The New York Herald Newspaper, April 1, 1877, Page 6

“He is Not Here, for He is Risen, as He Said.” BASTER SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES. A Grand Display of Music, Combined with Floral Tributes, THE FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION ‘The Christian world is jubilant to-day. Alter forty @ays of mourning in the desert of humiliation with ber Divine Founuer, the Christian Church puts on ber gayest attire, and sings pwans of joy to commemorate the Ri mer’s triumph over sin and death. There is no day inthe Christian calendar im which the Church has moro reason to rejoice, tor although Christmas Drought ber the Nativity, yet Easter, or tho Resurrec- tion, ts the very corner stone on which the grand edifice of Christendom is constructed. Eighteen hun- fired years ago the legionarics of Rome held wateh and guard Wr the gloomy sepulchro in which the earthly Femains of the God martyr of Calvary dwelt for a Drief space of time. His prophecy, ‘On tho third day the Son of Man shall rise again,’ was fresh in tho minds of His enemies, and they feared, lest by some trick of His disciples, He should verify His prediction, Therefore they demanded of Pilate that guards Should be placed over the sepulchre until the third day, in order to prevent, if possible, the dreaded accomplishment of the Saviour’s mission, ‘And when the Sabbath was past’ the Marys brought sweet epices, ‘and they were astonished and dismayed at finding tho great stone of the tomb roiled back, the angel sitting inside, the guards struck with afiright, and, Instead of the malefuctor’s cross, the sponge of vinegar and hyssop, the crown of thorns, the Redeemer greeted them in a form of heavenly glory, a countenance of Aightoing and raiment white as snow, Faith clothes berself with joy and gladness to-day and the sweet Muse of song the patronoss of the floral kingdom, the frankincense aud myrrh, like that of the Eastern kings, Dorne aloft by swinging censers, tho low murmur of Prayer from euch congregation, the solemn benedic- tlon of the robed priest, ull testify tho devotion of Christians to tho anniversary of tho dawa of the Church, ‘THE ETERNAL CITY. Volumes bave been written on the celebration of the great festiyal in Rome. Political events have brought round many changes in the past few years, No longer are the Ameparishanle Basilicas clad in gayest attire; no Jopger thUproud processions, ot which historians have Deen 60 iruitiul of choice phraseology, crowd the ‘streets, rivalling in splendor the triumps of Marius, Sylla and Cesar; no longer the thunder of cannon from the Castle of St. Angelo; no longer the constant peal of Dells that filled a!l tne air with one vast harmony; no Jonger the imposing display of Swiss Guards (alas! poor Switzerland, doomed ever to turnish guards for decaying dynasties, from the days of Louis XVL to the Present time) ; no longer the enthusiastie populace, the vhousands who greeied Rienzi and slew bim, the thousands who scattered flowers in the path of Pio Nono ‘on bis return from Naples, when Oudinot di Reggio was military chief, and afterward weicomed the good “Gentleman King;”’ no longer those days when tho Pope was carried around tho city before he celebrated high mass at the Busilica of all Basilicas, st. Peter's, Nowadays the celevration in Romo is very little difler- ent from that in other of the