| Show A edans description of a christian church the following is an extract from an alleged translation of mohammed pachas machals letters on america published in the evening post on con a sunny morning of the first day of the second week of my sojourn here I 1 requested i my fellow lodger at the st nicholas to con 1 duct me to one of the numerous sanctuaries I 1 he proposed that we should visit the church of the shinin chinin shining t kaleidoscope and we went I 1 thither on our entering the sacred edifice the sexton received us coolly as if to say what business have you in this establishment but when my friend opened his coat and displayed a diamond breast pin of inordinate size the face of the official blossomed with smiles and he conducted us to an excellent pew in the central aisle my attention was first attracted by the unique decorations of the walls and ceiling the principal colors used in the work of adornment were light blue bright yellow and deep red each endeavoring to display itself to the best advantage their effect when v t en combined with the other oler tints of the rainbow shed through the stained glass windows was somewhat remarkable and I 1 observed that a portly lady just behind me had as the result of the play of light a green greeli forehead a blue nose yellow ofte I 1 lips s purple chin orange hair and a patch atch of jeep deep ep violet over the left eye indeed I 1 lied had haq observed no such style of ornamentation anywhere else except in the brilliant restaurant of metaylor Mr Taylor of broadway wonderful oh my labian lion is the power of association for such was the influence of this painting upon my ima lma imagination that I 1 came near asking the usher teo who was promenading the aisle to bring me a lamb stuffed with nute and a vase of priced sherbet the services commenced by reading on the part of a person who occupied a room in the rear of the building and responses from a portion of the congregation the reader pitched his voice so that it seemed to issue from his toes and you ma may y judge ul elge eige therefore that his intonations were e hardly natural since he did not at stand and on his head but as it was his office to deal with the supernatural it may be presumed that such sepulchral cral atte ances were appropriate to the occasion next came a song bong m of praise by four persons in the organ loft how beautifully th they warbled I 1 was carried straight back to t the ve opera with its pride and pomp of see scenic nic illusions lu intoxicating sounds brilliant eyes brilliant jewels dazzling hoilett to ilett immaculate kids the soprano led ON off with a splendid staccato passa passage in which the notes danced and capered 11 like ilke ve lambs on a hill side then she ceased and the tenor took up the strain and prolonged it with clear trumpet tones then he stopped and the contralto san sang a few sweet notes and lastly the basso added his voice to the other and the whole party commenced a terrific struggle for supremacy in the final fugue the contest was exciting and the result doubtful for a few moments but at last the soprano was victorious ending with a tremendous thrill which entirely silenced her antagonists I 1 lifted my hands to applaud but was checked by my friend who informed me that however delighted I 1 might be with the performance I 1 mut not express my gratification in the same way that I 1 would at the academy of music though this distinction seemed to be rather nicely drawn I 1 of course yielded to the suggestion of his experience |
