The New York herald., 1878-10-24
An Immense Crowd Filling the
New Cathedral. !
PICTURES BY THE OLD MASTERS.
A Great Collection OF Rare and
Valuable Exhibits.

extraordinary beauty the exQue theatre of tho
marvellous display must be inherently weak. The
main points OF popular ana artistic interest ars:-
First, tho interior OF the gorgeous Cathedral itsef
second the vast assebage Of interested ana surious
patrons; third. the rare. valuable and historically
Instructive pictures on exhibition, and fourth, the
unanimy Of hearty feeling and desire the part OF
the ladies OF the diocese to make the fair memorable
In Inc history Of the Church general and the Caths.
dral In particular.
In spite oil the wretchsd rainy weather that marred
the beauty OF the dav the attendance during yester-
day was entirely satisfactory, but, the fair in all
It's proportions really not in viewaole condition
until last evening" and the silver Innings OF the
heavy clouds were not till then disclosed, II was
quito natural that the greater hrong should postpone
a visit until tho Cathedral windows glowea with
borrowed light, and the whole neigh born ood was
agog In admiration OF the Scrpturai scenes and
many eolorea visions there made manifest IA the
crowds poured in and the brilliant interior was seen
In all It's grandeur, the visitor at first paused,
bewiIdered by the glare. but tho human tide that
waits for no man and bears even women It's
bosom gave time 10 think choose his
course, but resistlessly carried ali IN and on.
VALUABLE PICTURES.
Chief among tho points to which all eyes turned
vas Oldest chapel niche IN which the ladies OF the
Church OF the Holy Innocents present their Offering
BY the courtesy Of the artist Miss j. Gibbons they
enabled unvcil 10 tho lovers OF art picture
from tho nimitabe PENCIL Of Murillo, the history and
pedigree OF whioh beyond question. The subject
represents the infant Saviour the lap the
Virgin Mary ana presenting rosary 10 the Donini-
cans. The picture, which Is Of great size and ID
valued at s2oo00 was purchased May g. 1858. a. the
sale OF the gallery OF LOUIS Philippe. Tho former
KING OF France had placed All the pictures be-
aueatnsd TO him by Frank Hale standsh IN q suit
OF rooms IN the Louvre. arranged for the purpose,
ana, ana caiaoo La n Muses oaaa,sn. "a lsoS hs Royal
with The collection, aud this picture became the
proper.y u us present owner, represented oy MISS
the great artists skill is sold duriug the progrcss OF
the lair the caurch VIII osnsht by the sale. In the
same arch Is beautiful picture copper BY Aaest,
called "lhe Avcnging Angel" some tnree hundred
years old. Hung on tue opposi.e wall rs "rns Do
table and It's The visitors STOOD n close
packed thronss, while the aass ~ attendance called
their attent less valuable and sale.
wAykiSGroNs INAUGURAL En
Al little distance from this point Of interest
another arch IN which hangs Rlvey's celebrated
painting OF Washington guishsd trends
on Their return 10 this city. is known as "First in
Pcacs," aud being admirably placed. with fsvoriug
arrangement Of light deserves 10 be recorded US one
OF the features Of the scsne. The picture represents
| the approach OF washinglon 10 tho ianains N New
| York, April 80, 1859. wnen ho his way
nrs tnauguration Prcsuent Of the United States.
seem % governor george Clinton, Unanoenor Liv,nss
| ton. Bishop David Provoost, Alexander Hamilton.
deck Of me barge - which wasnlng.ou stands, with
uncovered head, IS Commodore Barney, and IN
com panying uarge are Chef Justice Jay, General
Knox and other statesmcn OF the period. This pic
also valued at $2U 000 ana the procssds
exhibition =" 10 the iair whloh will also benefit oy
the sale oil $40 steel sngrxvings executed by McRas.
Tue interest manifested In these exhibits ana the
earpesnsss with which visitors listened 10 the,r his
tories and explanations impaired . unique item TO
the section Of The Cathedral In which they shown
Thousands oi mon. women and children clrcicd in
aud ABOUT those arches but the crowd denser
u Was diftcui: Tor people, however curious TO make
protrac,ed stops al any STALL Il almost seemed as
L xA.la th.tnn Ia Fus
end with the putting OUT Of the sas, and they must
see Il all then never The police, under Captain
from pom. 10 point and preventing 100 area, crowd
| IN any place. Many well known Iacss politi
tendance upon ladies, while the cheerful presence Of
nearly every pastor ~ the city added mneh 10 the en-
'oymen' Of The ovsn,ns. .,,rs.c,xo 0o,,.
