San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-16
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
BISHOP JACINTO LOPEZ INAUG'
URATED ARCHBISHOP.
The Great Cathedral Decorated and
Illuminated Within and With
out--Scenes on the Plaza
at Night Births
Personal
PLAZA HOTEL |
Monterey, May 10, 1892. ]

May the Sth, 1892, is day that Will
long be remembered by the Catholics
of Monterey and the state of Nuevo
Leon. On that bright Sunday morn
ming was announced to them the
glad tidings that their beloved
Bishop Jacinto Lopez, who bad been
promoted, would be inaugurated the
first arch bishop of this diocese.
On December IL, 1891, his Holt
ness, Pope Leo the MIL, nominated
Bishop Jacinto Lopez to be the first
arch bishop of this diocese, and May
s, 1892, was the day appointed to be
inaugurated into that holy office.
During the previous week elaborate
preparations had been made for the
enthronement of Bishop Lopez
Every part of the interior of the grand
cathedral was decorated and illumi-
mated as it never was before. The
principle altar was covered with cloth
OF gold, and over 1t was suspended
from the vaulted ceiling lace curtains
which fell in graceful folds until they
came near the floor, where they were
gathered and tied on either side in
ruffled loops with bands of red, white
and green ribbons.
There were gold crosses. gold cups,
water basins, vessels for holding holy
water. golden candlesticks filled with
tall wax candles, golden vases filled
with artificial gold; silver, carnation
flowers and white lilies of the valley
interspersed with sparkling gems and
rubies, while in front of the altar
stood on Brussels carpet immense
gold candlesticks, which contained
large wax candles, while on either
side of the altar were lesser ones,
which contained the whitest of candles
of the same material.
Ga the right hand side of the altar
was raised canopy with purple vel
vet seats for the bishops. 1t was
covered with purple velvet and
trimmed with gold fringes and pur-
pie and gold tassels. On the left
nand side of the altar was another
raised canopy for the arch bishops.
The seats were covered with purple
velvet, and the crown and sides were
decorated with gold holdings, gold
and yellow friDges and purple and
gold tsssels; while back of the altar
were seats timmed with purple velvet
for the priests and orchestra.
On the same side and little in
front of the altar is white pulpit,
which was also trimmed with purple
and gold friDges and tassels;
on the right hand side,
but a little more in front
Of tho oil 10 lK,it
and painted white with winding
stairway leading up to it. 1t was
covered with purple cloth, gilt with
gold and trimmed with yellow and
gold fringe and purple tassels. On
the desk was purple velvet cushion
trimmed with gold, and from it was
suspended silver banner trimmed
with gold, on which was worked in
gold letters, "Ahispo Jacinto Lo.
PEI"
On each of the large columns that
supports the roof was suspended
purple velvet banners, which were
trimmed with gold fringes and gold
and purple tassels. Across the lower
or bottom was wide band on which
was printed in gold letters the names
of all the bishops that resided here
since the church was organized while
atOve it was their mitre and silver
wreath near the top.
From the arches between the coll
ums were hung lace curtains, which
were gracefully tucked up and tied
with red, white and green ribbons,
ard purple tassels.
About the middle of the church,
between two columns and on each
side, was hung purple velvet ban
ner, trimmed with gold fringes and
yellow and purple tassels The one
on the left had printed on it in gold
letters the date of the Bishops APP
pointment as Arch bishop. "Deeem bre
IL, 1885," and on the opposite was a
similar banner which bore the date
OF his inauguration, "May s, 1892"
The front of the gallery and organ
was also decorated with lace curt .ins,
trimmed with gold and purple tassels
All the side affairs were decorated
with gold crosses, vases, wine cups
and candlesticks. The vases were
filled with pretty artificial gold
and silver flowers, lilies of
the valley, csruaUiou rose. while
many of them were filled that morn
ing with fresh roses from the gardens
whose sweet aroma perfumed the en-
tire building.
From the ceiling was suspended
immense chandeliers which contained
hundreds of colored wax candles.
which were hid by clusters of colored
cut glass, which surrounded them.
and when lit they Illuminated the
entire building with light that was
as rich and soft in colors as that of
the sun when 1t dropped that evening
from the lofty peak of the Sierra
Madre before it took its night bath in
the Pacific ocean.
The front of the cathedral was
decorated with wreaths of evergreens,