF rare value. and not
the chance idea Of window designer.
The story OF the window, which is known
to but few outside the circle OF the club it.
self. was told as follows by the cluhman:
You see, when IL came TO the decora-
ton of the club house. on Its completion.
We wanted something out OF the ordinary.
and we appointed a committee TO go 10
Chicago ana select a number of articles
which we thought could be selected TO
good advantage there. We got the no.
ton OF securing some good colored glass
In the way OF fancy windows and the like.
and the three OF Us dropped into a State
street store for the purpose Of picking out
something of the kind. We looked at a
lot Of pictures and designs. and heard the
dealer expatiate on the merits OF different
kinds OF coiored glass until We had hope
less and confused idea Of the whole trans
action, and felt that the buying OF colored
glass windows was something that ought
never be attempted by any one but an ex-
pert Finally, when we had all reached
the point where we were about to admit
our heipiessness one OF our number spoke
up. and. with much dignity as he could
muster. declared that the photograph and
plan business was all right. so far "a II
went, but what we wanted was 10 see some
thing OF the real thing In the way OF work
done by the firm.
'"The aea-er looked surprised. hesitated.
and finally said ne had something that
might please us In n decorative colored
glass panel window. He went to the back
OF the shop and had carefully lifted from
its box a beautiful colored window panel.
II was In the richest OF colors ard de-
picted a dancing girl In short skirts The
dealer said that the glass had been pre-
pared abroad. and was left on his hands
under most peculiar circumstances.
rich Chicagoan had, Immediately after
marrying. decided that ms part OF the
decoration Of his new home he would have
81 window In which the face and form or
his wife would appear. He got together
the necessary photographs III appropriate
costumes and brought them to the glass
window concern. where estimates were
made as to the probable cost. lie wanted
naugs but the best and was not content
10 have the picture painted or burned
into the glass. He wanted the work don.
In the actual eoiorei glass
The dealer was obliged 10 send the pho
,ocrapss ard an extended explanation o.
what wsa wanted abroad, and there the
window was made. II took months for us
completion and when IL was finished ana
returned the dealer notified his rich patron
But the window never found place IN
the rich mans house. They had been mar
rtesI long enough to become essranged and
divorced The rich man had completed the
house he had built for his bride and was
living alone In IL. There weTe enough saf'
memories shout the house. without having
the fae. ~ the 9uxnan from whom re rad
separated looking down on HIN from one
OF the great windows. SO she window was
uster as.capte4f That ia the reason the
,,,s,vsY...rs az the Kinicch Club were able 20
pet sseh a truly beautiful and original win
dow AZ a decoration over their rf'snisi.
Few know she names In TIE story. bat the
few ~ ia who do weave some strange r"~
,narees and con lectures about mat pretty
wtn.tow % our reception room. st LOUIS
CSohe,~ Democrat.