Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-26
CHRISTMAS SERVICES.
Decorations and Music al
the Churches.
THE ATTENDANCE Is SMALL
The Trees and Entertainments post
poned-Ineidents of the Day
Notes.

which contribute to the pleasure of 80
many people. The rain had stopped
when daylight appeared but it had left
the streets in an almost impossible con-
dition, and there was a very dreary look
about the city which suggested anything
but Christmas festivities and celebra-
tions. The little people who are gener-
ally to be seen on the streets on Christ
me~ morning, exhibiting their toys were
conspicuous by their absence, and
until ten o'clock there was very
little life on the streets. Then a
few parents who had not purchased
presents on Tuesday ventured out
and for time the stores did quite bus.
mess. There were no cable cars running
at this time and the horse car lines did
not run very briskly; besides the cross
ings all over the city we're in such con.
dition as to render it almost impossible
to board the cars. A number of deliv-
cry teams were seen on the streets
carrying to their destinations vari.
GUS parcels which could not be taken
on the previous evening. There were
quite number of people on the streets
by IL O'Clock and most of them carried
bundles. indicating that they had not fin.
ished their Christmas purchases.
The reports of damage on the river
banks had spread, and alarge number of
curious people wandered in that direc.
ton to inspect the work of the
torrent that wrought 80 much damage
on Christmas Eve. By noon there were
fully thousand people scattered along
the levee, and during the whole after
noon there was a constant stream OF
people going to and from that direction.
Others started out with the intention of
visiting the vicinity of Hope and Sixth
streets, but found the thoroughfares still
blocked with water and mud, and
wandered off in other directions.
The services at the churches were not
as largely attended as their excellence
warranted, but considering the impossi-
bility of travelling for ladies, there were
larger audiences than were expected.
The wet weather also prevented a pro.
fuse decoration with flowers and greenery,
but while the adornment of former years
eclipsed that of yesterday, the churches
were far from bare, and most of them
had very pretty and artistic interior en-
bellishments. For these callas and ever
green's were used. Most of the varieties
of flowers usually 80 plentiful had been
spoiled by the rains, and only those
plants reared in glass houses were to be
obtained, and in the majority of cases it
was found to be impossible to carry them
to the churches in the storm.
At S.. Paul's Episcopal church the
ladies labored under difficulties in deco
rating, for there was nothing but water
on all of the streets to the south, where
most of the foliage and flowers were to
be obtained. They succeeded in pro-
curing enough, however, to arrange some
very artistic decorations, which the small
audience at IL O'Clock greatly admired.
The music at this church had been care.
fully rehearsed for some time and was
excellent in every particular. 1t was as
follows: Prelude, "March of the Three
professional hymn, "Adeste Fideles;"
"Proper Canticle," chanted; 'Te
Deum," DR.. Clarke Whitfield; "Jubi-
late," Macfanen; offertory; 80! Holy
High" (tenor solo); anthem, Pastoral
Symphony" soprano solos and chorus,
"Glory to God,' from Handels' "Mes-
siah; )" interlude, ella Cieche; (organ
solo), Guimant professional hymn,
Mendelgsohn; postlude, "Marche Pom
titicate," Lemmens.
st. Vincent's church was very hand
somely decorated with callas and ever
green's, and although the first service at
5 o'clock in the morning was not largely
attended the proceedings were very i'm
pressive. At this time the choir rem
dered the following music: "Kyrie"
and "Gloria'' from Mozart's Twelfth
Mass; "Credo" and "Sanctus," from
Beethoven's Mass in @; "Benedictus"
and "Agnus Dei," Haydn's Sixth Mass
"Asperges Me-" quartette (Novello) /;
"Veni Creator" solo (Orloff) offertory,
''Adeste Fideles," (Novello); post COM
munion, Chow Lovely Are the Messen-
GERS" from Mendelssohn's Oratory
Of st. Paul. At 10 o'clock the
following programme was carried
out: "Kyrie" and "Gloria, "from
Beethoven's Mass in @; "Credo''
and "Sanctus." from Hadyn's Fifth
Mass; "Benedictus" and "Agnus Dei,' p
from Haydn's Sixth Mass; "Asperget
Me-" quartette, (Witzka); "Veni Crea'
tor" solo, (Handel) "Adeste Fideles,'
.quartette, (Novello); post communion
"Unfold, Ye Portals Everlasting
chorus from Gounod's Redemption.
Father Meyer preached a sermon which
was appropriate to the occasion. Prof
i. Js w uuo pIobluou ~ Gu0 organ, buu
Prof. A. J. Stamm played violin obi
gatos at the masses.
The celebration at the German Catho.
lie church was quite interesting. The
services were as follows: At q. m,
First High Mass with sermon. At a.
M, Low Mass. At 10 a. M, Second
High Mass with sermon and grand or.
chestra. Buehler's Mass in E fiat waf
rendered by the following singers: So.
pranos, Mrs. Knell and Miss Josie
Knell. Altos, Miss Bertha Knel
and Miss Magdelena Mauch. Tenor,
Mr.. Dreyer. Basso, Doctor Fer
nandez. Orchestra: 1st violin, Messrf
Emil Ganahl and John Zobelein
I'd violin, Miss Antonio Neitzke; viola
Mr.. A. r. Knell; basso, Mr.. Charles
Rudhart. For the offertory bass solo
(Haydn) was rendered by DR.. Fernandez
Prof. John D. Knell presided at the
organ. At 7 80 p. m. vespers and tht
benediction were given.
The Cathedral was perhaps better at
tended than any of the other churches
and its decorations were more profuse
A large number of callas were scattered
over the body of the church and tht
chancel rail was lined with them
Marcos Mass was rendered by the cho
rus, organ and orchestra, and the follow
ING sang solos durinu tho aervicaS. Mis-,