The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-23
HOLY WEEK IN SPAIN.

the Easter festivities which follow H. Tho
hotels for come time past have been getting
ready lar tho extraordinary conoourse OF
strlngors which Holy Week never ;aila 10 bring
to the city. This year nm unusual number Is
,vpc,trd and unpxamped cNrrtions have bscn
made o. rondcr both the religious and the civic
celebrations more attractive than ever. new
arIhruutiiu. hntcl-L Hotel lmpir ial-has been
orcncd nv She very centre Of the city to accoR,-
u,,l,,u IT. , Al, r. nrratic and tho wealthy. And
from, ilt, .lny To- tho middle NJ April prices are
dorh.,a Tlr poorest family who have n room
10 let to cue Il the sshi-oyin. country folk
will chtr ~ tw'' as much for bed Ind board as
ct am. o'I.t iimr u the year. II you need ~
snuS,y.n.t ', the cathedral. ,he far grounds.
or the ru'u- W II uic.i. the most wretched hack
will chlr., youH price as extravigant as any
OF on, N,a iork Johus demand OF u stranger
arriving ly u midr gilt train.
n lHy. u'nti0ncd side b. si'1 the re!iC-
ious and me civic festivities" ! must not be
und rs'pld As attributing 10 both other tho
same origin or the same motives. Doubtless
the iriiu... object which In the beginning.
after the COZ. n."st Of Seville by Eing 81. Ferdi-
nand in l14s. drew oHds Of strangers T. So
yi.lo daring Holy Wock was the ncompar-
able ma..n." -HcH with which tho beautiful
city 40 in,ty reduced from the yoke OF Islam.
ce, buitnA the anniversary week of ChriSts
suiTrra and That Of His resurrection. 1t was
the lriUIarh u The Cross over the Crescent.
Ih"J LaNc here II custom, lhtlEuraied o' ~.
Ferdinand himself. That OF dov"Nng the wA"is
time pI Lent I" Il preparation To- tho eVehts"l
this ~ ~ week. In all the prime pal churchcs
beginning with the cathedral courses OF devo-
tional exercises take place. and thr best preaeh-
ers 70 - found in all SPAN arc invited TO
preach nlght after night lhc"o courses ot
lecture" are followed by crowded audiences
and arc, Tor th" most part established ~ inc
expense OF royal or noble perh"naE's.
And now tia! Holy week IL nj @GSt upon U.s.
let me tax" your readers with me- 10 the cathe-
drai though do not now attempt tuH de-
scription Of this edihee.
We enter by one Oh the size entrahc'e OF tho
great western 'front.' IL Is o oi"ek ,h 'he AFTER
noon an" inc sun 10 pouring ms radiance
thFo"I III s' IA" twenty n'aeh'heoh' stored WIN
ao"s above ana oeiow along the western ana
southern SIDES OF tho immense ed'hce nlling 1t
with iisilt s" son. SO niahy-eoiored IA IT falls
on the hrown-grny clusters OF pillars and
rlboed r2"i. thut the whoie interior space seems
ncoued Win eoluen glory AS We iii the
heaVy Ieatherh screen at the DOORWAY ana look
slraisht peiofe US from west to east. the two
antroEeh size aisics extend 400 ieet 70 where
the wihuoWs OF me eastern facade seem vast
seurty created by the forest OF soaring pillars
and inc lof'y' intsriacins arches overhead. To
your riEht hand you see the rich bronze screens
enclosing inc long lne OF SIDE chapeis
MI au'a"e WIN the spicndors oil the westering
sun 'he rl"h thts necRlng the black AMI whit"
niaroes oi the pavement. ana leaving here and
here patches OF every nue. IN the rainbow on
the nearer pillar shafts. Look to your left;
your eye ranges across the entire width OF the
temple. vi feet. with its inferior portion unob-
stTucted by any intervening object. save the
n,oas;,a ,,ii,,,. o,o,, ~ ,oo, i, 1!,...o. mr.
"7''e p'''' o"'h ~ fo'' IVA "iiheter' lhe
wno'e seven "'s'os, inc ofeaath throughout oil
this stiIprIdous pile. are taken in at u clauco.
You lock IN; nowhere in the side a,sIes ~ the
height hess than 81 feet. while the nave or mid
die aisle IL 1874 feet high Not only the nave
but tbo ln,cr.l ,isIes alec hayo thar oler.,,,rr
Win stlihed-s ass windows. so that the great
mass Of tho Coro or Canons' choir which OBJ
structs the view up the eentrp Of the buildina
'-'' w." "f 'uo $500 VI 'ho o"',u'hs'
only coihfcis the eye 10 look more attchuveiy
to the right and lef, along the mysterious Wis
'un oo' "'." 'i'o 'o''i'hI p,,a's am "rencs
We must not quarrel with the arrangement
40 general tl,rouahout Spain which blocks nm
,ha cer,r.i 80 ~ 81, .pra'', oi,,,r,h od,s,
'no op"eo Vi a., $50. ,hui'n eu'Hoe"
the high altar with n vast space betwcaa tho
two VIZ, tr.. oon,,r..,,t;or as.is,s y, tha 49,
t"' "ne'r ''e o"hsfesatoh "ssts's AZ the scr
partitions rcuchipe hiph IN toward the calling
A, aor,., ,,,,,u., e.. -, 49,. 49,. x,,. 20.
~ sou'o tu'ufe utn-' when you CAN ioho" me
into the interior Of yonder choir or steal with
mo in n oui.t bour into m, sanctuarv anJ
-, ~, 80. W.. - 49, .' -
ai'ui" III" n'Sn a'8i' we sh@'t SEQ "sether
wonders OF art unsurpassed. The Coro and
Camilla Mayor or high altar with its surround-
49,. - 49,. a.. ,..' T., ,.
ihs7' hre TWO magnificent poems IN SCULPTURE
both celebrating. and celebrating divinely tho
love Of God for mnu. At prcsent II In Passion
VI, ~, ',,,,, ,..io, x..Ia. nj, e..
W unc the VIZ WniGn hS S run r omnIy
anu th1 niln aitar - c,otntn IN nark purple
nma onrk pnfp,e vfl, foSeIs vhe immense
itSpnnuV il'heii'tleiy oei'Itu ~ VIM us Mpfla
oI Scu!pTuVe, ana covers; 700 'he Cii'ary ThIen
ioM inna ~ MItn In'i cSiostSLi EIoup ~ MhiISt
Gncl!,'I IN" the auor'hs hsufes OF the virgin
a' W ~ , ,"ui'' o,, .,ou, h,,.. -. ,.
n iHu hc"', .s you s'.,iu otioro tne srr -,
i"ua' VI ElI. pion.e Srl.c,t ehc,a 'iis ,nt
th ] % hn ,eo NV ~ oi1 n ~, y,
NJ v'vi.o nhn'.is tli. oiCv ~ VIZ ,sn.t ~ !"
htayor, NE Grett treasnrs nonse 81 INC catne,
m n an, IN eAtuas''e rnurcn bn nse'I Hnn
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I'm NJ NV, ~" u, y, We, ~ orsi', ~ e.
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