leading citios of the world, The dome of St. Peter'’s— ‘The vast and wondrous dom V6 wkieh Diana's marvel was a cell— ‘will be dark, us if never the stream of hight was turned upon it, Tho flery cross, like that which cheered the eyes of Constantine against tne usurper, no longer bangs over the Eternal City, and the bills over tho fiber wili be ensbrouded in gloom to-night, IN THIS CTY, The preparations for the celebration of the Feast of tho Resurrection are of the most extensive and elabor- ute kind, The realms of Flora ure exhausted tn the decorations of the altars, myriads of candies will gleam { over the rich canopies and glittering vestments, clouds of incense will arise above the beads of the kneeling Muliitude aud the music of Palestina, Mozart, Huydu \ aud Beethoven will give jorth exultation and triumph. Every composer bus endeavored to convey the feelings the Curistian world on this day iu the strains of the ‘Hae Dies” and ‘0 Filii et Filw.’’ Flowers will clus- ter arouéd each sanctuary, each celebrant wiil be roved in spotless white, and the bells will ring fortu a yoyous, anthem, ORIGIN OF THE NAME, ‘tho Enghsh nuwe Easter aud the German Ostern have bee supposed by many writers to be derived from the feast of the Teutonic goddess Ostera (God- dess of Spring), for which the early missionaries sub- Buituted the Christixn festival. According to Adelung the word 1s derived trom the old Saxon term “oster,”? Which signifies rising, because nature arises anew in the spring. The churches m the West cen- furies go observed the nearest Sunday to tho first day of the Jewish month Nisan, about tho time of the vernal equinox. The Agmtic churches, Bdoping the fourteenth day of tbe mouth Nisau, selebrated the testival of Easter ou the third day fol- Jowipg, Whatever day of the week that might be, A Very serious dispute was the consequence, for some time threatening a rupture between n Nections, The Council of Nice decided that r should bo celebrated on the first Sunday which happens upon or ext alter March 21. ana if the (ull mooa Lappen oa ® Sunday Kuster is the Sanday ater. By this arrunge- ment Easter may come as early as March 22 or ws lace @s April 25, THY MUSICAL CELEBRATION TO-DAY, Music wil, of course, (Grnish the principal feature fm the celebration of the great festival of tie Resur- Fection in the leading cuurches to-day. The HexaLp bas already ‘urmshed many programmes which bave been determined upon, and a supplementary list is Bow given OLD TRINITY, * Mr. James FE, Aylitte wii ring the following Easter carols on Irmity Church chimes, commenuing atien aM ter Sunday:—1. ringing the changes on eight bells, 2 Kastor carol, “Hall, Gright Easter Morn.” 3, Easter carol, “Ruse ibe Song tor Easter,’ a er carol, **Hatielujah, sing Lord.” 6, Easter eurol, “Ring odt Sweet Kaster Boils.” 6, Easter carol, “Victory.”” The services which will take place in the church have already veen mentioned. ANTHON MEMORIAL CHURCH. The programm: this chureh at the forenoon sor- Vico will be:—'Kyrie,”” Gounod; ‘-Excelsis,” Gounod; Gioria Tibi,”? ‘Tallis; “Cr Gounod; hymn, “Corist the Lord is Rise Morgan; ‘anthem, Jurist Our Passover,” Williams; “Sanctus,’? Gounod; “Communion Hymn,” Tucker; ghus Dei,” Gounod. ‘Theso selections, curelly trom Gounod’s | Messe Solencile,” willjbe suug by a choir of twenty- five men and boys, aided by Mie. Jue de Ryther, the