New Britain herald., 1922-10-20

Japans are the opponents of this sub tle and eolorful art Unique geo,
 graphical conditions have ffostered [
 unique art,
 Volcanoes Iertllized Java,
 Java Is extremely fertie--made SC
 by It's numerous volcanoes, those
 much maligned beneficent forces, The
 entire Island Is the most luxuriant garden spot in all the world. II Is sc | densely populated that its inhabitants must till the soil, and cannot pluck their food from trees as in some South Sea isles. But they do live by a mini mum of labor and they require for shelter only roof over their heads to protect them from frequent rains.
 The result of these conditions has been that th- crescent day Javan has had slight need to concern himself with architecture, making machines, or household decorations. Hence his craving for self expression has expend- cd itself in his personal adornment
 The tedions process of batk mak- ng-application of wax to that part of the design which is not to take the dye. the steaming out of the wax and it's further application as each success sive color is employed and the knowl- edge of color required to obtain the delicate shades and hues-long were mysteries which amazed the occasion a visitor to Java. Now they are known and praetised with varying de- grees of proficiency in various art cen ters of American communities This JaVan art inevitably suggests com- parison with that distinctive Ameri- can art. color printing, which employs the same basic principles in achieving the finest gradations of color.
 \ Dinner Table Masterpiece
 'fDjokjakarta beckons to the epicure as well as the aesthetic. It's rijst-tafel or rice table, affords a rare gastrono- mic experience, A Japanese dinner.be- guiles the visiting diner with a series of exotic tidbits served separately. The Javan meal is a veritable sym phony, with it's underlying motif a stratum of rice, and upon that rises a structural harmony of foods-vege- table upon egg, curry upon fish, fowl upon meat. The casual observer must not conclude that this is a sort of var iant of the alleged Chinese chop-suey of American invention, a mere hash: rather the principle is one of blending a rainbow of f1avors. and tickling the palate by chromatic scale of taste, in much the same way as the batik maker strives for new combinations of color.
 Though the modern Javan is not concerned with architecture the island people of thousands of years ago built temples and monuments which today are objects of wonder to the student and fragments of beauty to the artist. Notable among these is the Great Buddha, or Boro Boe- doer, mighty terraced temple, con- taining massive image of Buddha and a remarkab ble series of bas-re- liefs.
 ITO the scientist the island of Java is a potential laboratory for studies of volcanic action. Mt. katmai, in Alaska, is the largest active volcano in the world, but some of the long, silent craters of Java are greater even than giant Katmai. Nolcanisn is branch Of natural science which is attracting ever wider attention IS it is realized that volcanoes have played an important part in making the earth habitabie for man."
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