He was
followed
in 1897 by our
Venus continues to occupy the attention of
works on shore, such as piers and wharves for
own countryman, Prof.
Venus continues to occupy the attention of
works on shore, such as piers and wharves for
own countryman, Prof.
Athenaeum - London - 1912a
C.
Standley,
tious diseases is largely due to these
(Notico in these columns does not preclude longer and R. S. Williams.
review. )
properties of the blood, which, as it were,
Washington, Government Printing Office
guard the body from the attacks of micro- Bahr (P. H. ), REPORT TO THE LONDON United States National Museum, Bulletin 77 :
organisms. The great advantage of Sir
SchooL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE ON
THE EARLY PALEOZOIC BRYOZOA OF THE
Almroth's method is that, for instance,
INVESTIGATIONS ON DYSENTERY IN FIJI
BALTIC PROVINCES, by Ray S. Bassler.
DURING THE YEAR 1910, TOGETHER WITH
the bactericidal power of the patient's
Washington, Government Printing Office
AN ACCOUNT OF THE OCCURRENCE AND
blood can be actually demonstrated in SPREAD OF DYSENTERY IN THE PACIFIC | Wright (J. ), TESTING, FAULT LOCALIZATION,
the glass tube.
IN FORMER YEARS, by B. Glanvill Corney, AND GENERAL HINTS FOR WIREMEN,
The author devised an interesting experi-
6/ net.
Witherby
1/ net.
Constable
ment in order to put to the test a state-
The fruits of thirteen months' study of A useful and condensed summary of un-
ment of Metchnikoff that the blood does dysentery in Fiji. Investigations have been orthodox tests, hints on locating trouble and
not exert a batericidal
effect under anae- yielded valuable medical results. There are informing, for the average
on the most comprehensive scale, and have the like, which will be found adequate and
wireman. ':
robic conditions. Access of air was pre- ! copious illustrative plates and charts.
It does not pretend to analytic explanation.
are
in
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Mox. Institute of British Architects, 8. -'The Royal Institute
Early Life and Work,' Lecture II. , Mr. R. Gosse.
between Two Attributes,' Mr. G. U. Yule.
Alloys
-
-
Moir and Prof. A. Keith.
Fletcher
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a
MEETINGS NEXT WEEK.
plants is undoubtedly the soil, and the metal
SOCIETIES.
must therefore be more widely spread
ASTRONOMICAL. -April 12. -Dr. F. W. Dyson,
Library and some of its Contents,' Mr. 0. E. Townsend. throughout nature than was at one time
President, in the chair. The following, papers
Geographical, 8. 80.
Tues. Royal Institution, 3. -Algernon Charles Swinburne: his supposed.
were partly read : Mr. E. E. Barnard, Recent
THE ROYAL SOCIETY AND
Observations of Nova Cygni (1876). ' Measures
Statistical, 5. - On the Methods of measuring Association
THE ROYAL
of stars near the Nova showed but slight evidence
Faraday, 8. -General Discussion on Magnetic Properties of
ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY have jointly under-
of motion; the Nova itself appeared to have
taken the publication in volume form the
Institution of Civil Engineers, 8. -Discussion on 'The Re-
become stationary in brightness. -Mr. E. E.
modelling and Equipment of Madras Harbour,' and 'The scientific papers of Sir William Herschel.
Barnard, Micrometrical Measures and Focal
Peculiarities of Nova Lacertæ (Espin). ' It
Anthropological Institute. 8. 16. " Pre-Boulder Clay Man,' Mr. These papers are scattered in various volumes
appeared that the Nova existed as a star of the
of the Philosophical Transactions, and a
Zoological, 8. 20,-'A First Account of the Courtship of the
thirteenth magnitude as far back as 1893. —Cam-
Redishank (Totanus calidris). ' Mr. J. 8. Huxley; ' Amphipoda collected edition of the kind was contem.
from Bremerhaven, Mrs. E. W. Sexton ; 'Descriptions of
bridge Observatory, ‘Photographs of the Spectrum
New Fishes of the Family Loricariidæ in the British plated by Sir J. F. W. Herschel, son of Sir
of Nova Geminorum. ' Prof. Newall and Mr.
Museum Collection, Mr. 0. Tate Regan; "The Circu.
latory system of the Common Grass-Snake (Tropidonotus William, but was not proceeded with, on
Stratton showed a series of photographs, and
natrix), Mr. 0. H. O'Donoghue.
pointed out the remarkable changes that had WED. British Numismatic 8. - The Pre-Revolutionary Coinage of
account of the cost of the work. The two
America, 1884-1774, Dr. P. Nelson,
occurred in the spectrum since the star appeared.
volumes which will appear very shortly will
Society of Arts, 8. - Technical Education in Ireland,' Mr. G.
-Prof. Fowler read a paper by Mr. Curtis on
contain not only the records of Herschel's
* The Spectrum of the Nova,' and showed photo-
Tuuks. Royal Institution, 3. -'Synthetic Ammonia and Nitric Acid
from the Atmosphere,' Lecture II. , Prof. A. W. Crossley. astronomical observations--those of double
graphs. -The President showed and described Royal 4. 30. - 'The Diffusion and Mobility of lons in
the series of photographs of Nova Geminorum
a Magnetic Field,' Prof. J. 8. Townsend ;. On the
stars and nebulæ have been revised and
Observed Variations in the Temperature Coefficients of a
taken at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich,
corrected as seemed advisable—but also
Precision Balance,' Mr. J. J. Mapley: On the Torque pro-
and explained the use of a grating placed over
duced by a Beam of Light in Oblique Refraction through a autobiographical memoranda and incidents
Glass Plate, Dr. Guy Barlow; 'Contributions to the Study
the object-glass for photometric observations. -
of Plicker, Paper IlI. , Dr. T. C. Porter.
of his life and career hitherto unpublished.
Father Cortie and Mr. Storey gave accounts of
Society of Arts, 4. 30. -The Central Provinces,' Sir J. 0.
Miller. (Indian Section. )
THE spectrum of the Nova in Gemini is
observations of the Nova at Stonyhurst and the
Institution of Electrical Engineers, 8. - Third Kelvin
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. —Dr. Duffield
Lecture, Prof. H. du Bois.
presenting problems for solution by reason
FRI.
urged that the effects of pressure should be taken
Institution of Civil Engineers, 8. -The Principles and
Practice of Accountancy in relation to Engineering Design
of its rapid changes of detail and of some
into account in interpreting the changes in the
and Work,' Mr. T. F. Thomson. (students' Meeting. ) peculiarities not hitherto seen in this type
spectrum. -Mr. Phillips described his visual
Royal Institution, 9. - Sir William Herschel,' Sir G. E.
Darwin.
of object. Like most temporary stars in
observations, and pointed out the great intensity SAT. Royal Institution, 3. -'The Architecture of the Renaissance
of the Ha line.
in France : (2) 1547-1594. Architecture and the Court, their first stage, it showed the broadened
Mr. R. Blomfeld.