eelebrated mezzo-soprano, At even song service bymons aud autuews appropriate to the occasion will be sung. CHURCH OF THK INCARNATION, Mr. Carl Walter, the organist of this chareh, has Propared for the morutag service the following pro- ramme:—Preludiuin, in A, Chopin; processional, jasier carol, in B tut, ‘Jesus Lives,” A. Howard; | aster anthom, in D, “Christ, Our Passover,” tn,” No. 1, in VD, Carl Walte 2,10 C, Mi dloria Patri,?”” N “Te Deum,’ 1 1 flat, Carl Waiter Mozart; pealm, “The Day of Resurre 3 “Gloria Tibi,” ‘in C, carl Waker; “Christ the Lord is Risen Yo-Day,” flertory, “Sanctus,” in F', Gounod; recessional, Jadium,” in F, Beethoven; *trivagion,’ in A, Curl Walter; communion hymn, l Would Nov Live Al. way,” Pergoleve; “Gloria in Exceisis,” in C, Curl Waiter; “Postiudiam,” in C, Mozart. ST. MARK’S FPISCOPAL CHURCH, ‘The following musical exercises will Le given at this ehurch to-day, commencing at bull-past ten o'clock ;— Opening, *King Ali Giorsous,” Barnby; anthem, | “Christ Our Passover,’ Beutmes; ‘“Gioria Patri, Beames and Dudiey suck; “To Deum,” festival in | dat, Di Buck ; *Jubiiate,” in D ilat, Mendelssob bymn 98, **Christ the Lord 18 Rison To-day,” Mozart; iponses to the Commandment, Beames; hymn 105, | “The Day of Kiesurrection,” Ewing; ‘Gloria Pa W. A. King; offertory, tenor solo, from “Hyman of Praise,” Mendelssohn, vung by Mile, Margueriwe Selvi ; Trisagion, “Gloria in Kxcelsis,” Greaiorex; morning prayer; ‘sermon and boy communion at eleven p’clock, the rector, Rev. J, H. Rylance, D. D., and Rev, 4. Treadwell Walden, officiating. ‘The music, uuder tho direction of Mr. William E, Beames, will be rendered by the following singers :—\ime. Dowlvnd aud Miss 8. Barry, sopranos; Miss Gertie Emanuel aud diss J, jickinsen, contraltus; Mile, Margucrito Selvi and Mr. novan, tenors; Mr. Otto D. Lehman, baritone, und Herman Trost, basso, CHLIST CHCRCH. Brass instruments will be employed at the morning Ond evoning service of this church to assist the choir @1 thirty voices and the organ. Mr. James Pearce M. B., Oxon, will be the orgauist, und the followin selections will be givon, morning and evel t=Easter curol, ‘Christ the Lord,” Pearce “Kyrie Eleison,"’ Mendelssohn; offertoriun Shall Sound,” Hande “Sanctus; , “Jesus Ubrist Is Riven,” Gouvod; joria 1m ixeclais,”’ Monk; recessional hyma (108), “The strife Over,” Tur! i anthem; proper peaims; “Te Laugamus sJSubiace Deo,’? Mozart; introit, “Jesus Christ is Risen,” hymn 99, Gounod; “Kyrie anthem, “They Have ‘taken 1” Mendelssob: way Sameera offertoriam, “Behold! I Tell aa svery,” Houdel: “sactis;? Bucharisuc oo | sional, Te Deum th D; Jubilate in G, Wild; Benedictus, | Novello; Sting?” Stainer; offertorium, “The One Hundred: Psalm,’ Mozart; bymn 99, “Jesus Christ 1s Risen,’? Gounod; rec nal, “The Strite Is O'er,” Turie, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SKPULC Mr. M. B. Mirrick, organist of this church, has pre- pared the following musical programme for morning and evening servi Processional, hymn 98, Mozart; “Christ Our Passover,”’ Mornington; proper psalms, 2, 05 67, 111, Hayes, Hopkins, Croten; “Te Deum,” Pay *‘Juoilate,”” Dupuis; hyma 165, Lausaun ‘Kyrie Eletson,”? ‘Gloria Tibi,’ ascription after sermon, Jackson, ffertory, **Yhou Art Worthy, uibert; ” Camidge; communion hyma * “Gloria in Excelsis,” old chant; recessional, bymn 109, Palestrina, Processional, carol, “Christ Is Risen,’ proper psalms, 113, 114, 118, Lee and Rimbauit; ‘*Cantate Domino, "Walter; “Bene- ” Dyce; carols and the Easter festival; "Praise God.’