The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-14
At CHRIST CHURCH.
The New Chapel window

Christ Church Chronicle says: we
were nrepared to be very much pleased
with the new window in the chapel, but
now that it is in place we must say tiias
IL s11rpasses our expectations. Much OIL
the beauty of detail which IS lost IN tne
large chancel window on account OF us
height and distance appears consplcu-
ously in this. 1t is beautlful WORK vi
art which will repay the most carel VI
study IT Is best seen when tHe pay
of the strong morning light it not fun
,,non IT. The soft and mellow yet rlcn
oo,ors seem to suit themselves to the
subject and we feel that here is no
vulgar pandering to mere gorgeous COL
or effects. with badly drawn tgufes anu
poverty of thought and an absence OIL
all spiritual perception. The avn plues
and greens of the background depict
appropriately the mountains ana trees
of that wilderness in which 81, Johii
the Baptist, the stern preacher OF re-
nentance passed the years Of his MN
istrv. The effect of perspective in so
small a window is remarkable. Notice
how the face of the Baptist has the ex-
nression of one earnestly bent on the de-
| a
! ga ont in this figure is that tradition OF
| him, as one possessed of wonderful en-
| DURANGO and of strong ana muscular
frame, Notice again above the head OF
the prophet Samuel that temple Where
he ninistered from boyhood to OLD age
| 600 how we seem to catch in his race
| tho expression fone who is eagerly
| listening for a call which he VIII DE
| ready to obey. The face of the BLESSED
! Virgin is full of spiritual beauty ano
| devotion. Notice the lustre of her Jew
| eled robe which seems to clothe her as
with a mantle of purity. Ana, lastly
notice how successfully the artist mas
produced in the face of the infant say
ior that difficult blending of the perfect
Nv natural child with the expression Oh
one who is yet more and VINO sees more
J than is vouchsafed to ordinary infants
1Ne had not realized how wonderfully
+be window would enrich the chapel
ond II makes us the more anxious u
sao,,ro the other three We have no
been satisfied with the choice of subject
| which we mentioned in the last number
of the Chronicle. However appfoprlat
in Themselves, these were disconnected
| 1t will be remembered that as 'ii''
the lady chapel, or st. Marys chapei
we ought to have the thought OF ne
wrought into the windows, and thl
thought should be expressed in an mar
uonious sequence of subjects. NOW
I've has always been considered by IN
church a type of the Blessed virgil
lust as Adam is a type of our Blesse
Lord. We have thought, therefore, i
this connection, of these three subject
to complete the chapel WindoWs-"Ih
Fall" 1.-THE Expulsion from the Gar
den" and 1.-THE Visitation.' THE An
nunciation' would naturally follow tn
first two, but as this is already depict
q ed in our chancel window 1.-THE Vista
: ton" would satisfactorily supply it
l Mace and the whole would have an har
= monious and beautiful relation to tn
. window already in place over the alta
} The fund for these windows has grow
- from $50 to $50 rs in the last month. A
/ this is st. Mary's chapel could there ne
he found enough Marys willing to cor
Tribute 81 each and so warrant speed
Iorder for the windows? How man
1 Narvs we wonder will think the sug
gestion worthy of note, and still MOI
iyorthy of response?