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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAJi, PORTLAND. JANUARY . 29, 1911.
BEAUTIFUL CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
AT MT. ANGEI; IS LABOR OF LOVE
Members of Little Community la "Willamette Valley Building Imposing Structure, Which Will Be Completed
Next Christina at Cost of $55,000 Church Is Started in 1909.
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"A thlnfc of beauty and a Joy
fntwar." i?uch will b th new
SL Mry Church of Mount AneL
Trite, perhaps, but eminently drecrlp
tive. It will be a mtulv and Impos
ing structure when completed, and
will stand out amons; the Catholic
churches of the state as the costliest
nd the kvUet. and In many points
the, finest. And receiving; consecra
tion, which Is not to be confounded
with dedication, at the sands of the
archblnhop. it will be forever sacred
to holy uses.
It Is largely a labor of love which
enables this little Oerman community
to rear so roacnlflcent a temple of
prayer, and the casual inquirer will
Question how a farming- community
van accomplish such thins; o much
better than their city neighbors. But
to one acquainted with stability, the
low perslstenc and the love of the
rtautttul which are the chief traits of
the Teutonic character, the puaala ia
explained.
Church Bfg-lne la 1 S09.
The work of erecting this church
was begun almoat la the beginning- ef
.the year Hot. by Right Rev. Abbot
iTMnrldua. who was at that time pastor.
It was a big undertaking, and there
,waa much council among the men of
the parish before the step was decided
I -upon. But wltk 1600 church members
i to provide for. and on solemn occasions
)- large portion of this number seek
ing to find accommodations at the
same time. It was ev'dent that the
'erection of a new building was neces
teary. So it was decided to build, and
in characteristically Oerman fashion it
fwaa decided to build great and welL
And so like the chosen people of
Jerusalem, who view with each other
in placing the atones and contributing1
their meed of toll In rearing the
srreateat temple of sacrifice, the par
ishioners came and gave generously of
their time and service. The money
-ame through different channels.
Twenty-two thousand dollars has al
ready been secured, and It Is purposed
to have the building paid for to the
last farthing- before it be dedicated. It
Is hoped to complete the building' for
not more than 1J5.000. but by virtue
of the time and labor rendered gratis.
It will be easily a $75,000 structure.
After two years of work the shell
of the church stands completed. Before
another year passes it will be opened
to public service.
Brick and Cement Used.
The new St. Mary's Church Is built
entirely of pressed cement and red clay
brick. The outside is finished wholly
In pressed cement bricks, which pre
sent a highly attractive appearance.
The basement, foundations and Inside
work are built of red brick. It archi
tecture Is of the late Gothic order,
and the form Is that of a cross, the
length being 10 feet, width i. with
a width of 94 feet In the wings. A
tnwer 180 feet h'gh will surmount the
church. In the tower will be a chime
of bell and a large clock, with six
foot dials facing the four wings.
Inside the church will be a large
galiery and an auditorium, with a
combined capacity for 2000 people. The
sanctuary will be In the shape of a
polygon. SI feet wide and ti feet deep.
1ve beautiful altars will be erected
there. The ceilings will be vaulted
and richly chaieed with cement and
stone ornamental work. The Inside
height will be 60 feet, and on the sides,
0 feet
Window Are Large.
Great stained glass window. 0 feet
high, will be placed In the aide of
the wall, while two immense windows.
:SzlI feet, will light up the sanctuary
at either side. The windows will In
themselves constitute rich and costly
works of art. In the gallery will be
accommodations for the choir and the
glirantio pipe organ, now. Installed in
ah old ciiuxdi. whicbi waa built ay
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.Abbot Placidus. will be removed into
the new place.
The basement ef the new church will
contain the heating plant, cloak rooms
and accommodations for people coming
from distances, where they may gather
on rainy days or est the lunches which
they may have brought wltk them.
Work of roofing the building has now
started and galvanised iron shingles
are being used for this purpose.
The new St. Mary's Church waa
planned by and Is being erected under
the supervision of Engelbert Gler. an
architect of rare ability, who Is a mem
ber of the parish. Mr. Gler Is a thor
ough master and student of structural
art. but he haa studied the art out of
the love he bears for It. and does not
turn his knowledge to commercial ac
count He studied under the famous
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Services in City Ckurches
BAPTIST.
First, the TVhlte Temple. Twelfth and
Tarlor straeu Hev. W. B. Hlnson. pastor.
Bible Mhool; cUm to Interest all
tl. prracblns by Kev. H. Vt'ym Jonra,
of MaOllonvllie; :15, B. T. P. I. meetlns
In the lower temple. I'd by E. It. Habm
eon; subject. "The Law or Prevalllnc
ITayer"; T:S0. evening service, opened with
baptism; preaching by Kev. H. W'jrse Jones.