* CHURCH OF ST, JOHN THR RVANGRLIST. Mr. Louis C. Jacoby, organist, announces the follow- ing programme for’ the morning service:—Carol, “Christ the Lord Is Risen Again,” G, W. Warren; an- them, “Christ Our Passover,” Rev, G. M. Stattei Gioris,” by Muenchner, Dr. Jackson and Chappli Te Deum and Jubilate,’ Thomas; bymo 104, St. A. binus; “Gloria Tibi,” Tallis; Hymn 168, Cbhemnit: offertory, fhe Lord is My’ Strength,” V. Novello; Trisagion and Sanctus No, 2, Jacoby; Hymn 100, Syria; “Gloria in Excelsis.”” CHURCH OF THE BELOVED DISCIPLE, The following is the programme of music for the morning and evoning services prepared by the organist, Mr. Hine:—Processioual, ‘Jesus Christ 1s Riseo ‘Yo-Day,” W. H. Monk; anthem, “Christ Our over,’’ Chapple; psalter, chants by Hayes, Hine und Croteh; Te Deum, Rev.'R, N, Parke; Jubilate, in F, Jackson; introit, “Jesus Lives,” Dr, Gauntiett; Gloria Tibi, Hubers P, Main; hymn, ‘He Is Risen, He ls Risen,” W. H, Monk; 'offertory, anthem, “This Is the Day,’? C, Charles Cooke; sanctus, common praise, col- jection; communion hymn, Dr. J. 8. B, Hodges; Gloria ip Excelsis, C. Zeuner; Nune Dimittis, Pierce’s collec- tion; recessional, Palestrina; processional, W. H. Mouk; psaiter, chants by Lee and Rimbault; cantate Domino, Westininster collection; Benedic Anima Mea, anthem, “This is the Day,” C, Charles Cooke; aymn, “Christ, the Lord, Is Risen,” Thibaut; oftertory, Old Hondred;” recessional, Palestrina, ZION CHURCH. Mr. George F. Bristow, the organist of this church, 48 the representative composer and Virtuoso of America, He hag given to the church mary granu works which bave attained a world wide reputation. His selections Jor to-day are tukeu trom the works of Mendelssobu, Beethoven and otber composers, and his choir will be Mrs. 8. B, Andersuo, Mrs. G, F. Bristow, Mra’ Byteld, Miss Higgins, Miss Honrietta Kurz, Miss’ Nina Bristow, Mrs, Jona Henry, Miss Minnie Henry, Mrs, L. Jelliile, Miss Jessie Spatiord, Miss Washington; Mr, J, Della Torre, Mr. Hadden, Mr, Martin, Mr, Brown, Mr. Green, Mr. lien, CHURCH OF THK ADVENT. ‘A largo choir, composed of superior voices, under the direction of Protesaor Gratam, an English organ- iss, render the subjoined programme to-day at this Churcn:—Opening solo, “But Thou didst not leave his soul in well,” Handel, Mrs, Hanatord; chorale, “Christ, Our Passover,” Chapple; “Te Deum,” Lloyd; “Jubilate,” ‘Thomas; Easter hymn, Vincent vello; “Kyrie,” Pilbrow; oflertory, “I know that ny Redeomer liveth; Handel's *Messiub,”? solo by Miss Baker; “Hullelajih Chorus,” full choir; ‘Gloria in Eacclsis,” Graham, Tho choir consists of the tollow- ing:—Sopranos, Mrs, Hanalord, Miss Baker, Miss Kissam; cotraltos, Miss F. Neely, Miss C. Steclo; tenors, Mr. C. EB. ‘Porring, Mr. 4, Mr. Stark; busses, Mr. Follin, Mr. Broadbent. BT, AGNES’ CHURCH. Signor Raniori Vilanova hus tuken charge of the music of Fatner Movowell’s new church, which will be tormully dedicated on May 6 by the Cardinal and Bishop Spaulding. High mags will be ceiebrated in the basement of the church \o-day, aud a new mass by Machi will be sung. Giorza’s “Regina Colt” will be auotner tcature 1m the musical services, ST. JAMES’ CHURCH, RAST BEVENTY-SECOND STREET. ‘Thoftmorming