The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-28

orders pass slowly with folded arms through the
long aisles,' covered from head to foot with long
black robes; up IN the balconies the canons ex-
pose the sacred relics in golden shrine, while
torches borne by monks and friars cast q waver-
izing the descent into hell. is gloomy and silent;
but the eve OF Easter Sunday, which ends the long
period OF lasting. shadows forth the pomp,
The shops are brilliantly lighted In the windows
are st. Peters and ST. Paal's done In butter and
lard and festooned with sausages or In pastry and
adorned with confectionery and palm branches.
One curious ceremony OF Holy saturday Is the
custom OF procuring one OF two Jews to be bap-
tized on that day. The ceremony is made as I'M
posing as possible, usually very much to the dis
gust and discomfort OF the poor Jews, who are
thus made the scapegoats for the sins OF their an
cestors.
PoNTIFIcAL HIGH MASS
On Easter sunday the Pope goes to ST. Peters
ana attends high mass The priests and cardinals
are clad in cloth OF gold, velvet and ermine-
with diamonds and other precious stones The
Pope Is carried In, seated in crimson chair or
robes He wears the triple crown OF the Trinity,
and canopy OF cloth OF silver Is held over his
Of as Is oy men Dea ss
and Is thus carried on, pausing moment before
the miraculous Madonna and distributing bless
1ngs Is he passes. de Is next placed upon q
magnificent stool near the altar, where he kneels,
his crown being removed and the cardinals taxing
altar and chanting little from another ne throws
some incense into the air and returns 10 MS
esrana aSa two bsnop VINCE
the Pope assists That over, little bell tinkles
and all 10 STILL. Every one knees the soldiers re-
verse arms, which ciang on the pavement an they
drop on their knees, and the really great solem-
nifty OF the scene Is heightened BY the recollection
OF the previous confusion ana the renecuOn th0e
she cause OF all this is the elevation OF the Host
Tho soldiers now march out OF he Cathedral ana
form IN 'front.' the Pope Is carried out the vast as
semDlage kneel devouty and then the Pope pro-
nounces short prayer, and. raising MS hands.
invOkes benedictlon upon the multitude. I'm
mediateiy the guns Of St Angelo and the bells OF
ST. Peter's proclaim to the city that Christ ts
risen, y and the ceremonies OF holy Week are at
an end. In the evening, however, the grandess
sight OF all 10 the Illumination OF ST. Peters.
Thousands OF lights are distributed through tho
immense building, while myrIads o.! rockets rem
der the scene one OF SURPRISING magnlncence. IL
IL a common custom to have infants baptized and
blessed ON Easter sunday.
EASTER SCENES AT JERUSALEM.
During Passion Week Jerusalem Is lined, In the
neighboThoOo OF the holy sepuicre, with stalls,
booths and baZaars, where are sold crosses beads
from Mecca, mOrher OF pearl images from Bethle.
hem ana bitumen crosses from the Dead Sea.
Caravans come In from the East, camels from
Damascus ana Bedouln horses gall0p In from the
desert, their sides clad IN yellow shawls and black
abbas. The wild asses OF Hebron, with the beauti-
full Bethehemite women, dressed in their white
robes bordered with red and VINO claim a descent
from the crusaders, mlngle with the motley crowd
OF lrlars, Deggars and soldiers, making up per-
IeCt arrival.