Prof. Turner read a paper on 'A Tentative
absorption lines which are generally taken
Explanation of the Two Star Streams” in
to indicate motion in the line of sight. The
Terms of Gravitation. ' This second paper on the
obvious inference is that the phenomenon
subject dealt specially with the position of the
centre of our stellar system. In his previous
Science Gossip.
of the Nova has been caused by a collision.
paper he had given a hypothetical constitution
At the meeting of the Royal Astronomical
of the system round a centre of attraction, which QUARTZ dilates on heating to a smaller Society last week it was suggested that this
should lie in the direction of one of the vertices. extent than almost any other substance, broadening, might equally well be con-
Independent lines of investigation pointed to a and hence does not crack or fly when exposed sidered as due to another cause, for a similar
vertex at 90° +11°. The oscillation period of
the sun would be about 400 million years, and
to sudden changes of temperature. It is, appearance had been seen in laboratory
it would have passed pericentron about
therefore, rapidly superseding glass as the experiments in the case of the arc spectrum
million years ago.
material for tubes and other containing of metals under pressure. Nova Geminorum
vessels used in experimental chemistry, No. 2 is said to be an unusually red star.
while its transparency to the ultra-violet MR. C. E. ADAMS, of the Department of
INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. —- April 16. - rays necessitates its employment for mercury. Lands, N. Z. , has been appointed Govern-
Sir Francis J. E. Spring read a paper on The vapour lamps and other electrical instru.
ment Astronomer for the Dominion. This
Remodelling and Equipment of Madras Harbour. ' ments. The discovery of the means of is a new departure on the part of the
devoid of all natural advantages, an artificial the fusion of silica under pressure has led that it will lead to increased activity in
The author showed how, on a sandy coast totally producing transparent quartz vessels by Dominion Government, and it is to be hoped
harbour with an area of 200 acres had been con-
structed, originally at a cost of nearly one million
to the setting up of factories in England, astronomical work in New Zealand. We
sterling ; and yet when made, and up to seven France, and Germany, where many thou believe that there is a well-equipped
years ago, it was found to be of comparatively sands are turned out daily.
little use for the easy, cheap, and expeditious
observatory at Wellington which has not
transit of cargo between ships' holds and carriers'
M. Daniel Berthelot in a recent lecture | hitherto been made available for astro-
carts or railway wagons. By a remodelling of to the French Society of Civil Engineers nomical research, as its activities appear
the shape of the harbour and the formation of a drew attention to the fact that the pioneer to have been confined to such strictly
basin for small craft, conditions have
been secured who pointed out the practicability of utilitarian purposes as the communication
and shore in all weathers. This remodelling fusing quartz the French chemist of accurate time. There are still too few
consisted in closing the east entrance, which Gaudin, who in 1840 succeeded in making active observatories in the Southern Hemi.
allowed the swell to roll in nearly all the year lenses and other small objects in silica, sphere.
round, and forming a new north-east entrance fused by means of the oxyhydrogen blow- THE question of the period of rotation of
equipment has been provided
in the shape of pipe.
He was followed in 1897 by our
Venus continues to occupy the attention of
works on shore, such as piers and wharves for
own countryman, Prof. Vernon Boys, whose astronomers. The markings visible on the
lighters, a quay for ships, an ample supply of ingenious method of making, by means of surface of the planet are of such a delicate
cranes, a large area of shedding, together with a tiny bow and arrow, the fine threads of nature that it is a matter of great difficulty
railways, roads, and everything else required for quartz used for the suspension of galvano-to deduce the period of rotation from their
the speedy and safe passage of goods through meter needles is well known. In 1900 M. observed movements. On this account the
result of the construction of the boat-basin Dufour showed in the laboratory of the spectroscopic method of observation, by
referred to has been to bring into existence a fine École normale supérieure the method of which the motions of approach or recession
fleet of privately owned lighters, of 40 to 60 tons making vessels by means of coiled filaments of opposite parts of the limb are determined,
capacity. The effect of the extra two-thirds
of a million expenditure over and above the
of fused quartz wound round a mould in is far more promising. By the application
original million is that vessels visiting the port much the same manner as the so-called wire of the latter method M. Belopolsky of
other than what may be called the passenger guns used in artillery, and thus rendered Pulkowa has recently arrived at the con.
ferry-boats trading with Burma and the Malay possible the present extensive industry. clusion that the period of rotation is not
States-are passing in and out of the harbour in
about half the time possible five years ago ;
THE presence of arsenic in the organism very different from one day. On the other
whereby its capacity has, virtually, been con- of man and other animals was for a long time hand, Prof. Lowell, from a study of his
siderably enlarged.
supposed to be due to a sort of natural drawings of the markings, as well as from
Mr. H. H. G. Mitchell read a paper on The alchemy or transmutation of metals, until his spectroscopic observations, has satisfied
Alteration of the Form of Madras Harbour. it was shown that this metal could also be himself that the period is about 225 days,
This second paper dealt with the method of
carrying out the actual work of alterations to the found in certain plants, such as the cabbage, as was first suggested by Schiaparelli.
harbour. The first consideration was the weather, the turnip, and the potato, and in wheat. M. HENRI POINCARÉ, the famous mathe.
and special precautions had to be taken to secure MM. Jadin and Astruc, in a communication matician and Professor of Mathematical
the work during the cyclonic season. By taking made this month to the Académie des Astronomy in the University of Paris, is
such precautions it was possible to proceed con-
tinuously with the setting of the sloping block: Sciences, show that this list may be consider- lecturing to the University of London on
work. The materials used in and the method of ably extended, and should include mush- May 3rd, 4th, 10th, and 11th upon · La
making the concrete blocks were described. In the rooms, rice, peas and beans, artichokes, Logique de l'Infini,' Le Temps et l'Espace,'
erection of the north sheltering arm the blocks lettuces, celery, asparagus, parsnips, and, in Les Invariants arithmétiques,' and 'La
were dealt with by means of a titan crane capable fact, nearly all vegetables used as food by Théorie du Rayonnement. '
of lifting the 33-ton blocks at a radius of 82 ft.
His speculations
The blockwork is in the form of sloping slices
man, together with such fruits as apples, upon space are of interest to philosophers
a rubble bed, with pell-mell wave-breaker pears, pineapples, oranges, and nuts. The and mathematicians alike, and his visit is
blocks on the scaward side.
source from which the arsenic is drawn by an event of real moment.
was
on
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66
gap in the clouds lets through a tiny shaft
of light focussed, like a limelight, exactly
NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS.
on the figure. This rather cheap device is
FINE ARTS
(Notice in these columns doos not preclude longer
for once condoned on account of its impres-
review. )
siveness; but the constant centralization
of lighting in Mr. Brangwyn's designs makes
India, Annual Report of the Director- them collectively somewhat fatiguing, par-
General of Archæology for the Year 1910- ticularly as one of the principal reasons for
1911: Part I. Administrative, 9d.
Nature in Italian Art : a Study of
such a policy seems to be the need of knitting
Calcutta, Govt. Printing Office together compositions extremely ragged and
Landscape Backgrounds from Giotto to
Treats of archæological exploration, the loose in the drawing of detail. With these
Tintoretto. By Emma Gurney Salter. listing and conservation of ancient Moham- reservations, we admire again Mr. Brang.
