Show A IX TUE april 1882 EDITOR atoun augland Eu gland liko america seems to be full of till hinds and of from tho staid and quiet to tho nairy boisterous salvation Salva tiou army bol and lisa will their b drum cornet and cs aud alio judging from iu losover Lov over it would as if tho salvation Salvat iun abuy was to bu abort livid tho enthusiasm with which they acio first greeted is daving out and people lu seem to to their cash as i cadely aud onerously aa is ly those who aro the af that alie spirit of their enthusiasm is cor it ia cj chit abo watches car aud cuger s aud other that hits ava on tho pilo of that quasi military together cash dou alel amoust cd duriay tho year issa to alio seui vt or iu monay abd that this has nil acou to private account and of willum bootle alio and tho not iu trust fur 1113 whatever secular or religious twill bo alo outcome time alone cau tell I 1 may add that the above sum is in addition to sal paid out to the various captains and lieutenants aud lucal espouses f routs etc on march elder II 11 U and my self had alio elcas nie pi attending alio roman catholic church af thia town am tacio wit alic caci e inon of initiation into the sisterhood cf the vail of two oung ladies who had evidently tired of the cares and of a worldly life aad had concluded to calanco their Balva tiou by becoming bindos of tho lord and devoting their lives and property to the interest of tho mother church alo ceremony was impressive and imposing tho chapel bainy decorated and illuminated in gorgeous stylo the altar was decked with glistening gold cloth and had numerous vases of and elaborate litter holding enormous was placed attai the candles to tho number of about been lighted by a wearing au enormous ahito laco embroidered cape the choristers cho filed in and stations bear abo organ and in few minutia the strains of music ushered iu tho anticipated brides iu silk or satin with white B end a bridal veil of white from their heads down to their feet their apparently luxurious hair appearing in beautiful curls and everything looked as though a veritable wedding of som rich person aras about 16 be consummated tho brides were to lowed and supported by buus iu whito vi ith black hoods reaching doarn to tacit each ono of tho nung carried a lightbod caudle in one hand and a bok in tho other the canalo was about an inch thick and 15 inches long tho auns walked in twos and followed by four boys dressed in white two of them casing a staff about seven feet long with a cross and image waru followed in turn by tho diio t in his isbos rc achin dubu 11 the ground and upon his back was suspended u largo golden I 1 omitted to that the procession was headed by a aun carrying a largo a beaff about 8 long this alio took and stood with it facing alio llio alter nearly motionless until tho procession had ail entered ind taken places tho thon before alio llio altar and alio niina boys and priests approached and ignudo I 1 their to it and then separating nod to cither sido and took I 1 choir scabs scats after singing by the choir the priest airoso and was handed a book by uno of tho boys aho vho on it being opened stood and fj JI hillh ff fl fa JH ach it while alio priest read there the attendant nuns reading alo out of the open books lold in abc ir hands after which tho brides one at a timo abo priest and answered borao questions alo essence of their answers thai to enter tho cloister and then to bleir kneeling lions aud then boino more reading from tha book when tho aridea ftp cd as before repealing it ft imo after which they beio clieh given a lighted candle to hold aud tho priest was handed his mitro which lio put on hia head and then boic when tho brides ro preceded b tho nun with tho big crucifix and each leaning upon the arm of a nun after out about 15 minutes they were aaen led io ly tho buos and had discarded loir bridal aej a tach during their the priest aul bibly water upon habits and sent them hy a in to alio llio brides alc the to tits chuilli chui cli their great dirouht foith lunny ex clau ulious or eur from alic gabiou kcjr biad shorn off heir beautiful and bow with white hanja around their they again agnin led aud look luicir places alio altar pray cra aija reading was indulged in after wl ali alic auw uuna fell flat upon the ajor face death to ibis world and ita cares ihly alio llio floor for about 20 while alc tlc read a kind of funeral holy was llian upon alic alic were to acar luil assuming lliam nl alio liand of alio llio attendant nuns were led followed by alic auns boja and priest in samo order as before the about an hour aad a hilf h alic newly nuns led out as if they had been weeping their faces lolled swollen aud one of lud tu be sup ponca while oin out both were anad bouie yuang homco cue being about ja and alic the other 21 years 0 aasc thus ended bouc of alic most curioni ceremonies that it liis acca dij lt to in england 0 C |