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New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

How Its Classical Relics We're
Brought to Light

On the southern shore Of the Troad,
across the strait from the island of
Lesbos, there long lay hidden or par
tally obscured beneath the nondescript
features OF the Turkish village Of Beh-
ram the beautiful fragments Of the
ancient Greek city of Assos. It's steep
acropolis is mentioned by Homer. There
are passages in its history indicating
the signal significance of the community
in early civilization, and it sheltered
from time to time important personali-
ties. For three years Aristotle lived in
Assos. The city fell under Roman dom
nation in 1873 B. C. Christianity was
brought to it by St. Paul and St. Luke.
This seems to have led, incidentally, to
the demolition of many Of the pagan
monuments. Centuries later, when the
Turks occupied the Troad, Assos sank
into desuetude. In the eighteenth con-
tury it came under the observation of
an appreciative French scholar and he
had more than one successor among
learned travellers, but really exhaus-
tive excavations were left to American
hands in our own time.
In 1879 two Ara aerican architects, Jo-
seph T. Clarke and Francis Fl. Bacon,
sailed from London in twenty-foot
boat OF their own on an expedition hav
ihg FOR its special purpose the study Of
the remains of the Doric order. There
we're invaluable souvenirs of it at AS
SOS. In the report which Mr.. Clarke
wrote there was q recommendation for
further exploration of the site. This
maits effect, thanks to the enthusiasm
Of Charles Eliot Norton and others, and
mlSS1 party went out equipped to
make elaborate excavations and a thor
eughgong survey. The episode is mem
oyable as the first in its field devel-
oped under the auspices of the Archie
olcgical Institute Of America. An ex-
traordinary collection OF plans, eleva-
tlons and other drawings was made,
chiefly BY Mr.. Bacon, the master of
peculiarly delicate and fitting style Of
craftsmanship. Part of this was pub
lished some twenty years later. The
completion of the work then suffered
various unavoidable delays, but now, at
last, the whole set Of plates appears
IN fine portfolio, entitled "Investiga-
items at Assos." Messrs. Clarke, Bacon
and Robert Koldewey are announced as
the authors. It is Mr.. Bacon who has
edited the publication, written the ex-
pianatory notes and altogether given
'he study its final form. The book
Dears the imprint OF the institute,
winch thus carries through an enter
Prise OF forty years standing.
Inns work embodies not only a.
scheme OF description, but one Of
restoration. 1t gives us a picture of
'He buildings as they functioned in the
eocial movement of Greece. In reviving
dead past the authors seek to give
IL coior and animation, SO that we may
zee the city as it actually was, not as
some ghostly fabric. The temptation
Is natural for US to visualize the Greeks
IN the light Of the statues through
"h'eh we SO largely know them,
stately, marmoreal creatures, forever
engaged in kind Of ritualistic process
sion. 1t was not in that mood that the
expedition of 1881 uncovered Assos.
me excavators were conscious all the
Tine OF what we must call the person
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

portrait of Blair Thaw. The portrait
group Of three children in pastel, the
sketch Of Nine. Pavlowa in the swan
dance. and the pastel woman's head in
profile show less artificial treatment
Of character. The miniatures on ivory
are altogether sensitive in color and
treatment.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

acter and scale of an architectural
motive as Mr.. Bacon delineates it. In
his drawings Assos lives again. 1t is as
if the genius Of Greek style had touched
his pen.
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tatfon OF rock forms. Mr.. Davenport's s
keen sense for invention, for poetic
comment on natural themes, must sure
ly have hcalthful effect upon the art
OF his pupils at the Yale School Of Art
At Babcock's also there is a collec-
tion Of paintings by Charlton Lawrence
Edholm. One Of the best is a spring
time subject, which insnuates warmth
and atmosphere without involving a
conventional display of high color. A
church nocturne is s. solid though
rather bald impression, and there is a
naive fantasy called "The Birth of the
Butterfly
The School Of Design and Liberal
Arts, 212 West Fifty-ninth Street, is
now holding it's annual comm mencement
exhibition Of students work in draw
ing, painting, illustration and design.
The last covers the field of commercial
art, costume creation, textile and gen.
eral design. Some of the best work
adaptable to practical purposes has
been done by several students in the
preparation of posters illustrating tex
tiles, subjects for magazine covers and
advertising ideas. Miss Mae Lanning
and Miss Jennie Altschuler have inter
esting specimens of poster work. Wash
sketches developed as background for
illustration are shown by Miss Muriel
Curtis, who also has done some clever
fashion plate designs. In illustration
other specimens revealing talent are
shown by George Sternberg and Eva
Bialystosky. The latter has several
striking conceptions in water color Of
early religious themes. A large part Of
the display gives attention to academic
drawing from the model and goes on to
show it's development in illustration.
The exhibition is open through May.
Zaidee Morrison has an exhibition of
some variety at Magma Chordia Hall.
10 East Forty-fourth Street, lasting
until the close of the month. In it are
oils, including portraits and landscapes.
The former include two figures of male
and female sailor types, sentimental
in conception and rather more 4p-
propriate subjects for a magazine
cover. They have, however, better
sense Of living quality than the waxen
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

