, 1870-01-23
CRIBS.


The realistic tendencies OF the present da5s
a. The stre<is q] London, A}lt7 Dark ana ForHosa,
are not BY any means confined 70 seeulsr h1stnon-
ic repsssentauo1s There e11ata. on n1s5ef
aseS e. o.s tkn ass
represent them obJrct,Vey ID tue way OF plct1res,
images, candles. and At tals season Of the Fear.
cribs As far ~ am aware this peculiar form Of
branch OF the Eathole church aud has rot yet baen
adopted into the ANGLICAN section. say this very
seraus e asse1s os Sessss Wica ons could not
prove, tut also because from general ptecedenta
II seems 40 very unlikely that there ls auJ, cere.
i7iends, The Kisasa1ts. Rave not copied How
erer. 50 II Is; all my experience Of tnis modo OF
rel.9ious teaehirg las seen gathered aslneaAqaAt-
s,rsors to 81 ~. ny dtfncaaes ii saintng sn,s *:
perterca have been great. Though 1t Is flVor1se
objection 0f Eatholics against Pfosestant& that
Of the pronounced R.tualiauc eau1che. ne opeo
Ut this sesRon "for private deVouon," the Calho-
Tic churches are this year ~ rule r1G1dy closed.
Day Il ove or six such chuscnes II the IVES. and
East Ems Of london, aOd 10 no one caso could
I euter the building The sole exception on that
IL shs nazasoiS M a; coa1ent M 4 nsnme1s@itn. tnoasn
even there fcupd ny Wilt an iuumed one, tnls
particular fesuvsl being marked ey eoft o. coz
as nuu herself gatd-be,pg " "uoWtele " for t8f
would not Anow me to make frutuess yiair, aud
couid not buL confess that the convent CRIBS
showed great deal OF taAee ana tnotF arrange
Ni iof ihe % poor iiste caliarsa snd i axed per pef.
Hons whom those excellent ladies' support II
TIA. wonderful esteosamsnL s csnno: 1'i % better
where few toys for the chndrens ChnatmsA
tree, OF some Old wearing appIe', O. indeed. The
iniiI % rece.led % and nsetaly 3 employee Lei us not
forget, st this appropriate seasoD, that tnat
household OF 800 in the lNazazeth Convent is
supported BY the daily lao0rs OF some my gentle
The nrrt church at which succeeded IN gain
tuR sdnittauce by going at sersIcs tine Was se
sls ssanns s1e fosFy presdes ia ero y tas
church, constructed 10 . vault A. the west end,
IB sort OF miniature Madame Tnsaauds, with
Of them lsckipe niger OF TWO. The pecul!ss-
ties Of tHls CRIB are that the Babe u enHaiotte,
or awadd1ed. after tho iashion Of French infanta
and also the Introduction Of an old lady-presum-
Fly the grandnans 81 ns6v,,ia51 s. ann'-"fa Some
,e.sss
ehecp Ia corner cupboard, and the MaRi. in the
shape Of gorgeoualy npparelled dolls are Wendtug
lise. t Tle moss prnccal porloo Of III taof-
sena9s neatly agseaa ,ef ne osn51Ss o. tae
conllibnttou 10 deposl,!ng their halfpeuce in the
To- M il as hs
| Atthe pro-Cstnedtal, Remington, the lusa Up
| permoat In the mind Of him who designed the
crib haa evidently been t0rfpresent IN the liVeest
| cqlpxa the poverty that surrounded the great
| transactton be was depicting. 4 w1sp Of bunWi
cheap doll with nnsomiortaoiI scsnty a anlrt, svo
tyto the whole tsbleau. contrasting strangely xth
| the rich adotnuents cropping up here and thefe
in tes MaSnoeent Sn9sen q - s1anEe5 DHs M H.
many Of re etsablIsnea churches u thu thu
timing On s s ressu zas q 81 ~ oeaeaon asef
managed 70 md ne do3.s o. ne carne'its chu5en
aateG co@e ed 1:sa eas
he1e, which, an informed, ia the WORT or one
monk, Z M veg e!ssorsse indeed; There Y sne.
easn s Scsqs H1ss beSs y mGss
of people, oesldea Tue Mag and suepher4s, wend-
ING their way towards tne group Of dolls In front
| Twas verv coEtous to tee wnas direction the
grniua Of The Fathers Of the OrstorJ would tako
n the way OF cribs; SO lar,ended high uaas, aud
Father Da,gnlzns, On Sunday morning The czlo
| 1s on the south side Of the bacrar111n, aud looks
.ssss tnsseS ~ Mef S{ r. vgs
yellow braid. By. one q tee !atess stage eCecss,
| VIZ, the ray Of brilliant ERnt, ID thrown on the
1 p1lQElqAl QXuI6 VI lud kfuuP lIQu one HlQE-
There was very large number OF worshippefs
at this shrine, which y decidedly atue IN ad'
yance OF tie otnet1 hAd acen- There Ii, how.
| ever, = KINDRED vein -nnnlng through ii! these
| different examples. And-s1AM We be very uncual.
liable II say 1t :-tnat not Of the highest sanu
| ment The outward representation of such q
| scene as this mpg. be Very refined indeed TO bt
o,ner than palnfui. The CRIB a. Bethlehem. ~:
| the bed.zened b1mbfnot Heems from 4 Pro+catsn1
point Of v1ew not only dec:,sedy babes' meat, bul
| that not Of the healthtest Ein64
There Is aro1per meaning which tho title or this
a1tIc.e wouid cel taluly suggess 10 the mind Of q
scheolpoy, great or small He apples 1t to those
irauhlatlons Of the claAs.es WHICH form for hin
| al TIC tnints-a royRl road to learning, doing toi
| HIN what he ought 10 do, aud prDsesses II
do, for himself. Inc Christmas crlbi attanpl
tho same hopeless task, the saue as that witch
| forns the goal Of all worship which o1ttuu.
moderation in ceremony. VIZ, the making obIec-
live. and suggesting f1ou outside to the worship
per what can ouly be subjective, and the promps
pEs OF spirit OF deIouou from within. II tnl!
| tteory be 4 Iruc one, We may couKr8tultts our
selves thar, with all their recent additions, few.
any. esen Of our mos: advanced churches, have
az yet numbered amongst tneu apparatus OF de
Z Tnt5.f fFpup NFtn