The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-03 00:00:00

NAMPO IT.
RECORATIONS AT THE CHURCHES.

C10t1144 la thsirChrirtessa garb the various churches
In tide locdityi kid tarteful and pre•ty to the eyes
ad the worshippers ou °briers or re sroiog. Much
lahasr has .Id. brat bestowal, sad the pleads(
ABM of the herd work of the ladies who coadeatea
the decorati me this year will gratify them for hi
thee this gives up to a labour of lows. The
s.a,sserae ws vi•ired wise St Ilary's (Bridwiirtl
Chris Cbureb (Wallitch), *At. Swithin's (Allisetqc
sad St Andreer=ole), ad the effect of each
and all were most
K. MART*. . .

Wslei from b rlla the Gast window
was a pretty cross comooleari of wh.te wool trailed
math ivy vv.'s, a beautiful hooch of holly being th,
ensure, awl bunches of I .voly Cape isousortellss, sent
by espial F. W. Goo I frun Cave Towo,
weaesed ewe layers of m on either side. Tin
essowasion rails woo tlekly lai with loos% cypress,
clgitold ivy, wad solguilksot bunches of immortal's.
oat the v Anis pee shade, In bold relief.
The Men walla wen *deed with variegated holly.
• wad eh
sin aelet. of holly intermingled
inanortoUdarL isa. Tho wits', of tha Normaa and
early Embalm planer In lbs traaoepts and damsel
woes wroashiri In thick es I =agave bonoko. of
growen . The loct.ro was sizap!y hut
At tie lope was a mass of aroaso-colowed
imasswilte with holly and other erssa, and the
seedlerdolt had toils of shimrahlei hem bier.

mingled with box and II:modelle.. The pulpit had
some charming designs upon ii; the panels facing
south and north were entirely bidden with verdant
num, and In the centre of each panel was worked the
moved monogram In blossoms of Cape immortelles.
At lb. foot of the bowlful sculptured font
was a wreath of holly, sad beneath ran a string of box
wigs, the summit bearing • friog of vsrious evergreen.
The font was covered bean.' b the rim with sacred
=blame in red and white hook which rose • spiral
canopy, the apex being Rrold cruel bond wit h • wreath
of frosted Ivy leaves. • spied clown. were of boq
moss bound with beadinp of scer.et holly berries, and
bad • light_ and obarmlog appearance. Tinted leaves,
Ivy ead hdly, adorned the loot, sad epr rye of ivy were
plentifully used In damnable, the oupp rte of ills foot.
Ica the west window WAS wronged • masi of evergreen
right' from the Gantt*, of which was • cross of white
cotton wool. The ladies who carried out the &mara-
thon in the channel were hi,,. Hen.lewe, hike Good,
Miss P. Turner, Miss H. Wbotham Miss S. Whettarn;
pulpit-1111as Newbsry and Miss IL Newberry; reed-
ing disk and lectern—Mrs. James and scholars; font
—Kisses Brown.

citanrr's emu /ICH,

In the Beet Road, boasted of adornment of the sim-
plest possible cheracter. The gothic windows were
canopied with evergreen, and the arches to ti.• corn.
mentos table sad the aboir were also decorated. A
simple band of greenery appeared over the vestry
doer. The pulpit had two heeds of white, worked in
bolly-berriee and leaves, and the reading desk had a
single band of a ebn,liar description.

117.
n. Obtaehoof.litses for &ado°le, WY deool.llt4d
almost entirely with netural foliage, but this was worked
up into pretty and stribirmstbal &Ague. Above • vet,
dant mime in the sill of the east windme sprung a wool
cross h wing 'silver star In the centre, and over the coin-
monloo table the sacred monogram was wreathed with
greessery. The gas stawiar.le were entwined with
holly mid ivy, sad two evergreen ohaplets hung from
the choir et dia. The lectern hal an arrsetirment of
yew an I holly at the boss, said the supporting lillor
was trsilvd with similar era green. Toe pulpit panels
were covered with ivy sad creme of holirbemea,
formed &pleasing centre, stria gs of leave+ loading in from
the pulpit stairs to the pulpit itself. The windoweids
were c.ivered with MU', ivy, holly, Ito., and the gas
.ten lards bad pretty sprigs of Nulty, to. The tat
had a wreath at the top of choice evergreen, and at the
beim wee • mass of mom latersperiel with
lentuortelles. The wise Iwo were dressed by Mils
Tentolor ; the gas st..adavis by the feli-sre •moephiona
Whethans leder% Kra H. IL Houma! ; pultuts
Loplau ; ottani:Nl. arm« ; tont, Ales
Joy; wreathe sad &whale, Mina Meech and Wee
Hawkins.