Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-10-07

one platter for supper, bread, chopped
greens, curve, a hradlcSs kind of cabbage.
both boiled with lard, salt and red pepper
| had read of this living but scarcely be-
lieved it till | saw.
The bishop of the islands came from
Tercera with us on his tour of San My
uel, especially for the purpose of confrma-
ton. He visits every parish in the island
during his six months stay. All this
week he has been in the various churches
here, and from 9 till and , till & a contin-
Gus line of people, all classes, ages and
conditions, have filed before him. He sits
in his gorgeous habiliments with gold
chains, crosses, hearts, anchors, studded
with gems, i'll magnificent chair with
gold crown over it, and his bishops cap on
his head. Three priests stand by as as
sistants. As the applicant kneels before
the bishop one priest writes the name i'm a
book, another priest holds a silver basin of
cOnsecrated oil, into which the bishop dips
his finger and makes a cross on the fore
head of the person, who then kisses the
bishops ring, which blazcs brilliantly: an
other priest wipes off the cross of oil with
fine towel, and way is made for another
applicant All ladies and their children.
some but eight years old, wear black and
black lace wells draped on their heads. 4
priest, with an exquisite imy lace robe
over his black gown, plays sweet, soft mu-
sic all the while, and candles and incense
are everywhere.
For two hours crowd has been gather
ing in the sqeare in front of us for pro
ceSsion in honor or celebration of the MA
ternity of our Lady (Maternidade de Nos
sas SenhOra) There are 80 boys from the
boys orphan asylum, in long white robes
and blue capes, with ~ little girls from
their asylum, in white with close white
bOnnets, most of them with sweet faces.
the two in front with long, floating white
walls; 80 priests in white lace robes over
the black ones, 800 altar boys and acolvtes
leach with a long candle in right hand.
half in white robes with blue capes, the
other half in blue robes and white capes:
figures of Jesus holding a little child and
Mary with the angel announcing to her the
coming of her child, all life size and each
one carried on platform on eight AGO.
lytes' shoulders. Behind all these came
the bishop with the crucifix in front of him.
two priests on each side and two behind
him, all walking under a canopy of red
brocade, with white and yellow fringe
hanging down all around it, and supported
on long poles by eight acolytes. The
square was one mass of the kneeling faith
full. All three days since the bishop ar
rived in San Miguel they have had SER
vices continually, confessions and confirm
atoms with number; professions every
Sunday.
On Friday we went donkey riding to Pr
co Salamonao and on to Fazan and the
Pico beyond. The roads were fine and the
views beyond description
l. has been making a lovely painting
from the quay of the quaint old buildings
and the arches bordering on the water, and
the Old Moorish arches across the street.
The intense blue sky, the yellow, white
and blue tiled buildings with the green
balconies, lighter loading with pineap-
pies, bit of the sea wall-all makes
most Eastern-looking Moorish picture.
All the last week, Whitsuntide HOLIDAYS.
has been one celebration. Six little little
girls have been crowned queens in as many
different churches, one on each day. The
crowns are of solid silver and very beauti-
full, and the entire ceremony is too elabo-
rate for description Quantities of beau
tifully dressed little girls take part and
the evening of the day when one has been
crowned the entire street where she lives is
decorated with flags, arches, and flowers:
all houses are open, and japanese lanterns
and candles make it very light. The mill !
tary band plays, and crowds of ladies and
gentlemen, in full evening attire. prone
made up and down the street from nine till |
midnight. The house of the little girl has
confections of all kinds, |
coffee and wine, and she and her family |
receive congratulations This is called |
''Emperios do Espirito Santo." These |
festivities continue for week, and for a
a week previous four Enthusiastically dressed |
men called 'folioes," two with tambou-
rines, one with guitar, one with violin, |
dismal wall or wailing dismal |
chant, go about a certain section of the |
city playing before each house and solicit |
ing money, bread, meat, cloth, goods of |
any kind, all of which is blessed by the |
priests and sold to defray the expense of |
.he festas. The city is divided into districts
and four ''folioes' canvass each section. |
Each party has ''carossa," cart drawn .
by mule and profusely decorated with .
lowers. The driver carries a red or blue |
iamask flag, gayly decorated, and stores in
his all contributions