Mule by quartet and chorus.
East Side, East Twentieth and Ankeny
streets Kev. Albert t.'hrxott. minister. 1U.
"Snail Children Obey?": 6:30. Mrs. Msrsh.
of India; 1:30. Delectable Mountains."
Third. Vaneowrer avenue and Knott street
Rev. Webley J. Beaven. pastor. 11. ser
mon. Heaven's Reason for Calvary"; 1 :
"Tbe Seeker's Prayer"; Bible school. 1;
B. I. P. V.. 6:43; prayer service Thursday
evening at S o'clock.
ImmanueL Second and Meade streets
BevSH. 8. Black, pastor, preaching. 11 and
T:S0. by Hev. Mrs. Edith Hill-Booker; sub
jects for week as follows: bunaiy nifnt.
--LebenoB on Fire": Monday nlshi, "Seven
Looks"; Tuesday, "Did Ood Write Gene
sis r": -Wednesday. "A Urine Picture"
Thursdsy, -A wonderful Photography":
Friday. "Will Jesus Come to Earth Again
Oundar school, 10; J. V. Outbrie. superin
tendent. Grace. Montarltla Rev, Albert 8. Patch,
pastor.' preaching services, 11 and 7:80;
Sunday school, 10; voung people's service,
6. SO; prayer service. Thursday evening.
Sermon subjects. "Tbe Condemned 8et Free"
and "Reciprocity In Love."
East Forty-fifth Ray. A B. Walts, pas
tor. Morning worship. 10:30; Sunday school,
la; B. T. P, C :S0; evening worship,
7:80.
Tabernacle, East Forty-fifth and Bolgate
Streets Rev. F. S. Dark, acting pastor.
Bible school, i43: preachlns. 11 and ;
prayer meeting. Wednesday, h o'clock.
Arieta. East Sixty-fourth street and For-ty-alghlh
avenue Rev. D. M. McPhell. pas
tor. 10:80, upper room, prayer meeting;
10:43, sarrtees; IS, Sunday school; :SO, B.
T. P. V.l 7:80, evening service.
Second and Central United. East Twentieth
sad Aakeay street Joint Sunday school
and preaching services, 10 to 12 and 7:43.
Sellwood, Eleventh etreet and Tacoma ave
nueRev. F. H. Hayes, pastor. Preaching.
11 and 7:80; Sunday school. 10; B. T. P. U
30.
Lents Rev. J. M. Nelson, pastor. Preach
ing. 11 and 7:80; Sunday school. 10; B. T.
P. U.. 0:30.
Uighlaao. Alberta and 8eventh streets
Rev. C. B. Elliott, pastor. Preaching, II
and S; Sunday school. 10; prayar meeting,
Thursday evening, S o'clock.
Sunnyslda (German). Forty-flrst street and
Hawthorne avenue Sunday school, S:4o;
Conrad Wyss. suoerlntendent.
Mount Olivet. Seventh and Everett streets
Hev. R. U, Thomas, pastor. Services, 11
and 7:30.
Calvary. East Eighth and Grant Rev. J.
N. Monroe, pastor. Servicee, 11 and 7:81;
Sunday school. 10; B. T. p. U.. 6:80.
St. Johns Rev. C. L. Owen pastor. Serv
ices, 11:S0 and 7:80; Sunday school. 10; B.
T. P. C. 6:30.
First German, Fourth and Mill streets
Rev. J. Kratt, pastor. Servtcea, 11 and 7:80;
Sunday school. 0:43.
Second German, Morris street and Rodney
avenue Rav. Frederick Buerrmao, paster.
Sunday school, :4s: preaching. 11 and 7:80;
I. P. U, 6:4V
University Park Rev. H. F. Cheney, pas
tor. Sunday school. 10; preaching. 11 sad
7:80; B. T. P. U- 7.
Swedish Rev. Erlo Scherstrem, pastor.
Preaching, 10:48 and 7:43; Sunday school,
1J: B. T. P. C. 6:80.
Chinese. wUssten, e6 Burnsld street. Cna-,
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Franciscan architect. Brother Adrian
In 6t. Louis. Mo. Brother Adrian Is
well known as a designer of beautiful
chnrchee. especially In California.
Mr. Gier himself has planned many
Tine churches, but St. Mary s Church.
Mount Angel, he hopes to make his
crowning work. Some of the churches
he has built are St. Joseph' Church
In Rhlneland. Texas: St. Thomas'
Church, St. Thomas, Mo.; St. Colum
bian's Church. Chllllcothe. Mo., and St.
Patrick's Church. Clyde. Mo.
