New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-08

went the elegant silver slice afser having picked
il up WITH very red face, he cast tsrriked soh
On HE master, expecting some sWfal rstrib1eisa
On HE head for the Gin he had committed; whsa
the lsdy. turning to hin, ordered him imus1(-
stely to 60 and stand IN tss ser~er 4 the rest Of
the time We should Be At dinner. He sbeysd
with the most corsrits face. and stsod tAers like
one Of Msdsme Tussard's wsx.wosk Rsures,
without changing countenance or moving n The
lesst."
The religious cere monies Of the Greek Church
form the subject Of An interesting chapter, from
Which We gather ZONE details illusRstive OF the
peculiar forms Of wenAip in that communion.
The churches Are profasely decorated-abosnd-
ing net only with pseaues OF the saiats and Of the
Madonna, but with representations Of The Gre
s;or, under the figure Of N old man with long
white h,ir ard beard, having the triangle. VA
bolic Of the GodhesS, in HE hand. The circle Of
glory around the brows Of the saints is often Of
pure gold, Get with pearls and precious stones.
Many Of the dresses are Of gold and silver gilt
and 20 entirely cover the spaee that the figures
are scarcely visible through the glitserins mass
cfrearls, rabies ard diamonds. IA snecdote 10
told BY the head Of a judicial apartment, Of ,
very devous lady, who was so exceedingly sssid-
uous in repeating prayers and in earnestly en-
bracirg tie portrait Of Our Lady in the Kszane
church, tia, the priests began to suspect that 70
much JUNCTION was not purely spiritual; they
therefore Get the police 70 watch, and, sure
enough, they discovered that the devotee had ac-
tually succeeded ia disloJgng some Of the vAlsa-
bic diamonds with Aex teeth She was punished
by being sent on 3 pilgrimage to Siberia"
In the Greek Church. even the babies in arms
communicate. The reason given is, that they
follow the command Of Christ th Vt the children
.bould be brought to him, from the text, "sadsr
little children to come unto me, and forbid them
not" Tie manner of administering the s,cra-
ment in the Greek Church is follows; Tho
priest holds the cup in his hand, and presents
portion of the wine in spoon to the communal
csnt, together with small losf, something in tho
shape of what we call a cottage loaf, wAich is al
Way made either by nun or priests widow,
but never by less sacred hands A very small
trap guar piece is cut cut Of the loaf, which tho
commitment tales with the wine. Everybody
in Russia is expected to take the com nunion once
year at the least, and those in the Government
employ must produce certificate from the cler-
eyman 70 that effect.
II is curious thing that, among the Russians,
the father AID mother of an infant nOtoniy cannot
stand as sponsors to il, but they are not allowed
10 be present at ito bspt.m. The godfather and
sodmother. by answering for the child, become
related to it, and to each other and lady and
gentleman who have stood as sponsors to tho
same child are not allowed 10 marry each other.
| The form Of christening differs materially from
that of the Protestant Church. The priest takes
the child, which is quite Naked and holding It oy
the head. 20 that his thumb and finger stop the
orices of the ears, be dips IL thrice into the wa
ter; he cuts Of small portion Of the hsir'
which he twists up with little wax from the "a
pers, and throws into the FONT then, Amounting
tho baby's breast, hands and feet with the holy
oil, and making the sign of tho cross with the
same on the forehead, he concludes BY prayer
and benediciion.
The service in the Russian Church is neither
in Greek nor In the vulgar tongue, but In Sclav-
onc, which has about the same resemblance 70
Ru,s AZ the old Enpii.h- h.s tn tha 'n"a~." Re-
lieious ceremonies are used on all the ordinary
occssions OF life; in removing from one house 70
another, when the priest comes aud spIinkes tho
door posts and the threshol6, blesses the images,
and rsys prayers; on the reopeuing Of school.
after the vacation; on the anniversary of alleged
victories, when perbapsa dozen enemies have
fallen and the rect run away; tbanksgivings Tor
having token flag from the Turks (Which 10 them
paIaded rousd the town with q band OF music
playipa); TIE Deums for such triumphs as thI Of
Odesrs. Confession is one Of the sscramenss, but
il is by no means Of 80 particular kind a. among
the Roman Catholics bu. In much more general
sense, and is ordinarily made but once year, dur
ing the first or last week In Lent. The six or
eight days preceding the performance Of this duty,
the peniients attend mass twice . day, very
strictly, and fast conscentiousy. in order 10 pre-
pare themselves for II. The rite 10 generally per-
formed at home, tho priest attending for thse
purpose and not In the church, but they 60
thther the neat morning, or psrhsps ths Same
evening, to &C mmuniosts' ovo- thA uaogest chill
dren are expected 10 confess, but II 10 y y asees
ssry that they should fast -. i.
The condition Of education in Russia, Che style
of travelling, aud public and private amusemsnts.
are duly descanttd ON by oar lively narr stor but
we must not be tempted to liDger over her de-
scriptioDs, and commend our readers who Wish TO
cultivate her further acquaintance, TO the volumo
Itself
! c;.E II Lotion has addYessed to The LoadoR