Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
Humors Of the Maundy Thursday
Celebrations In Spain aud
Austria
AP0THEOSIS Of HUMILITY,
ROYAL Hands Serve Poor With Sumplu.
Gus Feast Of Which They Are Not
Permitted to taste

I ONDON, May 3, An over Catholic
Europe tho Thursday before Eos.
ter IN known ~ "Muundy Thurs.
day. This you II foll ON April
90 ON which day the venerable cmpcr.
or of Austria and the youthful king Of
Spain went through their annual
Magndy Thuwday ceremony that Of
washing the foot Of ~ begBars Thm
st. pnrhnpa, the qucorest ana most
archaic a. nll the quaint ana ancient
customs Attending The Observance Of
Easter In the old world aud that most
oh0undmg In startling contrasts be.
tween genuine pomp ana pretended
plCly GORGEOUS puE2nuy and mock hu.
mllItN
Dos mandate" whence the namo il
derived, Implies the holy origin NJ the
ioobWashlng ceremony II comment
crates Of courrc, that BROWNING ac, "
tlyIuo humility the washing Of thp
f'ol Of His twelve disciples by Inn
whom thrlgtondom balls of kmg OF
j. 10s. IN MEDIEVAL timos when
church and throne were Tar more clopo-
" linked than now ana popes wcrc po.
tCnlutcs 10 be rockoncd WITH this m,
formed by European monarchs but
lony ago most " them discarded Il for
The moro convenient practise OF dis.
Imhutlng dolos by proxy, only at tho
courts Of Madrid and Vienna II the
custom still kept M,
MADRID PERFORMANCE
was my good fortune last year to
Witness the Madrid performance ns
nf thp Iuu ola
INTO one NJ the aldo galleries OF tho
sunny and iltNentlntod "gan de lng
ltlumnas" Hall of me Columne.,
ihough why that nnmo should be be.
flowed upon H. seeing that the col.
umns are only half columns and by
no means remarkable nt that, In ono
ol the many pusalos IN which Spain
tbonnds ~ the ceremony down 10 lts
smallest details IN pioarransod, and
conducted IN accordance with hide.
pound precedent, n description of what
saw WIN apply 10 what was
Witnessed this year
on tho moroen bench wom seated
me II male mendoants who we're sup.
posed to symboliac the IL disciples ono
Eahec at them, ana tho apothooss Of
lOmllliy which | bad come 10 witness
heoamc for mo a farce which seemed
TO get funnlor M II proceeded, In
place of their accustomed picturesque
hoDlllmonte Of poverty and woe tho
beggoIs were all dressed UP for tho oc.
taslon In elegant black coats, with
luindovn white collars, white ties and
lhc neucst Of shoes and socks on tho
looi 10 he washed by royalty, ON tho
nc's Of each Of them rested that most
honorcf symbol ~ prosperity and re-.
UecMblllty n stove Pipe silk hat,
Probably these samo property clothes
70 aulN year after year, even TO tho
hne'leggcd pants provided for the ain.
Hlo specimen of the one.loggcd gup.
Elanl for public charity present,
Nhdrld possesses such number and
forlely u modlconis that II IN far cas-.
nf to pick out beggnrs 10 NJ tho clothes
hen make clolhcr 20 NJ the beggors,
SILENT AND OBsERvANT.
sober Vleaged, ais immoyahlc as sta.
Oes they blinkod owl.like at tho spec.
Ni9lb' No leylty on their part, II was |
lllonL would mar the aolOmnlly Of tho !
llpe' Two OF them had crutchos beside |
men, on had q patch over his loft |
Ne another had u patch over his right |
pono OF them was old enough TO be az. |
llcled win the lnnrmtlos OF age, Need. |
Fw to say they had all been well ac0ur.
ana iumlglicd beforehand, A genu-
no washing had preceded thu public
make believe washing, Novor ana beg |
iors stand less In neod of an applloa.
Elsewhere
A. tapestry depicting tho last supper
guPed the altar ana on either side of |
STOOD Daroheaded halberdIors, Before |
IA nVrn'd AlN tail candles IN massive |
u,,'r ohndlrllcks, a silver basin, gold |
luQ sllyer owors ana lace frIngod towels |
NWo disposed clofe at hand Below |
sn carpelod daIs stood long Table |
,T,S'eq WIN snowy cloth ana laid |
nnn n dosen covers, Opposite the gal, |
ky hplmrn0nod 10 the spectators was |
,'"Vnor gallery devoted for the occoslon |
w. lWOlly, ana lla satellites, ANA the |
ambassadors and ministers of foreign |
,oM,la WIN their attendant suites, For |
nsWly gold chairs were provided, DIP.
"""'y hAd To be content with plush
GORGEOUS rLuNREYs
,olnlongh q door around which nor.
uuA lNhkcya clustered thick the ron. |
,s0nllllvos OF the mighty mado tholr |
,lyent First cnmc tho Chlnese nmbas. |
NV"r lh plloat Hike robes followed hy |
G' hul'o. Much one would hnyt liked |
nave known what the colostlnl dlg. |
SW,y lhougn of II AL but ha face Was
h, lnsorulobo 40 that OF the aphny, |
EWvr hlNbWssdols ana members of the !
h.Hbh cabinet followed all armyed !
Welr showlost uniforms and gllltor. |
GSo WIN decorations, There was
ky wait before royalty made lts on.
Wbue ana the plobban crowd In the
"wvrr Gallery who had no soata east en-.
XXX. glancos at tho vacant gIded
myl~ loyalty swept In nj last, ar.
l"SrN9 os lQr u court function, mon In
n. W. WIN gold trimmings and med.
ssuloro women In silks ana bro-
InO's WIN dainty little pages bearing
hon6e'r llalns and a.gllllcr with ala.
hohaa. ana precious gems, The queen
! FSino'I came In by n special door, her
wv" porhe by n stately mnjor.domo,
M MONKS IN RED,
! Mo We gAurch added its contribution TO
osprgeQns glorlnoallon Of humility,
Io,,Vuu,ed by acoytcs bearing big ear.
kNd Wy unmo q procession OF monks In
umn,mlkn prleais ntalked In clad In
ma gold vcstments Tho pnpnl
wv W." conspicuous IN mQuyo and