The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-31 00:00:00

IT. JOHN'S.

This church was as usual very beautifully decorated.
The reredos was moat effectively ornament-d. the panels
were pricked out, outlined, and filled in with wreathwork
of evemvens, hotly-her-lea, and flowers, and over it, in
the centre, wee a beautifully-worked emu of bolly-berrim
and flowers. The altar-tails were hound with evergreen•,
sod the chancel stalls and reading-desk were elahordely
decorated with wreaths of evergreens and flowers. We
understand that the ladies who an effectively performed
this part of the work end lahour of love were Mrs. Dsy,
the Mites.. Day, Mi.. Ravenhill, Mid Jenkins, Mi.. C
and the Misue Symonds. Th“ pulpit looked exceeding!,
prettY, the panels were tilled ill with box and everleatin •
daisiee, and were outlined with wreaths of evergreens and
II +were of •srious shades. and In front was • handsomely'
wrought flora/ cross, and at each aide sacred emblems,
worked in hoily•leavee and berriso The base was one
mesa of evergreens, and around the bottom and upper
portions of the pulpit were light wreathed holly-Imess
and cypress epry S ddein, If ever, have we seen •
pulpit so lightly yet so effectively decorated, the outlines
of the maids being pricked out with box-leaves and white
everlasting flowers. Thin wan executed by Miss Payne.
The lectern was decorated with holly, box, and repress,
with which were blended everlasting flowers. This
ably carried out by Mi., Bruer, The chancel, Le • whole,
was exceedingly tutefully decorated, and the ladies when
names we have before mentioned took • leading put in
the work. The six side windows had their bases very
effectively decorated. On • one. groundwork were floral
emblems. The pillars were 11, heelitisnrc se,,,shcd
with everzreens and flowers is • most chute style. The
west window hal for its base orattnentstien • very
aplendidle-wrought wreath of nuns, In the esmtre of
the window wu • pot of very fine maideo.hair fern. The
brass work underneath this memorial window was
delieately en wreathed with holly and everlasting flowers,
ably dose by Mi.. Thompson. The font wu • complete
picture, and was decorated very chastely by the Misses
Ootterell. The base was enerresthel with iv,' and other
evergreens. The shaft was pricked out with fl ulcers and
mriagated holly leaves, and white everlasting flower..
The top wee covered with choirs flurers—mono, ferns, and
in • manner which testified to the ability of the fair hands
that had arranged them. The services were welt
attended the preacher in the morning being the Rev. .1
Stephenson, and that in the afternoon, the Rev. H.
Randall, curate
quotal.

CHILIST

A grist deal of i-nd-us-t;y-i;ii-e-gidestly been shown
during the two preceding days in carrying out the
decorations of this church. The rhanca had had bestowed
upon it peculiar core. Above the Communion-table was
the monogram I H N, and on either side of this was •
chaplet of laurel. and box leaves, in the centre of which
were sacred emblems. The choir gallery waa draped in
black-upon which, worked In white letter., in white
wool were the initials " A- M. it." of her late Royal High•
nese Princess Mice, surmounted by • crown, and edged
with white vandrke work in wool; all this wee carried
out by Mrs. Cumber, and Miss Dawson. In • space, at
one shin of the church, shove the Pillar supporting the
double arch, was • splendidly wrought star in white,
on a silver ground, and shone out beautifully
in pleasing contrast to the red brick walls. This
was Mu artistic work of Mrs Hind. The reading.
desk ISM still draped in mourning, edged with whlte
vandvka work, and bearing in the front • massive white
atar flllod in with black everlasting daisies, ably executed
by Km Prows* and Mrs. Kyle. The pulpit was very
beautifully decorated by Mrs. Mesaiter and Mn, Murphy.
The best wee filled in with wreathing of ivy, the panels
being covered with black cloth, similarly edged to that of
the remling-desk. In the front was the sacred monogram
MS-, and on either aids a star or sacred device. The
font was decorated by the Misses Bennett, ivy and other
evergreens being employed for wreathing the Mum while
the aha't and the upper portion were gracefully relieved
with white wool work and everlasting daisies in black.
The pillars and connecting rods were profusely decorated;
hut the screen dividing the vestry from the church pre-
sented a very pleasing effect, tendrils of ivy being as
artistically arranged as to give the appearance of having
grown naturally out of the ground. This really heantiful
piece of decoration wadi ably performed by My C. Wallis
and Mr. F. Whaitharn. The service in the morning was of
a bright and happy character, the hymns being sung in a
hearty manner by the choir and congregation alike. Tb•
Rev. I. Fox was the preacher. and at the end of • most
heart-stirring discourse on "Christ our Arutoesador gave
hi. hearers your things to consider during the coming
gear-viz, to look unto Christ in faith, to consider Him
in Jimmy, to tab. Him ass patters. or example. and lastly
to mmider Him aa our gni**.

