The morning call., 1891-03-30
SE K4RTS CAThEDRAL.

subject of general remark among the I'M
mense congregation. ana after the morning
and evening services attracted numerous
visitors to tie sanctuary. The scheme was
in white ana green. varied by some coored
effects at the pulpit and Bishops throne,
and gemmed by guild banners and many an
elegant floral piece sent as memorials to de-
parted friends and relatives
The outer chancel rail and the sedalias
beyond were completely conceded by n
mass of foliage and ferns, out OF which
Thousands of lovely Gala lilies raised tHelF
snowy heads. while the entrance gate was
finished with pots of spirea japonica. The
Iecturn on the right sustained a lovely star
of vhite eamelias, aZaleas and lilac, trimmed
with the rarest ferns. The pulpit on the
left. draped with smilaX, in which were
tWined masses Of double Towering pea
blossoms. stood out from a background of
dark-co ored lilac and rich purple iris
worked into a heavy curtain OF ferns and
their own foliage. An elegant floral cross,
composed of white japonie#s, violets and
aZaleas, completed the handsome arrange
ment
In the outer chancel the most conspicuous
adonment was a memorial star which
rested on the Bishops chair. Its center
was composed of the choicest white aZaleas,
and the five points of fragrant vlolets, when
shaded away gradually from paIest Nlolet
| to darkest purple as the tips were reached.
| On the rail, in front, was an elegant cross,
| OF St. Joseph lilies, white lilac, roses and
! japOnicas, and, nearer the nave, hand
! some crown of white buds similar to those
! in the pieces already described. Facing the
| throne, on the epistle side, was a lovely
! circlet of white vlOlets, roses and azaleas
| with triangle Of crimson carnations in the
| center, and close by, a large anchor OF
! azaleas, double peach blossoms and came
| las, fringed with delirate maiden hair
On the altar was handsome, eight-fOot,
| Latin crcSs OF Gala lilies, sent by the
| Knights Templar, flanked on either side by
! vases of white iris, lilac and Bermuda lilies,
| and by two handsome floral pieces contain
ing church embems The decorations were
completed by trimming of smilax around
the baptismal font, on which was placed an
| elegant cross of Lilac and aZaleas, gemmed
with few choice Marechal Mel roses, as a
| memorial to MISS Quca h. Smith, who for
many years before her death had devoted
| herself to the adorument of the sanctuary.
The prominent contributors OF flowers
| and floral pieces were: Mrs. ID. j. TailaDt,
who sent the anchor and the two stars
which adorned the lecturn and throne, as
memorials to members of her family; Mrs.
f. j. de Santa Marina and Mrs. +. w. Hop
! klns, flora. cross, as memorial to their
| sister, Miss Qulca Smith, similar cross on
| the font being sent by friends; Mrs. Thomas
| Brown, the crown and cross at the pulpit;
! Mrs. William AlvOrd, the lilies used on the
| altar; Mrs. w. H. Taylor and Mrs. W. Z.
| Coleman, the church emblfms in the chan
eel; the Knights Templar, the altar cross
Mrs. NJ. Griffith, the lilac, and Mrs. Colonel
Fry, the lilies used in the decorations.
The ladies to whose taste and zeal the
church owed its elegant and aitrac i've ap-
! pearance were: Mrs. William Douglas, Mrs.
w. II Taylor, Mrs. Maynard, Mrs. J. San
| ders Red. Mrs. William AIyord Mrs. NJ
| Griffith, Mrs. Van Wyek, Miss Mamie. Van
| WICK, Miss Clara Van Wyck, Miss Maggie
| Douglas, Miss Maud Lssak, Miss Griffith,
Miss Honghton, Miss Taylor, Miss Brown
and Miss Bruce.