Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-09-13
COSTLY oAuRcA vEsrMENrs.
Those at st. p trick's Cathedral v aiued
at Half a Million Dollars,

Those at ST. p trick's Cathedral Valued
at Half Million Dollars.
In St. Patrick's Cathedral there are
gestments valued at half million dol
lars. The collection is the finest In any
cathedral in America, and compares
very fayorably with the yestments in
many famous cathedrals In Europe,
says the New York Sun.
Archbishop Corrigan presented to the
cathedral the only complete set of Holy
Thursday vestments in the world. Its
value is $4,000. In the set are thirteen
chasuDles, ten delmatlcs, nine TUNES,
two copes and lace abs, amices and
other yestments to correspond to the
Holy Thursday service alone.
These vestments are for the archie
piscopal set proper and are OF the finest
Imported white satin, embroidered In
gold 80 per cent fine The principal
ornaments are the passion flower, wheat
sheaf and grapes, embroidered in silks
and gold. emblematic of Holy Week.
The body of the vestments Is worked
with sprays of fuchsia. The remainder
of the vestments IN the same set are
made of the finest MORE antique, en-
broidered in colored silk and gold to
correspond. This magnificent set Of
vestments was made by the Dominican
nuns at Hunts Point. To embroider
the vestment it took fifteen nuns an en-
tire year, working eight hours day.
The chasubles are studded with pearls
and rubies. The archiep.scopal set
worn when the archbishop pontificates
are Of the finest red silk velvet. There
are eight sets and they cost $1,000 each.
They are embroidered In pure gold
A famous old set of vestments now In
the cathedral sacristy was a gift to the
late Archbishop Hughes. On these
yestments, which are of the finest gold
cloth, is worked the archbishop's coat
of arms. They are embroidered in gold
and incrusted with jewels. The set
comprises vestments for twelve priests,
besides the archbishop. 1t is valued at
$4,000 and was imported from Lyons.
Archbishop CorIigan has worn these
vestments occasionally.
Still another set of vestments that has
attracted general attention from adj
mirerS of artistic embroidery was pre-
sented to Archbishop Corrigan. They
are rose color, and are worn on only
two days ip the year, and are permitted
to cathedrals and collegiate churches
only throughout the world. They are
embroidered In fine gold and artistic
needlework. On the chasuble is the
usual cross, and the figures on the cross
and designs on the frontispiece are
worked in silk of different colors, gold
and silver, on gold.
A very handsome set Of vestments is
one worn for pontifical requiem mass.
1t is of black MORE antique silk.
A set of vestments for nuptial mass
was prepared especially for Archbishop
Corrigan's use. 1t Is made Of white
satin and around the outer edge Is
worked vine of forget-melnots in col
ors that blend. Around the cross in the
back of the chasuble are worked gold
sprays of marguerites in vine shape.
In the center of each spray Is inserted
pearl. The cross is richly ornament
ed in pearls and pink sea shell embroid-
cry.
Hundreds of persons who desire to
examine the vestments visit the cathe-
dral annually. Permission to see them
is granted only to very few persons.
OF late years there has been grow
ing sentiment In favor of richer vest
ments in the Episcopal church. The
Episcopal churches in this city where
the most costly vestments are now are
st. Ignatius', st. Mary's, st. Edward
the Martyrs and the Church Of the
Holy Cross.
The late Father Brown, of ST. Mary's
Church, on 18th street, between 7th and
Sth avenues, had some Of the finest
vestments in the country. He wore a
cope on the hood Of which was embroid-
cred in gold a figure of the Virgin. The
crown and necklace of the figure were
of the finest first water diamonds. An
gels that were embroidered about the
figure were also thickly embroidered
with diamonds. The embroidery on this
cope was of the most artistic quality,
and was worked by the Sisters of ST.
Mary. Father Brown also wore a very
handsome stole embroidered with an
gels, the heads Of which were worked
in human hair.