Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-22


nhon. commencing with the command
of Christ to his disciples. "Mandatu,n no.
yI1r, da yOhis has been chanted nv the
choir. the distribution of the aims by the
lord high almoner takes place. The aims
in question amount to atgopt Sa6 for every
man and sol foreyerv woman. in new sill
YER and gold money specially coined bv
the mint for the occasion. and are con
tained in red and white Kid nurses 10
which long tasS,,ls are attached They are
horne on a hls-,. gold salvcr nv one of the
se-ceants of the women of the f,uard who
is flanke,i ON either SIDE nv comrades armed
with haIber,Is The lord hirb al,llaner
himself i assisted by several gentlemen
rshers of the Queer. Irr;vcd in ,,,Ire,ea1ls
gold embroidered coilrt uniforms and with
scarfs Of linen tied across their shoulders
e,,,r1e,uatic,,1 of rba towels us.d in TN.
DAYS when the British sayereie-ns ust.1 still
10 wash an tbis particular day the feet of
- poor men and u Door women.
This cns4a,,, If yyasfir,, The fee. of Tho
moor on Holy Thursday is still adhered to
Ar the caIirtso f Vienna Madrid Iisbon
Munich and rho Eoriran It isa very SOL
e,,,n funcrio,, and while il i in ,,rn,r.ss
one Of the prelares in attendance reads
thar rorrion of the f,osnel which Describes
Christ a. washing the faet of his anosrIes
Ar Vienna and Munich Madrid and lis
hon tb.. so,.ar.ie,n i attended ON these ,,c
casions bv tbe members of the reigning
family hv the great die-nit.ries of me
realr5 and Iy the entire court i'm f,1ll Ini
for,, pripces and ,ri,,r,S-,,s ro,,,o,.f. Tho
shoes and STOCKINGS nf tho OLD mon and
women. bishops and cardinals hold tbe
cold ever and basin resnectivclv while tho
sovereign kneels before each aged manner
in turn and after having uoured rose,ya.
ter over tbeir feet dries them with a cold
frinped nankin. Afteryard the old neonle
are entertained AT a hanouet at which
thev are waited unon nv the sovereign and
bv the nr;nces and nr;ncesses nreSan+ and
at its close tho ouests era sert 10 ,be;r
homes in cour, CARRIAGES each hearing a
handsome nresent in money
The NONE while washing rho foot of 10
moor old rnen-yybich nv the hive he docs
in a very conscientious and nrnrer ,naprer
wears a white linen anron over his wbi,e
cassock This aaron is sent every vear IA
the general of the Benedictine order who
causes II 70 he chr nm and to Inc nsed in
one of the churches of the order for cover
inc rho cbalice His holiness insists on
himself s,rvin,, rho - ae,nd ,,.,,,,..rs az RI.
banonet yhicb follows the r,r,.iunnv and
zach one Of ther, finds und,r hi. fl,t. 9,
hundred frame hank note
But the most solemn feature of the oh.
seryation of Eastertid. AZ the Narican-in
my oDinion. mt ANY rate. when ON the
following niyht punctually M II a car
dinal arrave,d in his scarlet robes prescnrs
himself and strikes II blow. ON The door
of the private chapel of the pontitr. The
latter thereupon arises from his knees be
fore the oltar and t.ting thar,,fror, .,
golden crucifix. approaches the window
which is thrown open by the cardinal. and
makes with a sweeping and majestic res
ture the sign of the cross over the slumber
ing civ at his feet. exclaiminy ..Et red