Henry Davenport is poet, an imag-
list, dreamer in pastel. He makes
ample display of these traits in a group
of pleasing things at the Babcock gal
lery He uses rs backgrounds imposing
NJ ountain forms, as one sees in Spain
or in the canyons of the West, or some
half-hidden byway Or quaint secluded
waterfront abroad. Where pure fancy
leaves off and partial reality en-
ters is hard to determine. The fusion
Of these qualities produces in his work
something at once of stimulating re-
finement and mystery, the latter en-
forced by somber color scheme This
makes strong impression Of the
secluded "Quai dEnfer" and the an
tique gabled architecture of "Old
House at Auray." The feeling is bit
Poeseue. 1.-THE Castle on the Canyon"
is rich fight, lofty impression of
high cliffs, touched softly WITH golden
light, for all the world like some fairy
castle high up near the clouds. There
is romantic imagery in this interpre-
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21


The faculty and students of the New
York Evening School of Industrial Art
have sent invitations for the annual
exhibition Of students work, which
opens tomorrow evening at 204 East
Forty-second Street.
The Kit Kat Club has aroused itself
from seeming dormancy to present at
prints, etchings and thumb box sketches
by members. A reception and private
view were held last night at the club
rooms, Is East Fourteenth Street. The
show lasts only through tomorrow and
Tuesday. All interested are invited to
attend.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

Three other shows are also available
Mt the Brooklyn Museum just now. One
is offered by the Brooklyn Society of
Artists. Another Is devoted to me-
mortal group Of the paintings of the
late Hamilton Easter Field These two
affairs last until May %. The exhibi-
tion Of prints by Whistler and Joseph
Pennell is to remain on view until
July /.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

The Print Department Of the Brook
lyn Museum opens to-day an exhibition
of posters which will continue until
the middle Of June All the countries
OF Europe have been drawn upon and
there is good representation of
American work.
The New York herald., 1922-01-04

ing In the various States liquor rarely
reached minors 1t was quite uncom-
mon to find children drunk. No such
condition prevails to-day. 1t is no more
of crime to sell liquor to children than
to grown up persons; the risk is alike
In both cases. and the man who vio-
lates the Constitution and laws for profit
subjecting himself to its risks, cannot be
expected to be very scrupulous in the
matter Of disposing Of his commodity.
1t may be that this evil will correct
itself. 1t certainly does not at present
justify the high hopes of those con-
scientious but generally mistaken peo-
pie who hope to make men good by
legislation.
] am not opposed to prohibition when
brought about as the result Of an in
telligent Judgment Of the people Of the
several States. would welcome the
unanimous consent of the States with
IL sustaining public sentiment to this
end, but an artifcialIy produced enact
ment, violating sound principles of pop
ular government and encouraging disre-
spect for law and order, is destructive
OF the very purposes for which govern
ments are created, and we should
hasten to retrace our steps and to re-
gain the road which alone leads to
peace, liberty and safety"
BENJAMIN s. DEAN.
JAMESTOWN, January 8.
The New York herald., 1922-01-04

members of princely or noble houses
with persons outside of these circles
is a subject which Europe finds more
or less interest in discussing. Re-
cent instances were the marriage of a
Greek prince and of a Russian prin-
cess with Americans. 1t was reported
a few days ago that VICTORIA, the sis
ter of the former German Emperor.
was to be wed to man "of low So
cial standing" The former Duke Of
Saxe-Altenburg recently wed the
prima donna of what used to be his
court theatre and the ex-Duchess of
Mecklenburg-Schwe cousin of the
former German Emperor. was mar
ried few days ago to a rank COM
moner of the name of SCHMIDT.
At the time of the latest royal we'd
dings the four chief participants de-
clared that royal weddings were not
what they used to be. All said that
these affairs were pure and simple
love matches. and that so far as they
were concerned matters of state and
international policy had nothing to
do with their choices. All that
they asked In these changed and
changing times was an opportunity
to live as happily and contentedly as
the more fortunate of their people.
The New York herald., 1922-01-04
Civic Improvement Contests.