Rev. Father Dominic.- O. 8. B., the
composer, who succeeded Father Pla
cldus as pastor. Is directing the work
of building the church. Next Christmas,
if all goes well, the finest church in
the diocese will be thrown open to. the
public, rree of debt, amid most Im
posing ceremonies.
day school, 7; J. a. Maloae. superintendent.
CATHOLIC.
St. Michael's (Italian), Fourths) and Mill
etreets -JeiuJt Fathers. Low mats. 8; high
mass and sermon, 10:80; vespers and bene
diction. 7:30.
St. Marys Pro-Cathedral. Fifteenth and
Davis -areata Most Kev. A. Christie. D. IX
Low mass, 6. 8 and 0; high mass and ser
mon, 11; vespers. Instruction and beaedio
tion. 7:43.
Ascension, East Seventy-sixth and East
Morrison street Rev. J a me B. Fltspatrlck.
rector. Low mass, 8; high mass and sermon.
10:30; Sunday school, B:80; benediction of
tbe blessed sacrament. 7:30; week days, mass
s:au.
Immaculate Heart of Mary. -Williams ave.
nue and Stanton street Rev. W. A Daly.
Low mass. 6. S and 9; high mass and ser
mon. 10:80; vespers and benediction, 7:10.
St. Francis. East Ninth and Alberta
streets Kev. Thomas Klernan. Low mass,
6; blgh msas and sermon, 10:60; vespers, in
struction sad benediction, 7: SO.
St. Andrew's. East Ninth and Alberta
streets Kev. Thomas Klernan. Low masa,
6; high mass and sermon. 10; reapers. In
struction and benediction. 7:30.
St. Stanislaus, Maryland avenue and Fall
ing street Rev. C- Seroskl. Low mass, S;
high mams and sermon, 10.
Holy cross, Universlt-y Park Rev. C R.
Fi.iner. Low maaa, 8:80; hiKh mass and
sermon. 10:30; vespers and benedlotion. 4.
Holy Rosary. East Third street and Union
avenue Very Rot. A 8. Lawler. Low mass,
6. 7 and 8:30; high msas snd sermon, 10:301
vespers and benediction, 7:80.
CHRJSTIAN.
First, Park and Columbia streets Dr. W.
F. Reayor. minister. Sunday school, 10;
preaching by the pastor, II and 7:45- sub
jects. "One of the Most Promising Fscts
in the Christian World' and "The Rlxht
Person In the Right Place Who Did the
Right Thing"; Christian Endeavor, 6:30.
Central. East Twentieth and Salmon
streets Rev. C. F. Swander will speak at
11 and Dr. J. F. Ghormley at 7:43 on "The
Prohlem of ln"; Rev. Francis L. Cook will
conduct special song snd praise services.
Woodlawn Rev. EM ward Wright, minis
ter. Preaching. 11; subject. "The Change
of Heart"; Corresponding Secretary, C. F.
Swander will address the Woodlawn people
in tbe evening; the male quartet will sing.
tinUSTLVX SC1KMCE.
First Church of Christ. Scientist, Scottish
Bite Cathedral, Morrison snd Lownsdule
streeta Services. U and S; subject of les
son sermon, -'Love"; Sunday school at close
of morning service; Wednesdsy evening
meeting. 6.
Second Church of Christ. Scientist, Wood
men's Hall. East Sixth and East Alder
streets; subject of lesson sermon. "Love";
Wednesdsy evening meeting st 8.
CONGREGATIONAL.
First, Psrk snd Madison Rev. L. R. Dy
ott, D. D.. pastor. 10. Bible school; 11, "The
Progress of Truth Between Tolerance and
Conviction"; 6:30. T. P. 8. C. E.I 7:43,
praise service.
Sunnyside, East Thirty-fourth and Taylor
Rev. J. J. Staub, pastor. 11, "The Vindica
tion of a Whole-Hearted Consecration"; 7:80,
Unrealised Ideals Not Wasted"; 6unday
school, 10: Christian Endeavor, 6:30.
Highland, East Hlxth snd Prescott Rev.
E. S. Bollinger, pastor. 10. Sunday school:
11. "The Red Stamp in God's Appeal"; T:3r,
Ths Good In Others The Presbyterians":
4. Intermediate Endesvor: 6:30. Y. P. 8. C. E.
University Park, Haven near Dawson
Rev. W. C. Kantner. pastor. Preaching, 11
and 7:30; Sunday school, 10; X. P. 8. C. E..
6:80.
Bsssalo Rev. u. V. Bomlnger will preach,, I
l nm ( n "Th Vannlniiu of TTnh.nnv Peo
ple": evening, "Worthy Son of a Worthy
Father."
EPISCOPAL.
Trinity. Nineteenth and Everett Rev, A.
