Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-02
CATHEDRAL WINDOW
IS PUT IN PLACE
First of More Than 1870 Great
Designs Is Installed by
Skilled Glaciers.

Construction work on the Washington
Cathedral has reached one Of its most
interesting stages with the recent COM
plete installment by skilled GLACIERS Of
the first of the beautiful symbolic win
dows being created especially for the
edifice. There will be more than $50
of these great stained glass windows,
manufactured from formulas based on
analysis of similar material produced
during the thirteenth century.
Because Of the construction now in
progress, the window just installed will
not be available for public inspection
for some time. The building activities
are taking place on the tranepts, or
arms, of the cross-shaped edifice. 1t
is planned to have these units complete
by 1882, so that an impressive service
may be held at the cathedral on the
200th anniversary of George Washing
toms birth.
The 100 stained glass windows will
be devoted mostly to pictorial chro-
nology Of Christian history. Others
will Illustrate parallels, miracles and
Quiet SCTIpJuEdI oCeIlcS'
Concerns Seven PARALLELS.
The first window is concerned with
the seven parallels of the kingdom. 1t
occupies a place in the Chapel of st.
Mary, which is situated in the north
choir aisle on the main floor of the
Mount st. Alban edifice.
1t was designed by Lawrence B.
Saint. American artist and authority
of medieval stained glass, who is in
charge of a studio and glass-making
plant maintained near Philadelphia as
an important phase of the Washington
Cathedral undertaking. The installa-
ton was the responsibility of James
M. Newell and Frank j. Jeschon. asso-
ciates of Mr.. Saint. Their task was
an eXacting one. The window was
carefully fitted into the adjoining ma
sonry and reinforced with iron strength
ening rods. which in turn were anchor
ed in the stone walls. To insure dura-
| bility. a special mortar was used. 1t
| was composed of lime, cows hair and
sand. and was not unlike that used
by the GLACIERS of the middle ages.
window Weighs Half a Ton.
Consisting of some $500 individual
pieces of glass, held together by grooved
strips of lead, the window just placed
weighs in excess of 1000 pounds There
are two vertically parallel panels and
| a rose capital, each surrounded by stone
| tracery The panels are each feet
| in width and the window measures Is
| feet in height. To facilitate the in
! stallation, the craftsmen erected plat.
! forms so that one man could work on
each side of the window as it was
! being placed.
| The design is in accordance with a
comprehensive program of symbolic
| decoration being prepared for the
! cathedral by commission headed by
| Very Rev. G. G. F. Bratenahl, Dean Of
! Washington, and assisted by leading
students Of Christian symbolism.
| East Panel Shows Draw Net.
In the rose capital appears the pic.
turization of the parable of the leaven;
! the west panel illustrates the parallels
| of the soWer, the tares and the
mustard seed, and the east panel por.
trays the parallels of the hid treas.
ure, the goodly pearl and the draw net
Mr.. Saint visited the cathedral tt
supervise the final phases of the in.
stallation, as his commission includes
| the entire matchmaking process from
the manufacture of the glass, accord.
! ing to his own formulas, to the actua
setting in place of the completed
, window,