New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-24
WAITING FOR CHRISTMAS.
HOW THE HOLIDAY WILL BE CELEBRATED.
DECORATION AND SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES
yum IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE.


yum IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
All over the city preparations are making for
the Christmas festivities OF Tomorrow. In dim-lit
churches practising hymns and carols that
VIII swell through long drawn asles and the Christ
mas greens waving In nave and chancel. The
decorations OF Old Trinity consist OF evergreen trees
placed at intervals along the walls Stars Of
In the windows and fcstoons OF arbor vite about the
cbancel The chancel rail is wound with arb0r-yite
pulpit and lectnrn and the altar tonight and to
will be covered with flowers In the eastern vesbule
is Handsomely decorated Christmas tree and there will
be n childrcn's festival Tonight
The chimes will ring out their voices OF peace and
good will " Tomorrow at 10 a. m. They will play
Angels from the realms OF glory" Children OF the
temple, Awake the song OF gladness," Ring out the
bells" and The Christmas tree" The services OF the
day will begin however at a. m, when the Holy Com
inuion will celebrated In English and hour larer in
German. At 80 the morning prayer will be read and
IL will take place the high celebration. The music
will be Professional hymn, No. 49, Stainer's anthem.
The morning stars sang together; IIunmers com
munion service In l. fiat; GOunods Oferory." sing to
God your hymns of glaness.' and Professional hymn
No. II.
Grace Church is profusely decorated with green. On
the walls and pillars aud about the chancel green
trees estoons Of and in stars and
The chancel is o, holly and arboryn and the
altar Will blossom with flowers The effect looking from
the main entrance toward the chanoel is striking ar
beautiful II seems as II one were looking down the
pathway in a winter forest OF evergrcens toward a
gorgeous for at the end OF the Is the altar
bright with its furniture and above it the rich light OF
chaucc window The services of Christmas day at
this church Will be the celebration OF the Holy Com
munion at a. IN. and tue morning prayer and COM
Inunlon service at IL.
St Tboass Church. In Fiith-aEe.. Is richly decorated
with branches, aud estocns There Will be
sunrise service at 1880 to morrow, ut which Christmas
hymns ana carols viii be sung Dy the children OF the sun
school. led by the sunday school choir. AT IL
o'clock there will be morning prayer and Holy
Communion The sermon will be preached by the rector,
At the Churcn Of ST. Mary the Virgin there will be
will be GounOds Mediation" played by VIOLA, organ
and piano. Tue solemn celebration VIII be az l0:45
a. N. The decorations OF tho church Will BE-
mostly confined to the chancel.
SERVICES AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
At 5 o'clock Christmas morning the services OF the
day will begin at the Cathedral The sanctuary choir OF
boys ana men will occupy the organ loft and will sine
Rampass mass. IN u major At 1890 o'clock Arch
bishop Corrigan will celebrate solemn pontfchal high
mass. An orchestra will AID the organ in furnishing the
Instrumental part VT The music poinOds hes'e
There viii be ht,le decoration IA the odince ana thal
will be about the sanctuary, - ...
1he great church the Jesuits, St Francis Xayers,
INVEST sixteenth ST. hasben decorated with eyergreens
Tor the Christmas festival HE first mass Ni pc at
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childiens mass At II o'clock, an otcpesual s2ionn
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Va tue various ehaulape institutions 0I the eit tue |
dN Viii bq observed IA the quspwau wapuer p diuuege
to tue umaes aud ~ maul easei ptseula VAL pe given
to heu Even Ia Ihe rolornaIoJ aHd penal institutions
Christmas Will not he forgotten.
The demaud Tor Christmas cards this year Is 10y 10
means large "a It has been ia former ycars Even
people are unable oindugc ~ the somewna costly means
of recalling themssl,9s 10 the mlnhs OF theL eh4s
glory has permanently departed. intuam co. VINO
amount of their sales VIII bo 20 per cent less than last
year The ordinary ealos foe single casDn amount To
amounted, to $1,000. r button 4 co. also report
decreased sale ten Tor s yrhE dn,r sales usually
DO less although 1t Is Impossible to say by what per
The advent of the holidays will be celebrated In the
usual manner at the Exchange to-day II the con
ditons Of the market shoud ho favorable lhc sum oi
raised few minutes yesterday ator II mao
boon learned that the sport wouid nor no
kept within proper limits 10 IL understood that brass
band Will head the march into the board room aud that
tux oi war will bc one Of the attractions u had no,
be Sy rS s bu % wS1 or SV"
please struggr som. suggested putting ceats ON
The floor make the contest close Que, nut on the
other hand 10 sad that this night Do an Interference
"a legitimate business
rho Christmas labor OF the postal clerks had scarcely
begun ycsGr,iay, Tho Post once Ia usually oNcfrun
with Christmas cards for Two day preceding the hon.
day. but tho officials s.id yesterday that few cards ad
been received until tho afternoon ana evening. inc
number VIII undoubtedly be large TO day lhere are
fewer than usual OF the nmsy envelopes which cause
the postal clerk much agony. 49, 49,.
This Is simply shameful IL Is outrageous! lts
triing with iiyes!' These were some of the eN-
plessions heard the Sixth Avenue Elevated Railroad
yesterday. From early morning until nlsntfall The
trains crowded. Trains gong uptown were COM
Portable lled reaching Park place Al Frankln-st
the aisles we'll the seats were full OF people sun
they stopped each station and more people squeezed
their way board. Bat tho brakemen kept shontnS
Move vi In 'front.' there" and III you don't move up
can't shut the gate" The passengers would ask why
do You allow any more people aboardf Inc blakeinen
would say nothing except, Move up there III front"
LIFE OF ( MYSTERIO is STRINGER.