What more fitting than beauty after
courtesy? The city made courteous
through a good manners contest
would then be made beautiful through
a better city contest. The Shawnee
Rotary Club recently offered a prize
OF $500 to the Oklahoma town which
would present the best record on ten
points OF public health and welfare.
Other clubs offered prizes on specific
points and the clubs and welfare or
ganizations took a hand in organ
izing the contest.
The ten points Of the competition
included facilities for play and rec
reation, industrial training, condi-
tion of the public schools, safeguards
OF community morals and housing
conditions. Shawnee won the con-
test. Although the competition had
none of the thrills of football, it
nevertheless aroused wide interest in
welfare betterment. From an alb
stract civic point of view IL may be
regrettable that municipal govern
ment must sometimes be turned into
a game to get results.
The New York herald., 1922-01-04
The Dali Session.

The Dali Eireann has begun what
all lovers of peace throughout the
world hope will be its last session.
The going is not smooth. Hot tenn
per and recrimination mark the de
bate. This was to be expected, for
the die hards will not submit without
having their last word spoken.
The advantage Is with the men
who signed the treaty between Great
Britain and Ireland for the establish
ment of the Irish Free State. They
have something real TO offer to Ire.
land; something great, too. for II
puts ireland on plane with Canada
and Australia They have the Irish
people with them. That has been
made clear by the attitude OF the
public bodies. the business men, the
clergy and the electorate generally
in southern ireland.
The opponents Of the treaty In.
clude no man wiser than GRIFFrTH
and no. livelier patriot than MrcHAEr
CoLLrA. They have nothing to offer
The New York herald., 1922-01-04
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY A, 1922.
The Five Cent Loaf.

After an absence of five years the
five cent loaf of bread has returned
to the family larder The five cent
loaf,r however, does not mean a
pound loaf 1t did not mean pound
loaf five years ago, or even before
that, But the present price with
certain progressive producers is
again normal.
Last year was a time of hard trial
because the rigors of price defiation
bore unevenly upon different classes
of Individuals. But particularly it
reduced the prices of farm products
without bringing a corresponding re-
duotfon in the foods and other ar
ticles made from farm products. In
short, the wholesale price declines Of
1921 were in the nature of def1ation
writeoffs which brought very little
immediate benefit to anybody.
The five cent loaf OF bread is a
good symbol for 1922. 1t augurs for
good, sound progress in the bringing
of retail prices into line with the
level of wholesale prices. The nickel
loaf is to be celebrated not as goal
to be aimed at. but because it is
actually on sale in hundreds Of wide
awake grocery stores.
The coming year will effect greater
equality among those whose inflated
wages OF profits still enable them to
buy two loaves of bread where they
bought one before and those whose
timely sacrifices make possible this
event of the FIVE cent loaf.
Let it be said of 1922 not only
that there is bread enough for all,
but that all have enough bread.
The New York herald., 1922-01-04
MISS rAaLIoNE,s CONCERT.

Miss Evelione Taglione. an American
pianist of italian parentage, gave her
first recital here last evening in Aeolian
Hall. Sixteen years old and dressed In
q sailor suit. she sat modestly at the
piano and played numbers by Bach and
Mozart with an understanding which be-
spoke a rare musical talent and much
taste. She was also heard with her
teacher, Leginska, IN five little pieces by
Stravinsky and in Ornstein's ''valse Buff
fon," a clown dance-all for four nands
and marked as receiving their first per-
formance In this country. The last
named piece had been Unexpectedly
played by Leginska and Ornstein as an
encore at their two piano recital here
last week.
The Stravinslzy numbers-in the true
dissonant vein of their composer-have
the titles "Andante." "Espanola," "Bala-
laika," "Napolitana" and "Galop." Miss
Taglione's list contained further saec-
tions from Ornstein. MacDowell and
Chopin.
In her general performance she showed
not only a musical intelligence seldom
met with In so young an artist but her
technical powers were finely developed.
and she played with well graded dy-
namics, good rhythm. tonal variety and
brilliancy
The New York herald., 1922-01-04
EVENTS TODAY.

