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The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24
Biddle Wins in
Tennis Contest

Wimbledon. England. June 81
Al the resumption Of play In the En-
siish lawn tennis championship her.
today. Craig Biddlc OF PhaliJaiphia
added several marks to his ir"puia.
ton bv winning three straight sets
Canadian team which meets Belgium
In the next round Of the Davis tro.
ply tournament The scof. was =
.: Ct.
Wallace r. Johnson of Phiiadcl.
phIa easily defeated II. - Webb -.
Cambridge university "a. .-i
T-a. The Cambridge blue" did hi,
best but was clearly outciasscd by
the American. who mad. y fine dis.
play Of his powers of placing and
ohapping.
The sterling form shown by Nc.
Longhlin. johnson, Williams and
Biddlc has caused ncryousr ,ss among
the home talent.
Il. Norris Williams Of tn. United
states navy trophy team disposed u.
r. u. X. Turnbuil in easy style in
three straight scts. 81. G-t. 6-:I
In this. his firs, match bamc a, Vim.
blcdon. the American player showed
great coolncss and confidence. lie
scarcely missed chance and his
placerSrnts were remarkable. Ills
backhand drives were n feature
whilc his lightning scrvicc non.
rlisscd his opponent.
Maurice r. Mclaughlin lost n,
time In adding another victory to the
American list by defeating A. ]
GlcndinninG in three straight sets
The scores were G-2, Go. 6--3.
This match attracted an immense
gallery but the game itself was dis.
apointingly one sided. the American
completely outclassinR his opponent.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24
ATTENTION ELKs.

Regular meeting Thursday Ri.ht.
Ian" 81. Important business. All
visiting EikH in,itrd.-F. u. Stone.
T. u: u. J. Wilson. Sccy. =
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24
B0wDRY FLOYD NO BETTER

II is reported today that BowdE,
Floyd. clerk of the district court
who ha. been III at hi. HON. Tot til.
Dast two weeks. suffered a serious re-
lapse over night and that hi. condi.
ton IL critical. Up to las, night the
patient was steadily improving and
gaining In strength. The member
speedy recovery.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24
ATTENTION NAsoNs

Trinidad Lodge No. 50. A. r. 4 a
NJ, meets Tuesday at 1880 p. M.
Work In third degree. All Master
Masons invitcd.-H. II. Sandcrson.
W. NJ. "
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24

Ripe tomatoes picked while you
Park Orccnhouse. :.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24

Ripe tomatoes picked while you
wait.-Centrai Park Greenhouse. .
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24

she American player did especial.
ly good work in his service and his
overhead smashes
The captain OF the Canadian Davis
Ward of England three Gets TO one
The score was Is, 81. 3--6. c
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-24

You can induce people to go any
where by furnishing transportation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

ural cosmos of oxford there runs a
principle of organic growth whlch
vitalizes its lesson for the student.
Piece by piece" says the author al
ditions to the structure of medi@Val
college came TO be made. never from
caprice or ostentation, but simply ne
cause they were required TO satisfy a
real. practical need" His notes on the
social origins of these fabrics are fu!l
Of a vivid human interest. The ancient
Hall which figures in the earliest an
nails of oxford as a place Of learning
was the merest hostel for the tempo
rarv accommodation Of undersradu-
ates. In the slow stages of natural
evolution il took on the scope and
Uermanence Of the beautiful buildings
that we know. 1t is amusing to OBJ
serve. by the way, that one of the
sources of this university aggrandiZe-
ment pointed out by Mr.. Valance was
the celibacy characteristic Of the great
patrons and teachers prio" TO the
Reformation. With no wives or chill
dren to think Of they could the more
enthusiastically bequeath their sub
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
Hints for the Builder of a
Country Home.