A. Morrison, rector. Services at 8, 11 and
7:80; Sundav school 9:4.1.
St. Andrew's. Hereford street Rev. John
Marshall, minister. Sunday school, 10;
morning service snd sermon. 11; evening
service and sermon. 7:30.
All Saints. Twenty-Qfth and Savler Rev.
R. E. Remington, rector. Sunday school,
S:45; morning service, 11; evening. 8.
Ht. Matthew's. First and Caruthers Rev.
W. A. M. lrreck In charge Holy commun
ion, St. Elisabeth's Home; Sunday school,
10: service and sermon, 11: evening service
at St- Helens, on the Columbia River, 7:13.
St- John's Memorial, Fifteenth and .Har
ney Rev. F. F. Bowen. rector. Holy com
munion. 8; morning service, 11; evening. 7:30
l-H. John's. Mllwaukle T. F. Bowen,
priest in charge. Sunday school, 2; evening
service, 3.
Good Shepherd, Graham and Vsncouver
svenues Rev. John Dawson, rector. Sunday
school, 9:43; morning service. 11; evening
service, 7:30.
Pro-Cathedral of St. Stephen the Martyr,
Thirteenth and Clay Rev. H. M. Ramsey,
vlcsr. Holy communion, 7:30; Sunday school,
10: morning service, 11; evening prayer, 7:30.
Bishop Morris Memorial chsp,-l. Good Sa
maritan Hospital Rev. W. II. Powell, chap
lain. Ward services. 3; evening prayer and
sermon, 7:13.
EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.
First (Oerman) Rev. F. Bens, pastor.
Services, 10:4.1 snd 7:43; topics. "The Faith
of Moses" snd "Fsstlng. How snd Why?";
Sunday school, v:.0; y. p. A., 0:45.
LUTHERAN.
St. James English, West Park and Jeffer
son J. A. Less, pastor. 11, "A Storm on
Galilee; 8. "A King Who Knew Not the
Lord"; Sunday school, 10; Luther League,
7.
Betsnla Danish.' 640 Union avenue N N.
J. Scott, pastor. 11. "What Is the Cause of
Our Fear"; 8. "When Ephraim Was a
Child"; Luther Lesgue. 7: Sunday school,
10-. Ladies' Aid. Wednesday. 2.
Our Savior, Norwegleo Synod, East Tenth
snd Grsnt Services in Norwegian, 11; Sun
day school. 12; services in Norweglsn, In
Voelker's Hall. 73 Mississippi avenue, 8.
rity Paul's German. Kust Twelfth snd Clin
ton A. Krauae, psstor. Sunday school, 0:30;
morning. 10:30: evening. 7:30; confirmation
classes. Tuesdsy and Friday, 4; Bible lea
son snd Young People's meeting Thursday, 8.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Taylor-Street Dr. Benjamin Young, pas
tor. :HO. classes: 10:30, "Burled Welle";
1":13. Sunday school; 6:30, Epworth League;
7:30. sacred concert.
Kpworth. Twenty-sixth snd Savler Rev.
C. T. McPheraon. pastor. 11. "Jabes": 7:80,
"Samson": Hunday school, 0.-4.-: Epworth
League, 6:30.
First. South. Union svenue snd Multno
mah E. H. Mowre, pastor. 0:4-1. Sunday
school: 11. "The Majesty of Christ"; 6:30,
Epworth League: 7:30, preaching.
Grace. Twelfth and Taylor Dr. Cudllpp.
PHStor. 10:3O. "Christ and the State"; Sun
day school. 12:lr: Epwortht League, 6:30;
I :.o. i ne rn'uifm ifi-.ru.
Lauretwood, Sixty-third snd Forty-second
svenne fl. E. Asa 8leeth. pastor. Sunday
school. 10. preaching. 11 and 7::n. At night
Mrs. M. M. Sleeth will speak on Cores.
Norwegian-Danish, Vancouver avenue and
Sktdmore Rev. C. J. Larsen, pastor.
Preaching 11 snd 8; Sundsy school. 12.
Centenary. East Ninth snd Pine D. H.
Trimble. D. D.. minister. Sundsy school,
:4.V 11. "Wealth as Weight and Wealth
as Wings": 7:30.',"The Unavoidable Christ";
Epworth League, 6:30.
PRKMBYTEBIAN.
First. Alder and Twelfth Rev. William
Hiram Foulkes, D. D.. minister. lo::w),
morning worship; sermon theme. "Despising
the Dav of Smsll Things": 12:10. Bible
school; 0:3o. Chr-etlan Endeavor, "The Gos
pel In Ittn Lends"; Mrs. T. B. Grifiwold,
lesder; 7:30, gospel praise service; sermon
by the paMor on "Naaman. the Leper."
