The New York herald., 1870-02-07
GRACE CHURCH.


The Creme de la Creme at Woyship-Rashion-
able Piety and Musical RsIigiom--Pray erful
Pr@torinns--The Service Of the Communion.
The departure OF Prince Arthur from our bright
metropolis to the gloomy village OF Boston naturally
produced feeling Of depression IN the upper ten
oom OF New York. But happily Tor us, elastic
temperament OF our people Is fatal to despondency
and SO II happens that even the utmost deprivation
Of delight does not interfere prevent the enjoy
ment OF such pleasures as are present and available,
Routed hllarity taxes refuge IN religion. Grace
church, on Broadway, which Is the recognized tenn.
pie OF fashion on the Sabbath and ut the same time
the house Of prayer for the elite, yesterday the
Mecca OF the +. F.'s of New York. Perhaps II the
little secrets OF the beautiful ana spenddy attired
ladies' who knet under the arched Of the church
and langutdly responded to the monotonons AMI
sometimes uninteigible whisperings OF the sur
pce1 ministers could be known it would be found
that many petitions escaped from beautiful and
parted lips for the safety OF "Prince Charmant,"
whose lie was threatened on Saturday in one cent
paper by bold and bloodthirsty Bohemian.
DISTINGUISHED woRsHIPrERs.
When the bells rang out on the frosty air at half
past ten O'Clock, calling the piousiy inclined 70
make speedy disposition or breakfast and hurry to
prayer, Mr. Brown stood ready at tae door TO usher
IN the members OF the congregation who not
church. With aristocratic disdain for time, but
with their minds, no doubt flied with thoughts OF
eternity, the well dressed and daetta,tti worship
pers came slowly i'll. After these, the FIRST offerings
OF fashion, the religious and II. II. heavy
weights. Among the latter were noticed the follow
Ing named ladies and gentlemen:-M Mrs. and Mr.
ID. Il. Fearing, Mrs. and Mr. w. Butler Duncan, l..
p. Morton and lady, Geo. w. McCnum, B. ii. Field,
Sidney Brooks. Adam Morris. ex-Judge Ulshoener
Richard Mortimer, Mrs. General Wadsworth, \. W.
Decker Benjamin Aymar, B. b. Sherman, Gould.
HOit Lloyd w. Wells, George Jones, w. ). Scher-
merhom, Charles Landor, Charles A. Green, Mrs. G.
w. Burnham, General IRWIN Mcdowell, Smith Ciifi,
David Stewart, Frederick Prime, John D. Wolf,
Mrs. Henry Robbins Joseph Ogden, John Warren
John w. Mitchell, James L. Paulding, Hugh Auchin-
Gloss P. q. Williams, Mrs. G. NJ. Potter, Mrs. j.
Watts De Peystcr Mrs. Cauford Jones, George W
PelI, VIM. p. Hoffman, II. w. Pord, Mrs. Watt Si,er-
man, Frank E. Karnochan, Washington Mills,
Richard schiefeiln, Dennfng Duer and family,
John p. Marsh. J. G. Woodward, b. 3. Turner
John W HaIaersiey's family, Colonel Abram vaa
MUSIC
The 0rganlst OF the church, Mr.. Samuel r. Warren,
one OF the most dtsting ushed in his line have
is Of the most thorough character. In vOluntaries
AIS ideas are poetical and CLASSICAL and he never de-
Scends TO captrap or sensation as many others OF
his craft. He Is an unerring guide In the ntrlcacles
OF the fugue, and he ennooies the most ordinary
The choir under mis- direction Is a SIMPLE quartet
put four highly cultured and well balanced voices
Mrs. Bodenstein, the soprano, Is well known as
OF the representative choir artists this city, and
she communicates lervor ana feeling TO everything
she sings. Mrs. Rachau rs the contrato. George
simpson tenor. and Mr. Wlebrlsch Dasso. Tne mu-
sic AT the morning service yesterday comprised II
Fe,aie by arTen, which we have fully described IN
our musical review GIorid Pdrt from
one OF Mozart's smaller works; Te beuDt,
by GreatoleA. Jubadfe, Eykens psalm Is,
Sponr, aud hymn $50 from Gounodis St.