(A. & C. Black. )
medan monuments,
administra- wyn's eye for a grandiose subject and his
tion, epigraphical work, and the like. There instinctive sense of perspective, which enable
This book deals with a fascinating subject, are a number of appendixes.
him to maintain so confidently the plastic
but when its author refers to the inde-
unity of a drawing. No. 14, Cathedral,
fatigable Garafalo, whose already too Nash (Joseph), THE MANSIONS OF ENGLAND Cahors, is an excellent example among the
long list of authentic works has been
IN THE OLDEN TIMES.
water-colours of these qualities.
Heinemann
swollen by looking on him as the school- To turn over the pages of this fine volume In some of the large-scale figure drawings,
boy did on the two Apostles — as almost is to be carried back to the Early Victorian such as Nos. 12, 30, and 32, and in a lesser
' ,”
view of architecture. Sixty years ago the degree in the studies (36 and 37) for
are constrained to wish she could have intere than thentiment permet are inclined
to oppressive tense of the professional model
assumed a similar pious faith in dealing suspect it of being largely an affectation posing at very close quarters, by reason of
with most of the painters she passes under of fashion. Nash's drawings have, however, the artist's exaggerated rendering of effects
review. Had she done so, we might have a very real value. Not only do they record of salience or recession in muscular details
found rather more continuity and less re- faithfully the mansions of England as they at the expense of general projection of the
petition in what she has to say concerning existed in his day, but they also reflect group as a whole. It is fair to recognize,
à branch of painting which, in any case,
something of the atmosphere and outlook of however, that this fault is to some extent
their time. In spite of the care taken by remedied in the plates themselves, so that
has many aspects in its development the draughtsman to render the figures in in No. 22, The Crucifixion, and No. 35, The
and is difficult to treat in an orderly the spacious courts and galleries in keeping Nativity, there is a distinct attempt to
manner. In every chapter we find evidence with the style of architecture, Victorian restrain the exuberant line which makes the
of the author's deep feeling for and accessories and the Victorian point of view studies too lively to be quite serious. One
delight in landscape, but the accompany- peep out of the pictures. Nash's drawings of Mr. Brangwyn's habits of invention seems
ing display of perhaps creditable, but had considerable vogue, and helped to to be that of casting about, in face of any
renew an interest in architecture.
largely extraneous, learning might advan-
The book picturesque setting he may stumble upon,
was used as a short cut or pattern book by to see which of the traditional subjects of
tageously have been relegated to the the amateur and the untrained architect, ancient art can be forced into the new
index.
and was
no doubt indirectly responsible mould. In the case of No. 35, the spiral
The narrative being encumbered by the for a large and futile expenditure of bricks staircase leading up into a loft is a not inapt
necessity of pursuing its course seriatim and mortar, and the so-called restoration accessory to a Nativity, the design being
from individual painter to painter, the rain reality destruction -- of many fine magnificently picturesque without mucń
houses
loss of seriousness. The choice of the
author has hardly elbow-room to do more
than trace a gradually increasing com- little Introduction
Prof. Blomfield has written an admirable Crucifixion is more voulu, and, although
enormous viaduct as a background to the
plexity of realistic presentation, which He gives a brief account of Nash and sloping cross-beams of the Crucifixion, and
it serves some purpose as balancing the
she is inclined to represent too exclusively his airs, with some discussion of the
as an advance. She is not concerned to state of architecture at the time. The value fantastic perversion of historic facts, inas-
so steadying the design, it seems a wilfully
register certain counterbalancing losses, of the volume lies in the accuracy of the much as it plunges Golgotha into a profound
consideration of which prevents us from drawings as records, also as examples of
ravine.
adopting too patronizing a tone towards lithography of an out-of-date sort; as such
the apparently childish efforts of a primi- they will interest the lover of old buildings
tive art. By its consistency and purity many difficulties to overcome in the follow-
The enormous scale and lavish use of
and the draughtsman, who no longer has so
“ foul biting in Mr. Brangwyn's plates
a simple method may impose itself on the ing of his art.
will sometimes be forgiven for the sake of
beholder more than a copious but miscel-
the dramatic force of the composition.
laneous representation, and by virtue of Salter (Emma Gurney), NATURE IN ITALIAN
We may compare it with the classic perfection
its sincerity the former may often show
ART:
A STUDY OF LANDSCAPE BACK-
of Meryon, as shown in the superb prints
us figures moving in a landscape as real GROUNDS FROM GIOTTO TO TINTORETTO, (on the special green paper_beloved of
as themselves, when the personages of a
7/6 net.
A. & C. Black collectors), Le Petit Pont (48), Tourelle, Rue
de la Tixanderie (49), St. Etienne du Mont (51),
later painter are patently projected against
a lovely painted background.
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge : CATALOGUE kunst's Gallery. Among these masterpieces
and Tour de l'Horloge (52), at Mr. Gute-
OF A LARGE AND IMPORTANT COLLEC-
By regarding as outside the scope of
OF JAPANESE COLOUR PRINTS,
it must be admitted that the commonplace
her work discussion of the relations of the
SURIMONO, AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS,
and muddled Pont au Chango (first statē, 50)
art she deals with to modern landscape,
the Property of Sir Frank Swettenham,
makes a very poor figure. We submit that
51
the author leaves the intention of some
this etching has little intrinsic value, and
that the esteem in which it is held is largely
of her phrases rather ambiguous. She
The work of cataloguing is adequately fictitious - a mistaken tribute to the
is entitled to refer to Bellini's preference
done, and the reproductions are excellent.
glamour of the name of Meryon, not a
for “full sunlight” in his pictures, and
recognition of his artistic qualities.
to the
truth of this or that natural
The exhibition includes examples of lesser
effect, if she makes clear the degree
etchers of his day, such as Lalanne, whose
and kind of truth implied, and what
TWO EXHIBITIONS OF ETCHINGS.
Demolitions (30) is a link with the eigh-
characteristics of sunlight stood for sun-
teenth century-of Canale, let us say;
THE prolific talent of Mr. Frank Brangwyn while No. 35, Trouville, Low Tide, will
light in Bellini's art. It is because we again fills the Gallery of the Fine Art Society command admiration by the darting pre-
believe she could have written in illu- with work of his usual vivacity. Of the cision of its more fluent line. There are
minating fashion on these and many other etchings, The Broken Christ, Messina (3), three fine prints by Millet, one of Rousseau's,
points that we regret to find her work so and the large Nativity (35) are the best, the and a series by Charles Jacques, one of the
clogged with biography as to prevent technique of the former being inspired, best of which (9), singularly modern, re-
adequate treatment of the paintings them- brandt's later work, while its lighting is based The less-inspired plates of Jacques and
,
selves. The illustrations are admirably on the supposition of a thoroughly Rem-Adolph Appian recall the pen drawings
chosen.
brandtesque stage miracle, whereby a tiny' which used to illustrate Salon catalogues.
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DR. A. K. COOMARASWAMY is lecturing In his First Sonatina in A minor, a
next Wednesday evening to the India later work - at any rate it is marked
Fine Art Gossip.
