The New York herald., 1875-12-25
DECORATIONS IN THE cHrFcHrs.

The greatest festival in the year-Christmas Day
viii be observed in all the churches with decorative
grandeur music and prayer. The devotion Of the peo
pie win express itself in these ways. The temples OF
religion will be as they except this time
All that the lotest aspirations of Christian holiness
may suggest win be to-day. This, in
short, is the day observed in commemora
| tion Of the mystery of tho incarnation
! and jesus nativity at Bethlehem. II is the
celebration OF the beginning Of mans redemption and
the most memorable feast In the churches Of the uni
that 1y the banner Of Christ All nature levied
upon to contribute to it's proper observance and the
finest attributes OF civilization are drawn upon to
| gorfy Him who is the author, the alpha and omega
Of fa glory On this Christmas Day OF 1875 the houses
OF worship and prayer the world over will wear their
best dresses
AT ST. PATRIcK's CATHEDRAL
/ the materials used consist mostly OF crimson velvet
gold embroidered heavy gold bullion gold CLOTH silver
| lama, natural flowers and Christmas green's These
will be disposed Of in estoons and draperies the
walls OF the sanctuary and other parts Of
1t will add to the general effect OF that part OF the
sacred edi1ce without interfering with the archecu-
raj beauty Of the building The iluminatons will be
upon a very extensive SCALE six hundred Jets
being used TO form grand tracery of lights which will
embrace the whole extent OF the Sanctuary from wall
4 to wall and from the floor to the ceiling At vespers,
at four p M II Is expected that His Eminence, Card-
nal McCloskey, will assist
At ST. PAUL THE AposTLEs
In the basement in Flfty-ninth street, near Ninth
avenue may be seen beautiful representation Of the
cave at Bethlehem In it is manger, wherein hes
representation of the infant Saviour, The Blessed
Virgin and ST. Joseph in large figures are near by:
angels hover above them and Shepherds with their
sheep and figures of the and complete the pic
tare IN the arrangement Of the figures the light and
and child being brilliantly illuminated while the others
are seen only in dim light
STEPHENS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH,
as heretofore at this time Of year will be decorated
with evergreens and beautifully fesooned 1t one of
the most fashionable of Roman Catholic churches In
this city, and has in ts congregation young ladies of
means and devotion who will see that the purposes OF
the occasion are fulfilled.
| ABRAMS
once and known Father Mores church. OF the
high rualistc school, will be decorated in the chancel
altar and pulpit. Festoons of evergreons arch the
chance and its rails The pulpit Is trimmed with pines
and ferns and the front panel has centrepece Of
tumn leaves
i THE CHURCH oP THE HOLY TRINITY
is simply adorned with few trees in the chancel,
wreaths on the walls and fesooned evergreens around
the galleries
! THE REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Madison avenue is almost perfect arbor Wreaths
of holly and laurel border arches evergreens adorn
It's windows the chance rail is covered with pine and
laurel and the chance window is filed with little trees
communion table is the text ''Jesus Emmanuel God
with us;n and at the opposite end OF the edfce the
words unto child is born, unto is given.
i ST THOMAS CHURCH
The decorations at St Thomas very beautiful
For example, festoons adorn the pulpit windows and
rails, baskets of cut flowers VIII stand the COM
munon table, and large stands Of growing plants will
be placed inside the outer altar rail- The galleries
decked with evergreens have wreaths hung the open
spaces and the chapel pillars twned with pine and
laurel
/ GRACE CHURCH
profusely decorated and tastefuly adorned It's pill
| lars enshrouded with evergreens formed In the
shape Of and wreaths and the chance set OF
by Maltese cross OF immortelles In the background
and floral crosses each side Of the kind The
lectern and pulpit are trimmed with evergreens and
| lilies crown the font
TRINITY CHAPEL
shows the tasteful handiwork Of its lady attendants
and the pulpit and gas fixtures are trimmed neatly with
ST. GEORGES CHURCH,
in Stuyvesant square, finely decorated Tho galleries
covered with estoons of green's and holly and the
pulpit and font are Overland with pine and holly
| Marks CHURCH,
chastely, decked with laurels and evergreens The
chancei and galleries are especially pretty
TIN INCARNATION.