I'm these days Of concrete construc-
ton there is a particularly valuable in
SEPARATION to be found In the English
countryside. Ii Is therefore to the gen.
eral reader quite as much as To the
architectural student that we would
commend Mr.. Basil divers "Old
Houses and Village Buildings in East
Anglia: Norfolk. Suffolk and Essex"
civilian Helburm. This is con-
venicnt octave made nevertheless on a
scale permitting the illustrations to he
printed in generous dimensions. The
houses 'traversed are of different types.
Some arc timber framed. with the
studdng exposed. examples of the
half timbered" work which has in re-
cent years won some popularity in the
United States. Timber framed build
ings that are partially or entirely plas-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

the windows Of Balliol Chapel with
stones.
! But it was not 10 recite anecdotes
that Mr.. Valance undertook the max
ing Of this volume. II was his purpose
to serve the needs of architectural his
tory. and he does this with exemplary
thoroughness Each college has
chapter TO itself, in which he gives us
the date and circumstances OF its
origin. naming the founder, and eN-
planning not only how the first plan
was adopted and executed, but how 1t
gave place TO later designs. 1t is a
story Of many changes, but 1t is sur
prisinc. too. To see how much Of the
really venerable oxford has been
SHARED. Mr. Valance is a little out Of
temper with eighteenth century modi-
fcatiors. A true follower of William
Morris. he dotes upon things medieval
and notes with gusto that even through
the fever Of the Renaissance oxford
chung with a tragic desperation To her
ancient garments of Gothic pattern.
To the disinterested observer there
seems. TO tell the truth, little TO regret
in the introduction Of classical ele-
ments into the university's architect
ural scheme. To him they do not spell
corruption as they do to Mr.. Valance.
They mean. rather. a welcome note Of
variety in the grand ensemble.
We use The epithet grand" let ii be
added. more with reference TO the ma
leslie scale OF the great seat OF learn
ing than for the usual implication.
oxford Gothic has, as a matter of
fact. "A simple. intimate and very en-
dearing quality. There it offers its
special food for reflection to the Amcri-
can architect. 1t emphasizes the Writ
ues of dignity, repose and refinement.
oxford has it's historic towers. those
towers Of Arnod's immortal tribute,
whispering the last entertainments OF
the middle age and making to any
man Of Imagination an appeal pro-
foundly romantic. But it is Of archi-
tectural fitness, OF honest judgment and
good taste, that Mr.. Valance chiefly
writes. His numerous illustrations,
superb plates from photographs and
old prints, testify to a noble con-
scrVatism. This is one of those books
which not only show us beautiful build
ines. but exert a steadying influence
| upon our sense of things architectural.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
The College Architecture o.
Ancient Oxford.

The sumptuous folio in which MI
Aymer Valance has illustrated and de-
scribed the architectural history OF
THE Old Colleges of oxford (Charles
Scribner's sons exposes the traits OF
what we can only call little archl-
tectural world. oxford came into be-
ing long before the days of more or
less scientific town planning ana the
university buildings. like those OF the
city itself, have been the product OF =
slow growth. Mr.. Vallance's remark
that there is no preconcerted. orderly
method in the distribution of the sew
eral colleges" is packed with meaning
As he Systematically traverses the SUP
iect he brings out, too, the fact that
his many buildings are held together
in no absolute unity Of style. But that
form of Gothic which is known as Eng
lish Perpendicular predominates' on
the whole, and through the architect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

tered are also illustrated. and there are
chapters on buildings Of brick and
others of stone.
The great mass Of material here
gathered together and inclusive OF
scarce a single building that is without
its simple charm, is attributable to just
the native good sense of the English.
Mr.. Oliver states of his cottages, farm
houses. and kindred buildings that
they were produced by local craftsmen
tects. It was not until the Renaissance
had we'll begun its course that the
status of the master builder. at all
events i'm the field OF domestic archt-
lecture, was such as to assure preser-
walton to his name and fame. There
was. indeed no great individuality eX-
hibited by that gentleman. He followed
mode, which happened 10 be an affair
of practical simplicity. Broad wall
spaces were broken here and there by
windows and doors on wholly util-
itarian grounds. Gables. dormers and
chjmneys accented the roof line In the
same fortnight way. II is for no great
powers Of invention that we are bound
10 admire the old builders, though they
had. sometimes, very happy, pict-
uresdue touch. 1t is their simplicity,
always their simplicity, that keeps their
work fresh, making it To this day
worthy of emulation. They built
house four square TO all the winds that
blow and made il somehow look like
home" Decoration they left, in the
main. To take care Of itself, though,
being honest workmen, they gave To
their woodwork and wrought iron work.
as Mr.. Oliver shows us, certain
robustly quaint beauty. This is an
alluring little book, instructive and in
teresting i'm its text, and particularly
good i'm all it's illustrative plates. Never
have We seen better set Of photo
graphs.
Gardens for Small Country Houses
Charles Scribner's sons, by Gertrude
Jekyll and Lawrence Weaver, places
timely emphasis upon the fact that
beautiful surroundings do not belong
to the stately manor alone. The
authors keep in mind the lessons OF
balance and simplicity. enforced by the
historic formal garden and they never
lose sight Of the right relation of the
garden 10 the house." But their special
aim is TO show the effective use that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
The Inspiring Charm of the
Colonial Doorway.

