New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-18

shrine is gay with paper flowers and streaners
and in plates before the figure Of the saint all
kinds OF thiEgs-5l bills and s. bills and SIC bills
earrings and brooches and bracelets; sometimes q
watch and chain most frequent ali pennies
9n9 ncAe-s and dimes. and more pennies, the Of
IeTlIss OF tbs poor and numerous people.
An Gay, after the morning procession ending in
- CI-Lcn service the feast rather drones along
re street : Glsunsnlsned from ITS ordinary as
pet only, oy the hass and bunting which pIctu-
crowd. But as night comes on and the men get
home from work the crowd becomes indescriba6Ie
procession can hardly force its way inch by inch
through the mass OF humanity. The saint Is borne
70 get into the feet OF 6icilians the good saint
ing along over tie heads Of the people. There Is
always q band a. night on a high band stand. and
6eleeaIa Il patiently stand subway laoorers and
p1sLlcdrI peuliers street cleaners and r2accaroHl
.roI ls Il aiiseec MUSIC o. ne soig ana dance
viats. - anu 'o'lI-l anu ID Ira
All the siciIian saints seem TO have something to
saints san Giro Is the patron Of sailors and
Giuzto Is the protector n 5shermen and there is
always a GOOD Tepre-er tation of Lsh dealers IN
against the New-Yor food. inspector. The feast
comes on June a at the Baxter-st church ana on
the same day At the church Of santa Maria in 40.
tells her fortune with eggs why John the ban
thing in the world. even FOR one who sraaks their
language 10 get out OF these people ANYTHING def
mite 70 the reasons u their re.eara lions Re
that as = may. the Italian girl throws the egg
into a glass II water and leaves II till morning.
Then somebody skilled IN the signs reads the
fortune. II the egg has taken the shape %
church tower n means that she IS 20 get married.
II course Little bubbles raised the surface
mean a farm with COWS and sheep II there ara
two prominent protu5eranres that is the girl and
her husband. without doubt II there Is a
terir, - iI-+le I,I-rrs mat mean many children
filed OF MuIberry-st. II one asks them why they
do not tell their fortunes on other saints days
takes shapes for san Giovanni on other saints
days IL just lies fat down
OFFERINGS SENT HOME
Many % the most famous saints Of South Italy.
Ike Santa RosaIia OF Palermo and san Genraro
OF Naples. have never euligratet. Those saints
whose birthdays kept IN New York such
as are fortunate enough have many friends here
each case IS q society OF laymen which continues
is organization from year 10 year. arranging the
festival annually. position ot prominence IN
these societies Is au honor eagerly sought. and II
is said mat men. pay for the privilege OF carrying
tEe saint IN The processoIl- one OF the most
famous feasts IL Italy is that OF Monte Verg1ne.
near AVelllno- mountain town not far from
Naples .tn such nigh esteem IS the annual Pill
T1-gire that il is sometimes inserted In the
r1age contract thai the husband is TO take the
been transularred 20 Nrw-Norlt. but out IN New
ark there II a colony Of AvcIIino folk. who keep
some devout ambitious soul VIII make collec
ton for his saint at home- Ihey Will sell lltue
win solicit contributions OF like sums from their
friends until they have collected so or go 10 mail
are framed and hung up in the church ar home
that all men may read Of that wonderful land OF
Of dollars 90 out Of New York 70 italy every year
for this purpose II IL something me same spirit
presents the country village in which ne was born
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