Middletown transcript., 1872-09-28

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carved in fanciful dcslgns Of animals. dow
crs aud fruit. Whole streets. miles long.
are built in this manner. the streets them
selves being Nc Adamiscd, giving to tho
whole delightfully."- light and beautiful
perspective. The Public Buildings aud
Wholesale stores are magnificent. Here
and there in Philadelphia you can find
their equal. but nothing superior. One
Wholesale store opposite tho ST. james
HOTEL covered nearly a third Of square.
six stories high. every door and window
Of which (and it fronts on two strects) was
carved in basso reiiero, fruits and Howcrs
Of the most solid granite. strolled about
in Amusement and delight. and at every
turn encountered these grand buildings.
There is certainly no gingerbread work
done here.
The first place the stranger directs his
steps is to the French Cathedral Of the
Notre Dame Here eeerything is so for
eign. The enormous building { Of granite
also J the shape Of cross. the front at
each end Aankcd by two enormous towers
two hundred feet high, whilst between
them ia inches in the walls we're large
statues Of various Saints. life size The
interior exceeded anything ever imag-
incd Three different tiers Of galleries
rose one upon top Of the other; the walls
adorned with tho most beautiful and rare
oil paintings, representing scenes in the
life Of our Saviour. The Altar was lit
orally, almost blaze of glory, being COW
cred with gold, and pearls aud precious
s,onc'. A crown topped the whole, being
so lit by gas and reflected by rubics as to
give most magnificent sight. A beauti-
ful life size statue Of the Blessed Virgin,
Of pure Italian marble was also surrounded
by this zone Of light. and the effect was
almost elactrifying. Around the Altar
were thirty chairs, raised on an elevated
platform each onc Of which was occupied
10y a priest; a crowd of altar boys dressed
in scarlet aud white occupied seats below
during the service and the sermon which
was all delivered in French, most sin
gular sight came into view: two altar
boys proceeded down each asile to collect
the pennies, proceeded each by man
dressed up in n curious overcoat Of blue
silk the cape. cuffs and trail being trimmed
in scarlet satin with white satin fringes,
and a great heavy staff of ebony with gold
head, in his hand. It is said the church
seats comfortably tn Moassnd y,coy,ic
There are thirty chapcls, fifteen on each
side in the building and erery day. hirg
screices arc hcH hare. have exhausted
my descriptive powers, yet the third has
not been told
There are several other magniiecn,
t Catholic Churches here; ono the church
/ Of the Gcsu belonging to the Jesui,s i,
hnndsomcr than even this French Cathc.
/ dral L. also is in the form of cross
but nj every turn YOU encounter som,
/ magnificent marble pillar most profuse,
carved in every imaginable design, with
the vaults above. and the panel sides ar,
. adorned with all the great art Of the olt
, masters in painting of the old World
One is in constant wonder at the sub,let,
) Of the brain and the skill Of man to worl
, out such beautiful results
/ The Engli.h Cathedral is building o
, great architectural beauty; rinnaccs ant
, towers. great stained glass windows Of al
| sizes aud shapes, little ends and odds o
chambers or rooms arc tackled on here an,
q there, giving the whole n startling effect
/ The interior is disappointing. as are al
n Protestant churches after looking at tn
n splendid paintings and works of rhegf Il
c drt in the Catholic places Of worship, tn
j, bare blank walls are not inviting nothing
0 indeed to be seen ba, the Pulpit, Re .dinl
u Desk, and the bare pews
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