Society, at 21, Cromwell Road, S. W. , on Op. 74—the second of its two movements
Rajput Painting. '
is also in Chaconne form, but, though
At the Dowdeswell Galleries the water-
The date of Sargon of Accad, which was
the writing is full of clever points, it is
colour drawings by Mr. O. Hall are studies formerly accepted as about 3800 B. C. , but
of lighter character : there is more nature,
for his oil paintings, and many of them far which scholars have of
late been inclined to
if less art, in the music. It is much
superior to the latter in spontaneity and
reduce by 1,000 years, is the basis on
easier to play than the above-mentioned
simplicity of statement. Nos. 7; 1! , 12, 26, which most of our systems of chronology Chaconne, both in the manual and pedal
and 30 are quite admirable designs, the
colour fair and brilliant within the limits of complicated by the fact that the name of
are founded. The problem has been much parts.
Op. 72 is entitled Trois Impressions,'
the mild and harmonious palette employed. Sargon occurs more than once in early
and they named Harmonies du
He seems unable to resist the temptation of Babylonian records ; but the learned Domi. Soir,? . · Clair de Lune,' and 'La Nuit’re-
degrading it, in his more elaborate oil nican Father Scheil, in a communication spectively: Here the composer is entering
paintings, with a tortured overlay of wiry to the Académie des Inscriptions, has now
the domain of programme music; he is
line drawing, which obscures also an original done something to simplify it.
He has found trying to translate into tones the impres-
impression of form not without compactness
on a tablet lately brought to light that the sions which he has received from nature
and plastic sense. The drawings we have
fifth king of Agade bore the name of Sargani. under different aspects. The three pieces are
cited would be creditable as coming from sarri, and was therefore much later than short, simple, and interesting.
any artist.
Naram-Sin, who may easily have been the
M. JEAN RAY's designs, Nos Chers Bébés,
son of Sargon or Sarrukin, the founder of
are presented in agreeable fashion at the the dynasty. This has been Father Scheil's
Goupil Gallery, so that the decorative effect contention since 1908, and agrees with the
Musical Gossip.
of the room is at least agreeable at first conclusions reached, on slightly different
sight. The content of the drawings is grounds, by Mr. L. W. King. The rival THE programme of the Endowment Fund
usually slight enough. La Nouvelle (7) theory, which would make Naram-Sin later Concert of the Queen's Hall Orchestra
shows, however, some observation of charac than Sargani-sarri, has therefore received a at Queen's Hall last Saturday afternoon
ter in the vein of Boutet de Monvel, though
set-back.
included Wagner's Meistersinger and
even here we wonder why, because they are M. JOSEPH DÉCHELETTE, in a communica- Tannhäuser : Overtures, also the Lohen.
reduced to a single tone, the poplars (or tion to the same Académie, studies the grin’ and Tristan' Preludes, the last-
cypresses) need be transformed into the famous
named with the ending which the composer
vaso of Hagia Triada, wrote for one of his Paris concerts in 1860.
reaper
Jikeness of wing feathers. No. 15, Les which is one of the most interesting monu-
Aïeules, is another work with some feeling ments of Minoan art.
In addition to these, there was the Beet.
The figures carved
for rhythm, some aspiration after purity upon it in low relief show a procession of Elman gave an admirable rendering. A
hoven Violin Concerto, of which Mischa
of line; but too many of the personages men bearing sheaves and agricultural imple-
of M. Ray's panels might have been adopted ments, in the midst of whom is a shaven substantial increase must have been made
from the pages of the English comic papers, headed personage ; and M. Déchelette has would alone have drawn a large audience.
to the fund, for so popular a programme
being weak in draughtsmanship and feeling no difficulty in showing that they represent
for character.
a ritual procession to the altar of a body or
In addition there was a novelty, a work
Ar the Leicester Galleries Mrs. Knight is company of sacrificers, headed by a priest. for violin and orchestra entitled Memento
the most capable exhibitor. She had a
He considers it the record of the religious Mori, by the Hungarian composer Max
feeling for colour, lively but not distinguished, according to him, the hecatombs of Homer's
ceremonies which immediately preceded, Vogrich, who has written several operas,
none of which, however, has been heard in
and a fluency of draughtsmanship which is
time.
England. The work in question has a
in itself disastrous, resulting in the facile
programmo: it depicts the last moments of
mastery of the illustrator of popular maga-
à Trappist monk. The violin solo is sup-
zines. The small drawing of a child Clean-
posed to tell of his anguish and despair,
ing her Teeth (36) is the best of the designs,
MUSIC
while in the orchestra are heard the Memento
but Nos. 15, 19, and 21 show considerable
Mori cloister bell, the dirge of the monks, &c.
ability.
This programmo offers striking contrasts,
Ar the Baillie Gallery the only works of Organ Music. By Sigfrid Karg-Elert. in character:
and the music is appropriately dramatic
appreciable quality are certain small water- (Novello. ) — The composer in his music thoughts, while clever realistic effects are
it expresses emotions and
colours by Mr. William Wildman, such as
makes use of old forms, yet at the same
Albert Bridge (18) and London Bridge (16). time there is overwhelming evidence that music and that is the true testit has no
not wanting. Judged, however, as absoluto
Portland Road (14), if less massive, is neat in spirit he is a modern. His Op. 73 is deep interest, no compelling power.
and compact, but these very slight impres- entitled Chaconne (35 Variations on
sions are acceptable only when they remain Basso Ostinato) and Fugue Trilogy with
Miss WINIFRED PURNELL, a Hungarian
crisp and frankly summary: The perfect Choral. ? Neither a Chaconne nor an ela pianist aged sixteen, made her first appear.
fusion of water-colour blended while it is borate Fugue such as the one before us
ance in London on Tuesday evening at
wet usually results, in Mr. Wildman's hands, gives a composer any real opportunity of Bechstein Hall. She lacks restraint both
in a false finish which cheapens his real displaying individuality, but Karg-Elert, as regards tone and tempi, and in the highly
talent for seeing the simple design under- by great variety of rhythmic figures and impassioned opening Allegro of Chopin's
Jying a natural effect.
by harmonic progressions, also by a recitative
B minor Sonata some passages were blurred.
WITH Mr. Martin Hardie editor, passage, cadenza, and a dramatic coda, Although in every piece she played one
to take exception, she
Messrs. A. & C. Black are beginning the tries to make us forget the ostinato which could find cause
revealed exceptional gifts.
publication of new, inexpensive art confines his imagination. There are, how. nevertheless
series called “ Artists' Sketch-Books. ”' Each
ever, some powerful moments, and no lack The young lady has temperament, fine
volume will contain twenty-four reproduc- of skill — the composer is, indeed, master of technique, a most sympathetic touch, and
tions of pencil drawings of well-known the technique of his art. The Fugue which strong feeling. The last quality was speci-
places. The first four Sketch-Books will be follows gives still stronger proof of this. It ally manifest in the Chopin Sonata, in which
London and · Edinburgh,' by Lester G. abounds in clever devices. A first and second she brought out all the poetry. It was the
Hornby; 'Paris,' by Eugène Béjot; and subject are developed separately, and after reading of a great artist. Criticism for the
Rochester,' by K. Kimball.
wards combined, and with them is associated time being was silenced : she got at the
a third subject, which seems evolved from very heart of the music. Her playing of
THE COMMITTEE of the forthcoming the basso of the Chaconne, while in an
Schubert's Moment Musical' in A flat,
Exhibition of Designs for Mural Paintings imposing coda is heard the Choral. In this Op; 94, No.
tious diseases is largely due to these
(Notico in these columns does not preclude longer and R. S. Williams.
review. )
properties of the blood, which, as it were,
Washington, Government Printing Office
guard the body from the attacks of micro- Bahr (P. H. ), REPORT TO THE LONDON United States National Museum, Bulletin 77 :
organisms. The great advantage of Sir
SchooL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE ON
THE EARLY PALEOZOIC BRYOZOA OF THE
Almroth's method is that, for instance,
INVESTIGATIONS ON DYSENTERY IN FIJI
BALTIC PROVINCES, by Ray S. Bassler.
