New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-03
A PERFECT EASTER DAY.
The USUAL BRILLIANT STREET PARADE.
FINE MUSIC AND ExouI SITE FLOWERS IN THE
CHURCHES.

piignter Easter ning never uawhed upon
world Of waiting millinery than yesterday greeted
The waking eyes of feminine New-iork. In the
quiet church yards OF tho MOravian settlements
throughout the country the early rising congregations
greeted the sun with the simple service Of their ritual
but many OF the indOlcnt Ncw-l0Ik observers
Of the day waited TIL high noon and then celebrated
the anniversary by turning Fifthavc. into symphony
In color The sidewalks Of that tlioroughf,rc We're
packed from Twenty thidst. to Fifty ninth from
IL Till O'Clock. The bright shoae upon every
shade and tint and combination Of cOlors that the
broad empire OF millinery could produce. The strong
west wind r0llicked field OF nOwers. real and
artificial, and toycd with the highest iaccs and the
gorgeous wings of myiads of butterflies OF fashion
Nor was the masculine element behindhand in fresh
ness OF apparel The finely commlnued filth of the
Finhave. pavement deposited by the playful
brcezes upon many rough fr0ck coat spring over
coat Of undoubed An occasional white
wa!stcoat or the highest OF Derby hats proclaimed
that spring had come. Everybody looked ut every
body else and compared effects the rainbow multi
Jude sirged up and down the avenue II was one
torrent Of vivid color from olive velvet 10 yellow
silk: every hue OF sunset and the dying day was
represented.
Some of the srollcrs had prayerbooks in their
hands. as an excuse for their being abroad hut the
churches Of the city could not have accommodated a
tenth part OF the crowd. The elaborate musical ser
vices OF the Episcopal churches drew muiudes that
packed them to the doors long before the first notes
vi tic NuiuI,diN came ITOIH tlt oISunS'
Trinity Church crowded fifteen minutes before
the high celebration at 10 80 II. m. Tho altar and
base OF the splendid rcredos beautifully adorned
with roses, Easter and Gala hydrangcas. daisies.
ferns palms and other plants and flowers, tastcfnlly
arranged by Edward Helm. OF tho acclyes Hum
mel's Mass IN D. Wcslcys " Blessed BE the God and
Father" and Tours's BEHOLD. the Lamb OF COL" were
sung. Benjamin II. Old's and Harry :. Garland
singing Of the soprano solos In the anthems. ana
Henry Prices barytone solo in blessed be the
Cod were worthy of mention. DR.. A. H. Messitcr
the organist ana chormaster. directed the music.
Victor Bacr the assistant organst. Ilaycd the great
organ. The memorial crucnx. mentioned In yes'or-
days Tribune, blessed by DR.. Dix In the choir-
rooms before the service and was carrifd In the
procession for the first time. DR.. DIX celebrated ana
preached. DR.. J. Ncvet Steele was the gcspeiier the
Rev. G.. Ernest Magill the cpiser, and the Rev
Joseph W. Inn was the deacon. In spite OF the
crowd, every thing went of smoothly through the
admirable efforts OF the sexton. Jules Colbert, ana
his assistants. The church was. again hiled III the
afternoon, when selections ON the Messiah ana
Calkin's Brilliant evening service In q were sang.
VespeS lights were used for tie frs; time AT Thu
service A special service for the Sunday school was
held at night The Easter music will be repeated
next Sunday.
St Bartholomew's Caurch YVES crowded to suhoc't
ton and hun1rcds couli not get In. ST. Thomas
Church had a congregation that ovoriowed out on
the porch. At All sons'. the Heavenly Rest ana
Holy Trinity there overlooking congregations
which listened to the singing OF the c!oirS Inc
dispav OF flowers particularly fine in ali the
churches.
With the customary solemn and Impressive services
Easter sunday was celebrated in the Roman Catholic
churches The the floral decorations were OF
course the most attractive features. At the solemn
high mass at st. Parick's Cathedral iuiIy o'ooo
persons wers present. The floral decorations were
handsome the altar being covered with masses OF
lilies. sydrangeas. tulips and roses. Win n'c1
ground OF ferns and palms. Archbishop 'oir'ean
WAS the celebrant the Rev. William DAILY, 'he as
sstant pricst: the lev. Patrick DAILY. deacon OF
honor: the Rev. Joseph II. Mcmahon. subdeacon OF
honor the Revs. james J. Brown ana Henry DuhphH'
both of Troy seminary. deacons OF the mass inc
James " Connolly and the Rev. Henry l. .'wes'
masters OF ceremony. Inc hcN. '""oS "'7o"
preached the sermon.