New York League Of Business and Profes.
sionai Women. dinner. Cafe Boulevard. I 80
j. NJ.
'rhe National Housing Problem. will h,
discussed at meeting of the American So
siety OF Civil Engineers, Engineering Socie-
ties Building. 80 West Thirty-ninth street. Q
National Society, Patriotic Women of
America, luncheon. Hotel McAlpin, / p. M.
Ladies' Auxiliary of st. Vtncent's Hospital,
silver Jubilee, Waldorf-Astoria, 8 p. NJ.
Judge Grain OF General Sessions will lee.
ture before Columbus Council. X. OF c.,
street, Brooklyn, 8 J.. NJ.
Empire City Lodge, +. and A. NJ, dance,
Hotel Commodore. p. M.
United States Veterans Bureau Employees.
Mount st. Mary's College Aumnm dinner,
Hotel Commodore, 7:30 p. NJ.
Ornamental Growers Association. meeting.
the Biltmore.
pany. agents meeting. Hotel McAlpin. 10 A.
M; luncheon, I p. M; afternoon session.
United States Ship Owners Association.
meeting, Maritime Exchange.
Mrs. Jackson Fleming will lecture on For.
tion. Town Hall. 1i3 West Forty-third street.
IL A. M.
Kiwanis. Club. luncheon. Hotel McAlpin.
IL 80 p. M.
New York Life Insurance Company. lunch.
con, Hotel McAIpin. 1890 p. M.
First panel, Sheriffs jury, meeting and
luncheon. waidorf-Astoria. p. M.
New York Telephone Company. luncheop
and lecture, Waldorf Astoria, noon.
Langdon Mitchell will speak on MANS Re.
lation to Other Men," under the auspices OF
the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
Academy of Music, 2 80 p. NJ.
Burton Holmes Will lecture on Mexico,
Of Arts and Sciences, Academy Of Music.
p. NJ.
The New York herald., 1922-01-04
Open Books.

"a wife Is an open book to every husband
declares w. L. George.)
A volume prim and pretty,
Well bound in dovelike gray,
It's contents sweet and witty,
To cheer one on ones way,
Was what I first selected
(Too few had inspected).
The title? 1t was mabel"
1t seemed on casual view
To suit the parlor table,
But-there was Volume ii.
And when ] say second volume
I've said, as Marquis says, a "colyum."
The next book that picked out
Was choice and elegant.
Poetic contents tricked out
In crimson crushed levant.
I thought to find the poem faultless,
But it was blank verse. blank and salt
less.
sought byways and hedges
OF Caxtons I'd enough
Avoiding deckle edges.
Which, though superb, are rough
No matter an artistic formal
If one must play the role of doormat.
And so at last, fond lover!
found a volume ripe.
1t has an oilcloth cover
And simple piain-faced type;
But there's no further need of looking
For the best recipes in cooking.
MAURICE MORRIS.
The New York herald., 1922-01-04
Szechenyi Hungarian Minister.

The earlier report from Washing.
ton. that Count LAszIo SzEcHENYI
was to be Hungarian Minister to the
United States was confirmed yester-
day by a cable message from Buda-
pest announcing his appointment to
that post. AS long ago as last Sep
tember it was reported that the Count
and Countess SzEcHENYI, the former
Miss GLADYS VANDERBILT, daughter of
the late CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, ex-
pected to take up their residence In
Washington.
Connt SzEcHENYI comes from one
of the oldest and most distinguished
families of Hungary. A Szechenyi
rode with RAKoozY in the upris-
ing against the Hapsburgs in the
eighteenth century and another
worked with KossUTH in the revolu-
tioR of 1S4S. The Counts father was
Ambassador to Berlin for several
years before his death in 1898 and
the son was an under secretary of
Gle Austro-Hungarian Embassy at
Paris.
His early ambition was for diplo-
matte honors Upon his arrival here
and before the exchange of the rati-
.fication of the peace treaties he said
that he hoped to be able TO establish
a more cordial understanding be-
tween Hungary and the United
States and closer commercial rela-
tions between the two countries. Hun
gary could have sent no man better
fitted for this task than Count
SzEoHENYI, for no one has had bet
ter opportunity to study thoroughly
thespresent economic situation in
both nations. He and the Countess
will. undoubtedly prove interesting
and,very welcome additions to Wash.
ington diplomatic life.
The New York herald., 1922-01-04
Optimism's Season.

