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Mis Green i a fitting custodian for the volume which ara their memorials She love them and appreciate them If the old rinters who made uch wonder-ill book so long ago could know lihrarv would be very glad that the devoted works of their hands had found there so safe a home for their old age JAPANESE GIRLS' FRIEND "I wish you would promise me that you will not bid against me tomorrow for certain of the Mr A Ohori is the "big sister" of all the Japanese girls and women who come to Amer- ira Mr and Mrs Ohori who are missionaries of the Reformed Church of Americn have established a little home corner for Japanese in New York City The home is called the Dormitory and while there are always several resident members its chief purpose is to serve as a central gathering place to which Japanese girls from all Miss Greene found herself under After she parted with the book it such instruction was in the pur- had gone through many hands chase of a desired copy of the dea!" deal" had it it had been put at auction terested in obtaining such works for the Hispanic Museum The same attitude is preserved in relation to Americana up books and among them was this on geveral occasions ad finally (REaWNG over the peat fe waj fhe usual pf equa! in knowledge and apprecia- ch" Huntington who is in-Morgan library in East libnry jti prfponder tion There are great collection Thirty-sixth street flew along this line already in exis- York city there is a slim intrepid FU addition to her fervid devo- tjnce and therefore the Morgan and ts incidental opportunity to tion to rar hook and manu who is opportunity to tjon t0 rare books and manu- young woman working library refuses to buy books of drCCt hC PUbhC ate aW3y and her careful training in this but immediately noti- out a great idea the Elsie books and toward the them Mis V' The idea is one in which the classics hut an lntimatm Vnou knowleT 01 fes the collectors already inter- Early German Dutch very copy of Fair-' This soid t0 Miss Greene for $2500 book he said was in old yellow The woman who had owned it paper covers but he could have Mid in her letter that she knew it bound if so desired he had no leal rights in the matter but it did not seem fair Miss Greene wrote to the man that ghe should have received so saying that the majority of the little for the book books did not interest her but Mis Greene was unable to see that she would like to know at that the transaction in any way what price the was concerned the Morgan library It held stating that she wanted the was nrt tk' ranr which had ir 11 in 1 oi6il Si cover- seem that there was any possible The owner replied that he would reason for the woman to expect send her the book for £10 ($50) remuneration from Mr Morgan Miss Greene was well aware that She wrote to the woman to this effect but not satisfied with this the book was worth much more decjsjon tbe woman wrote to Mr than this so she sent the man a Morgan himself IWNLLfcffUllt it me uurarv uoc most oi its coi- knowthThUtorl if th coHection like that of the Morgan Iecting Unique books of all knoH the history of the early art ibrary ghould be made for the come within it come within it8 The young woman is Miss of printing and to have such an 'and plelsuVe oHts 'owners Dll Twaama tha a i Da Costa Greene the scope Belle intimate knowledge of all the alone is not at an her idea of the Toward foreign collectors the library's attitude is entirely dif-The primary reason for the be- ferent Miss Greene wuldnt ing of such a collection is that it besjtate an jnstant to take from a shall be useful to scholars This forejgn collector anything that had always heen Mr Morgan ghe thoUght ou ght to come over I i aL 1 1 amm At lll under Miss librarian of the Morgan collec- early examples of the art tion' and the idea which she that she could set her own judg-shared with Mr Morgan is the ment 0f the value of a volume completion of a perfect collection against that of other experts in of the earliest books and manu- other parts of the world scripts for the use of American scholars in vw over the United States may go when they are passing through the city and be sure of meeting their countrywomen The Japanese Christian Association has thirty-three membera almost all of whom are student in one or another of the higher institutions of learning Vassar Bryn Mawr Wellesley Columbia and College are among the institutions in which Japanese girls are studying These girls are entitled to the use of the Dormitory when they visit New York Tha three residents of the Dormitory at present are the Misses Tanaka Nakahara and Kawai Two of these girls are students at Columbia and the third is a painter of Japanese designs for a commercial house Although check for £50 ($250) ceived the book Mr Morgan was away at the time the book was purchased and on his return she showed him Miss Greene said nothing for a moment She was waiting for a message from the nobleman who was the owner of the Caxtons She had given orders that should such a mesi nrc be received it should be sent on to her at the dinner She was about to reply to the request of her fellow diner when the longed for message arrived The Caxtons were withdrawn from the sale to he sold to Mr Morgan as a whole It was with' great pleasure that she then turned to her companion and said