CHLISTAUS AT VII woaketoits•
Christmas was kept In the usual happy way at the
Union Workhouse. To main hall, the corridors, wards,
chapel, and echoolrooms were, al they have been in past
yews, decorated in • tee, manner with evergreen.,
c 'loured roeettes, and mottoes, thaea most prominent
being—" A Merry Chtistmee said Happy New Year to
our friend, Kr. Edwards, M.P.,' 'The Compliments ot
the Soson to our Guardian.," "A Merry Christma, and
a Happy New Year to our Neater and Matron and
Fussily," "Tao Men return their thanks to the Guardians
for their past (+room" A Merry Christmaa and a
Prosperous New Year to our Doctor, Wife, and Family,"
ec. Most of the mottoes were the work of the inmates
themselves; but those in the corridor, in which I. the
entrance to the rooms of the master and lustros, were
executed by the trainer, Mr. Stanton. At one o'clock the
inmate., men, women, and children, to the number of
shout 110, set down to an expellent dinner of roast beef
sad plurn.pudding, Mr. Turhsr and the Mader carving the
beef and earring out the plum.pudding, which it is need.
less to suddenly disappeared within the Union cloth-
ing, the " old men and maidens, young men sad
children," going at it with • zest eeldom witnessed.
Those pony unfortunate ones of the" 11.tuse" who were
confined to their wards by old age and other infirmities
, had their /osmium of good things seat to them. Grace was
sung by the children both before and alter dinner, and
before leaviur for their respective wards, an old vet.rsn,
uprrarde of 90 years of age, propossi three hearty cheers
for the master and matron, then three more for the nurse
(while evidently a great Isnourite emonrst them), then
another hearty one for the schoolmaster (who, it is to be
regretted, wee laid aside by illness). The poor people
then went to their respective ward. In the evening sods
man had supplied to him a pilot of beer and tobacco—
served out Judiciously, of course, to soma the children
had toys and other seasonable things given to them
through the kind forethought of the Guardians and other.,
and, very happy day, under all the circumstances, was
passed.

TOWN COUNCIL
A special meeting of the TOMO Counc.ll was held on
fistur&y morning last for the purpose of peening a vote of
condolence to Her Majesty the Queen on the recent death
of IL R. H. the Princess Alice There were present Kr. G.
Eliot (Mayor, chairman), sad Marrs. Naiades, Dennis,
Robertson, obertaon, Graham, Lovell, Webb. Lacunae.
and Thomas.
Mr. Hooper town clerk), attended in the absence
of Mr. Btg
The M•roa said be thought it was both • nscaayy end
agreeable duty of the members of the Town Uonaclj to be
called together for • special purpose that day, meeniallr as
there would not he another meeting of the Council for
some ten days, and he did not think the Council should be
behind in presenting • vote of sympathy to Her Majesty
in her recent bereavement and although it was an incon-
venience being called togetinir on the Saturday mornin.e.
he did think it proper and nest that they should do so. Irn
order to facilitate the badness that morning, he had
siketchedi out the draft of an address something similar
to that which had bon prorated in other places; if it
was warm to be candid by thou it mid be 4011

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