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...system declares that all of the men working under it are doing well. From the point of view of modern education, however, this project is at fault in that, despite the fact that it offers good professional training, it minimizes the possibilities of gaining a general cultural background...
...orphrey from the back of the chasuble represents the cruicified Christ; at the foot are the emblems of the Passion and a beautifully unified group composed of the Vigin, Saint John and Mary Magdalene. The wood of the cross is carried out in stitches following the grain, and the background is worked in threads of pure gold couched in a diaper pattern. The design of the figures is admirably worked out in a limited range of colors...
...take advantage of the opportunity to procure pictures to hang on his wall than to make regular excursions to Fogg. A better sense of value for pictures will also come from seeing them in one's own room in surroundings of comparative comfort rather than in the more severe background of a museum...
Author Dimnet tells of the obstacles and the helps to thinking in a style that is as informal as it is polished and rich in literary background. One of his favorite devices is to hold thought-conversations between himself and his reader-of-the-moment...
...Grove never becomes sentimental--his early life as a bored cynic among the petty literati of European salons precludes sentimentality. His excellent and expensive academic education gives him a background and a sense of proportion and combines with his very real talent as a writer to give us a unique document...