DURING THE YEAR 1910, TOGETHER WITH
the bactericidal power of the patient's
Washington, Government Printing Office
AN ACCOUNT OF THE OCCURRENCE AND
blood can be actually demonstrated in SPREAD OF DYSENTERY IN THE PACIFIC | Wright (J. ), TESTING, FAULT LOCALIZATION,
the glass tube.
IN FORMER YEARS, by B. Glanvill Corney, AND GENERAL HINTS FOR WIREMEN,
The author devised an interesting experi-
6/ net.
Witherby
1/ net.
Constable
ment in order to put to the test a state-
The fruits of thirteen months' study of A useful and condensed summary of un-
ment of Metchnikoff that the blood does dysentery in Fiji. Investigations have been orthodox tests, hints on locating trouble and
not exert a batericidal
effect under anae- yielded valuable medical results. There are informing, for the average
on the most comprehensive scale, and have the like, which will be found adequate and
wireman. ':
robic conditions. Access of air was pre- ! copious illustrative plates and charts.
It does not pretend to analytic explanation.
are
in
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Mox. Institute of British Architects, 8. -'The Royal Institute
Early Life and Work,' Lecture II. , Mr. R. Gosse.
between Two Attributes,' Mr. G. U. Yule.
Alloys
-
-
Moir and Prof. A. Keith.
Fletcher
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a
MEETINGS NEXT WEEK.
plants is undoubtedly the soil, and the metal
SOCIETIES.
must therefore be more widely spread
ASTRONOMICAL. -April 12. -Dr. F. W. Dyson,
Library and some of its Contents,' Mr. 0. E. Townsend. throughout nature than was at one time
President, in the chair. The following, papers
Geographical, 8. 80.
Tues. Royal Institution, 3. -Algernon Charles Swinburne: his supposed.
were partly read : Mr. E. E. Barnard, Recent
THE ROYAL SOCIETY AND
Observations of Nova Cygni (1876). ' Measures
Statistical, 5. - On the Methods of measuring Association
THE ROYAL
of stars near the Nova showed but slight evidence
Faraday, 8. -General Discussion on Magnetic Properties of
ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY have jointly under-
of motion; the Nova itself appeared to have
taken the publication in volume form the
Institution of Civil Engineers, 8. -Discussion on 'The Re-
become stationary in brightness. -Mr. E. E.
modelling and Equipment of Madras Harbour,' and 'The scientific papers of Sir William Herschel.
Barnard, Micrometrical Measures and Focal
Peculiarities of Nova Lacertæ (Espin). ' It
Anthropological Institute. 8. 16. " Pre-Boulder Clay Man,' Mr. These papers are scattered in various volumes
appeared that the Nova existed as a star of the
of the Philosophical Transactions, and a
Zoological, 8. 20,-'A First Account of the Courtship of the
thirteenth magnitude as far back as 1893. —Cam-
Redishank (Totanus calidris). ' Mr. J. 8. Huxley; ' Amphipoda collected edition of the kind was contem.
from Bremerhaven, Mrs. E. W. Sexton ; 'Descriptions of
bridge Observatory, ‘Photographs of the Spectrum
New Fishes of the Family Loricariidæ in the British plated by Sir J. F. W. Herschel, son of Sir
of Nova Geminorum. ' Prof. Newall and Mr.
Museum Collection, Mr. 0. Tate Regan; "The Circu.
latory system of the Common Grass-Snake (Tropidonotus William, but was not proceeded with, on
Stratton showed a series of photographs, and
natrix), Mr. 0. H. O'Donoghue.
pointed out the remarkable changes that had WED. British Numismatic 8. - The Pre-Revolutionary Coinage of
account of the cost of the work. The two
America, 1884-1774, Dr. P. Nelson,
occurred in the spectrum since the star appeared.
volumes which will appear very shortly will
Society of Arts, 8. - Technical Education in Ireland,' Mr. G.
-Prof. Fowler read a paper by Mr. Curtis on
contain not only the records of Herschel's
* The Spectrum of the Nova,' and showed photo-
Tuuks. Royal Institution, 3. -'Synthetic Ammonia and Nitric Acid
from the Atmosphere,' Lecture II. , Prof. A. W. Crossley. astronomical observations--those of double
graphs. -The President showed and described Royal 4. 30. - 'The Diffusion and Mobility of lons in
the series of photographs of Nova Geminorum
a Magnetic Field,' Prof. J. 8. Townsend ;. On the
stars and nebulæ have been revised and
Observed Variations in the Temperature Coefficients of a
taken at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich,
corrected as seemed advisable—but also
Precision Balance,' Mr. J. J. Mapley: On the Torque pro-
and explained the use of a grating placed over
duced by a Beam of Light in Oblique Refraction through a autobiographical memoranda and incidents
Glass Plate, Dr. Guy Barlow; 'Contributions to the Study
the object-glass for photometric observations. -
of Plicker, Paper IlI. , Dr. T. C. Porter.
of his life and career hitherto unpublished.
Father Cortie and Mr. Storey gave accounts of
Society of Arts, 4. 30. -The Central Provinces,' Sir J. 0.
Miller. (Indian Section. )
THE spectrum of the Nova in Gemini is
observations of the Nova at Stonyhurst and the
Institution of Electrical Engineers, 8. - Third Kelvin
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. —Dr. Duffield
Lecture, Prof. H. du Bois.
presenting problems for solution by reason
FRI.
urged that the effects of pressure should be taken
Institution of Civil Engineers, 8. -The Principles and
Practice of Accountancy in relation to Engineering Design
of its rapid changes of detail and of some
into account in interpreting the changes in the
and Work,' Mr. T. F. Thomson. (students' Meeting. ) peculiarities not hitherto seen in this type
spectrum. -Mr. Phillips described his visual
Royal Institution, 9. - Sir William Herschel,' Sir G. E.
Darwin.
of object. Like most temporary stars in
observations, and pointed out the great intensity SAT. Royal Institution, 3. -'The Architecture of the Renaissance
of the Ha line.
in France : (2) 1547-1594. Architecture and the Court, their first stage, it showed the broadened
Mr. R. Blomfeld.