Anahel, Flfty-slxth street snd Thirty-seventh
avenue Southeast Rev. R. N. McLean,
pastor. Morning worship at 11: topic, "Sui
cide"; Si.nday school, 8:43: Christian En
deavor, 7:- evening service, 7:4V. sermon by
Kev. A. W. Rclnhard; topic. "The Ppwer of
Prevailing Prsyer."
Third. East Pine snd Thirteenth William
Persons. D. D.. pastor. Morning worship.
10:30: sermon. "Interpreting the Sermon on
the Mount"; evening worship, 7:4.1; sermon,
"The Better Righteousness Demanded by
Christ."
RKFORMED.
First (Germen), East Thirteenth and East
Davis streets Rev. G. Hafner. psstor. Serv
loee. 10:4.1 and 8: Sundsy school, .8:30
Young People's society, 7.
UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST.
First. Esst Fifteenth and East Morrison
streets Rev. Russell S. Showers, psstor. 11
snd 7:30; Sundsy school, 10: Christian En
deavor. 6:30; topic. "Sent to Save"; even
ing sermon by Rev. J. W. Specher.
Alberta. East Twenty-seventh and Sum
nor streets Rev. John W. Specher. psstor.
11 snd 7:30; Sundsy school, -10; Christian
Endeavor, 6:30: morning topic, "Attributes
of God": evening, communion service and
sermon hv Rev. H. C Shaffer.
South Mount Tabor Rev. p. Blanchard
pastor. 11 and 8; Sunday school. 10; Chris
tian Endeavor. 7: morning topic, "Love"
evening sermon by Rev. Russell 8. Showers.
Tremont. Wlfdom and Curtis streets Rev.
E. Lynn. 11 and 7 :SO; , Sunday school, 10
Christian Endeavor. ;.U:-H . -UNITED
PRESBYTERIAN.
First. Sixth and Montgomery streets Rev.
Frsnk DeWItt Klndley. minister. Worship,
10:30: sermon. "Constructive Forces in the
Church"; Bible classes. 12; Junior meeting,
8: Chrlstlsn Endeavor. 6:80: leader, mis
sionary committee: topic, "Horns Missions";
evening services, 7:30; sermon, "Founda
tions Inspected Faith."
Church of the Strangers, Grand avenue
and Wasco street Rev. S. Earl DU Kola,
minister. 10:30. "Disappointment's Com.
nensations' : 7:30. "The Ship That Ar
rived": 6:30. Christian Endeavor. Mrs. F. C.
Metcalf will Interpret the sermon to the
deaf at the morning service.
JCenton 10:30. Sunday school; 8, preach
ing by Rev. Albert Gordon.
UNITARIAN,
Church of Our Father. Seventh and Yam
hill streets Rev. Thomas L. Eliot, d. u.
minister emeritus; Rev. William O. Eliot,
Jr.. mlntatsr. Services at 11 and 7:4..; sub
Jsct for evening, "Morsl Training In Our
Public Hcnools'; bunuay scnoui, v:o.
Yosng People's Fraternity, 6:30.
. UNITED ETVANGFXJCAL.
Ockler Green. Oav street and Willamette
boulovara. Rev. J. .tiowersox. pastor, rreicn
i ,-. n T - a. , . f 1 "f-hrlM-
tlanlty" and "How and Where win we jo
Found of HlmT ; Sunday scnooi. iu; n. i
C. E. in tbe evening.
UNTVER8AL1ST.
flood Tidings. Broadway and East Twen
ty-fourth street Rev. James Dlmond Corby.
minister. Worship wlin sermon at iv:i..;
ih.ni. "What o-Clock IS It in Keiixion :
mtuAw or recent Drosress: sunshine Sun
ri.. achool hour at 12: Christian Union
conducts the evening service u , o
Scouts mset Friday afternoon.
MISCELLANEOUS.
i.i.mtlanil Rtble Students Special con
ventlon servloes in Oddfellows Halt East
Sixth and East Alder streeta 11, discourse
by H. C Mlnkler, of Montesano; 8. dlacourse
by William A. Baker; suDject. j ne vnro-
nology of the Bible"; t.ou, "t
Christian ana . Missionary
. , . ill ir..
Kinth snd Clay streets nsv. n. u.-
man, pastor. Bunday scnooi. iv: presenilis,
i-i. -T-, , ... n a v i .-hi nnj.
t ,h auditorium of the Young Women's
Christian Association this afternoon at .4
clock: Rev. M. H- rr.it. v "'-?
ubject of "Listening for God.' I
A vocal
solo will be by Mrs. "J. M- naroor
and a
...... wv Tu-m Karoer ana .,i i
Axarlel
J)mlh. The dlscussipn chart and social hour
will be neia at o .
color in snsic.
ip,i,f.uii, txiula Wilson says that each
color hsrmonlxes with a corresponding note
la music)
1 cannot wesr ins oiu sous
I wore a year' ago
My last rear's hat was In B flat
And sounds like "Old Black Joe."
