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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1918)
TIIE SUNDAY OKEGOMAX, TOKTLAXD, MAY 12, 19X3. Jfcu pairing th 'A ' '-W V ) r"S - Z,M?y Cleveland En thusiastica lly Describes the Striking Work of Fucignas r v -;v.-..-v. . if 1 3 Victor Fucignas. it' I ' J " r 7, - Fucignas Latest Triumph in Sculpture, the "Angel of the War," in Which the Artist Pays Tribute to the Nobl Work of the Red Cross and Other Ministrations. earn and very solemnly he stated It t meto Fucignas In a dream. And he fled to work, his tools and clay, as one in the grip of forces beyond our vision, but not beyond our feeling-. Aa fin ished in marble It will be life-size. It is to be placed on exhibition, after the solemn blessing by the Cardinal of New York and the notable ceremonies in the Cathedral, It Is to be presented to tha Red Cross. Smaller busts are to be cast in bronse and in silver: came only yesterday from the ateliers of fucignas. Look at the grim grit! The eagle at tha prow of the Ship of State seems to look UP to give its throat, ."He'll do it! His talons will tear as mine!" In the center of the arc belongs "Uncle Woodrow." It Jb alt very well to describe this statuette as one of the mot subtle of characterisations of the great statesman, of the man of vision, of the moral monitor of the distracted k ' ''"V "-.-'t3.. , 'an.ir I II Viae Lory C!tltt whe writes for this aa enthusiastic aa appreciation of ft'u -osass work aa a aeuipir, la a couata of Praaid.at Cnxr Clalaad, a wall kaowa caaaataaaur ta tha arts, a d.oi.Jly activa patri.t n4 a frlaad at a loa list a( praalaaat Aaiarlcaaa. BT LUCT CXEVEUVND. THE mighty heart of America, has bloomed through tha stone of the earth's crucifixion. In tha garden of tha world's red passion she takes) tha crown of thorn from tha brow of brolaed humanity. To tha writer has been accorded tha privilege ef belnr the first to see, and to present to the public, tb "Angelus Belli." "Angel of tha War.- th latest work of th eminent sculptor. Slgnor Fttclgnaa. of Italy and New Tork. As I stood In his ateliers at Swan Manor, Lone Island, and stared at this compel ling creation, around which moves the cloud of classic beauty, my first throb of feellns; was that of thanksgiving for my own long years of toll on art's mountains which enabled me to s this wonder that stood before ma. tn oao Illuminative flash to grasp Its meaning and to express It within the shifting of J letters of an alphabet. 1 stood for the moment speechless be fore the shining ayes of tha maestro. Ana men i gave a shout that went a bit hoarse from emotion: "America's heart unfolding from tha wings of her protective love! It Is a message of Uopr Fr a second neither Fucignas nor I cauia spaaa. Tha world la ootraachlng In piteous sr and suspense today to America. It were well, right here, to fasten tha ayes on soma words of Rodin: The great artist's eyes plunge beneath tha evirfac to tha meaning of things. VThen b reproduces th form, he en dows It with the spiritual meaning which It covers. The artist must ex press tha loner troth of Nature. Hera la the meaaage of tha Angel of War: It voice tha sorrow that thla world convulsion should ever have writhed Into history: that the eld earth ahouid plod on In grooves of materialism. Ig noring th perpetual dlvln call, "Han hall not live by bread alone! Of thla work in splendor of shear a . " , ' ' J . ,-l V" - ---v- .... 1 fS-y - of brevity. The original cast was three feet six inches in height. The day carae when it was formally presented to the President. "Ho threw his arm right around me," says Fucignas. "as he saw tha statue. And he held me. What was there of claim upon humanity in that mute ges ture? It was of all things affecting. He looked, mute, at the statue, as if he saw himself alone amid the tumult and tongues, and 'Uncle Woodrow, with his boys where the strife is worst, and with the horror and heaven of decisions for a people. He saw himself bite in two the barrier. And he had to do it!" "I do not know how to thank you. Slgnor Fucignas," said the President, huskily.