We do not have to go abroad for all
of our architectural lessons. Eigh-
teenth century America has its monu-
ments as precious to us and as profit
able for study as any in Europe. We
are reminded of this by one Of the best
of recent architectural publications, the
Colonial Architecture" doubleday,
ge q Coz, of Mr.. Frank Cousins.
which is appearing in series of port
folios of large and very fine half-tones
from photographs he has taken. The
first of these portfolios is devoted to
Fifty Salem Doorways." In n brief
introduction Mr. Glenn Brown recalls
the old culture of that Massachusetts
town and notes how from the middle
of the eighteenth century to the earlier
decades of the nineteenth the ideas of
Batty langley. James and Robert
Adam and Stuart and Reyett were in
PRODUCED here through their publica-
tons and strongly influenced our ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

ouered for itself such recognition as
was previously given only TO French
German and Italian authors.
1t has been very largely concerned
with painting, sculpture and prints
but in nothing has it been more usefui
than in its dealings with architecture.
This fact is peculiarly important in the
United States where prodigious build
ing operations are always going on
and a special significance therefore at
taches TO such studies as are touched
upon below. They are largely historl-
cal but that in no wise diminishes
their bearing upon current taste. on
the contrary. in architecture, if any
where. we can get no richer stimulus
than that which we get from the past
We get il not through Grass imitation,
but through the general leavening
processes of culture. Matthew Arnold
used 10 say that il was the business of
criticism TO make known the best that
had been thought and said in the
world When books on architecture do
that they fulfil their noblest purpose,
turning mems minds to what is right
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

in a monks habit, holding a palm
branch-the usual symbol Of MARTYR.
dom. 1t is true, however. that the Dor.
trait Is said to have been painted In
FOnseca's own house, and he mjeb,
have resumed his habit for the occa.
sion. Nor, except in gravity of ex-
preston, does the picture resemble
other works bv Velasquez, painted At
that period, which are now accepted
as genuine. The late Senior de Beruete
records eleven painted before 1923. or
these the most celebrated Is The
Water Carrier of Seville" which. to.
gether with 1.-TWO Young Men at a
Meal" is now at Apsley House.
more convenient example for reference
is the Christ in the House Of Mar
tha' in the National Gallery Here
II will be seen that the modelling OF
the heads is extremely forcibe and
inclining to hardness-in the manner of
Ribera.
In the new picture, although one side
of the face is in shadow. the modelling
is smooth, and the features. particu-
larIy the eyes, are not at all sharply
defined. The ear is very clumsy bit
of work. though, like the hand, 1t may
have been repainted. The suggestion
of Velasquez is entirely in the type OF
face and it's expression of grave watch
fitness which oddly recalls that Of the
Young woman with the mortar and
pestle in the National Gallery picture
So far as documentary evidence is
concerned. there is lapse of nearly
two centuries between the records Of
the portraits having been painted and
the history of the present canvas
which only begins with the eve of the
battle Of Salamanca, July -, lsl2. II
is stated that when found the frame
of the picture bore traces OF burning,
the suggestion being that 1t had been
rescued from the Madrid Palace fire Of
1874. when several early works by
Velasuuez are believed to have per-
ished. Among them is included the
sketch portrait Of King Charles ! as
Prince Of Wales. This lost picture
has twice turned up in living memory:l
once. in 1s47. in the possession OF a
Mr.. John Snare, and again about two
years ago. in the hands Of a City rec
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