My husband says to chsnge It
And pitch it now In F;
I tell him that a last years hat -
Appeals but to the deaf.
I cannot wear the old tunes.
Although they're not worn out;
My dinner gown would make you frown
Without the slightest doubt.
It's too accelerando.
The higher notes are slurred
The scherxo skirt I used to flirt
No longer can be heard.
I dote on modern music;
To me It Is sublime
In last year's waist there can be traced
"The Good Old Summertime."
And so I will not wear It,
Though It's as good as new;
I know you'd mock a ragtime frock
If one dawned on your view.
Still, I've made out my programme
From overture to end.
For Sleeve duets I've made some debts
But -all the chords must blend.
I cannot wear the old songs
I wore a year gone by
They're now as old as "Threads of Gold"
Or "Comln" Through the Rye."
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Of
Brittany and the Bretons, written and pic
tured by George Wharton Edwards. S6.
Moffat. Yard ic Co., New York City.
We are all accustomed to the book
written by the enthusiastic traveler, in
which he utters nothing; but fulsome
praise on the country ho has Just vis
ited. To meet with a genuine criti
cism of this sort that Is not an abusive
one. Is a rare experience. Mr. Edwards
glves us something of this treat In this
handsome de luxe copy, giving a leisure
ly account of his wanderings. In what
Is probably the most romantic and pic
turesque province or modern irrance.
Ho modeeitly speaks of the book as con-
4talnlng "these notes of our Summer
.iir. I. lunH rf thf RmtnnB."
his fellow-traveler being his wife, to
whom this artistic book is dedicated.
"Brittany and the Bretons" contains
only 274 pages, and the artistic beauty
of the scenes depicted is on a par wnu
the elegance of the printed descrip
tions.' The book is so ornate In its
outer appearance that it suggests the
library in the elegant home, or an Hon
ored place on an art able laden with
other bric-a-brac The book is also
removed from the commonplace, to read
It la like walking through an art gal
lery and gazing at the oil paintings
there. There are 65 illustrations in
"Brittany and the Bretons," many of
them In color and full-page. Mr. Ed
wards write graphically of druldlcal
Brittany, St. Malo, St. Servan. Oman,
Rennes, Lambaile, Montfort, Monton
tour. St. Brienc. St. Nicholas-des-Eaux.
Gulngamp. Palmpol. Tregnler, Lannlon,
Morlalx, Roseoir. St. poi ae ion, ino
country of the Calvaries, Landerneau,
Le Folgoet, Chateaulin, Montagnea
Avree. Ouimper. Douarnenea. Point du
Rax, Quimperle, Concarneau, the artists
at Le Faonet, Le Faonet, -onuvy. jos
selln, Ploermel, Questembert and El
vert. Vannes. Morblhan, Carnac, the
Pardon of St. Anne D'Auray, Henne
hout Lannenec. lie de Croix, Ponts-
carff. Chateaubrtant on the Lake of La.
Torche, Guerande, the salt marsnes,
and the Paludiers.
"Brittany; land of granite, of mighty
oaks and druldlcal remains," writes Mr.
Edwards; "land ot silence, entwined
with wild briar; of rocky moorland
and wooded dark heights, rent by vast
chasms and watered by silvery trout
filled streams: land of a terrible coast.
dotted with mysterious Celtic sphinxes;
land of Calvaries, of dalmen. of crom
lechs and alignments or Druidical Men
hirs: land of pardons' and of peasants
who pride themselves upon the Ignor
ance of the French language; land of
poetry and rbmance of the Middle Ages.
From this terrible rocky coast to tha
dim mountains Arree, this region is
filled with legend and superstition. Tha
sea. ever of sinister aspect, beating
upon the rocks guarding the small
hamlets in which dwell the people from
whence come the flower and the pride
of the French navy; men tall, brown,
with long hair falling to their shoul
ders, framing faces of ascetic stern
ness, simple as children, and loyal and
true to their belief fanatical If you
W1U but brave and fearless as Hons,
men from the Bay of Trespasses, the
Point du Raz, the Enfer du Plogoff, or
the 'torch' of Penmarc'h their one and
only sin alcohol. In the market
places are fountains of sacred and fab
ulous renown, of a religion interwoven
with druldlcal tradition and pagan leg--end.
Tall carved stone crosses, of in
credible design, lend to the wayside an
aspect of religious ecstacy and poetry."
