St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-11
PLATE OF GREAT PRICE.
A Fortune Represented i'm the
Plate and Vestments for the
Altar.

A Fortune Represented in the
Plate and Vestments for the
Altar.
The vestments and plate for the serv-
ice of the altar, which are under the
charge of E. Jean Olivier, form very
valuable collection, probably the rich
est i'll the country west of New York.
The majority of them have been do
mated by prominent members; and all
the veStmentS are the work of the most
skilled embroiderers in Paris and
Lyons. OF these there are twenty-five
different garments, among the most
noticeable being a chasuble of heavy
white velvet, embroidered in different
colored silks and studded with many
precious stones. This is worn at Easter
and Christmas, and is one of the finest
specimens of the ecclesiastical en-
broiderer'S art eXtant. Another chasu-
bic is Of cloth of gold, embroidered
and applique with pure gold: another of
crimson velvet embroidered in pure
gold. There are several abs of real
NalencienneS lace and ten silk lace sur
plices. Mrs. Z. r. l.. Hardenbergh is the
donor OF magnificent Benediction veil
of white satin. embroidered in silks and
gold thread. j. S. Prince is the donor
Of a green satin cope of great value.
Among the plate belonging to the
church is a pair of sterling silver candeI-
abra, five feet high, given by Father
Caillet. These were made in Paris and
are not only OF great value for the
amount OF silver contained, but for the
exquisite delicacy of the workmanship.
being hammered work of elaborate de-
sign. Another pair of candelbra, holding
eighteen candels each. are eight
feet high; these were among the MANY
munificent gifts of the late z. r. L..
Hardenburgh. One Of the finest works
formed of two angles holding a crown.
given by Mrs. Hardenburgh. The
largest and most beautiful crucifiy in
the country was the gift OF Mrs. Me
Quillan; this stands fifteen feet high
and is of marvellous design and work
manship. Miss Anna Belle McQuillan
gave the large white marble baptismaI
font. with its chased and gil6ed top.
and she was the first child baptized
therein. Mrs. B. Beaupre gave a beau
tiful pair of silver candelabra. J. J..
Hill is the donor of an old painting of
the Madonna. by Dutch artist. which
he bought in Europe at cost of sl5.-
600. There are also two very
old paintings in the church, one
representing the descent from the
cross and the other the Blessed Virgin,
Iiie organ is very fine one and was
Bought by subscription, the following
being the principal subscribers: 7. H.
Kelly, the late p. +. L. Hardenburgh.
Bruno Beaupre, Dennis Ryan. Mrs.
McQuillan, H. l.. Allen, the late Thomas
Brennan. p. H. Bowlin, Dr.. Mcdonald.
Frank Mclver and Mrs. j. J. Hill. be-
sides many others. There are two
ostenseria, one of silver and the other
OF solid gold; the latter is the largest in
America. and when placed upon the
altar almost entirely conceals the sane
tuarY. Besides these there are four
sets OF communion plate in silver and
one of solid gold of great size and
weight, being three feet high. This
church has what very few have.
complete set of black hang
lnss. These were bought only a
few months ago, and are of black
broadctOth. There is also a set of hang
lngs in violet. prie Dieu, embroidered
by Mrs. Hardenburgh, and many other
vestments and sacred vessels made of
the richest materials and given by yari-
GUS wealthy members of the congrega-
ton. The parish of st. Mary's is very
large, taking in nearly the whole east
ern end of the city, and in consequence
the church is very crowded at high
mass on Sundays. Many of the congre-
cation are the Oldest settlers in st. Paul
and among the wealthieSt. They have
been very liberal to the church. as is
shown by the instances given of their
donations.