Thei reredos Of the Church of the Incarnation has
been festooned with elegant green wood embems Pine
and laurel entwine the pillars and hemlock devices
hang between the windows and walls.
NARY
This church, Fortyhnh street Is a sort Of sacred
arbor Over the porch ropes OF beaueous dark green
leaves enccle the pillars and mark the outlines Of the
architecture Rich beds OF holly emboss the window
| cally adorned and bordered with red and blue. The
chancel s almost perfect bower.
CALVARY CHURCH.
Autumn leaves, evergreens, relieved by gold and
crimson add beauty Calvary church Fourth ave-
nue., near Twenty-frst street. There is magnificent
star OF crimson evergreen and gold on the wall behind
1 the altar
CHURCH THE ASCENSION,
Fifth avenue and Tenth street, likewise suitably
trimmed with evergreens and the Church OF the Trans
hguration in Twenty ninth street. Fifth avenue
festooned from the floor the ceiling and around the
pillars The Houghton memorial window Is richly
adorned with flowers AZ its base, is also the altar
SAVIOUR
At the Church Of the Holy Saviour Twenty-hfth
street. Madison avenue, massive ropes Of ever
green entwine the front Of the galleries and pillars
and fir trees overshadow the chanceL
CHURCH.
AS is customary with Zion church the decorations
superb. The pillars festooned and encrcled with
evergreens, and trees are placed around the windows
Tho banners and notices are suggestive On white
grounds in brilliant red are the words, Tho Son OF
Man." "Holy Child, Jesusn Light OF the World,n
"Desire of all Nations" &c
IGNATIus' CHURCH
heavy trimmings Of evergreen, rustic
the chance front and evergreen panels the walls
bearing golden characters the titles Prince OF
Peace, such as counsellor" Wonderful" &c, COM
pleted tho adornmentS
THE CHURCH OF THE HEAVENLY REST
is perhaps the most ornately attIred in Christmas
greens of all the churches described The decorations
managed and indeed completed by three ladies Of
the church. and thoy are done In most artistic man
The body Of the church has few ferns about the
Illuminated panels and wreaths at the bases and capi-
tails OF the pillars But II in tho chancel that the
cred in laurels holly and pine The font filled with
FERNS and the chorsters and clergy stalls
tic in appearance, leafy and green.
SAINTS CHURCH,
too, corner OF Henry and scammeli streets, is finely
decorated
ST. JAMES CHURCH
is literally draped with evergreens inside From every
timber Of the roof evergrecns depend and the right
and left of the chancel large rings enclosing the
words alpha and Omega The altarpece is framed
with evergreens.
AIMS CHURCH,
Eighteenth street. Fifth avenue the central point
Of tho chancel decorations a with double
\ OF gas jets This is placed the altar and has
background OF evergreens On each side of this
appropriate notices. such The Prince OF Peace"
&C The chancel rail Is entwined with wreaths There
banners and wreaths the side walls
| of the church. without any elaborate attempt
at decoration the whole effect s pleasing and will glad
den many hearts, especially among the deaf mutes.
The services Christmas Day areCelebration Of the
holy communion at seven M, full service with the
holy communion, at halfpast ten A. M, and evening
prayer at SIX p NJ As many OF the deaf mutes may
not be able to be at church Christmas Day they
specially invited TO attend service and the decora
tions on Sunday at quarter to three P. N. This
vice viii be conducted entirely in the sign language,
and will doubtless interest those who have all their fac
ultics
THB CHURCH or HOLY CROSS,
In West Forty second street. is tastefuy decorated
the high altar presenting beautiful appearance hav