The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-06-01
.ED1TdET1r C0KKE. TJNDFYUE.:
NEW YoRK, May 22d, 1870.

! EDlT0RiAL COkREa ONDENCE. $3.50
NEW YonK, May cpd, 1870.
! DEAR JoURNAL.-Seea from" the out
side, the new Jewish Temple, on the
corner of Fifth aveaue aud Forty-third
street, is one Of tho most imposing
structures of the kind to be found in
the country. The inside is finished andS
|carved in the most elaborate manner,
and decorated to degree that almost
reaches gaudiness. The ceiling, which
is laid ;;qf iqf9 b@ae fields dotted with
innunersb(e silver stars, is supported
BY columns Of granite and. -mottlsd.
narbla. sAtboxe,tha piohly carved CALLER
i's'and' at either end are arches, large
and small, iutticatnly iutsrlseed. 3. The
sides, down TO- the; ulow galleries.. ! the
ends and the arches, are wholly covered
With delicate '6gunsswerk. in gold and
purple; and: blue .and scarlet, and in the
strong gasrIghty present anything but
the sober appearance Of 'auctusry.
The huge pipes Of tho organ are SIM.
larry decorated. Taken all in all, the
inside Of this temple is a picture Of
dazzling magni6oenoe, more apt to have
place in the imagination than in reali-
ty. The services on Saturday forenoon
were we'll attended. There were many
lsaacs, Jacobs and Sarahs, dark.oyed Re-
beccas and little Josephs, who dozed,
yawued, smiled whispered and airted
across pevs, very much Is may be
seen in almost any church Of the ortho.
dox belief Of q Sunday. The singing,
which was exceptionally good, was in
Hebrew, but as the singing of most
ohoirs sounds as though the words
were Hebrew, this was only remark
able for its excellence. Indeed,
all the services, save the reading Of
one chapter from the Bible (the
first chapter Of Job), and tew an.
uouncements, were in Hebrew. Three
priests oAioiated. The vail, back Of
the altar, was pushed aside at the be.
ginning, and the roll Of the Laws, en-
veloped in blue velvet iowrought with
gold, produced and kept in view until
the sermon was about to be preached,
when it was returned to its sacred rest
ing place. The usages at the Temple
differ trvm those at the synagogues, in
that the men and women sit together,
the former with uncovered heads
Their belief is also, l nm told, some
what different from that held by the
body of tho Jews. ! am sorry l could
not understand the sermon, as it might
have thrown some light on these points,
Saturday afternoon closed tho fourth
days, and the spring seasons, trotting
matches at the Fleetwood Park. Ac-
cepting an invitation from Mr.. Isaac
Platt, the proprietor OF the new line Of
Central Park cabs, in company with a
friend took seat in Mr.. P.'s jaunty
wagonette, drawn by splendid span Of
bays, and VIC weat bowling along with
the hundreds Of other gay equipages.
The route is through Central Park which
in its spring dress looks as fresh and
beautiful as bride. Each year brings
1t nearer perfection. Fleetwood Park
was crowded fully ten thousand per.
sons, it Is estimated, being present.
Among the amiable notabilities point
ed out were John G. Heeuan; John
Morrisey, a fellow "bruiser;" and a
Democratic ex.member Of Congress !;
Ike RJ nders Tom Fields, Corpora.
ton Attorney, AMI the Democratic lead
er in the House last winter; Baker,
who shot Bill Poole; and othe. promi-
nent members of the uuterrifed. Com.
modore Vanderbilt was also on the
grounds. Among the horses entered
we're some Of the best trotters in the
country. The first race, for which
there were four entries, was (to be
brief) easily won in three straight
mile heats by "Goldsmith Maid" in
Observation-Disclosures, as was
very evident, being put to her best
Twelve horses we're entered for the
second race five heats were run the
second, third, and fifth being won by
young Bruno )" in 2:3o3-2.314-
2:32}.
A very successful season of italian
Opera is about coming to 4 close. Tho
troupe includes Miss Kellogg, Mpe.
States, susini, Villain, Carl Formss and
others less noted. Miss Kellogg is the
main attraction, and she has much i'm
proved since last I heard her 10 Faust -
She sings the loves and sorrows of the
beautiful "Margu;rette," as none other
can; and at the close is carried to heav.
en-, amid glory of white, red and blue
lights, supported by two angels in a
hand basket, drawn by fuo wires, form
ing spectacle very affecting to behold.
Charles Mathews, an excellent Eoglish
commediau, is at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre, and is "Not Such a Fool as