services at this chureh will be:—Carol by children, “Victory; anthem, “Christ Our Passover,” Chapple} “Gloria Patri,” Mozart; second “Gloria,” Mendelsgoln; third “Gloria,” Mozart; ‘Festival To Deum,” in E flat, Perring; ‘‘Jubiiate Deo,’’ in B flat, Berg; hymn, “Jesus Christ Is Risea To-Day, “Oftertory Sentences,” Barnby; byino, Saints, the Sight 18 Glorious,’ Warren; ‘*Trisagion,”” Gilbert; processional hymn, ‘Jesus Lives,” Gaunt- lett; recitations und arta from the “Messiah,” ‘Ho Shuil Feed His Flock,” Handel; “‘Glorias,”” Curl Wels; Vantate Dotnino,” in D, Dudley Buck; “Benedic Anima,” in A, Berg; bymn, “Christ the Lord Is Rison To-day,” “Hallelujah Chorus,” Handel. Organist amd director, Mr. Edward G, Jardine; soprano, Miss Agnes Perring} tenor, Mr. Tom Bullock; alto, Miss Anure buss, Me. T. W. Trowbridge. ‘The chancel will be decorated with beautiful floral offerings, ST, LUKE'S CHURCH. The choir, consisting of sixty voices, principally of boys, wader the direction of the orgunist and choir- masier, Mr. J. W. Carpenter, wiil sing ut the morning und cvening services the iollowing selectiuns:—"Pro- cessional,” bymu 482, Monk; “Christ our Passover,” Chapple; proper psaiter, “Ye Deum” in B flat, J. R, Thowas; anthem, “He Was Cut Off,” and chorus, Hane del; ollertory, Doxology, “Old Hundred ;” Sanctus,” Croft; hymn, Carpouter; “Gloria in Excelsis,” Gilbert; Nune Dimittis, Barnby; hymn, Monk; psulter, tenth selection, Farrant; “Bonumest,” Goodwin ; **Benedic,”” Cambige; “Easter Carol,” Poxd; offertory, hymn 120, Carpeuter; Recessional, bymu 432. S TRINITY CHAPEL. ‘the following is the programme of music to-day :— Processional, “Come yo Fuithtul;” “Easter Authom,”? service 1 A, Guibert; introit, “Worthy ts the Lamb,” Handel; “Kyrie,” “Creed,’” hymn, ‘Jesus Christ i Risen To-day,” cuchartstichymn, “All Worthy Thou ; “Giora in Excelsis,”" Nane Dimittis;” recesstonal, “At the Lamb’s High Feast; processional, Come Yo Faithiul,” service in A, Gilbert; recessional, hymn 100; ‘Magnificat and Niceno Creed,” Gilvert; “Hallelujan,” Handel. CHUKCH OF ST. MARY THR VIRGIN, The programme of music at this church at the morn- ing servico will be Hayan’s ‘Sixth Mass ;?” “Proves. sivnal Murcb,”? Vivani; Processional Hymn, Wilson; Intron, hymn 107, 'Worgin; Odertory, 'Panotka; “Hymn of Adoration,” Reimagle; “Vantum Ergo,’ Mitlara; Recessional hymn 117, Gauntlets; “Marche Sojenelie,”” Ketterer. At vespers the selections will be prelude for organ and piano, Welz; Paulms, Canute and Benedic, Mercadante; Vesper tymu 113, Bach; Offeriory, Rossini; Magniticat, Mercadante; “Laudate Dominum,” Gregorian; Kecessional Hymna 1M, Palestrina; Uverture, Sendelssobn. CHURCH OF TUE ANNUNCIATIUN. — + The organist, Mr. A. A. Wild, has prepared the fol- lowing prograiuine for the morning servic: races leison mC, fymo 105; Ofertory, sentence risagion v2 D; Communion Hyma ‘209, Wild; “Gioria im Excelsis,” Gregorian, At the evening ser- vice there will be:—Processiona), Hill; itymn 101; Olertory, sentence in G minor, Wild; Carol, ‘Alleluia,’ J.P. Warren cessional 99; Mouk’s ‘Easter Hymo,”? BROOKLYN CHURCHES, STKONG PLACE BAPTIST CHURCH, At half-past teu o’ciock tho service begins with Cale kin’s chorus, “Welcome, Happy Morning,’”? then fol- | low “Gloria In Exceisis,” Berthold Tours, @ selection from the same composer’s ‘“Magnifical,”” “Christ, the Lord, ts Risen Again,’”? by