The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-10-19
!. MADE IN AN IRISH CONVENT
MAGNIFICENT SET OF VEST
MENTs FOR A CHURCH.
Exquisite Embroideries That Are
Irish In Design-Visit to Work
rooms of the Nuns of Dalkey.
(From the Catholic Standard and
Tinlss of Ior.i1., l.,1r,l,in

(From the Catholic Standard and
Times of Philadelphia,}
Within few days there will arrive
in this city from Loretto Convent, Dal-
Key ireland, a set of vestments which,
IN point of beauty and workmanship,
wiz equal, if not excel. anything of a
s!iillldr :! nature to be found in, this sec
tloh OF the country The vestments
are property of the Church of Our
11duy OF Mercy, Broad street and Sus-
lne nfst time IN the celebration of SOL
emn nigh mass on the day of the dedi-
cdlIon OF tnat magnificent edifice
ReV. Gerald p. Goghlan, rector of
, pui Lazy OF Mercy Church. visited Ire
iand IN the summer of 1897, and was
| impressed by the exquisite beauty of
| SIhDroldery and needlework executed
! py the nuns of the Loretto convent. On
the eve of his return to America he left
an order for complete set of vest
ments; He placed no restriction on the
nuns IN The matter of price. his only
stipulation being that the completed
Vestments should represent a value of
at least $1,000. The work has been in
progress ever since, and is now finished.
THE vEsTMENTs DESCRIBED.
Some weeks ago, when the finishing
touches were being applied, a represen-
tative of the Irish Daily fndependent of
Dublin visited the work rooms of the
convent IN Dalkey Writing to his
journal he says:
had long wished to pay visit to
Loretto convent and its work rooms,
ana ana thlS deslre was quickened into exc
cutlon py nearing of magnificent vest
ments which had just been completed
mere ana would be sent in a few days
10 America. In the convent grounds.
but at little distance from the con-
vent itself, stands the house in which
the work rooms are fitted UP. Cheer
iul and airy rooms they are, with that
peautlful eXpanse of blue sea before the
windows refreshing the eyes of the
workers as they look up from the, work
on which they are intent There they
sat, an array of bright-faced girls. the
greater number engaged on the fine lin
SeI1e winch Is the other specially of the
convent, for the vestments were nearly
completed, with the exception of two
or three pieces.
The order Just executed came from |
priest in Philadelphia. who lately re- |
visiting the mother country, was struck |
by the LorettO embroideries. He was
building chapel in Philadelphia and |
resolved that the robes worn for mass
ON the day of conservation should be |
worked on Irish material and in Irish !
designs by Irish girls With this view
he left an order for the complete set,
that which | was fortunate enough to
see before it was dispatched to its des-
tipation.
DESIGNS FROM THE BOOK OF
L II -
The material used was irish poplin.
manufactured especially by Mr.. Elliot.
WeaYer's Square Dublin. 1t was white
and of most beautiful texture and gloss
ana Sister Jane Frances spoke warmly
u the extreme care and pains taken by
Mt. Ellott in the execution of the or
Ter, which was placed with him in
January and executed by the end of
February.
The designs are all from the Book
IL heilS, and were drawn for the pur-
'ose by Miss Jacobs of the MetropoIi-
an School of Art. The leading features
n these designs are circular panels en-
losing varieties of trumpet pattern,
tc., and connected by interlaced strap
This pattern, as can
,e seen, was used largely in decOra- :
ions of the Book of Kells' in the
ighth century, and of the Tara
'rooch' of the tenth century, as we'll I
s IN other fine historical examples of {
rlsh artistic work. The crosses used I
n the stoles and maniples are adapta i
ions from the cross of Cong This fine
ross may be seen in the museum. KiI-I t
are street. 1t is described as a pro- I
esslonal cross, and was made for Tur- f
}gh OConrlor, king of Ireland in 1923 ]
IS made of oak, plated with gilt l
rome. .o :
GOLD USED IN EMBROID-
ERY.
The finest and purest gold is used in |
us embroidery, which is laid with the !
reatest accuracy and evenness on the
'aced pattern and stitched down with '
silk. Some of the patterns
ere ciose and complicated and others
-rSer and less involved, but one and
u they require the utmost care in v
iecution. Even the preliminary pro- I
,ss' that of lacing the pCplin on to o
oouen frame, requires not only care, !.
1t patience and firm hand as well. Il
strong linen foundation at the back )
the poplin helps it to support the v
savy gold embroidery, and the lacing 7
the frame must be done with the q
'eatef5t eVenness. One completed piece =
as still in its frame ready to be taken Y
-; - wv OlIlCIS WIllClI dDDIOdc0oU |
mpleuon the work was going on:
1t the embroidery was quite finished o
several beautiful pieces-dalman- u
lues, stoles, copeS, chalice veil. etc II
NO hundred pounds was the price of O
e completed set, which seemed no p
ore than fair equivalent for work Is
costly and involving such an amount y
skilled and patient labor"
In addition to the description given a
hA IrsTc- II r
Spondent, it is interesting to note that OF
e clasp for the cope will be a repro tc
ction of the handle of the celebrated on
-rdagh' chalice now in the royal II II
sh academy This chalice was found az
the small village of Ardagh, County ai
merick. From its beautifuLg artistic al
.erlaced decorations it is traceable to III
a tenth century. There are on each 81
e OF the clasp three bosses in red and III
lie enamel and. OF different designs.
e 1nteTlaced work is very beautiful %
in keeping with the embroidery on a. q,
cope. The clasp is of finest gold. ~
AN IRISH INDUSTRY. St
n patronizing Loretto Convent. DaI- re
= Father Coghlan has earned the he
altitude not only of the nuns, but of OF
the friends of Irish industries. We
ong which the work Of the institu- llN
cunt and class Of needjewonll I 1@LlPyts 5oian CT
le here which is becoming known SIP
famous far beyond Irish shores. w;
he Co-oDerative Needlework society w
rted at Dalkey in October, 1895. has
an example to the women and girls an
ewhere in Ireland. 1t originated in pr
5 way: Friends and promoters of in do
try in the country undertook the 10
k of founding a society for nrovidtnsy of
and if DnssibIe ordere fo7 so
TX for a number of needlewomen ca
0. with the will and the capacity for an
h-class work had no faci1itioS fon he
cation and no means of finding en- ,
yment. etl
he first plan tried-that of having i,