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Show I AN EXQUISIT CHALICE., Last Sunday at Holy, Angels' church, I f L'urfaKv', there "Was used for "the first i f time a chalice vhiclv is - Jerhapf the j most exquisitely w rought and. expen- j.j sive piece of the kind in tfie, country, j Nearly two years ago Father Quinn, j then rector of Holy Angels, suggested the -plat for this rare receptacle. '' The parishione?-s were .not sIoav 5n accept- 4' ing "vvliSt Iheii pastor " mliiVia ted, and if- at once he began to receive costly, rare iand beautiful jewels, as well as a goodly good-ly quantity of gold coin, gifts from his people to be used in making the chalice. When all had been given- the entire as- s Sort merit was sent to . a wellrknown ; j New Tork'goldsmith. '" Following is a list of the gifts: Dia- I rounds (IS solitaire), 83: emeralds, 13; i f sapphires, 4: rubies, -48;- pearls, 14."i; !' amethysts, 48; garnets, ITS: opals, 19; turquoise, 123; topaz. 9: cameos, 27: other varieties, 13; gold chains, 65: gold lockets, 27; gold bracelets, 82; gold ear- t j rings, pairs, 108; gold' crosses, 31; gold i f medals, 17; gold watches. 8; gold pins, i f 125; gold pens, 3: gold .pencils, 8; gold it studs. VJ3; gold sleeve buttons, 56; gold ; j thimbles, 5; gold rings (208 wedding rings), 3'J6; gold ornaments, 600: gold coin, J18!. ! j The maker of the chalice was of the opinion that to use all the articles in one piece would make it cumbersome. 1 Hence, ;it was decided to divide the J. - gifts, and while all the jewels are at- j j' tractively arranged in the large chalice, i there is also a smaller one of burnished i J Kild. and other articles used in the J mass. , |