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Isolated from towns, and that they keep
themselves apart and distrust all who
are not Bretons, particularly the
French. In speaking of the people met
with from Saint Brienc to Saint Nlch
olas des Earn, a distance of 50 miles,
our author thinks that the natives are
of pure Celtic origin, and that the lan-
KUage they speak is akin to that spok-
en In Wales. They often pride them
selves, particularly the elders, upon
their Ignorance of the French tongue,
This remark applies to people of the
Interior districts. It is also stated that
the Breton language "closely resembles
Welsh and that Welsh fishermen con
verse freely with the Bretons.'
At St. Malo, it Is said, sanitation is
impossible, that the most ordinary de
cencies are Ignored in the town, and
that It Is to be wondered at, that soma
dreadful epidemic has not long since
broken out and depopulated the whole
place. "Walking through certain of
the other streets is to be avoided, as
some of the Inhabitants have an un
pleasanthabit of emptying malodorus
liquids upon the heads of passersby
especially if they fancy them to be
English. These are the drawbacks to
living In St. Malo." Are they not
enough?
Rennes is described as being "the
most stupid, the very ugliest and the
dullest town in. Brittany. At Lam
balle, the liver was observed to be in
a very unsanitary condition owing to
the number of tanneries In active op
eratlon on its banks, but this did not
deter women from washing clothing In
the stream at a point where bundles of
rotting bides were soaking. Beggars
haunt the highways and especially the
neighborhood of the churches, while
Idiots, who are regarded with awe and
are called the "children of God," caper
along In front of the traveler, to be
supported and fed by the people. Pic
tures of Breton bagpipers are shown,
thus further conforming the probable
Celtic origin of this old-world, hidden-
ln-a-corner folk.
Among the specially interesting sub
jects discussed are the departure of the
Breton fishing vessels for the New
foundland fishing banks, and the sar
dine fishing industry. Another pic
turesque bit Is where a description Is
given of the ceremony of the "blessing
of the sea," so that good fortune may
attend the fishing boats in their life
and death cruise.
Elisabeth Koetl, by R. H. Bartsch. 1.20.
Desmond Fitzgerald Inc., New York City.
A strange mixture of genius, star-
shine, snow, mud and a realism that
may be described frankly as nastiness.
this model of German-Austrian stage
life can be viewed with as many min
gled emotions. It is as artistically
wicked as Dumas' "Camille," as sugges
tive as Hardy's "Tess," or as' big as
George Moore's "Evelyn Junes." Yet
at the same time' It Is not a novel a
man would pass around to his son or
daughter. One is awed at the un
doubted Ibsen-llke ability displayed
In fashioning "Elisabeth Koetl," is
spellbound by the audacity of its mes
sage, but one's sense of decency revolts
at this two frank revelation of a cruel.
ambitious. Imperious, shameless wo
man actress. The book is not sensu
ous, but perilously near It In describing
a love that largely consists of animal
passion. It is such a novel that would
have gladdened the heart of Oulda,
but "Elisabeth Koetl" cannot be meai- 1
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ured that way it is in new class
of realistic fiction, by Itself.
"Elisabeth Koetl" Is a translation
from the German of Rudolf Hans
Bartsch, by Ludwig Lewisohn, and the
publishers say that the novel has won
a success In Germany, and that they
have devoted time, thought and ex
pense to secure an adequate transla
tion Into English.
The novel. opens in the theater at
Graz, at the first performance there of
the opera the "Valkyrie," and three
people in the topmost gallery attract
our attention, Cyruti Wlgram, "the
sturdy, strong-skulled poor librarian
with his roughly-chiselled face, his
agate-like eyes, and the most schooled
of visionary hearts, a man whose am
bition was to be a philosopher, but
he spoke of It to nb one; Theodore
Rasmus, student and private tutor,
"holy and unholy at once, and lean as
became his calling"; and Elisabeth
Koetl. The two men were together,
and although they looked at Elisa
beth, as yet they did not know her.
She was "a serious young woman who
seemed to have no acquaintance here
but stage and curtain. She was tall
and ot heroic build. To be sure, she
seemed poor. Her garb was almost like
that of a Russian student: whether
from poverty or a craving after pure
form, heaven only knew. Her dress
was dark blue and plain; her attitude
straight, moveless and tense. The pale
girl turned, farther away; the light
softened; the second act began. Gently
and tenderly, Rasmus broke his bun
and opened all the pores of his soul
and body to Wagner and to the delici
ous sausage . . . Brunhilde an
nounces to Siegmund the coming of
death ... Rasmus was reverent
ly all ear to terror and death. The
girl, whose pallor glimmered through
the dark, still stood upright beside him
like a thirsty blade of grass in the
field. But at the great passage of '
death, a mysterious shudder passed
from her to Rasmus, from him to Wl
gram. The whole gallery felt it." When
the act was over, Wigram said:
"Death is the most precious gift of
life. To love death, to yearn for death
that will be, some ,1ay, the loftiest of
religions."