-- And that was all he trusted hlmself to say. The finished statue in silvered bronxe was carried on by Slgnor Fucignas himself to the White House. The stat uette is four feet high, and stands in the Red Room. The President himself purchased the marble pedestal for it. If you were to visit' the South Ken sington Museum, London, today, you would see a group in marble. Queen Victoria holding her baby, the future Edward VII. It is the work of the great-uncle of Fucignas, of Cavaliers Checeardo Fucignas, sculptor by royal appointment to the Queen. Traveling throughout the United States you will find varied and noble altarpleces, stat ues, basreliefs, fonts, by Fucignas, In, cathedrals, churches and convents; in Pittsburg, St. Louis, Buffalo and Wash ington, IX C. A representative work a robust work, is the statue of Louis IX, of France, in the Cathedral of St. Louis. Here is the great Crusader, tha Saint (who knew he was a Saint.'), the King-un peu Capetien. But, from all rrte splendor of works, I think that you would select three: That call of love, "The Angel of the War"; that call to your manhood's veins, "America's An swer." and that call of a friend, the friend of the people, 'X'ncle Woodrow." SUMMER FURS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED WITH RIDICULE BY WELL-DRESSED WOMEN When the West Wind Blows and the Sun Shines Warmly It Is a Parasol That Sets Off Milady's Toilette Not a Fur Scarf Gray Squirrel Popular Summer Fur. F' 'Advance," Showing Fucignas' Tribute to the American Sailor. technique I cannot pause ta speak; nor bow It has the grace, allure and stern shadow of Michael Angelo. But n the "Angel of War," as In tha "Amer ica n Answer." you find something over and above "technique." something that the grammarians call Invention. The French call it "sacred fire." This compelling "Angel of the war" these ara to bo sold for tha benefit of tha Red Crone e. work which will be undertaken by prominent women of wealth and of th outpour of effort today. The are of Fucignas work spans a vast, an astonishing space. At the end of the arc is the "Angel." at the ther is "America's Answer." which world today. It is not the "ruler" that you see in Fucignas' statue. It is the leader of the forces that make for per manency. The day Fucignas set eyes en Woodrow Wilson he made his deci sion. To his clay ha went, working at white heat. "God makes the live shape at a Jet," says Browning. This memorable statue was done in a fury OR east is east and west Is west and never the two shall meet. When the east wind blows she dons a pleasantly cosy fur neckpiece when the west wind blows she fares forth with a thick frock and a parasol But seldom If ever do fur and aunshad go out In company. Indeed the com binatlon would seem to be Incongruous If one is needed the other could not be, But both fur neckpiece and parasol must she possess to meet all of fash Ion's requirements. When Summer furs first made their advent they were accepted as a fad an were made the target for a good deal of ridicule. Pride only was suppose to keep a woman cool In a fur neck piece in August; as pride is supposed to keep her warm in too thin . gar ments in January. But gradually Summer furs have established them selves as a real and practical neces Bit y or, at least, as a very acceptable addition to tha season that begins in April and ends at Thanksgiving. In the Spring and Autumn, and on a good many days in mid-Summer, a light but warm fur neckpiece or wrap is decld edly comfortable over a thin frock. Throats accustomed to be swathed in thick collars and in furs from Thanks giving to April cannot brave crisp Spring "breexes, collarless, and Spring jackets are apt to open far down on the chest. The possession of a light bit of Summer fur" makes it possible to weal , thin but charming Spring costume on days when without the fur a warmly collared coat would have to bo donned. Squirrel a Bummer Favorite. Gray squirrel scarfs and wraps are in favor tills season; indeed squirrel is more popular than the more expensive moleskin as a warm weather fur just now. The pretty gray shade of the squirrel pelt harmonixes well with the fashionable gray shades of the season, and also with blue, far and away the most popular color this year. There are long, wide scarfs of gray squirrel and dainty little wraps or coatees; and there ara cape-scarfs, a combination of straight scarf and shoulder cape to which a roll collar of the fur gives an added cape suggestion. Some of the scarfs have slanting pockets set in the ends and there is a belt to pass around the waist, over the pocket-trimmed end. Tha edges of the broad scarf fall almost to the elbows and on the figure of one of these wraps has quite an Impressive appearance something