sweetly: "No I shall not' bid against you This was one of Miss Greene's first experiences in book buying from the collector's standpoint It was an extremely successful one for the price paid for all of the Caxtons was little more than twice as much as that paid for the two Caxtons of the Hoe collection Those who want to sell books or want advice about books are not alone the correspondents of the Morgan library All day long men and women telephone to the library to ask advice on all sorts of questions from real estate to antique canvases seem to think this is a Greene has been heard to murmur sadly to a friend as she goes to answer a telephone call for help in where to find an attractive home in the suburbs Advice about babies and coaches advice about how to educate children advice about and in the parlance of the fortune all day long the people who do not quite know how to get along in this world by themselves appeal to Miss Greene for assistance Not that she knows anything about these topics She want to know nor about housekeeping either although at present it is necessary as well as all the rest of the affairs of the Morgan library So that just as she is about deep enough in the study of some one of the library treasures she will be disturbed by an insistent person who wants to know whether the windows are to be cleaned And since -the windows are early German stained glass which to be broken after the carefree habit of the genius eleaner Miss Greene is forced to abandon her scrutiny of type forms or illupiinated manuscripts and go to see about it A a rule Miss Greene doesn't spend more than $10000 for a book unless she has previously consulted the owners of the library Ten thousand dollars seems rather a large sum to spend for a book at any time but when ahe is reminded of this the little librarian amiles gayly and calls attention to the volumes lining the walls of the library many of which coat more than this sum Gorgeous in color they are these old volumes Some of them represent the first mighty achievements of the great early printers of all the countries men who happened upon the great discovery Clearly and well they wrought' those old firintert The flowery and glow-ng beauties of the illuminated missals were not for they had not come upon more democratic art It was their mission is all this asked the great financier Miss Greene explained the situation I do think we should do idea and the library t0 thig countryi but ong Those who have heard Miss the ib 'wMch'shritudied ha away bee" American collectors are working Greene talk on the library have PecUl line which prom- She cheerfully it Before in need 0f consulting igeg tQ mean welj for the jcho duirert in a library course and ac- prent state of perfection it was the competition of the Morgan titude toward the collection of 'inired the precious volumes is time now that thing came to Mrs Ohori supervises the Dormitory snd she and her hus the book among many purchases omething for this woman even that had been made and told him if we are not strictly responsible" with some pride of the price at aid Mr Morgan "I want ou which she had purchased it t0 hera Over tn London the dealers in To her surprise Mr Morgan rare boojcg aj-g apt to become did not approve of the bargain deeply interested when they see Miss he said a graceful girlish looking young isn't the way we want to do woman mousing around among things We must pay a fair their books She may be of ii it I course only a bookish American lie asked what the mar- on her irgt visit to ket value of the book was ana and taking her fill of on being told that it was $750 he rare editions But she may be directed that a check for $500 he on the other hand the representa-sent to the seller tive of the Morgan library Still later experience taught her still more astonishing things used t0 rbe able t0 itron about of the Morgan code in relation to unreeognized which ahe much book purchasing prefers Even now when there is professional adeptness necessary for American scholars jibrary in cataloguing wljich is also nec- t0 abroad to see the books essary in her work for the Mor- which they needed That men sn necessary for Miss Ran library But with this tech- who are engad in this sort of Gre out nt0 the byway Nothing les sweeping than niral library training she also rewarch are frequently not suffi- t0 look for rare volumes Any this is her conception of her coun- drived deply into the history of fjentlV well to do to make such a one anywhere in the world who due in the matter of collect- bookmaking from its earliest ex- trio ible wa understood both ha a book to sell writes to her ing incunabula The jtene Mr junius Morga a Morgan and Miss Greene about it Hundreds of letters are of course means every- cousin of Mr Pierpont Morgan Manv Uch men they realized ceived by her every day recom-tlfing that is worth while from ig he ibrarian of Princeton and could eo rom the other cities in mendin8 the purchase of books the collector's standpoint jt Was under him that she studied the United states to New York which have attained to Youthful enthusiasm animates the mature age of ten which in To know what she wants and perhaps when it might take years the custodian of the great library the opinion of their owners enti- -i to he able to eliminate everyth ne for them to save enough money Those who are