Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-14
MAIN FLOOR.


The church itself is designed with all due re-
gard to the ritual, having nave and side aisles
large apse and side chapels The aisle roofs
are to be barrel vaulted, with ntersecting vaults
over each window, and the nave roof will be
vaulted in the same manner.
The windows are to be in groups Of two
slngle-llght windows and one round in the sum-
NIT of each cross vault. The windows over the
sanctuary will be 40 feet from the floor and five
IN number. The floor of the altar is to be
raised considerably above the regular floor
thus giving commanding view of the whole
church. The supporting columns of the roof
are to be as small as possible, to cause
little obstruction to sight, The passages will
be large and ample for the discharge of the con-
greSation as well as for the professional process
sional of the church. The windows in the apse
and chapel will be filled with stained glass of
the best foreign manufacture, thus adding
great masses of rich color to the interior of the
church. which will be treated in plain, uni
form, but warm tone of color throughout. All
the side windows will be filled with cathedral
glass in delicate tints
THE GALLERY.
The gallery will be reached by the stair on
tn side of the tower, and is intended for the
choir alone. 1t will extend over the vestibule
the front being built of ash, heavily nodded
and paneled.
The pews of the church will be of oak. as also
the altar rail. The pews will be easy and COM
Portable, the ends connected with carved
holdings and the arm rests carved with
foliage.
THE EXTERIOR.
The exterior of the church will be built of
marble from the Texas quarries. The whole
front OF 81 feet in length will be divided into
three parts-the center nave, the right tower
and stair turret and the left aisle and bap-
tstery. The height to top of cross of the
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have door III front, heavily nodded and set
on by decorative windows. Above the central
door and beneath the large windows a panel
Will be left for future decoration and on which
Will be sculptured representations of the Acts
| as regards ST. Peter. Above this panel will be
large central window with five lights in tower
| part, and above still a rose window surrounded
by sixteen quarterfoils. All these windows will
| be nodded heavily on both sides and set in q
| rich jamb OF marble shafts.
| THE TOWER,
II feet square, will rise to the height of Sc feet
and there will be ali octagon II feet higher,
surmounted by gilt copper cross, tho whole
reaching the height of 100 feet. On the right
side a circular turret, containing the stairs to
| gallery, will break the uniformity of the side
lines. TO the left Of the entrance to the side
aisle Will be the baptistery, which will be
entered by an arch and open iron door, The
interior OF the baptistery will be circular. with
"nas oeiiinb anu Paneleu IN nard wood, the
windows being filled with stained glass. Above
the main floor and entered from the gallery
will be storage room.
There will be large vestry on the main
floor for the priests Of the church, containing a
safe for the sacred vessels and in communica-
ton with boys robing room. These rooms
can be reached from the church without pass
| ing through the sanctuary and will communi-
cate with the basement and second floor above
by stair turret in rear wall. This floor above
the vestries is intended for the meetings of
societies in connection with the church.