This is the week in which the opti-
mist shines supreme. The opening
of a new year permits him to boil
with hope.
It's cold, he admits, but how
much more comfortable it is than
four years ago, when there was a
coal famine. Besides, by the law of
averages, the weather won't be so
bad in February as it was last year.
The new plays are not what they
might be, but obviously that leads
to some fine revivals. The film drama
may be weak, but that will stir the
producers to greater things.
Motor cars are hard to start these
days. Well, the gas that is saved by
not using the automobile in winter
will send it humming along the roads
in the spring.
There are so many novels described
as the greatest of the generation that
the ordinary reader cannot get
through them all. That, says the op-
timist, assures him plenty of litera-
ture for his declining years.
Food prices are still high, but the
optimist points out that this keeps
alive the gospel of the clean plate
and reduces waistlines.
Even when an optimist sees that
some weak brother has broken the
New Year resolutions made last Sun
day he remarks that this will be a
lesson to other resolvers.
Why, there are optimists in this
town SO optimistic as to believe that
next New Years Eve, when they go
to hear the bells of Trinity, the old
Post Office will be gone.
The New York herald., 1922-01-04
Good Old Times.
New York of Sixty Years Ago and the
City as 1t Is To-day.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: "P. A. d."
is probably a youth. very youthful
youth. maybe. and is carried away by
the wild excitement and glamour Of the
present New York city. But let me
take him back to the good old times OF
from fifty to sixty years ago.
New York was then a gem of city.
The st. Nicholas. Metropolitan. Fifth
Avenue, Windsor and Delmonico's and
numerous other hotels and restaurants
could furnish as good meals as any fur
nlshed now, and / think better. AS for
amusements, Booths, Days. the Union
Square, Harrigan and Hart's and Wall
lacks furnished some of the finest acting
ever produced in this country. II a man
really needed a cocktail twenty cents
would buy it,, minus sudden death. We
were not hustled from the sidewalk to
the gutter twenty times a day by the
rushing crowd. To be sure we. were
obliged to walt a little at times for the
to turn on the street lights.
but that was nothing.
New York was good then there were
no bandits, no danger. A man could
travel into any part of New York at
any time and be unmolested. In those
good old days the registered mail was
loaded on an open truck and toted up
Broadway; should sack of mail fall
from the truck the good citizens of those
days called to the driver and gave him
a hand throwing 1t on again. Those
were good. honest old days.
The Nathan murder on Twenty-third
street kept the newspapers busy for
weeks; murders were scarce then. In
those days it did not require gun and
two Marines, and good Marines at that,
to make sure ones safety. And now
you know why we refer to the days of
fifty or sixty years ago as the good old
days. w. B. e.
NEW MILFORD. Conn. January 8.
The New York herald., 1922-01-04
Mr.. Widener Buys a Fine Mare.

American breeders of thorough
breds have for long time patronized
the English blood stock market
Messrs. SANFoRD, COCHRAN, BELMONT
and WTDENER are among those who
have been liberal buyers in the past,
and whenever they wanted a par
ticular lot they have loosened their
purse strings and not counted the
price.
JOSEPH Il. WrDENER was q buyer at
the recent December sale at Newman
ket, where he gave $4,000 for the
young mare Refine des Peches, foaled
in 1915. She is by Roi Herode, and
like many of the progeny Of that
sensational horse is a gray in color.
Her dam, Perfect Peach, is a daugh-
ter of the Derby winner Persimmon,
out of Fascination by Royal Hamp-
ton, which has already given the turf
two good performers in Stefan the
Great and Sarchedon.
Mr.. WDENERs most recent pur-
chase will remain abroad for a
period. probably until her foal by
Gay Crusader is born. Though she
was barren the first two years she
was bred, her offspring by the Derby
and Two Thousand Guineas winner
OF 1917 should bring its own compen-
sation. Whether colt or filly. II
ought to be of incalculable value to
the blood stock industry of the
United States.
Some years ago when Major ID.
McC CALMoNT was said to have refused
an offer OF ono hundred thousand
pounds for Tetratema, by The Te-
trarch, son of Roi Herode, the British
experts expressed the belief that 1t
would take an even larger figure to
secure Gay Crusader from Mr.. Cox,
his owner and trainer. Bayardo,
sire OF Gay Crusader, is son Of
Dark Ronald. While he did not win
Derby, Bayardo 'as one of the
great horses of tho English turf,