Prof. Turner read a paper on 'A Tentative
absorption lines which are generally taken
Explanation of the Two Star Streams” in
to indicate motion in the line of sight. The
Terms of Gravitation. ' This second paper on the
obvious inference is that the phenomenon
subject dealt specially with the position of the
centre of our stellar system. In his previous
Science Gossip.
of the Nova has been caused by a collision.
paper he had given a hypothetical constitution
At the meeting of the Royal Astronomical
of the system round a centre of attraction, which QUARTZ dilates on heating to a smaller Society last week it was suggested that this
should lie in the direction of one of the vertices. extent than almost any other substance, broadening, might equally well be con-
Independent lines of investigation pointed to a and hence does not crack or fly when exposed sidered as due to another cause, for a similar
vertex at 90° +11°. The oscillation period of
the sun would be about 400 million years, and
to sudden changes of temperature. It is, appearance had been seen in laboratory
it would have passed pericentron about
therefore, rapidly superseding glass as the experiments in the case of the arc spectrum
million years ago.
material for tubes and other containing of metals under pressure. Nova Geminorum
vessels used in experimental chemistry, No. 2 is said to be an unusually red star.
while its transparency to the ultra-violet MR. C. E. ADAMS, of the Department of
INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. —- April 16. - rays necessitates its employment for mercury. Lands, N. Z. , has been appointed Govern-
Sir Francis J. E. Spring read a paper on The vapour lamps and other electrical instru.
ment Astronomer for the Dominion. This
Remodelling and Equipment of Madras Harbour. ' ments. The discovery of the means of is a new departure on the part of the
devoid of all natural advantages, an artificial the fusion of silica under pressure has led that it will lead to increased activity in
The author showed how, on a sandy coast totally producing transparent quartz vessels by Dominion Government, and it is to be hoped
harbour with an area of 200 acres had been con-
structed, originally at a cost of nearly one million
to the setting up of factories in England, astronomical work in New Zealand. We
sterling ; and yet when made, and up to seven France, and Germany, where many thou believe that there is a well-equipped
years ago, it was found to be of comparatively sands are turned out daily.
little use for the easy, cheap, and expeditious
observatory at Wellington which has not
transit of cargo between ships' holds and carriers'
M. Daniel Berthelot in a recent lecture | hitherto been made available for astro-
carts or railway wagons. By a remodelling of to the French Society of Civil Engineers nomical research, as its activities appear
the shape of the harbour and the formation of a drew attention to the fact that the pioneer to have been confined to such strictly
basin for small craft, conditions have
been secured who pointed out the practicability of utilitarian purposes as the communication
and shore in all weathers. This remodelling fusing quartz the French chemist of accurate time. There are still too few
consisted in closing the east entrance, which Gaudin, who in 1840 succeeded in making active observatories in the Southern Hemi.
allowed the swell to roll in nearly all the year lenses and other small objects in silica, sphere.
round, and forming a new north-east entrance fused by means of the oxyhydrogen blow- THE question of the period of rotation of
equipment has been provided
in the shape of pipe.
He was followed in 1897 by our
Venus continues to occupy the attention of
works on shore, such as piers and wharves for
own countryman, Prof. Vernon Boys, whose astronomers. The markings visible on the
lighters, a quay for ships, an ample supply of ingenious method of making, by means of surface of the planet are of such a delicate
cranes, a large area of shedding, together with a tiny bow and arrow, the fine threads of nature that it is a matter of great difficulty
railways, roads, and everything else required for quartz used for the suspension of galvano-to deduce the period of rotation from their
the speedy and safe passage of goods through meter needles is well known. In 1900 M. observed movements. On this account the
result of the construction of the boat-basin Dufour showed in the laboratory of the spectroscopic method of observation, by
referred to has been to bring into existence a fine École normale supérieure the method of which the motions of approach or recession
fleet of privately owned lighters, of 40 to 60 tons making vessels by means of coiled filaments of opposite parts of the limb are determined,
capacity. The effect of the extra two-thirds
of a million expenditure over and above the
of fused quartz wound round a mould in is far more promising. By the application
original million is that vessels visiting the port much the same manner as the so-called wire of the latter method M. Belopolsky of
other than what may be called the passenger guns used in artillery, and thus rendered Pulkowa has recently arrived at the con.
ferry-boats trading with Burma and the Malay possible the present extensive industry. clusion that the period of rotation is not
States-are passing in and out of the harbour in
about half the time possible five years ago ;
THE presence of arsenic in the organism very different from one day. On the other
whereby its capacity has, virtually, been con- of man and other animals was for a long time hand, Prof. Lowell, from a study of his
siderably enlarged.
supposed to be due to a sort of natural drawings of the markings, as well as from
Mr. H. H. G. Mitchell read a paper on The alchemy or transmutation of metals, until his spectroscopic observations, has satisfied
Alteration of the Form of Madras Harbour. it was shown that this metal could also be himself that the period is about 225 days,
This second paper dealt with the method of
carrying out the actual work of alterations to the found in certain plants, such as the cabbage, as was first suggested by Schiaparelli.
harbour. The first consideration was the weather, the turnip, and the potato, and in wheat. M. HENRI POINCARÉ, the famous mathe.
and special precautions had to be taken to secure MM. Jadin and Astruc, in a communication matician and Professor of Mathematical
the work during the cyclonic season. By taking made this month to the Académie des Astronomy in the University of Paris, is
such precautions it was possible to proceed con-
tinuously with the setting of the sloping block: Sciences, show that this list may be consider- lecturing to the University of London on
work. The materials used in and the method of ably extended, and should include mush- May 3rd, 4th, 10th, and 11th upon · La
making the concrete blocks were described. In the rooms, rice, peas and beans, artichokes, Logique de l'Infini,' Le Temps et l'Espace,'
erection of the north sheltering arm the blocks lettuces, celery, asparagus, parsnips, and, in Les Invariants arithmétiques,' and 'La
were dealt with by means of a titan crane capable fact, nearly all vegetables used as food by Théorie du Rayonnement. '
of lifting the 33-ton blocks at a radius of 82 ft.
His speculations
The blockwork is in the form of sloping slices
man, together with such fruits as apples, upon space are of interest to philosophers
a rubble bed, with pell-mell wave-breaker pears, pineapples, oranges, and nuts. The and mathematicians alike, and his visit is
blocks on the scaward side.
source from which the arsenic is drawn by an event of real moment.
was
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gap in the clouds lets through a tiny shaft
of light focussed, like a limelight, exactly
NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS.
on the figure. This rather cheap device is
FINE ARTS
(Notice in these columns doos not preclude longer
for once condoned on account of its impres-
review. )
siveness; but the constant centralization
of lighting in Mr. Brangwyn's designs makes
India, Annual Report of the Director- them collectively somewhat fatiguing, par-
General of Archæology for the Year 1910- ticularly as one of the principal reasons for
1911: Part I. Administrative, 9d.
Nature in Italian Art : a Study of
such a policy seems to be the need of knitting
Calcutta, Govt. Printing Office together compositions extremely ragged and
Landscape Backgrounds from Giotto to
Treats of archæological exploration, the loose in the drawing of detail. With these
Tintoretto. By Emma Gurney Salter. listing and conservation of ancient Moham- reservations, we admire again Mr. Brang.
