The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-07-22
OUR VIENNA CORRESPONDENCE.
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
CORPUS CHRISTI DAY.

these Catholic people have in year
enough to prove serious annoyanc,
to one who has no interest in them
and whose pursuits are interrupted
thereby. II would seem as though n
least one-third Of the days We're holi
days; but that may be exaggeration
for have not kept strict account Al
last week was the Whitsuntide, during
which the children were confirmed in
the Cathedral, aud what was of more
Importance to them received presents
from godparents and friends new
dresses, rings and prayerbooks whose
chief charm lay in the elegance of the
binding
To-day is "Frohn Leichnam's Tag
Corpus Christi day, and early this
morning, at o'clock, began the grand
procession in the city, though long be
fore that hour the waiting crowd had
assembled as spectators. The court
usually participates in this solemnity,
that is, the Emperor and attendants
always, the Empress and court ladies
sometimes
Every one thought she would GER
tainly appear this year, out of regard
for the strangers in the city; but unfor-
tunately she had an indisposition that
is apt to sieze her at this time of year,
and so the gay appearance Of the pro-
cession was much lessened.
AT 7 A. M. the people assembled in
st. Stephens Cathedral, and after II
preliminary service, the procession was
formed. The street through which il
was to pass had been strewn with
grass and flowers, and boughs of trees
were placed close together on the pave
ments, leaning against the house, thus
giving q fresh and gala-like appear
ance. At four different places affairs
were erected in the streets. Floors
were laid and covered with carpets. A
building formed. the back of the altar
and the sides of boards, perhaps fifteen
feet high, inclosed space of twenty
feet square, and was covered with Ia
pestry.
TIE affairs were covered with crimson
velvet, decorated with pictures, flowers
and wax candles. A railing enclosed
the fourth side, next the street, and
prevented the eager crowd from tres
passing on the holy ground. These
affairs were generally erected in II platz
or market, and stands were built around
from which people, by paying from
twenty-five cents to two dollars could
obtain a good view of the procession
and of the services. From the steps Of
"a ladder IN the Neuer Market we saw
the soemnitics OF the occasion, togeth-
er with its parade and glitter. A troop
of over 200 veterans from the army led
the van, dressed in plain uniform with
their orders on their breasts, and car
rying under their left arms their cooked
hats, decorated with green plumes.
Two hundred boys, from twelve to
sixteen years of age, dressed in black,
followed, and behind them band of
music playing. Then came more boys,
some elderly men and monks, singing.
A long train of black robed priests,
theological students, monks, different
societies bearing banners, gold and sill
yer crosses, pictures of Madonnas, then
passed by, the priests in the center and
those bearing the banners on each side.
The priests were reading from their
books and the rest responding in a
sing SONG tone.
Now came the servants Of the court,
their gay livery glittering with gold
lace contrasting strongly with the SOM
bre garb of those who preceded them.
The court singers came chanting, and
after them the court officers and foreign
officials, making also brilliant ap-
pearance, the Minister from the Court
of England and his secretary being
dressed in scarlet throughout.
Under a canopy carried by n number
of men walked the Archbishop, in Il
robe covered almost entirely with gold
embroidery, and Immediately behind |
him came the Emperor and Archdukes,
some eight in number, and all bare
headed, and the Emperor's bald head
shone in the sun as if silver plated
The Imperial party were surrounded
by double guard. The X. X, that is
kingly and Imperial guard in gorgeous
uniforms with leopard and skin man
ties thrown over their shoulders, and
outside of these, the court guard car
rying their green hats which bore
long white plumes. The rear was COW
cred with q double row of mounted
guard. A canopy was erected near
each altar, under. which the Imperial
marty took shelter during the service,
the Emperor sitting in a large arm
chair, the rest remaining standing.
Before this chair stood q footstool
and praying stand, at which His Royal
Majesty knelt during the service, How
ever, he said his prayers quicker than
the Bishop, and coming off his knees
with bounce, looked around him with
an expression that seemed to say:
with one, thank fortune!
Let's get on ia the next one rs quick
as possible"
Board walks had been laid down in
the street through which the process
sion passed, and as soon as they were
once BY, the boards were removed, and
ten minutes after the service at the al |
tars were over, nothing remained to |
mark the spot save few withered