The Rev John j. Hughes the celebr0nt at tue
Church OF ST. Paul the Apostle lie was assisted by
the Rev. Martin J. Casserly a. Deacon ana inc "e''
Henry T. Neary sub-deacon. Inc SERMON "''
preached BY the Rev. George NJ >eari" Al ST.
(;abiel's Church. Nicar-Ceneral Farley was The cec
liant and ,1,e Rev Alexander p Doyle preached
Tho Rev Hugh NcCabe he cclcbrant al the Church
a. the Holy Innocen,s. The preacher was the EeV'
Patrick 4. Halpin :. J. Assisted by the Kew Eu
ward T. McGiney deacon. and The Rev. far"h
T. Fitzsimons as subdoacon. the Rev. V. Mclaughlin
celebrated high mass at the Church OF ST. ko'r o
Lima AT tho church OF the Sacred Heart the Rev.
Thomas W. Wallace was the ceebrant, and Wear
General Mooney the preacher. The Kew. lhoH'S
OKeefe the celebrant at 81. TeresaS 'hurch'
The Rev. Michael G. O'Farrcl preached the s"fhoh'
The Rev. John b. Mayer the cclebrani. ana Tue
Rcv. Joseph $ Mcchler the preacher at the
Church OF ST. Nicholas. AT 81. Bernarfs thl:ch tEr
Rev. Gabriel Hcaly was the cclebrant The Kew
Thomas McAanns preached the sermon
The services at ST. stephens Church were chb-
CRATE over 1000 person, attended the solemn high
mass, which was celebrated by the Rev. Dr. thaifS
.oit cd Fathers Chadwick and MCtabc as
deacon and subdcacon. The Rev. Matthew Melon
AID preached the sermon. The mass sung was new
ono by Max Vogrlch.
AT the churches OF the other denominations the
practice OF celebrating Easter with special mnsc'
flowers ana appropriate sermons was shown 10 w
increasing BY "a visit to the most promnen. OF th"Hl.
In nearly all Of the weliknown Presbyterian, Bap'
list and Reformed churches the pulps ana plauorm'
were decorated with flowers, while the KeSnrrecuo'
was the subject Of mos Of the sermons YESTERDAY
An exception 10 this rule however. was IouiI at
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Fiy-hi'h-s F.
and Fifth-avc Dr. John Hall adhered strictly To ms
old rule OF enfirsiy avoiding the topic OF the DAY
and preaching upon subject foreign TO the feSnriec
ton. At ks church. too. there was no Easter dis
play No flowers On the pulpit ana no sp'cai
music sung
4, The Madison Square Presbyterian Church.
Twentv -fourhst. and MadisoD-ave, the decorations
were particuariy fine. A huge cross Of flowers was
fixed ,ust in front Of the pulpit. The Rev. Dr'
Parkhurst preached Easter sermon ana 'he ch"r'"
WIS crowded to the doors both afternoon ana even
ing There were few flowers ut the Brck rrcspy-
terrain Church. at Flfthaye. and Thrty-seveh'n's''
The Rev DIR. Henry Dyke oiiciated, ana spccia'
Easter music was sung by the choir. The platform
and mint Mt the Marble Collegiate Church. Fiith-nNc
and Twenty -nintist.. heavily banked Win
flowers, and the spirit OF the day was carried OUT
in both music and sermon. The Rev. Dr. DaNd o.
Burreli preached. and ar' elaborate programme VI
special music sung.
10Th the morning and evening services at 'he 'Ci
lcetate Reformed Church, ut Filth ave ana for'y'
cghthst, was well attended. The Rev. Dr. h"w"r0
B. Coe preached the Resurrection. ana inc emo"
sang special Easter music. The moral oecor"ooi''
we're most artistic. The Rev. Dr. Johii H. r'N'"'
.al.a a. ..u..,.Iir lnrrc 20 mgr, gallons mt botI