The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-18 00:00:00

DEVOTIONAL USN OF THE CAMELLIA.

From a collection of reports of Lenten and Easter
celebrations, given by our high-church contemporary the
Deese, we gather a few carticare illustrqing the part 'As-
signed to Korai decoration in many of our &writes.
At St. Gabriel's, Warwick-square, " the font, which is of
beautiful workmanship, was, last Sunday, wreathed round
with flowers very outstay arranged. At the back of the
altar there is • white dowel cloth, with a red renter. On
this rod centre there is a ernes of white camellias of con-
siderable else, end on each side of the altar • wreath of
Bowers is suspended. The effect produced was moat pleasing,
and from the overflowing congregations we should judge
that such decoratione were net unacceptable."
At St. Andnries,Wells-strest, "the decorations were most
tastefully deeigned. Over the altar, on the top of the rere-
dos, is a legend In soviet letters on a white ground, Jesus
Christ is flasks-day, l'—under which is • etring-
mune of box end hyacinths. In the niches of the reredos
are St. Andrew's crosses of red end white camellias con-
treated, the ground-week of box. On the super-eltar are
four them Sued with the itheiceet flowers. On each side of
the reredos is • festoon of oedar, and a Latin erode of ivy
and white camellias. The pulpit has a Mere of Br and white
camellias; the font, a border of avian decorated with
Gowen. The soffits of the arches are covered with fir and
yew, and the four column, have crossed wreathe of box with
camellide at the intersections. The front of the west gallery
has a Latin cross of ivy sad Bowen; the gas standard ,
wreathe of box and flowers."

Of All Saints, Margaret-street, we reed—" The altar
aster looked more beautiful. Chuitent of camellias and
other choice flowers were placed between the cross and can-
dlesticks, and flowers in abmidancowere distributed through-
out the building."
At St. Ettivlbarirs, Bishopsgate—. Vases of flowers were
grouped on the steps which ferns the iroper•dtar, and be-
tween the eta large candlesticks which surmount the reredos.
Legends suitable for the occasion ornamented the other parts
of the church. Monday and Tuesday were also duly
observed."

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At St. Matthiae, Stoke Newington—" Under the won
window was the text ' The Lord is risen,' on each Aide of
the west door were closes with ecrolia, ' 0 Death, where is
thy &Mghs r ' 0 OTSVS, whom is thy victory l'' Along the
tap of t aide malls ram the teats i ' All the earth loth wor-
ship Thee, the Father everlasting ;" Heaven and earth are
full of Thy glory ;' ' Thou art the King of Ok, 0 Chriet;
' Thou eat the everlasting Son of the Father ;" Day
Ilsoyawe magnify Thee: The mouldings of the nave and
aisles were chastely traced out with evergreens, end
their aloodards wreathed. From the centre of the altar
Nee • guts pinnacled canopy of white silk bordered with
limetexing enclosing a noble cross of choice flowers; over
the ' course was the text, ' Alleluia, e Lord is risen,
=thdismil, ou the spaces on each aide oUthe altar was a
OiLVltom the metropolis to the provinew, we find that
A ear's, elyles th, dorlog Lest ep to Good Friday,
the eyes and eWoel wee vested in violet. On Good Fridoy,
ibe Mee ems seer the altar and all the hangings in t.
shah woo dlisk. The organ was 'copped and the see-
/isms all said hi inesetees. On Faster Eve the change was
sod striking. The dor& was profusely and tastefully
decorated with ilswess, A IMO embroidered cloth adorned
the altar; and the di alas of white marble, overlaid with
elaborately cut gilt mid week, was again uncovered and the
hangings woe within!. Boos the gold diapered reredos.
The good de* who the church was illuminated for the
festival wee sloildog la the extreme. The fleet celebration,
which was elm% woe at eight a.m. The choir duly vested
walked up the stela of the aikurelt singing, as an introit,
the hymn, ' hoe Mkt in then to-day.' The number of
communicants& the lest celebration was seventy-three, who
=
moot illthoughly to enter into the spirit of the fes-
it NOW& lights were burning on the anper-nitar,
though dr bleit rtatals for the celebrant at Holy Com-
key
The last eldensot, it oh= noticed, reins that the
privet. ceessed m ad
lebrate, Holy Communion on this ocean= wen
dr the m garments.
We are father told that "on Easter Eve St. Paul's,
Brighton, was seek decked in her joyous robes for her
greatest feetivolwaemesteg a striking contrast to the eombre-
am of the day ohm the altar was stripped and every
ousenent moot. moan was very tastefully deo-
old with camellias end other exotics of various bees. Over
the Knee was a toy beautiful crime in white camel-
lia, as aWm perad. At the west end of the
'honk woe the weeds, ' Christ is rimy Alleluia;
open Ihs south Mb of the church were the words,
' Even .In Christ shall elks mode alive,' over ft meet beau-
tiful creseln red tiorilles sod evorreens. The font was lite-
rally covered with towers. Theallascommeneel on Saturday
night at nine, when the choristme end clergy formed a pre-
emies rank the church dit=sitha Third Hymn
for Bohr. The throughout. The
anthem or* Dr.=, ' Rog veer mently to God our
strength.' The kelp= for Easter was again song before
the setroso, which ow preseled by ran 11cor. A. D. Wagner.
Doren the offertory Ili Air Ids . Worthy is
the laseV and the Antkeds. On esdsy aerate( the tot
celebration of the Holy &oboist took ploy at half-pest 6
when the choristers and clergy again formed a procession
mod the there singing the hid hymn for Easter. Another
odeleretho took at it, and soother after matins, which
wore mg d 10. Altogether, 670 persons received
4
Ohs Holy Comm .an Eater-day. The Litany was
donated at a quarter to 4la tie sasiwa. Evensong com-
menced at 7, when tics elm& was soda brilliantly lit up.
The service of the eve was repeated. The church was
crowded to overflowing at all the general orrice..."

BOSWELLIANA.—BoaweII woe one dayt)wesplaining
that he was ',mistimes dull. "Yee, " cried Lod Kern..,
" Homer esmistioses nods." Eoe being too sash elated
with this, /my lard Wed," Indeed, sir, It is the ,sly chew*
von have at theesehlthr Heme."—At the Cowart of Base
both• there was two Like of brews; Mmelemaiselles de
Itiekalepea (7),= atty, bat vori MIL Newell said to
des alot kwonglitihs:peer la awls iewidwe."—BAct terwenn mid,
" Berkeley 1111101111111 field( oat of house and home."—
When Boswell elm MUM, Italy, and law the extreme
=Jr alas bawls oiii• " Italy has heel celled the
at law" I *ask tt is the Covent Garden."—ln
talking elDe. An to exceed", indolence, to Andrei'
Erskine, I mod Ns dawn flaw.: "Ho is tweeetimes so
idle, that bk sod koket tick bolt be its bed."—" Thereinare
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*swift wet Giese. --1 dot a ireatPe Mow wee
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