Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-01
A HANDSOME INTERIOR
Elaborate Improvements Just Completed in
St. Patriok's Church.
Happy CcmbinL ton of COlOrs Form
rangcment of Electric Lights.

The labor, which artists have expended
during the summer months at st. Patrick
Church upon the walls and ceilings, the
columns and arches that mingle to make
q harmony of Gothic in the granite pile
has resulted in church interior whose
beauty and magnificence is equaied In but
one or two similar edifices in this country,
and perhaps alone in the New York ca
thedral
The entire church is now lighted by cleo
trio lights and their arrar cement and in
PRODUCTION were intrus:ed to the New York
artist D. Columbian In the vaulted cell
ings groups of electric lights have been let
in at intervals so deftly and unobtrusively
that they do not appear to be other than
part of the decorations themselves. Around
the walls of the sanctuary are some eX-
ceedingly artistic clusters OF lights. They
are made to represent punches of graceful
lilies; the stalks and leaves of gold and
the flower cups of silver, while the petals
are elongated electric burners. When they
are lighted up the effect is particularly
fine. ....
The Sanctuary Lamp.
In the sanctuary lamp Columbani has ex-
ceeded even his own efforts. Suspended
from the dome of the sanctuary l. attracts
pleased notice as soon as person enters
the church The lamp is of gilt bronze and
it is eight feet high. The half GLOBE in
which the light Will be held, Is Of Wine
colored glass and is surrounded by circu-
lar work of gilt bronze, in which doves
bearing olive branches and perched among
grapes are represented. Upon the cover OF
this globe are seven kneeiing angels. each
bearing palm. and above Is gold crown.
The whole is symbolical. The lamp con-
tains three electric burners and st. Pat
rlck's is the first church in the world to
use this means to illuminate one of the
holicst symbols in the sanctuary.
TIE stations of the cross, which rpose
against the side walls of the church, are of
white marble. beautifully, carved and be-
low these electric lights have been ar
ranged so as to illuminate each station
without being visible themselves, giving an
effect spiritually impressive. reflector
has also been placed inside the dome of the
sanctuary. where 1t meets the arch of the
ceiling and number of electric lights
will battle the altar in radiance.
The Altar.
The altar itself is not completed, but the
base and the tabernacle are in place, and
cence of the whole will be. The altar is of
pure Carrara marble, with paneling of am
Der oynx just enough to make the pre-
dominant white more striking. The taber-
nacle door is OF golden bronze, and is a
masterpiece of the metal workers art. 1t
is. of course, symbolical, and represents the
Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The organ has been decorated to harmon
iZe with the remainder of the superb in
terror, and its pipes are gilded heavily and
relieved at the base with FURNISHED silver.
While the artists and others who did the
actual work are to be praised for the con-
sunmate ability with which they perform
ed it, the directive genius that planned and
carefully followed every detail of the de-
velopmeIt emanated from the brains Of
Father Gloyd and Father MCGEE. Both
were interchangeable in their attention to the
church while its transformation proceeded,
and to say that Father MCGEE was Sleep
less In his zeal and vigor detracts in no
manner from the constant guardianship of
Father Gloyd.
An Organ Recital.
Tonight an organ recital will be given in
the church, and it's new interior lighted for
the first time with electricity. 1t will
doubtless be an occasion long remembered
by those who may be SO fortunate as to Sc
cure seats, not only on account of the
musical program to be rendered, but also
because of the revelation the interior will
be to those who see 1t under such favor
abe circumstances.
MIR. John Porter Lawrence will preside
at the organ, and from his well known
ability it Is certain that he will bring out
the full beauty of tone and power of the
handsome new instrument The choir OF
the church will furnish a vocal program
assisted by Mr.. Anton Kaspar, violinist
Miss Anita Cluss, harpist, ard Miss Mary
Helen Howe, soprano, the whole to he un.
der the direction of Professor Mariana
Mama, the leader of the choir. The elec-
trio light arrangements will be shown as
the different selections from the mass are
sung.
The First Celebration of Mass.
Tomorrow morning at $3.50 O'Clock the mos
distinguished gathering Of the Catholic
clergy that has assembled in America since
the third plenary council. held in Baltimore
in 1884, will occupy the edifice in attend
ance upon pontifical high mass, to be cele-
brated by Monsigror Satolli. the representa-
tive in America of Pope Leo XIII. The cere-
mony will be Introductory to the meeting
of the eucharistic congress, which will hold
its sessions at Catholic University Wednes-
day and Thursday. The sermon will be
preached by Bishop keane and will be upon
the subject of the congress. The music has
been arranged on a scale commensurate wifi
the occasion and will be rendered by the
choir, reinforced by well-known singers, un'
der the direction of Pref. Mama. The pro-
gram will consist of "Laudate." Gregorian
"Asperges, chorus; "kyrie,' Gounod: clio
tet, Shelly; "Credo." Gounod; offertory
ave Maria,' violin ob'igato, E. Pezzi "Sanc
tus," Gounod "Benedictus," Gounod; lag
nus Del" Haydn's Second Mass; Benedic
ton, Salutaris; "Tantum Ergo" Goeb.