Carey, an Easter anthem vy Elvey, Mozart’s magnificent “Ave Verum,” a bymn by Edson, an aseription by Gadsby, a hymn by Mason, Tours’ “Magnificat,’? a bymn by Clarke, “Gloria Patri,” Yours, Hopkins’ Raster anthem und a selec- tiva irom Hauvel. BROOKLYN TABERNACLE, Mr. George W. Morgun wil preside at the organ in thys chareh to-day, and the jollow.ng programme will be ovserved, every selection being from Handel's “*Megsiah”” choruse: ‘And the glory of the Lord,’? O, ye gates, 1 know that my liveth,’ “Hallelujah?” “Worthy is tne Lamb that was siain;? iugue, ‘Blessing una honor, power and glory to Him that sitteth upon the throne and uato the Limb forever.” CHURCH OF TUK MESSIAH, BROOKLYN. Tho service will commence with un urgan solo, Rink’s Ofertory 1m A flat, wnd selections from Handei’s “Messiah? will follow. Morgan, Jones, Calkin und 1H the succeeding selec choir is as follows:—Musical director, Mr. Ww. K. Orgunist, Mr. John H. Brewer; Mme. Ermina Rudersdoril, Mr. M. Arbuckle, Mrs 'M, A. Auchierlonie, diss BM. Barton, Miss Charlotte Chap- Kyrie Gounod will be representea Th tious. man, Miss L.A. Collins, ‘Mise Paliner, Miss Label Harrison, Miss Lizzie Havens, Mrs. Holtnes, Misa 1. Wick isabel Meriam, Miss Annie Barton, Mrs, bh. L, Coluny, Miss Le G. Crine, Mise 8. M, Hibbard, Miss Atice Holmes, Miss Surah Holmes, Doubleday, Mr.Juhen J, Nickolas, Mr. W, Me Mr WH jiet, Mrs. M. Knevals, Mr. A, . Ransom, Mr. A. Nickolds, Mr. Guaries Porter, Mr. Jd. A. Panderford, Mr. W. 8. tunk, Mr E. Abel, Mr. J. M. Graif, Mr, David Palmer, Dr. 1. M. Halsey, Williain Fash, ST. ANN’S CHURCH, BROOKLYN, Tho subjoined js the musical programme for to-day at Lis church :—Opening hywn, “Christ the Lord is Risen Yo-day,”” Mozart; “Curist our Pasgover,”” Dudley Buck; Festival service in B flat; Proper Psalms, 2, 67, JIL, “Glorias,”? Mendelssohn; Te Deum, tn b Minor, Dudiey Buck’; “Jubiiate Deo,” Mendeissonn; Litany Hymu, Kingsley; Hymna 103, “The strile 18 O'er,”? Gregoriau; ‘Kyrie Eieison,” Kent; Mozart; Anthem, “As it Began to Dawn Firet Day of the Week,"? Dudley Buck ; Rison Saviour,” Luzzi; Organ, voluntary; j, Communion Hymn 493, Jérusal Golden,” Hymnai; * Gloria in Exeelsis,” Zeunes them, “0 ftisen Lord, O Christ Ax nded,”? Barnvy ; Proper Psalins, 113, 114, “Glorias,’? Beethoven; Proper ‘Gioria Tibi,’? Toward the saim, 118, “Gloria ‘in Excelsis,” Dudley Buck; “Bonum Est,’ Atwood, “Benedic Ania,’ Andre; Hymu 104, “Jesus Lives, &c.,”” Hymnal; Offertory, “Holy Lord Almighty,” I, Liszt OTHER CHURCHES, CHURCH OF THR REDENMER, ASTORIA, L. L The following programme 1s offered by Mr. J. B. Rogers, organist of this church:—Prelude, organ, “Halleiajan Chorus,” Handel; processional carol, “Come Yo Faithtui,” Sullivan; “Curist Oar Passover,” Danks; “Gloria” in G, Rogers; “To Deum’? in F, Koin- scham; “Jubilate? im F, Burnap; anthem introit “Hallelujab, Christ Is Rigon,’’ Farmer; “Kyrie” in Ay Arnold; “Gloria Tibi,” in B flat, Hopkins; Hymn 424, | “Coronatiou;” oflertory, ‘Holy Ollerings, Bich and | are,’ Redhead; “Ter Sanctus’? in F, Gounod; yma 207, llouges; “Gloria in Kxcelsis” “Nuno Dimittis; prelude, organ, ‘Ulfertoire’! mG, Welz; processional anthem, “Hallelajab! Christ 18 Risen Forme! Gloria” in G, Bogers; *Caniate Domino” ia C, Buck ; Benedic Anima Mea” tn A, De Monu; anthem, the Lord Is Risen To-Day,’? Mozart, hymn, feriugs, Rich aud Rare,” Kedhead ; *Dism 