five craftsmen and designers. He sig
naIizes one of the latter, Samuel Nc
Intyre. and justly pays tribute 10 the
merits Of that architect, but these door
WAYS represent something more than a
personal tradition. The quiet dignity
and the pure grace which are their
salient characteristics reflected the
taste of the time.
There was nothing ostentatious about
the early New Englander. though we
have seen in n Northern New England
town doorways approached through
small triumphaI arches. We hasten to
admit. however that even these proud
testimonies to the occasional affiuence
of the Puritan had nothing really pre-
tentious about them. No, the Colonial
doorway was a quiet, self-respectlng
affair. in perfect harmony with the
plain facade II adorned. on the other
hand. what particularly strikes us as
we go slowly through this fascinating
portfolio is the great variety which
WIS SCCUTtu NlAllll SuAh S''h'' i'''i'''
One doorway is thanked by the simplest
fluted pilasters. bearing an unadorned
enta blature The next is very like IT.,
but il is surmounted by different cor
nice. and so on through the long list:
with deft and even clever touches the
Colonial designer dfferentiates his
doorway from its neighhor. lie makes
IT deep or shallow. he plays with the
panellng on the door. he exercises his
fancy in the sidel.ghts or the fanllght'
or he chooses a curved instead of a
straight line for the roof of his porch.
Sometimes. as in the Dodge-Shreve
house. with it's rich Corinthan col
umns. surmounted by handsome bal
ustrade. the architect is fairly monu-
mental i'm his composition. Developing
his motive i'm a triple window above
the porch he tremendously enriches
the charm Of the whole house
Mr.. Cousins performs an invaluable
service In making his photographs ac-
cessible 10 the public. He has. II APP
pears. collection of 1900 negatives
of Salem work, and his portfolios will
ultimately illustrate houses with the
exterior and interior decorations. gar
dens and garden furniture, streets with
their planting and old tombs. with
their excellent examples Of lettering.
He puts brief historical notes on the
backs of his plates so that we may
learn something of the origin Of these
doorways and other objects Of beauty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

fro against a wall and how to lead
the smoke UP through fiue to CHM
nev Dot. But once the art was dis
covered the British builder made it the
oxcuse for some of his most decorative
achievements. These are delightfully."-
surveyed by Mr.. l.. A. Shuffrey, In
.'The English Fireplace" (William Hell
burn). in which he follows the history
of the development Of the chimney,
chimney piece and fire crate, with their
accessories. from the earliest times TO
the beginning of the nineteenth GEN.
tury. He has a good subject. The fire.
Mace in all ages has, for obvious rea-
sons been the heart Of the house.
There folk have gathered In family
concord, not merely for comfort put
for pleasure, and there 1t was IN
evitable that art should minister u
their feeling for beauty.
In England, as, we may note IN
passing. on the Continent. where great
flrpDldCPS nave tbC Poo' N'o~o
services Of famous sculptors. the man.
tel from early Tudor times was ex-
pressive of a mans pomp and power
He built It often on an heroic scale
embellished 1t with his heraldic pear
ings. and made il, in short, a WORK
of art by itself. Mr.. Shuffrey's mar
rative contains descriptions and IN
formation having some historical
value. He tells us here and there the
names Of the designers and sculptors
responsible for particular examples
and he has notes on questions of ma
teriaI and cost. But the pictures
beautiful Photographic plates, pretty
successfully distract attention from the
text. Here is a book Of ideas a
collection Of specimens of the most
varied character easily to be adapted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
Some Recent Studies OF Aren't
teCturaI Subjects.

In the books about art Whion
constantly coming from the press a"
marked improvement has for Soiiie
wears been noticeable. Not so very
long ago such publications were otten
no more than popular picture books
but step removed from the cohVen-
tional gift book" of underlying mem
DRY Then the critical biography came
into vogue. well illustrated, but not by
any means entirely dependent upon its
plates for success, and with 1t arose
the seriously compiled hand book illu-
minating the general history Of art.
The halftone and the color process
have had a good deal to do with this
recent movement, but the latter has
undoubtedly owed more to the broad
increase in public interest in all artis-
tic matters and to the development of
many new writer's. Influences as di-
verse as those of Ruskin and Morelh
have been carried on by enthusiastic
disciples, and art criticism written IN
English has slowly but surely con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
A NEW VELASQUEZ?
The Portrait Discovered in {
London Lumber Room.
From The London Standard.

