The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-09
our LADr or BOULOGNE.
Pious Frenchmen Fiocking TO her shrine-B
Picturesque Procession.
Trom he Llndm 7ime,

ffpW ne fflufU ItHre
BOuLOGNE Aug. 2O-1he pilgrimagcs to
the shrine Of Notrc Dame DE- H,uognc con-
tribute in no small mrasur, tp thc prosperity
of the inhabitants Of this favorit" Watering
place. Bpulosnc is the chief of n group OF some
twenty shrin Of more or less Importance in
the northwest Of France. and credited with
miraculous cures. Ophthnlmia, rheumatism.
&c.. IRE common cures. hut some Of the slrincs
have al n peculiar virtues that two mt l'nst de-
serve special mention. That W 81. Gpndulpho
at Worre-au. Bos IL u we'll ~ which jealous
husbands formerly brought their suspectoi
spouscs. and 10y the ordeal first inaugural II ny
ST. Gonduphc as,ertiinel whcthcr th"ir
doubts were justly founded. On the other
hand, hcirlcss husbands conduct Il their disap-
pointed wives to the well Of st. Goleleino to
pnrtakc OF lis woodworking waters. Tho
piigrimagcs 70 the great shrine NJ Npirc Dame
commenced ON the Feast uf the Assumption
aug, lol. and VIII lnst TIL the 3lst oi tbs
month. during which pnrtnI the pnoplp ~
merry two hundred parishes viii pay their do
Notohs, without counting the numerous pill
The ward held out Is u plrnury indulgence to
n,l pllgriIns who. having confessed and par-
tIk"n Of the communion pray Cor tn nolv
Father. To all other pilgrims who only visit
the church Will bc granted an indulgence VI
= wen years aud = ven mos forty DAYS
The legend of Notrn Dame de boulo me. who.
l,2lD ytrrs slnrc, in the shape ot statue al thd
Nirin with tho lnfnnt Jesus in h"rHrns. n
tered IN port of Bou.osnr ~ Ncss j d'st ,ute
Of sails or Ours /. too well known to require
further mcnton. Three cath ndrals have n.n
successfully built on the sam" st" to sN"lt'r
tine miraculous statue. thcu nN portion oi which
now existing Is one OF the hnnds. The pr s"nt
cathedral, conso'rat"d in 1866. has lately boon
pr scented with handsome altar dedicated to
tn Se'ie Ed'ur. II !. re trdiuiA, nprih iran
~ pt. ana WIS cons 'rrat ted last Friday hy Nom
and II. Omcr. The annual pro s.ion n
honor Of thu Virgin. was held ON SUNDAY aH r
noon. in pr"sen"" oi larger crowds than usual
the town. which WAS already 1ull. having re-.
ccived strong retni1rccmrnts Nv means Of tx:
cursion hoats from London ana RnmsgAt". and
special trains on the three lines Of railway whi,h
converge ON Boulognr. At three o'clock the
lo.al parishes which took part in the days
PROCEEDINGS took up their appointed stations
IN ia" streets OF the upper town, ~" parish y
FRANCOIS lie Sales h'inE marshaed IN front Of
u house bearing tablet stat n. tnat l." Sage.
tine author OF G,l Bias" died there the paris
OF 1t. Vincent de- Paul was edged IN hotwern the
lllgh walls OF an ola uratory and the Mason
dArrct. In this oraiory the English monks
found refuge after the Reformation. II Is now
thr property of an English cl"rgymHn The
Maison Arrt previous To- the abolition q I'M,
rrsunmont for debt, WIS known us the Hotel
| Angsterrc. from the number ot lmrecuni"us
| insl-hm"n lodged there; I'm 9ldcr hu!lulhR
| than either " tho above. the old Cp'k Tower.
! which formed part OF the old palace, OF tho
| Counts of BOuognc, in which Godfrey DIG
| Bouillon spent n portion OF his youth, looked
quietly down on Tho assembled thousands.
great west door Of the cathedral and passing
| before the unprct"nding little house IN wh"h
the poet Campbell died. swept round the ralals
de- Justice tlirou.h III" P"rt' DIS dunes. across
! the E-pnnad" into the lower town The de-
won't fishermen OF H. rortel. with green and
gold banner. ioi.owrd by the red pcitiro>t Il
| n-hWomcn. led the van. Then came it'll" girls
| from years upward, young maid.ns with
| white wells all IN blue and white. boys 'huols,
| and llShrrmon's widows in mourning, the DIFF
! forrnt groups having cacn their special banner
! AMI rmhlrmS. Seven other parishes belonging
/ To Efulugne next came in procession. Several
now banners were added tins year; more
! money had evidently been spent on most
| of the groups. and altogether there WAS
| "A freshness about the pageant which has
| De-, II wanting for the last two or thrrr years.
| The 81 .tur.-que costumes Of the nshrrm n
are well known. Add to these the prrtty white
! AMI green dresses Of the garden RS wives. the
! black velvet knickcrhockrr suits, iurcd WITH
/ blue. of the English Catholic preparatory boys
uool. tn" Whit dress = with long wells, Str'W Il
! with silver stars worn 10y ludi, in the cnri, 70
] dhptnriv. bearing SILVER cmhl"ms OF Eath,
liupr. and Charity ON dark blue velvet cush IONS
/ the hanir ana expensive toilets ol lhdi'
Nule ul. in line on either sid" Of tho process ON,
| NOR" ti.un milo AMI mali in length, tue gpr-
! grou- dresses Of the cr'l"-iasti -. and the two
last groups. the Bishop ot Laval in th" first und
the Bishop of Arra- in tho sccon /. SURROUNDED
10y ANXIOUS mothers bringing their children ia
H. Dole s~rd-ull TINS formed sight not readily
forgotten. The gathering Of private persons,
many oi thcm English ami IT ~ gentlemen,
/ who walked hriur" the cofcge dhpnnrhF, called
ia the oil, 'iul pr i3.mmc les Fiiries tine Faltn'
lu4l, was more numerous than usual