The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-04
Hely Week, and How it is Observed
by the PariSianS.
The Effect Of the LeHten Season on
the Gay French People.
The Strike at the Anzin Coal HiEes.
A Week Of Crime in the French Capt.
tai.
Other Points and Paragraphs.
Especial Correspondence
PARIS, April 9Th, 1884.

Holy Week, despite the proverbls
indifarertism OF Parisians, is sensibl
marked by sobriety and me 1it6tion
There is a kyeak fell to be on tn
movements of ordinary life; the mos
cynical cannot divest himself OF th,
feeling, that there is 8 special hal
lowednees in the times. At ever,
turn he is reminded o. this; ladies Ak
invisible, save at the churches; mer
drift into the seclueion of home; th'
theatres are closed from Thursday
profsne are suspended by sacred con
certs; the churches are in mourning;
in their a.mospheres there is SORROW
tenn pered with hope. To deviste
from the tacit sobriesy which reigns,
would not be considered respectable,
and politeness but too often sways,
where religion fails to impose.
If the number OF churoh-goers be
taken az a proof OF pistv, Paris may
we'll claim to rank among the most
religious OF capitals. From daylight
till noon on Palm Sunday, the
churches represented a continuous
stream, not Of visitors or curious, bat
of worshipers, who. while delighted
with the music OF the miserere, did
not forget the words OF the psalms a..
and the best of all tests of these times
OF refreshing, toe Central sisles were
occupied by men. At Notre Dame
Cathedral, the services were peou-
larry solemn, gorgeous and Impress
i've. The choral Accomplishments
were perfect, and the instrumental
parts were executed by distinguished
artists, only too happy to place their
talent to slori'y Him who bestowed
it. The .cardidai archbishop after
blessing tha palm, made a process
siOnal tour OF the building, and on
ARRIVING at the grand entrance door,
knocked three times when it was
thrown open, and the procession,
w3aded its way to the high altar, the
p9eling anthem sweliing the note
Of praise.
Box generally does duty for palm.
in Paris, it ia the Riviera supplies
chiefly the latter. but Italy buys the
waole crop in advance. "a. GARNER,
the architect of the new opera. de
rives a respectable revenue from nis
palm groves, The display of box was
very general, and its sale was brisk
outside the churches; few women but
renew branch. and having had il
bleFssd, suspend it at the head of
t Q Z bed or hang it over the msnteI
piece of their boudoir. Not only
we're the ears Of bus and draY horses
decorated With sprigs OF box. but
many persons wore it in their hats.
Was it protest against msterlalist,
for the religionists are carrying war
into their camp? The cemetsries were
visited by crowds. How is it that
paying tribute to the dead at this
period, you feel relatively more de-
pressed than at the formal fete aes
morris OF November? Perhaps We are
sad, that those whom We only can
reioin, are absent to share the Joy of
opening buds and flowers, and the sing
ing OF the birds tina. seem here to throw
plsintiye thrill into their warblings.
Ia the south of Francs the ancient
custom still exists, to place copy OF
the New Testament in a chair on
Palm Sunday and so carry it round
the aisles; 10 order to typify the tri-
umph of Jesus Christ, by the book
which he inspired. E
During Holy Week soirees, dinner
parties, etc., are tsbooed. It ia ap
epoch of mourning for ladies; in the
fashionable world cash day has its
special toilette, commencing with
rather bright oolors. and deepening
into the most sombre shades. Tues
day is generally devoted to visiting
the convent or school where you have
been educated. and to receive good
counsel from the superioress or the
directories; Thursday is partially EN-.
ployed at the florists, to order bou.
DUETS, to be delivered to the Wears OF
the churches, to decorate the imita-
ton sepulchre and side chspels. It
ia the last wall of elegant piety,
souvenir of Mad amounting the
feet OF Jesus. Good Friday is wholly
taken up in pilgrimages. in shstin-
ence, and visiting the poor. A few
hours break was formally allowed to
do Long Camps. when that open air
re,louts for the fashions existed. But
Long Champs was the end of the
nromenade to q reted convent, so
piety and worldliness happened to 60
hand-in band. Easter Saturday is &C.
cepted Is the dawn OF every day life;
low commences to replace sorroR, and
paiety to succeed austerity.
Good Friday is most superstisious
isv in France. At the seapor!s. no
crew would sail on that day. the tars
generally devote it to sco9rging the
sffigy of Judas Escariot.g winding up
by Burning it in tar barrel. Thus
iespi,e all progress, superstitious be-
iefs sre not extinct. There is in the
lenths of the human heart singular
ate for ali that is mysterious, an
want to tremble before
he unknown, and which resists the
toht of reason and good sense. 1t