The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-02 00:00:00

THE CHRIBTMAB DECORATIONB.

THZ OHIIICHIZ.

The churches in Dorchester have n,t been decnated
quite so elaborately on the whole as In former years,
t the victors to the different edifioe" in the bormgh
cannot fail to be impremed with the artistic and
beautiful manner In which four out of the five have
been adorned, and which reflect the highest credit
Up on those energetic ladies and gentlemen, who, during
the past week have laboured so assiduously, and with
such great moose& to beautify our place. of worship.
Holy Trinity lisa been decorated in • vet/ neat and
pleselog manner, although hardly so elaborately as in
former yews. in the metre of the east window •
remmentatica, In plaited straw, of the Star of Bethle-
hem lad been placid, and on either side are scrolls
barleg the words "God sent forth His Son, the brirbt
sad Morning Star." Immediately under the window
was the text "Emmanuel, God with us," in white
letters on • scarlet grand. Beneath this a reredos, had
been foamed of yew, box, sad otter evergreens; in front
of this being &beautiful coma of white ch ryvan them uma
and on either side yams alao contend n chrysanthemum
The choir stalls, rending desk, and altar rails were
trimmed with bunches of holy, yellow immortelles,
and Ivy, on the sods of the choir Malls sad
reeding desk being hashing containing Christmas
roses and other choice flowers. The lectern WM very
srlietionlly adorned. at the top being a circlet of
Christmas roses on • bed of mom with ivy and
homortelles trailing to the bees. Around the top and I
h... the palpit were blurts of holly and evergreen'.
The font was really a work of art, and prevented •
appearance;b,aatlf ii the bowl WOW v reared with
bright green mow, oat of the centre of which "prune
• croon composed of Christmas roes' and yew; ronal
the rim ma & bend of 'wily, from which depended
strings of ley. The pillars IMO entwined with meagre
wreathe of , and the get standards wwe
gracefully decked th ivy, while the window sills
were filled with mom, oa which we. aisic. Is holly,
Thawing took assign part la be.deoldng theckurob

were the Mimes Penton, Min Coombe, Mime Wrjops7l,,
Mrs. Thotbura, Mrs. Game, and Mr. J. K
St. Peter's was deemeted in much the same style as
it ittei been for years past, the pillars being en-
twined with festoons of evergreens. The rered. s was
also adorned in much the some manner and here and
there it. various part, of the sacred edifice were to be
seen bunches of holly and greenery.
All Saints' Church bad been decorated very tastefully
by Mrs. Alfred Spicer, Mrs. J. F. Hodges, Morse
Lock, Miss Galpin, misses 13 ocomhe. Mai. Keats,
RIM. W. Lock, Mr. Oldfiald, Mr. Gol In, and Mr. G.
J. Wood. Beneath the east window is the text
" Glory to God Is the Highest." The reredos was
neatly adorned with wreaths of holly, sad in the
centre was a double triangle formed of rod berries and
chrysanthemums as a groundwork of mow The choir
stalls, reeding-desk, and chancel screen present a very
pretty appearance, the two former being trimmed
with vareigated laurel leaves and holly, while the
screen has strings of evergreens depending from the
top, surmounted by strings of holly berries. On the
front of the pulpit is a circle of choice flowers and
maiden hair terns, and • Maltese cross composed of
mose,chr3reanthetnunis. holly berries and inimortallee.
The west triode, bears the insoristion "Emmanuel'
In white let ere on a scarlet group underneath being
the words" Peace on earth, go?d.1411. towards men,"
and on the organ is the word • Alleluia," the pillars
being wreathed with evergreens. The font, which has
been for years the work of Mrs. A. Spicer, Wll4 this
year more beautiful than ever. The top was entirely
covered with greenery interspersed with whita
flowers, around it being a border of lanrustinus
whitened with powdered a... The niches of the
bowl are filled with small cranes of immortenes and
yew. while the base is covered with mos, out of
which spring miniature yew trees in pole, the green
made white, the points having berries on them.
Yordington Church (Bast) was appropris'ely decor
sled for the occasion. Over the communion table
I. the text, "The Word was made filth," in white
letters on a scarlet 'round, above which was a small
but pretty cross of Christmas roses. On the reading
desk are the words "God with us," on a crimson
ground. Much care NW time must have been ex-
pended to give the font the pretty appearance it
boars. Around the rim are the words in frosted
letters on a groundwork of moss, "Jesus Christ
our Lord," In the centre beings pd containing Christ-
mas roses and primulas. The arches were lined wi..h
evergreess and holly. The whole of the decoratioes
reflected the highest credit on those who had under-
taken the lark.

rldch exhibited much taste and painstaking
care In ita adornment. Beneath the east window woe
the text' Unto us a shild Is born," in white letten an
• soavist background. The intention of the arch.. of
the reredos are filled up with anoledastical devices in
gold on @owlet. The whulow.silis of the chancel were
entirely filled with holly, and the string Mines round
the church were Hoed with the same. The choir stalls,
reading-desk, and lectern were trimmed with holly,
evergreens, and immortalise ; the sods of the chair dam
bore devices similar to those between the arches of the
reredos. Tb. pulpit presented • very pleanng appear.
awe. The penal. each 'sustained a scroll, upon which
were suitable tezta in gold 01111 Orh11•011 ground. there
being at the top and ban of the pulpit • band at ever-
A beautifully worked velvet cloth hag jug
=em placed on it, • gilt from Mks Garland. Upon
the organ were the words "Praise ye the Lord " In
white letter. on scarlet. The window ells were filled
with moss, upon which was a design In bogy, and in the
wed window the word " Emmanuel " wee placed on
scarlet. The font was prettily adorned with ivy,
holly, immortelles, and pampas gratis, around the rim
I wee • bordering of holly, with sprays of ivy
from the aides, at the bees being a baud oftPoiel;tl
immortalise