Evening journal., 1906-11-21

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chapel Of white Avondale stone IN
among the old rcd and black bricks
Of the recitation halls? I trust notl
Colonial, pure Colonial must it be;
else we sin against all canons OF art
and taste
but in the large city parish. here
let us build richly and high. Stone or
brick II matters not; only before we
sign our contracts let us sketch the
neighboring buildings on our right and
left, in their own proper colors, and
then draw our church between for
thus only can we be sure that all VIII
be well.
Interior Finishes.
And now That our walls are up
with our roof on, we can finish our
interior; how shall we do IL? BY all
means let us expose our rafters ami
trusses yellow pine or oak, plain or
carved as we choose. The colonial
builders hid their frames and plaster
ed their ceilings: and colonial churches
are consequently. rather cheerless. fnd
bare within. The old Gothic MASTER
masons knew better; conceal nothing
but make all things beautiful" they
ordered And whether their roofs
were trussed IN wood, or vaulted In
stone, they We're always beautiful
Then let us keep plaster off the ceiling
but let us use It on the walls. Keep
away from hard, smooth surfaces; use
sand finish, co'ored as we may choose
And oh. let us keep far. far away from
deceltful plaster mouldings and orna-
ments they are very ugly and carry
their own punishment. for soon they
will crack. chip and fall.
"Wainscot the church. by all means
about four feet high wide boards
paneled with their moulded trips. are
good; burlap is also good. paneled IN
the same way; but narrow beaded
boards win ever be cheap and nasty.
"As for the pews. they are to sit in;
and our church disapproves. officially.
OF penance. Years ago, when Inn
manuel Wilmington. was built. a
heavy ridge finished the tops Of all
the pews within month Il was q
question OF ridge or congregation; and
assure you that the rige went md
the congregation stayed.
1--WE have, I suppose. induced our
various friends to give us the various
chancel furniture. piecemeal. as vari-
GUS memorials; and / greatly fear that
the designs viii be very. very varioug.
too. A white marble altar; a gray
Caen stone font; a walnut Byzantine
lectern a light oak Romanesque pul-
pit; dark oak Gothic Iitany stool.
Oh. we'll II might be worse, though X
couldn't be much worse.
Let's see what we can do; we might
make designs for all these things. and
have them included I'm the general
contract, or else we might give each
various giver set OF the drawings for
I the church proper. with samples Of inc
finished wood work. and ask said giver
as delicately as possible please 20
show these TO the ecclesiastical furni-
ture man. before ordering anything.
I'VE have decided on oak. or else
yellow pine. for all our woodwork; ana
] hope We have also decided tain Il
some dark tint. n we want scratches
ana scars and want glaring, CLASSY
gloss. suppose we viii varnish Ct;
otherwise. we will wax IT,
THE windows: oh dearl dearl Why
are so many church windows so very
very trying 10 eyes and nerve2 Lot
as be oh, so careful that the colors
we have selected are harmless.
And Is there large east window
In thee nd Of the chancel? And does
this enthusiastically east window face
geographically south or west? Then
must we select the darkest kind OF
( dark greens and blues. rigidly eschew-
] ing an reds and yeliows; or else must
. We take out the window, and build a
, solid wall in its place. for no congre.
cation will sit 70 have a red and vel
, low sun IN its eyes FOR an hour OF
{ more each Sunday.
Z But perhaps We already have an oil,
] church building; too small or too plaii
or too something. Oh. it's a yer,
! simple matter just TO make altera
{ tionsl Is It? I think 1t is far hard
sr to successfully add 10 and alter al
J existing picture. than TO start with
Z fresh canvas altogether But let u
suppose an old colonial church wilt
az altar cloth worked by Queen Anne
perhaps; or a charter signed by Kim
George. or something OF that sort. No
hasn't any tower and 1t hasn't an.
, Gal 3 vbgS
,hancel to speak Of; and the ministe
las to robe In a little closet cut OF
one corner OF the nave. But does tha
j give us any license to run up towe
n fierce new red brick; with perpen
iicular Gothic windows Of the la;es
: type looking out from all sides?
have seen such things, I am sorry 4
say. And II Is so easy to avoid sucl
pitfalls. tool Sayre and Fisher brick,
! match perfectly those old walls. color