The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-11-09
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1860.
Man worship Mt Trinity.

A letter from New York, In the Chicago
Press and Tribune, burlesques the Trinity
Church New York; affair very effectively.
I" Eu panasia Araminti," o Fifth Avenue belle.
is supposed g write II to her " dearest, ador-
able Sabrina Jane":-
81 am 30 glad now that pa kept his pew 10
Trinity. / wish you could have been here last
Sunday. / think it was the most delicious day
of my life. The Prince attended service ut
Trinity. and you remember our pew. II was
SO delightfully."- near the royal party. II was 80
much better than meeting him in the ballroom
and then there was just rs much style you know,
and more-and so exclusive, every body In full
dress. was almost crazy with fear, lest
should get disappointed by the mil.iner, and
Madame Flanche, but everything came homo
| in time the sweetest bonnet you ever saw,
with Princes plume and enclose you q
little piece ofthe dress, the new Renirew robe,
isn't It loyelyl IL made pa frown little when
the bills came home. but ma attended to oil
he could find crimson velvet, with o heavy
clasp. How lucky that when we girls were at
school at Madame Dessaix's Young Ladies lIy-
pophonaphon, we were regularly drillel in our
responses in the church service, 10 give the
proper sweet expressiyeness to the features.
II was 80 lucky and then too, on Sunday
morning, practised before the glass. saying
them and the Lords prayer aloud, and was
getting along we'll, when that tease, Alfred,
Who was all the while hid behind the curtains,
burst out laughing and said, Z" Go II, sis, that
high pious style Of thing will take him. Just
as IL there was not proper propriety even in
saying the Lords prayer. But Alfred is not
religious, and does not appreciate these things.
never saw anything more impressive In my
| life. lie came in with his suite little late.
Everybody rose to receive him. lie took his
place in the pew assigned him. Our dear rec
tors had prepared delightful little surprise in
two beautiful prayer books that lay upon the
cushion, the most exquisite bindings you ever
saw, presents to Albert Edward, one from
Trinity Church. and the other from its clergy.
That tease, Alfred, says II he had known that
TO be the dodge he would have had box OF
his favorite III Renfrew cigars put into the pew,
presented by the son Of one Of the wardens In
Trinity, rs pa Is you know. But Alfred should
not joke on such sacred things. How sweet
and how touching to give q young man away
from home pious gin, like prayer-book
The choir all came out in their new SUPPLIES,
twenty-four in all. That tease, Alfred, whis-
pers to me Considerable surplus pety In this
church, I was provoked, but had to laugh.
lie Is such witch. wonder the SUPPLIES are
not everywhere in use, they give such relig-
Gus tone. said 30 to pa, but he does not like
surplices, and said grufiiy, wo should come to
candles soon.'
The services were most imposing. They must
have reminded the Prince OF his home, and the
tears came to my eyes as thought OF II. I
saw him looking at me just then, and my heart
beat. There were q great many clergymen
present, and several bishops, and they took
turns, and all Of them never appeared better.
Some Of the intoning was lovely, and SO full OF
piety. Ma said religion never seemed so much
like religion rs on that day, and Alfred, the
tease, said II reminded him little Of the Fourth
of July, but Alfred isn't pious, you know. Pa
says he never was prouder Of Trinity, all but
the SUPPLIES in the choir. But cannot tell
you oil the lovely things Of that Sunday. The
sermon was splen lid. My letter is longer than
I intended, but the memory Of that Sunday Is
delightful. I wish you could have been here,
How fortunate for New York and this country
that there is q Trinity where the dear Prince
could be reminded of home. forgot to say
that watched him carefully in all his responses.
| am certain he pronounces like 10, rs for In
stance, Take not thy Holy spirii from u.s.
And grdni us Thy salvation wish you
could have heard him. II is better than dan
cling with the Prince to attend church with him