(A. & C. Black. )
medan monuments,
administra- wyn's eye for a grandiose subject and his
tion, epigraphical work, and the like. There instinctive sense of perspective, which enable
This book deals with a fascinating subject, are a number of appendixes.
him to maintain so confidently the plastic
but when its author refers to the inde-
unity of a drawing. No. 14, Cathedral,
fatigable Garafalo, whose already too Nash (Joseph), THE MANSIONS OF ENGLAND Cahors, is an excellent example among the
long list of authentic works has been
IN THE OLDEN TIMES.
water-colours of these qualities.
Heinemann
swollen by looking on him as the school- To turn over the pages of this fine volume In some of the large-scale figure drawings,
boy did on the two Apostles — as almost is to be carried back to the Early Victorian such as Nos. 12, 30, and 32, and in a lesser
' ,”
view of architecture. Sixty years ago the degree in the studies (36 and 37) for
are constrained to wish she could have intere than thentiment permet are inclined
to oppressive tense of the professional model
assumed a similar pious faith in dealing suspect it of being largely an affectation posing at very close quarters, by reason of
with most of the painters she passes under of fashion. Nash's drawings have, however, the artist's exaggerated rendering of effects
review. Had she done so, we might have a very real value. Not only do they record of salience or recession in muscular details
found rather more continuity and less re- faithfully the mansions of England as they at the expense of general projection of the
petition in what she has to say concerning existed in his day, but they also reflect group as a whole. It is fair to recognize,
à branch of painting which, in any case,
something of the atmosphere and outlook of however, that this fault is to some extent
their time. In spite of the care taken by remedied in the plates themselves, so that
has many aspects in its development the draughtsman to render the figures in in No. 22, The Crucifixion, and No. 35, The
and is difficult to treat in an orderly the spacious courts and galleries in keeping Nativity, there is a distinct attempt to
manner. In every chapter we find evidence with the style of architecture, Victorian restrain the exuberant line which makes the
of the author's deep feeling for and accessories and the Victorian point of view studies too lively to be quite serious. One
delight in landscape, but the accompany- peep out of the pictures. Nash's drawings of Mr. Brangwyn's habits of invention seems
ing display of perhaps creditable, but had considerable vogue, and helped to to be that of casting about, in face of any
renew an interest in architecture.
largely extraneous, learning might advan-
The book picturesque setting he may stumble upon,
was used as a short cut or pattern book by to see which of the traditional subjects of
tageously have been relegated to the the amateur and the untrained architect, ancient art can be forced into the new
index.
and was
no doubt indirectly responsible mould. In the case of No. 35, the spiral
The narrative being encumbered by the for a large and futile expenditure of bricks staircase leading up into a loft is a not inapt
necessity of pursuing its course seriatim and mortar, and the so-called restoration accessory to a Nativity, the design being
from individual painter to painter, the rain reality destruction -- of many fine magnificently picturesque without mucń
houses
loss of seriousness. The choice of the
author has hardly elbow-room to do more
than trace a gradually increasing com- little Introduction
Prof. Blomfield has written an admirable Crucifixion is more voulu, and, although
enormous viaduct as a background to the
plexity of realistic presentation, which He gives a brief account of Nash and sloping cross-beams of the Crucifixion, and
it serves some purpose as balancing the
she is inclined to represent too exclusively his airs, with some discussion of the
as an advance. She is not concerned to state of architecture at the time. The value fantastic perversion of historic facts, inas-
so steadying the design, it seems a wilfully
register certain counterbalancing losses, of the volume lies in the accuracy of the much as it plunges Golgotha into a profound
consideration of which prevents us from drawings as records, also as examples of
ravine.
adopting too patronizing a tone towards lithography of an out-of-date sort; as such
the apparently childish efforts of a primi- they will interest the lover of old buildings
tive art. By its consistency and purity many difficulties to overcome in the follow-
The enormous scale and lavish use of
and the draughtsman, who no longer has so
“ foul biting in Mr. Brangwyn's plates
a simple method may impose itself on the ing of his art.
will sometimes be forgiven for the sake of
beholder more than a copious but miscel-
the dramatic force of the composition.
laneous representation, and by virtue of Salter (Emma Gurney), NATURE IN ITALIAN
We may compare it with the classic perfection
its sincerity the former may often show
ART:
A STUDY OF LANDSCAPE BACK-
of Meryon, as shown in the superb prints
us figures moving in a landscape as real GROUNDS FROM GIOTTO TO TINTORETTO, (on the special green paper_beloved of
as themselves, when the personages of a
7/6 net.
A. & C. Black collectors), Le Petit Pont (48), Tourelle, Rue
de la Tixanderie (49), St. Etienne du Mont (51),
later painter are patently projected against
a lovely painted background.
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge : CATALOGUE kunst's Gallery. Among these masterpieces
and Tour de l'Horloge (52), at Mr. Gute-
OF A LARGE AND IMPORTANT COLLEC-
By regarding as outside the scope of
OF JAPANESE COLOUR PRINTS,
it must be admitted that the commonplace
her work discussion of the relations of the
SURIMONO, AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS,
and muddled Pont au Chango (first statē, 50)
art she deals with to modern landscape,
the Property of Sir Frank Swettenham,
makes a very poor figure. We submit that
51
the author leaves the intention of some
this etching has little intrinsic value, and
that the esteem in which it is held is largely
of her phrases rather ambiguous. She
The work of cataloguing is adequately fictitious - a mistaken tribute to the
is entitled to refer to Bellini's preference
done, and the reproductions are excellent.
glamour of the name of Meryon, not a
for “full sunlight” in his pictures, and
recognition of his artistic qualities.
to the
truth of this or that natural
The exhibition includes examples of lesser
effect, if she makes clear the degree
etchers of his day, such as Lalanne, whose
and kind of truth implied, and what
TWO EXHIBITIONS OF ETCHINGS.
Demolitions (30) is a link with the eigh-
characteristics of sunlight stood for sun-
teenth century-of Canale, let us say;
THE prolific talent of Mr. Frank Brangwyn while No. 35, Trouville, Low Tide, will
light in Bellini's art. It is because we again fills the Gallery of the Fine Art Society command admiration by the darting pre-
believe she could have written in illu- with work of his usual vivacity. Of the cision of its more fluent line. There are
minating fashion on these and many other etchings, The Broken Christ, Messina (3), three fine prints by Millet, one of Rousseau's,
points that we regret to find her work so and the large Nativity (35) are the best, the and a series by Charles Jacques, one of the
clogged with biography as to prevent technique of the former being inspired, best of which (9), singularly modern, re-
adequate treatment of the paintings them- brandt's later work, while its lighting is based The less-inspired plates of Jacques and
,
selves. The illustrations are admirably on the supposition of a thoroughly Rem-Adolph Appian recall the pen drawings
chosen.
brandtesque stage miracle, whereby a tiny' which used to illustrate Salon catalogues.
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are
6
6
6
DR. A. K. COOMARASWAMY is lecturing In his First Sonatina in A minor, a
next Wednesday evening to the India later work - at any rate it is marked
Fine Art Gossip.