like a sleeveless Jacket. A particularly attractive little wrap is shaped like an exaggerated sailor collar with extended ends at the front. The collar part falls well over the arms and shoulders and one of the ends slips through an opening in the other end. the crossed fronts covering the front of the figure to the waist line.. This wrap is made of sealskin pr squirrel, as one prefers. Another shoulder wrap of seal is in the shape of a circular cape, with a wide convertible collar of taupe fox. There is taupe squirrel as well as natural squirrel and a deep, straight collar of taupe squirrel, with long ends that tie at the front should be charming with Summer frocks of foulard or tub silk. These dainty little collar-wraps cost from 130 to (50, larger wraps of dyed muskrat or mole, from SO to $100. When it comes to fox, one must pay more, for fox is the supreme choice of fashion as a Summer fur. There are various dyed pelts that mas querad as fox, but a genuine fox neck piece cannot be had under ISO to $100. The gray and taupe fox neckpieces har monize with costumes of neutral shades, and a good many women are wearing these shades out of sympathy for worn en who have sacrificed their privilege of mourning raiment for the sake of patriotism. Black clothes, and espe cially crepe-trimmed black clothes, would Increase in number as the war goes on if women who have been be reaved should continue ' to" "go into mourning"; and this wearing of deep mourning could not but have a dlscour aging effect on those who by personal sacrifice of lovedones must help win the war. No woman who grieves will, how ever, wear gay colors; and so those women who are In sympathy with the banlshing-of-mourning movement are wearing subdued and neutral shades and much block and white which Is al ways smart as a help to the bereaved women who give up their symbol of bereavement. Parasol vs. Far. And when the west wind blow and the sun shines warmly it is a parasol that sets off milady's toilette not a fur scarf. The parasol that is merely an Incident in the costume is never im portant; it is the parasol that is the focusing point of Interest in the cos tume that counts. Its shape, its color. give the character and the meaning to the costume and one may always dis cover, by the parasol a woman selects to complete her ensemble, her degree of taste and knowledge in things sar torial. One of the Interesting new parasols is tha quilted model. It has a cover of thin radium silk with a very deep double border or hem interlined with light cotton. This wadded hem is delicately quilted in old-fashioned scroll pattern or some other conventional de ign, the quilting in silk thread exactly matching the material of the cover. An other new parasol is small in circum ference and very deep; it is supposed to take tha place of a bat with beach frocks and fits well down around th head and shoulders. One carries it a bit tilted back, its silk cover makins; becomlng frame and backbround for the face. Still another new sunshade. obviously for a pretty woman's use, has inserted medallions of transparent stuff like net or chiffon. Through those peep holes milady can peer, herself unseen, to note the expression of her cavalier. Exceedingly dainty and feminine are flowered coverts of pale pink silk, with a frill of the silk, doubled around the edge these for use with Summer frocks of organdy, voile and lace. Kindred. As one at night in anguish, who smiles on her child at morn. So out of the pang and pain of w&r shall certain truth he born. j The miner and the merchant Are both brave men. See them both in khaki; They do not differ then- One 'mid death and danger. In deed and daring one. And these shall still be comrades When the course of war is run. Now this shall be the great reward when o'er a world in strife. Like sun that bursts through thundery tne great peace iirts to lite. The statesman and the workman Are both true men. See them with one purpose; They do not differ then- One who guides a nation. One who makes a gun. And these shall still be kindred When the new day greets the sun. The world is torn with Its torture, witi pain that knows no rest; But this shall be the glory at morning on ner Dreast. The statesman and the workman Ehall be of one estate; The miner and the merchant Shall be as mate to mate; The sham of caste has crumbled. Man knows his brother's worth. 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