privileged to study ties them to a place among incun- else is the secret of Miss Greene to go abroad tome of its treasures sometimes abula catch a glimpse of Miss Greene SUf Jfloesn 1 want t0 It was two years after she came morris eh a married she doesn't be that Miss Auction rooms are usually band act as guardians to the girls while they are in New York they do not reside at the Dormitory Mrs Ohori is in many ways but still wears her beautiful native costumes on social occasions and in her home CHURCH FOR DEAF AND DUMB i'i a book-hichw 7n of great value itself hut which th aIer realizing the identity and are astonished that so great a want to to the Morgan library responsibility should rest on such 8 housekeeper she doesn want Greene began to act as Mr Mor- av0ded by '8S young shoulders t0 ew' She Perfecty willing agent in the collection of ers to her purchases that She cqui But Mis Greene wa born to 0thr women her books 7 The Morgan library pntcy many love and to know precious book acquaintances shall have all collect along three lines and to'heln to build a m-eat of orts of diversions and in the first place it collecta all vae sales many through the A any number of accomplishments Knot which show the history of 4 The Duchess of Buchingham and Chandos recently laid the foundation atone of a church and institute for the deaf and dumb in Green Lane Stoke Newington When the church is completed it will he the fifth which has been specially provided for deaf and dumb people aaya the Graphic aud it is intended to serve the district between Iloxton and II widen where there are at least even hundred persons so a flicted The cost of the 1 buildings I x- It was needed to complete a certain 0f nis client group of publications was pur- One of the captures of valuable chased by Miss Greene for $2500 books of which Miss Greene has It came through a dealer who most reason to be proud was the J- Tvtd "MJl JS3f2 reET ar through a number of hands after tjon wbicb wag to go under the being purchased from the original hammer All the London biblio-owner philes including the representa- Some time after the Morgan tive8 collection had purchased it Miss PPa bid mJ the ool action Greene received a letter from a wben 4 a put up at auction woman who said that ane had When Miss Greene arrived in been the original owner of the London a week before the aue-book She explained that she tion was announced to take plaeg had had in her cellar a great col- she decided that it would be wise lection of books the value of to offer the owner a sum of which ahe was entirely unfamiliar money for all pf the Caxtons in-with and that ahe had sold them stead of waiting to compete with all to the local book dealer for the other bidder at the auction $50 Afterward ahe had learned There 1 are always 1 unforeseen that this man had sold this one conditions that may arise at a volume of the collection for $50 boqk Sale to affect the prices and and she had gone to him and re- there are slab possibilities of un- reached him with the fact that desirable conditions affecting the had not dealt fairly with her payment for the bedks When will be 3800 pounds sterling of which about 2000 pounds sterling have already been raised wk rlypriiog monies Even when she wa a fhe want and ha always wanted important editions of the classes the Amencan book auctms liftle girl she knew that she was to know about books' and in the third place collect whh she "da 1 ke going to be a librarian Some of Those who doubt the possjbil- books which have 'belonge her older friends who had noticed ty of so young a woman acquir- historic personages Many er the peculiar delight which she ing this sort of knowledge should things are also collected sue as pi -P th took in a large library supposed consult the cullectors'of the world manuscripts a that she would become a writer as to her ability to know a good Miss Greene always had jn- 5 nue hut ahe herseif was always quite book when she sees one Men structionafrom Mr Morgan not e8e 1 sure that her love of books would who have spent long lives in li- to interfere with other American air lead her in another direction braries men who have had charge collectors who -were working that is and a time when other girls of th volumes which all 'the along special lines pr insUnce Mr Mgan always 'insisted that were thinking of their first party world travels to see great dealers no early Spanish books are col- ia principle should be adhered frocks and reveling in an oppor- through whose hands have pass- lected by the 1 Morgan library to even when eircumstancea made tunity to learn the latest stitches ed all the noted works offered for When Miss Greene hears of an j4 poMtble to obtain the book at in needlework Miss Greene re- sale in recent years know about early Spanish work of importance eM than the market valuation alized that what ahe wanted of Miss Greene and accept her at an ahe immediately notifies Mr Ar- Om of the first occasions when I The institute which adjoins tbe church will consist of a lecture hall a games room and a kit chen where young women will receive cookery instruction The church will be the first to be dedicated to St John Beverley a saint in the English calendar who was supposed to have healed a deaf and dumb man to open to mankind in general another the world of hooka yV't-A-wXMi sKi pftfr Fyi 57 rrn.