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Show Vestments Old as America Folded away in n wooden cabinet in tho llttlo church of St. Edward tho Martyr, In East 109th street, Now York, is a sot. of church vestmonts that aro probably tho oldest and most valuable garmonts of tho kind in America. Thoy dato from tho six-toonth six-toonth century. Thoy wero purchased in Romo by J. Piorpont Morgan from tho descendants of the prlnco of tho church who ownod them originally. Mr. Morgan prosontod them to El-brldgo El-brldgo T. Gerry, who in turn gavo thorn to tho rector of tho Church of St. Edward tho Martyr, tho Itov. Edward Ed-ward Wallaco-Noil. Tho vestments consists of a elm-sublo, elm-sublo, Btolo, aflk hurso and veil. Thoy are mndo of tho flnoat pnlq gray satin, elnboratoly ombroldorod In colors nnd trimmed with gold laco. Tho weight of the embroidery nnd laco makes them so cumberBomo that thoyara rarely usod and only In sorvlces of tho most formal character. It is pro-Bumod pro-Bumod from the Btylo of tho decoration decora-tion that thoy wero mndo in Dolglum. Thoy wero made for a Roman cardinal who was a prlnco In his own right, for uso in his private oratory, nnd thoy romalned in the possession of his family until five yoars ago, whon Mr. Morgan bought them at a prlvato salo. Old as these vestmonts aro, and thoy are almost as pld as tho history of America, tho lustro of tho satin la still unrated and tho shocn of th hoavy gold lace is only slightly dimmed. dim-med. The embroidery In silver nnd gold thread Is g0 brilliant as to take on the appearance of varying colors, nn effect that ii heightened by tho countloss flowers embroidered in palo unt that haw lost ouly a llttlo of their freshness |
