Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-28

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NEW YORK, December 2st
The only ENJOYMENT In this city for Bohemia
In the holidays is to stroll through the streetsS
drop In at places of interest and become locker
on OF others pleasures. follies and sorrovs.
Christmas morning was unusually bright and
mild. and this attracted hosts OF people into the
streetkwho would otherwise have grumbled al
home. The absence Of the stages and vehicles
OF traffic made all the avenues inviting to pedes-
t.ians. and Broadway, which on week days be-
low 14th is almost given over to trade, was
Christmas day filed with men, women and
children, in holiday gsrb, enjoying the unusual
privilege Of it's broad sidewalks.
All true believers sought the two extremes OF
symbolistic places Of worship. at. PatrIck's Ro-
man Catholic Cathedral. way up 5th avenue TO
Ola Trinity. way down Broadway. As the Ele-
waited railroad furnished better facilities fer get
ting to
THE MOTHER CHURCH
Trinity, was your correspondents selected
place to hear the Christmas services. The bells
In its heaven-towering spire were ringing Old
familiar anthems as q tall handsome newly.
uniformed policeman most politely opened the
south door Of Trinity's side entrance with q
manner indicative of ''lots Of room and TO
spare" Once in the veetibule, the next hegyiIled
Individual, with the next in rear. and % on Ike
a tale of bricks, pushed forward into the aisle
extending across the church in rear OF the three
long lengthwlse aisles where stood humapny
en- masse. the foremost corner acting as Q wedao
in parting The way. And that was al The
pew-owners were comfortably seated with room
TO spare. and back Of them stood a crowd OF
weil-dressed women and intelligent looking
men. the greater part OF whom were attracted
more by curiosity to see the pair Of golden candle.
sticks presented by Mrs. Astor than any sympathy
with the beautiful Christmas services OF the
Episcopal church. Sitting room there was
none and standing room was fast becoming too
uncomfortable for endurance. The alternative
was a retreat while there Was vet room to move
the crowd for space in which to make an exit
By slow stages the door was at last reached ana
again opened by the handsome policeman, who
did unbend from his dignity enough to look
smiling Il could have told you so" OF most pro-
voking character. Rejecting that popular
orthodoxchurches were not made for Bohem.
ians. and regretting that the PARKWAY Cathedral
was not chosen instead as a church OF Rome.
Ike an omnibus, always has room for one more
the various tombstones In Trinity churchyRrd
stood suggestively prominent as something to
gather thoughts from If not objects Of worship.
TRINITY cHURcHYARD
Most prominent In the yard, south side of the
church, are the tombs OF Alexander Hamil-
ton" aged a. years." onlv, and that of Capt.
Lawrence, the hero Of the Chesapeake. during
its fight with the Shannon on Lake Erie and
whose dying words don't give up the ship"
are now historic. The gay, gallant. audacious
Gen. Phil. kearney lies In old Trinity church
yard, also Robert Fulton, and under a tall
granite shaft are the bones of those American
soldiers who died In such misery on the English
prison ships in waleabut bay.
Trinity parish has six churches In different
parts OF the city, and one Of them is
ST. PAULs,
not very far from Trinity. further up Broadway.
''Ths church is free In all parts of it." answered
civil renter to inquiry If seat could be had.
Mayhap the additional hint OF "our ancestop
having worshiped here In Revolutionary times,"
and thereby claiming right had some efficacy
In securing privilege. Be it what 1T may, The
Bohemian was not turned from St. Paul's, ana
listened most attentively to excellent singing
from an immense choir, but not with so much
pleasure to the reading Of prayers, whose
beauty ana spirit Of devotion was run away
with, In the race horse speed with which Q
young divine made way with them. The pews
where Gems Washington and Gates sat are
pointed out and it is easy to people the broad
aisles with forms Of the brave men and fair
women who figured I'm New York during the
months President Washington held court here
On tablet set into the mont of ST. Paul's II n
recorded that ''by order OF Congress In 1873.
memory Of Major General Richard
Montgomery, who fell I'm storming Quebec,
lS75," and "that his remains lie within the
chancel." There are many revolutionary heroes
buried In st. Pauls chu ch-yard, which surrounds
the church One slab records the death Of
Thomas Swords, late of his Britanic Majestys
55 Regt. Of foot, who died 1880" Another a.
the death of Major John Lees Revolution
airy Soldier from Georgia, who died In Aug,
.<. otah~ -.
that Of " Major Job Sumner, of the Revolution,
his friend from Massachusetts, who died Sept,
1916. and from whom death did not separate
MN. Not far away Is the grave Of John
Holt, Printer to the State, from Virginia, who
died aged GA, In 1854"
The walk up Broadway showed many shop
windows beautifully decorated, either by the
arrangement OF their special wares or with ev-
ergreens. One store, possessed Of two large
windows, had in one life figures Of
little girls in pretty street dress, at
play in the snow, and in the other little girl
descending from snow-covered porch and Q
youth in his tiny cutter, with a young negro
holding his steed; young reindeer waiting TO
take drive. while beyond the gate boys were
playing In the glistening snow.
The theaters on Broadway were just opening
for matinees. and crowds who had no ordinary
week days were hurrying In. At one theatel
as many as two hundred boys well dressed,
probably ''call" and checks" were filing in rood
order into the opened door.
GRACE CHURCH.
BY the time Grace church was reached that
aristocratic denomination was coming out. and
the opportunity for seeing dress and fashion
was very good. 1t is, however. not good taste
to dress for church. and the bon ton of religion
only wear plain dresses, with an expensive
wrap, or an extravagant bonnet, neat snowy
bonnet, dress and wrap all on the one woman.
All through the week the Church OF Rome and
high ritual Episcopal churches hold evening
services, which are attended by everybody who
do not go to theaters.
THE PASSION PLAY AGAIN.
The attractions at all the theaters are better
than is customary for Christmas week. The
new attraction is to be "The Passion Play" OF
Mr.. Morse, which is only waiting for the CON-
pletion of the building, to be produced. Several
notable divines have importuned the mayor TO
prevent this representation, on the ground that
It lie irreverent. Mr.. Morse, who has spent o
dozen years in Jerusalem and other parts of the
Holy Land studying localities, customs incident
to the Sayiours time. claims that he has not