Society, at 21, Cromwell Road, S. W. , on Op. 74—the second of its two movements
Rajput Painting. '
is also in Chaconne form, but, though
At the Dowdeswell Galleries the water-
The date of Sargon of Accad, which was
the writing is full of clever points, it is
colour drawings by Mr. O. Hall are studies formerly accepted as about 3800 B. C. , but
of lighter character : there is more nature,
for his oil paintings, and many of them far which scholars have of
late been inclined to
if less art, in the music. It is much
superior to the latter in spontaneity and
reduce by 1,000 years, is the basis on
easier to play than the above-mentioned
simplicity of statement. Nos. 7; 1! , 12, 26, which most of our systems of chronology Chaconne, both in the manual and pedal
and 30 are quite admirable designs, the
colour fair and brilliant within the limits of complicated by the fact that the name of
are founded. The problem has been much parts.
Op. 72 is entitled Trois Impressions,'
the mild and harmonious palette employed. Sargon occurs more than once in early
and they named Harmonies du
He seems unable to resist the temptation of Babylonian records ; but the learned Domi. Soir,? . · Clair de Lune,' and 'La Nuit’re-
degrading it, in his more elaborate oil nican Father Scheil, in a communication spectively: Here the composer is entering
paintings, with a tortured overlay of wiry to the Académie des Inscriptions, has now
the domain of programme music; he is
line drawing, which obscures also an original done something to simplify it.
He has found trying to translate into tones the impres-
impression of form not without compactness
on a tablet lately brought to light that the sions which he has received from nature
and plastic sense. The drawings we have
fifth king of Agade bore the name of Sargani. under different aspects. The three pieces are
cited would be creditable as coming from sarri, and was therefore much later than short, simple, and interesting.
any artist.
Naram-Sin, who may easily have been the
M. JEAN RAY's designs, Nos Chers Bébés,
son of Sargon or Sarrukin, the founder of
are presented in agreeable fashion at the the dynasty. This has been Father Scheil's
Goupil Gallery, so that the decorative effect contention since 1908, and agrees with the
Musical Gossip.
of the room is at least agreeable at first conclusions reached, on slightly different
sight. The content of the drawings is grounds, by Mr. L. W. King. The rival THE programme of the Endowment Fund
usually slight enough. La Nouvelle (7) theory, which would make Naram-Sin later Concert of the Queen's Hall Orchestra
shows, however, some observation of charac than Sargani-sarri, has therefore received a at Queen's Hall last Saturday afternoon
ter in the vein of Boutet de Monvel, though
set-back.
included Wagner's Meistersinger and
even here we wonder why, because they are M. JOSEPH DÉCHELETTE, in a communica- Tannhäuser : Overtures, also the Lohen.
reduced to a single tone, the poplars (or tion to the same Académie, studies the grin’ and Tristan' Preludes, the last-
cypresses) need be transformed into the famous
named with the ending which the composer
vaso of Hagia Triada, wrote for one of his Paris concerts in 1860.
reaper
Jikeness of wing feathers. No. 15, Les which is one of the most interesting monu-
Aïeules, is another work with some feeling ments of Minoan art.
In addition to these, there was the Beet.
The figures carved
for rhythm, some aspiration after purity upon it in low relief show a procession of Elman gave an admirable rendering. A
hoven Violin Concerto, of which Mischa
of line; but too many of the personages men bearing sheaves and agricultural imple-
of M. Ray's panels might have been adopted ments, in the midst of whom is a shaven substantial increase must have been made
from the pages of the English comic papers, headed personage ; and M. Déchelette has would alone have drawn a large audience.
to the fund, for so popular a programme
being weak in draughtsmanship and feeling no difficulty in showing that they represent
for character.
a ritual procession to the altar of a body or
In addition there was a novelty, a work
Ar the Leicester Galleries Mrs. Knight is company of sacrificers, headed by a priest. for violin and orchestra entitled Memento
the most capable exhibitor. She had a
He considers it the record of the religious Mori, by the Hungarian composer Max
feeling for colour, lively but not distinguished, according to him, the hecatombs of Homer's
ceremonies which immediately preceded, Vogrich, who has written several operas,
none of which, however, has been heard in
and a fluency of draughtsmanship which is
time.
England. The work in question has a
in itself disastrous, resulting in the facile
programmo: it depicts the last moments of
mastery of the illustrator of popular maga-
à Trappist monk. The violin solo is sup-
zines. The small drawing of a child Clean-
posed to tell of his anguish and despair,
ing her Teeth (36) is the best of the designs,
MUSIC
while in the orchestra are heard the Memento
but Nos. 15, 19, and 21 show considerable
Mori cloister bell, the dirge of the monks, &c.
ability.
This programmo offers striking contrasts,
Ar the Baillie Gallery the only works of Organ Music. By Sigfrid Karg-Elert. in character:
and the music is appropriately dramatic
appreciable quality are certain small water- (Novello. ) — The composer in his music thoughts, while clever realistic effects are
it expresses emotions and
colours by Mr. William Wildman, such as
makes use of old forms, yet at the same
Albert Bridge (18) and London Bridge (16). time there is overwhelming evidence that music and that is the true testit has no
not wanting. Judged, however, as absoluto
Portland Road (14), if less massive, is neat in spirit he is a modern. His Op. 73 is deep interest, no compelling power.
and compact, but these very slight impres- entitled Chaconne (35 Variations on
sions are acceptable only when they remain Basso Ostinato) and Fugue Trilogy with
Miss WINIFRED PURNELL, a Hungarian
crisp and frankly summary: The perfect Choral. ? Neither a Chaconne nor an ela pianist aged sixteen, made her first appear.
fusion of water-colour blended while it is borate Fugue such as the one before us
ance in London on Tuesday evening at
wet usually results, in Mr. Wildman's hands, gives a composer any real opportunity of Bechstein Hall. She lacks restraint both
in a false finish which cheapens his real displaying individuality, but Karg-Elert, as regards tone and tempi, and in the highly
talent for seeing the simple design under- by great variety of rhythmic figures and impassioned opening Allegro of Chopin's
Jying a natural effect.
by harmonic progressions, also by a recitative
B minor Sonata some passages were blurred.
WITH Mr. Martin Hardie editor, passage, cadenza, and a dramatic coda, Although in every piece she played one
to take exception, she
Messrs. A. & C. Black are beginning the tries to make us forget the ostinato which could find cause
revealed exceptional gifts.
publication of new, inexpensive art confines his imagination. There are, how. nevertheless
series called “ Artists' Sketch-Books. ”' Each
ever, some powerful moments, and no lack The young lady has temperament, fine
volume will contain twenty-four reproduc- of skill — the composer is, indeed, master of technique, a most sympathetic touch, and
tions of pencil drawings of well-known the technique of his art. The Fugue which strong feeling. The last quality was speci-
places. The first four Sketch-Books will be follows gives still stronger proof of this. It ally manifest in the Chopin Sonata, in which
London and · Edinburgh,' by Lester G. abounds in clever devices. A first and second she brought out all the poetry. It was the
Hornby; 'Paris,' by Eugène Béjot; and subject are developed separately, and after reading of a great artist. Criticism for the
Rochester,' by K. Kimball.
wards combined, and with them is associated time being was silenced : she got at the
a third subject, which seems evolved from very heart of the music. Her playing of
THE COMMITTEE of the forthcoming the basso of the Chaconne, while in an
Schubert's Moment Musical' in A flat,
Exhibition of Designs for Mural Paintings imposing coda is heard the Choral. In this Op; 94, No.