Cecilia Mass. The selections were good Taking
them individually; but why cannot there be IN
morning service at a church OF TINS kind the same
unity OF Thought and dramatic Illustration of the
feelings OF the worshpper IN music there is IN
those grand old rellgloas tone poems-the masses Of
vice made up OF 1ragmentary selections from differ
ens composers OF every school in music cannot
form an ensemble such as a cultivated would
desire. Mr.. Warren has all the instincts aud educa
tion of a musician, and he Should endeavor TO pre-
service should present unity OF idea every respect
and the music should be one grand work instead or
number OF selections which have musical
affinity with each otner. There are many entlre
works written Tor the Episcopal as well as The Cdtho
lie service, and they should get the preference. One
never hears IN first class Catholic choir hVie by
Mozart, GtO,tosby Haydn, Credo by Cherubinl,
aud Sdnctus ana Agna1S Del by some other com
poser. mass Is sung la It's entirety or no. at all
We trnst Mr.. Warren VIII take this hint III his morn
ing service.
THE FASHIONS.
The fckle goddess does nos believe in sackcoth
and ashes at any time, except when she dons the
at,er at ball or reception In the matter OF pow
drrtd nalr. When she wishes TO be religious she
believes IN arrayng herself in her most elegant
AZURE and taking the Kingdom OF heaven by storm
clad IN silk, velvet and saJn. The last mentioned
may be DLended repuKe to the arch enemy
She sinks III rapt deyoton on her knees cushion
peerng through the nerstices OF costly veil, and
ner soul takes light 10 heaven from the summit OF
aiearfully aud wonderfully made chignon. When
she shakes her head In response to the earnest
hortauons OF the eloquent preacher, diamond ear
rings and bird OF Paradise, as may DE, Jingle and
rufes ts feathers IN unison. Standing outside the
Gothic entrance, like The Peri OF Moore
NJ the gates OF Paradise, we watched the busy
throng Of devotees as they streamed out OF
tHe cnurch to the rich harinonies which Warren
drew from the tkree-banked instrument before him.
A double line Of carriages with lIveried lenus re.
ceiYed portion OF thein The toilets were iu gene
raj quies, although many were costly and elegant.
Here was ma,ron1y brunette in velvet with
dainty hat on her considerably developed head with
bird which appeared to us cross between a
South American paroquet and nummIng oird,
such as Audubon never dreamed OF. Again, q sylpl.
ike, brown-eyed brown-haired vesLal stood for d
moment on the sidewalk, enveloped IN a burnous OF
sombre hues, yet exceedingly elegant IN It's glacefu
folds and soft, misty frnges ana Iasses. A modified
Fra Dtavolo hat, with single tuft OF peacock
feather, nestled amid the labyrinth OF coils and
bands that formed her couture The street dresses
as general rule, were OF black SILK, ornamented
with velvet bands, forming geohetrical ngures
which would drive the most accomplished stu
dent or Euclid crazy to solve 1t IS very
hard 10 say much about church toilets,
invidually az there is not much scope for
the ainanuensis Of fashion. AT ball there Is
nmitless Held a perfect Champ Elysees or costumes
but when the chameleon deity goes TO churcn sne
has but one RUE, and that is as ingexlDe as lbe
laws OF the Medes ana Persians. Tne odor OF sane
tity Is about all, even when the pernmed hannker-
cher wipes the heated brow tine iron boalers of
every farhionable Church exhale 10 an unc0mfort
able extent sometlmes) or brushes away stray tears
which the exhortatlops OF the preacher call iortA.
word ABOUT fashionable prayer books. Red is
en- re0ie, black Is not. Gold clasps are always neces
sary, AS are also gold sdgings. They must be in
octave iorn--quarto IS awiuly incoa venient except
one can bring iootnan along When opening the
manual be careful about the clasp for boogbIuders
are unreliable. couple OF scarlet tassels marking
the pages Which u is necessary TO peruse, will be
found useful. SO much for fashions.
THE SERVICES
were conducted with the solcmnity and pomp pecu-
lar TO the Episcopal Church Epstle and lesson
were seyerally disposed OF without any OF that
noisy religious enthusiasm which is characierstIc
other PIQtCE!Anl cOnrrenatlnna in Ihe canGnrI ~