The innuDsrsble company Of elegantly atsrsd dolls
Nearly every .aos mad one or more o.
these. Partisan cVdnfs, ciad IN expensive costumes
and M s,r,: M o.nel: sorssr os more Ps.rcas psl OSy
II mairimontaily inclinci, and others yea are
dressed as men ana women ordinarily are IL common
lie. Quo of tho points 10 which every body made
pilgrimage table and canopy with outlying attach
ments, where ArG Jonn Kciy ana friends preside.
Like many others Il was laden with costly gifts Tor
sale or runic. superb bronze clock tops the pyra-
mia OF attractions. The inevitable couple Of hugo
dolls stand end Of the table, sets OF gold and
silver, camsps hair shawls OF worth and beauty,
flowers .astsiulIy arranged, huge SILVER puncn oow,
gold hssacd cAuea, an eiaboratsiy mounted pistol,
opera glasses ana exquisite cope are among the
arcles winch these ladies exhibit and would DO most
nappy 10 sell Tor the benefit o the Cathedral fund.-
MI Tar from this table no,aois departure from
the timr-honorcd aud worn-out idoa Of floral ten.
pie Mss Loary, aided ana absttso By Mrs Barlow,
Mira Dcancey Kane aud other ladies, has designed an
extended SUIT OF apartments, which are aptly termed
u noraI pavilion. One enters through a gateway .
kind OF paror or reception room, IRON which, under
series Of pine srcnes ne passes 10 the other por.
tions Of tue pav,ilou. Hsns,ug baskets Of ho,ncuss
pants aud flowers, pots e rare exotics, bouquets,
large ana small and butou-holrrs OF diminaive pro.
rO
the novelty oil the dea, the beauty OF the flowers aud
!, is no. surprisug % II ,e aoraI pavilion is one
the cnoices, resorts IN the exhibition
coLLgcffos xvxRrTnISo.
In spite oi the tnrong cos,ueraolc property changed
hands last evening and the railing books were rap
Idly nlled up Ono Of me iavor.s artclss IN wnicn
number OF prominent poiiticians took chances 10
wonderful hand.mats quit shown NJ the Manhattan
vile 81 Joseph's table oy Miss Nelson The quit is
made entirely Of SILK and contains bstwsen hve and
six thousand p,ece. these ara ma,snsd curiousy
aud scwed together by fair hands, VINO. having siven
IN aispos,ug OF chances ior its nnaI pos..ssiou.
Among o,ncr tribes IN which tho gay ana
noliced queer Punch and Judys. Brnann,a ware ana
solid SILVER sets, Weber piauo a. Ara ksiy's table,
traits d Pus TX, ana no, lev Of HIS Holiness Leo
| Kill sacred vSs,mcnls anu pabiss' chars, pm
boys' ssds, silver pitchers ana kitchen ware, urni.
sets and pictured saints, wax nowors aud dolly
Bibes, bronze CLOCKS and barrel OF hour, new silk
nat and wicker baskets, silver sta,ustiss and nre
| screens, magnificent "monstrance" Of heavy
French gilt and boxes OF ohilursn's toya
On one Of tho tables are specimens OF new China
"Beilecks or moiner Of pearl pottery. There are
ssa-horso flower h0ders tsaksttcs on stands, statu-
sry, shells fer rings, menu tablets trinkct boxes,
eva twig baskets, dessert plates aud eomorts, all oil
winch have rich, ivory tint with gttering irridss-
OF glaze like the changing buss OF the neck Of
dark blue pigeon. Noar these novelties. ABOUT which
crowds constautly Stood Is beautiful work In wax,
giving In faithiu detail all ths horrible psrapbcrnaIa
ot the crucinxion-the cr0ss the ladder. the nails,
thc rope-but so true 10 lilo as 10 merit us cata-
oauins among the artistic sxh,pits Of most notable
| coiecton
VICTIM ATTENTION.
II 10 crsdissbe 20 tne good tasle of tho thousands
who patronizng this great tar that while tney
pu rohAse trinkets ana cheaper articlss the
laDles they ind timo TO give to attentive study OF
the works Of here recorded, anu others yet
alluded 10 IN the columns Of the HERALD AZ IN all
exhibitions tho odd and unique hnd place 10 will not
surprise tho reader 10 know that q well developed