Elisabeth heard this silly speech, but
thought the speaker was as Paul at
Tarsus. She entered Into the discus
sion, and. through the snow. Wlgram
saw her to her poor home In the
suburbs. The girl told him that she
wished to become a great tragic
actress, although at the time of the
conversation she was only employed In
a theater as super, or in a small part
of 10 words each. She complained that
she couldn't get a start.
Wigram had one friend. Baron Gun
denau. an antiquary and dramatic critic
and authority, and he interested the
old Baron in Elisabeth. Gundenau
agreed to give her a "try-out" in the
declamation of the Scotch ballad, "Ed
ward," and so splendidly did she read it
that the Baron said: "You have cre
ated anew for us' a great tragedy. You
have the creative' gift, and you should
be a great artist. Go, be patient, and
rely on my help." The Baron finds a
manager for the young actress, and sue
makes a ' hit as Darlne in Moliere'a'
"Tartu ffe."
So ' far. so good. Elisabeth play
"Ladyf Ma'obeth" and "Hedda Gabler."
and surrounds herself with a score ol
lovers, some of them bad men. Sho
becomes a female vampire, ruining men'l
peace and destroying their souls.
It is satisfactory to know that thit
Cleopatra comes to a fitting end. Ths
novel should, for safety, be bound wltll
asbestos cloth.
Guilford's New Mamma. By Minnie Com
Wolcott. Illustrated In color. Washing
ton Print, Spqkane. Wash.
Quite a charming book of 18 pages
depicting a child's emotions about hit
new stepmother. Little Guilford Mur
ray's mother had died when he was too
young to remember her. and now when
he was 4 years old his grandmother
reads him a letter from his absent fath-.
er that the latter Is to bring home
new wlfe.
"Grandma," said the highly excited
child, "I've never had any but a heaven
mamma, and now I'm to have a real
for sure nyimma, who will always live
with me and love me, just like Bobby
Grant's mamma." Three months pre
viously the little boy had asked his
father to bring him a new mamma, to
gether with a Teddy Bear book and a
coaster. Guilford and his playmate,
Bobby Grant, discuss the new proposi
tion for and against, and Bobby is of ,
the opinion that stepmothers usually
beat boys. Then the new mother ar
rives, and the love atmosphere that
surrounds the little family makes a
pleasant home picture. The author's t
work Is very well done, and it la a,
pleasure to welcome her as a Western
writer of good, wholesome stories of
child life.
The Story of Modern France. By H. A.
Guerber. Illustrated. Price, t.5 cents,
American Book company, New York.
Although designed for elementary
history classes and supplementary read-
lng, this admirable, condensed study of
French history should have a large
popular sale, for it fills a vacancy that
really exists. The language used ia
simple, so that all may understand it,
without consulting reference books.
The author's-alm Is to give a complete
account of the main features of the
history of France since 1715 A. D., but
to enable the reader to understand the
historical status, a brief account Is also
given of the old monarchy since the ad
vent of Clovis and Hugh Capet, the lat
ter about 987. Real interest .begins
with the times of Louis XVI's reign.
1774-1792, followed by the revolution
and the rise of Napoleon. The recital
is brought down to the year 1910, the
time of the floods In Paris. The Illus
trations and clear printing are excel
lent, and the phonetic spelling of
French historical names will be found
a great convenience. .
The Lure of the Antique, by Walter A.
Dyer. Illustrated. iJ..W. The century
Co., New York City.
Beautified with many Illustrations.
this Is a charming art book of 48$
pages, ready reference for collectors
of old furniture, china, mirrors, can
dlesticks, silverware, glassware, cop
per utensils, household furnishings of
our forefathers, and a wise guide for
the determination of age, style, make.
genuineness and value of the article
under Inspection. Much of the ma
terial now given here created favor
able comment when it recently ap
peared as articles In Country Life In
America.
Bernlce, by E. Phillips Oppenheim. Illus
trated. $l.-;5. Little, Brown & Co.. Bos
ton, Mass.
Mr. Oppenheim departs for the pres
ent from the intrigues of International
diplomacy In this, his newest novel.
which pictures the love of an English
man of high Ideals for an actress of
note. The situations are dramatic
and are handled with surprising skill.
Bernlce is a healthy, virile novel.
Howard's End, by E. M. Foster. 11.33. G.
P. Putnam's Sons. New York City.
A brilliantly clever English novel,
fairly sparkling with repartee, and one
of the very best of the season. Mod
ern culture and materialism are artis
tically mirrored.
JOSEPH M. QUENTIH.