The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-04 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS AT THE CHURCHES.

Ths dahlia season is over, and the chryssatimmum
biossoms have almost all died away, Issi 4 but few
flowers to amidst hi =aft' the seeessabis y at the
churches. But the ority in the aity were
decorated. and in the almost entire abloom of
haweun,lcrtgkt fabrics, and artificially-frosted wool, were
formed into agrembie clesises. whisk Is•Sle the som and evergreen, form • plowing variety. The masses of
besutif of and deriding tints whelk mam•r blossoms
give, were thus in • great &ow produced, by the
introduction of them novelties, and the ladies who
worked so arduously In thsir respective parishes heartily
deserve • word of praise.
the Oluirchef -aose Mt
Bradpois Andrews)
Oa list in the way ef artistic tam, and ow-teals here
was the choicest show of lowers. Tiss lady of the sod
window was filled with svers ham the centre of
which roes a mem of snowy w weal set with gold
stars, ant beneath It, and over the reamennion tables
ware the wards= • Savour, whisk Is Christ the Lord,
worked in goid hitters lIRSR a 11101ARS ground, The choir
Wells were bum with cbats sad the pa
standards trailed with ivrts
_pulpit was edged with
ly gold berriesstaarl me arhotpott I:Les
"pa:Le
wwiesremacrizsee
ded with ivy, wool, and mow, and triangles of ever-
green were placed as. the memos to the obamed. 'Tie
Peely wrdadorlscar by Mrs. and aeer the rb. Miser ilositagbuno. door 7
of Down Spanning the basks, and Ilartesdiag merry
• yard above it was a beautiful drone, formed of hoops of
scarlet cloth, with • surface of holly Naves sad bowies.
At the sew was SR exquisite cross 001111 ROSSI tizsl, at
white conwillas and midge Swir_fern ; rising from the
basin itaelf was a small cross of anrynantnentusas, baviag
• border of yew„,_ and which stood upon • bed of moss said
white wool. The body of the fast was completely
covered with scarlet cloth, over vs light sprays of ivy
were trailed, and at each career thsa of exotic Wise
were plena. The pliath. whioli ereolfenn shape, was
covered with soaris and as each swejeation was • wow.
or the socred monogram cut out of whits wool. The
whole of this was artiAcially frosted, the effect NW
charmingly pretty. The rest of the filesoratiess wens in
the elliciest leads of Yrs. Graves, Yrs. Brosidier, Ws'
Roussel% KM A. BRIRAROS, Masse Manley, and Kim
Nee&
Ths Bridport pariah church (94. Mary's) ease next. The
font mar the south entraoca deluged attention. A
slender spire of white wool over the basis
with pretty moss, and Use ogee odes of th•=aiaa= with dark leaves looked oxceedijig pretty. Beneath this
mire, over which Ivy we. trolls& wo blomerus, and the loaves of the arms ensafslissai were and between
the interstices of the carved exhefor, bunches of maw
were set, having centres of ebbs iwinertelbs. Ths Mee
of the font was refreshed by wsesehs of mimed Laud
sad ivy. From the scuba of the lessism and rending
desk, were curtains or white wool, bowing pewees from
eniptore in gold letters and edged with ivy, sad at the
foot of each were wreathing@ of gems, torn, lunar
immortaliss, and bay leaves The pulpit bald chest.
with • scarlet as. on either side, rearsig ea eat
scroll of white wool. The scrolls were Wm, ibed with
li
letters—" Good will toward Man" and "Pease on Zaftig
Underneath the beautifully em-Ighwed trout 01 fict Met
of were borders ivy and endat the begs
box, holly, and Ivy. The choir stele sad Ocirmnruden
rails were enriched with • quantity of eiewitiems maw,
the vizier daisy. The whole of thus were seat
by Capteln F. Good, from the Cape of Good Hope; sad
being wandrously preserved, they made • geed show upon
clusters of hear, room, asd yew. Six charism al wee.
row, and er, depended hem the choir etas.
Over the table we. • large cross of ewers
cm • heel of holly and moss, and bessetli the all
of the gest window In gold letters upon • white wool
trolled "Glory to God In the Highest. AU the Norma&
shafts throughout the edifice were wreathed with pssellgt
which formal • emotive crown, reeling ems ths caliSts,
of the column. Miry window-dB was seined et* •
Scripture text, with • floral or border. The
ladies who conducted Uri&rk were flesdows.
Miser Wltalirra, Mara Kn. B. Kin
Good, Kiss Andrews, Kim MA,. JiimesWket,k=
Turner.
At the AlUestee pariah chunk (St. kita'W. the
dec rations, wawa wore United but wars trader
the maiseimment et Yrs. and Yr.
meths, lOws Croft, Mee Brooks, astir: Farmer-I:1 tlcir
the comuninsiors table was • peas with • puma Yes tor•2l.
= 21.• halo of with • leer ellt •sw
"Glory be to God in the Highest. worked is
white letters on • mariet Rsid we. placed above the
table, wd beneath • doe, of yew, acingl, sad mor-
tis wall on either side.
Clio=sa.panstri2 the Weirs mid Pullet has
21.s.dootines4 with lismobw, sail mimeo sad White
sell sash sow bop • pstg.
el WM* gem terreeli itY led 11111."1

balreshen. A Wan& of gresear, Juin upon the wan on
either side of the table, and two tows at the west
sod had their eine neatly trimmed. The top of the lout
wu lined with a dare mar of artificially frosted ivy,
mom, fens, and holly, the elect being very striking;
beneath were two ers of box leaver. At the entrance
door were the word' "We are cane to Worship film,"
the letters being of white wool upon a red ground,
wine • border it verienued holy leaves.
At tkriet's Chorale (We/ditch), there wee, with the
,ioeption of a wreath of laurelling around the pulpit, an
absence of Sewers. Arches of evergreen spanned the
windows and the vestry door. The WO tiuthic arch at
east sod, as well's that at the organ, was de.orated
with greenery, and sprigs of holly were pieced between
the central meats.