, 1874-05-18

Lenten Ohservances in Lima.
How Go0l-Friday and Eastor-Eun-
day Arc hept.
Burning Judas lscariot In Efhgy--.A
Representation Of the Last
Supper.
Tho Music in tho Churches.


Tho Music in tho Churches.
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farm r. tn nofIonol cvstoro and j,een c,oscd
doora All hn1l.nrbta onoros theatros. ani
s,,,,so,nart. ~ avorv I'm, .,o nro|,t,toJ ont]
~, ar;,,,,;na' 'houaa. eo1nans rost,nro,,,a ND
Iousca ~ i1i.ranuto oro aolomn1v anioinc1 from
ononno anv floora ar rorrtttino INV tyon1o, All
DIV lonr from aorlv dawn nnti, mdniclt. tho
oroot 1ron.hnrrod cotea ~ N, many, c1mrc1,ca
e1ora .tnnd oro, end ,,o,h,,g can ha eocr IN ,ho
atreo+a Int ,,,oc'.rohca aouroa ..noon aud ,ro,
nan ob;,dron mn, awar,hv n,,raaa all c,oi, IN Tia
aamo % blaok " manta" m :" md hurrvino to md from
eans church. p'''A A'"''' N"N A''''E - '"N '''''
The windows of nll the houses are closed; the
shutters md doors are bolted and barred: no
si,,a ~ ,ifo nm Il, .ao, IN tha cour+.v,r1o. m
sound ] Of tinklinr % euitar is heard; no liquld.
down-cast eyes peer at you ~ you pass nong,
t]rounh tho yino-coycrod lattice of the windows:
m horcora ;r,nortnna von m Tint dav. M
vagfant aoEa snia a1 your noeis no st,1l'l 1T.
Chlnaman ories hia "aros, or cR'ls out "Iho
Waterman Ia comiug"; no little bell announces
the mule bearing hiB burdens OF grass or hay,
or frewooa; no baro-footed mill-woman rides
astfldo Aer donRoy oo"h tho ss1eot; no 1co-
oroam and calzo-sollor sauflles aloug with Lin
trava an hla 1oad no ANAL Oholo-bov rushes
from t,,o oorner fonda, or o.tinr.houao. corrv.
!fom y 'ne ootnol ,4onua' oi ea'1us' 'nouao: o"ts
lhg eno humorous olsneB u ooans' ano f1ce' anu
Goup, to bis patrons. Tho ontire city is dcaert-
I'D OF MI life. of all sound; and It seems, in
roa,itv t,ka
Ao'-'' A1'e
CITY OF THE pEA'
nhve When the long PROFESSIONS Of blsck-elothed
people and priests fla slowly by into the church,
On. chanting their solemn nsorore.
w. n.t .I "n1 +'n I ,,ssa1,. 41,a .i1aro. a n.,
:, nS oAo s0'.s oAo"'' ~Ao .''o''e' '"o Jaws .'
INC long monosonouS uay. Mon go around t1ie
strocts with trays OF 4 Kind OF swootoned bread,
10 small loaycs, and cry, "pau dulcea,"
" Pau dulces," ~ they march along. Arid
opened, some loares Of tho "pAtl
dulcoy !" are taken in aud hastily paid for, tho
ahuttor is aniolsly barred. aud the samo si1ouco
relgns. Only these loaveH OF swcetenod bread
from actual suffering. No food is cooked, no
tires made. anu even tho maraots cannot 10
opened aitor daybreak.
At evening all the bolls ring out; and at mid
night NIL kinds Of fireworks are Let oil, aud gunz
ind cannon arc 1iros' ind crowds OF mon drag
an image OF q man, stuffed With straw, md With
d hidcous nasked faco around the streets by =
rope around the neck, and, after innumorabia
beating8 and bunetlngg, aang II upon glbbot,
or burn 1t at atalEe. This figure ID called
ana no Is ournea or hangoa IN onl8f, "a oay
FawEes 10 treatod ~ England.
anu Whata buaaen cnnngo taNe0 placo from
toou 1Ilaa5 n! lliAuH1bA1 W I"sIel uolnlut,
All the GlacK llanglhgb arc remoVed au tho
eshea aTe swept 1ioln sne marble noofs maj.
rona and m4idenR dress III white whlte' soft
curtains appear 10 esoty "naoM, dtau no"efs ' on
every taoig ,1a oeolposs, H. allu wn1uom. .s4l Anu,
nrofnslon' there ~ Il no lack Of them III tue
churohe5,-on tno altafs' pe"8, ana even Oh tne
hoors.
IN many OF the chnfchea there afe curious
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OF the old inoa superstitious faith, instead Of
mora modern times: IN Que Of & tue mGst 4p pron a
celebration Of the Lords Supper is set out IN
real imitation Of til" r., last supper IL held
with His disciples. There Is long table,
| covered with tue hnest OF linen, and with gold
and silver clnlces Of great beauty, rich In cary
ing and fabulons In price, Here is tho vine IL
silver; and seated around the table ara ths
dlsciples, dressed 10 the richeBt satin and sikcd
robes and Of tife:size. TheAa figures ara nude
Of wa4 Or OF plaster, and, with The 1Iariug
| candelabra. and in !he sancti!y Of tia church,
| tho whols scene has an effect At oucs ropnlsiys
aud distautefu, aud greatly, to my lnud de-
tracto from tho aolcmnity Of tho seryicca: The
wig OF hair veila oountenance Of real
| benignity. Close to thiB inanimato figure.
| crowds Of women nro knooling, constantly hEtiod
in tears, muttoring prayers, Or clutchlug at ths
helm Of The richly Y,enbroidored robe.
| But the main interest centres on
Ha is there portrayed With countcnancc ex-
Vratai.e Of .Groat Maliguity. knd with fiery red
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