FROM Inc LOnuOn standard.
A private view was given yesterday
OF the supposed Portrait OF Canon
Fonseca," by Velasquez, which has
been discovered in London lumber
room. The picture represents the half
length figure Of man of about thirty
five In the black habit OF a monk.
His face is shown I'm three quarter
left view, and in his right hand he
holds a palm branch which curves
backward over his right shoulder. The
whole canvas. measuring % by %
inches. has been refined, and there are
signs Of repainting In the outline of the
head. the eyes and the mouth; and the
hand, which Is merely suggested seems
to be a later addition.
The picture Is evidently of the Span
ish school, and fairly good example
of painting. That II Is the portrait Of
Fonseca by Velasquez Is extremely
doubtful. Fonseca is described in con-
temporary documents as ''sumiller dc
cortina." which has been vartously
translated as Court Chaplain and
Gentleman Usher: and 1t seems UNI
likely that, as a former Canon Of Sc
ville now holding an official position
at court. he should have been painted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

flowers adjusted to n moderate scale Of
design. Their wise text and their
wealth of exquisite illustrations (half-
tones from Photographic both direct us
to the charm lying in the well-handled
Individual episode. The big garden is
the place for effects of mass. for large,
imposing schemes. Around the small
country house nature must be more
daintily cajoled. 1t is her sweetness
and casual. friendly quality that must
he brought into the foreground. Miss
Jekyll is past mistress of such garden
delights. She and her sympathetic
collaboration have produced on this oc-
cason a garden book to/carry stimulus
and aid to the modest country home.
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etance to this or that college. There
are other piquant matters touched
upon in this volume. For example
the vandalism which has IN al
epochs borne heavily upon the bulio-
ings. the vandalism of old wars OF III
modern restoration" has not alone
been responsible for damage. Ihere
WAS certain DR.. Ralph Bathurst WHO
was president of Trinity College IRON"
1864 until his death, in 1IO4. In ms
dotage il was his amusement 10 l|i'
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IN conditions in American houses.
Some of the older and more grandlose
types would only be possible here, we
suppose. in mansions OF great scale;
but there are many less pretentious
designs, especially those eighteenth
century masterpieces, which illustrate
the genius of the Adam brothers.
These are marveIs OF simple elegance,
severely classical, yet never merely
academic and cold. For these gems
alone Mr.. Shuffrey's book would be
welcome. Like Mr.. divers, IL contains
plates of ample dimensions. but Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
The Heart of the House in Old
England.

Centuries ago. when the shivering
Briton covered for warmth In his
home, he built him a fire on the earth
or on slab of stone, in the centre
Of the single room of which that home
consisted. With smarting eyes he
watched the smoke struggling to find
its way out through a hole in the roof.
Generations afterward his more pros
porous descendants were hardly In
better case. It took centuries to teach
those rude islanders how to build a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

tor Against these false hopes mus:
be placed the fact that the undoubted
original of the Dulwich "Fraga por-
trait" of Philip ", by Velasquez. came
TO light as recently as 1910.
The documents preserved with The
newly discovered picture state that ne
frame bore the partly obliterated Ia.
scription: Juan Fonseca Can--yi
Cath. Hisp-Diego Velasquez Pictor
1923. Feria Bona The picture &C.
serves at least careful cleaning and ,A-
pert examination.
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By the time his work is completed he
will have thrown flood of light on
our Colonial life at one of its most inn
portant points For practical pur-
poses his pictures will be received by
architects with rejoicing, but every
student Of the subject must owe him
heavy debt OF gratitude.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12
DANCING AS AN ECONOMY.

Oscar Hammerstein was talking tho
atrical gossip at an actresses tea in New
York.
Mr.. Hammersten smiled.
"Isadora Duncan, the lovely barefoot
dancer. has bought. see, chateau IN
France" sale a pretty soubrette.
There ladies'" he said. See what can
no done by saving ones money instead Of
sduandering II all on silk stockings
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MATTERS Of ART
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and fine in that sphere of artistic en-
deavor which lies nearest to our daily
life.