165, lirst verse, Worgan; postiude, organ, * My Strength,” Noveilo. ST. PRTER'S CHURCH (JERERY CITY), ‘oly Ui- al Hymn”? The Lord Is Monk ; ic ims; “Gloria ib Ex. jams,” Mook; sathem, “0 Louth! Whore 18 Tuy PA (20), “Bread of the World,” Gounod; *Gioriain ; Mme, De Lussao, Miss Emilie Bonget, Miss Alice Connolly, Messrs, Anceuy and Charics Werneke con- | decorated with w christ | long jacket charch to-day. The organist is Mr. Dressler. Merca- dante’s Mass in G minor wil be su with Lam- billotte’s **Allelulia’! and Dies,” Hummels “Alma Virgo’’ and Handel's “Hallelujah”? chorus, THE CLOSE OF LENT. THE OBSERVANCE IN THE EPISCOPAL AND CATHOLIC CHURCHES YESTERDAY—BLESSING OF THE FIRE, THE PASCHAL CANDLE AND THE BAPTISMAL FONTS—PREPARING FOR EASTER, In the Episcopal churches yesterday, the closing day o1 Lent, prayers were said as usual in the morning, but no special services were heid. The special ceremonies in the Catholic churches were the blessing of the “new fire,” of the Paschal candle and of the baptismal font. The blessing of the fre takes place generally im the vestibule or porch of the church, where fre 1s struck aud coals are lighted with it, after blessing which the priest blesses the One grains of incense which are to bo fixed in the Paschal candle, The fire and grains of incense are sprinkled with holy water, abd, some ol the new fire being put in the thurible with incense, the fire and grains of incense are incensed. 10 tho procession which accompanies the celebrant to the porch a dear con carries a rod with three candles fixed op the top, and when i returning to the sanctuary he appears inside the church one of the three candies is lignted, the deacon singing “Lumen Christ’? and the choir responding “Deo gratias.’? The same chanting is dove in the middie of the clurcn, and when the procession reaches the altar the two other candles on the rod are Lighted, The pasehal can- die is then blessed 1 118 ploce ui the gospel side of ihe altar, und the fine grains of incense ure fixed ip it in the form of across. During these ceremonies a nuin- Der of prayers are said und several of the prophecies are read, aud thea a procession is again formed. which oes to the baptistnal tont, which 18 to be blessed, The celebrant then pours some of tbe ‘011 of Catechu- thens”’ toto the water 1n the fontin the form of across, then some chrism, and lastly some oil and chrism both together, After mivgling the oi with tue wacer, and spreading it ail over the font, the celebrant and his as- sistants return to the altar, where the Litany is sang. Then the mass goes on, and lor the first time during Hoty Week the “Gloria in Excelsts’” is sung, oud the ing of the church bells ulso permitted. These ceremomes were yesterday the samo in all the Catholic churches, PREPARING FOR FASTER. Alter the mass all the Catholic churches were astir in preparing for Easter Sunday. The most splondia decorations are always put in use in bonor of the day which commemorates the Resurrection, The altars ro covered with flowers and are abluzo with lights. ‘The full ceremonials incidental to solemn high mass aro all gone through with, and the music is even an especial feature in itsel!, extra singers, and in some in- stunces orchestras being added to the ordinary choirs. Sermons are preached tn all the churches, In tho Episcopal churches the greatest care is bestowed in prepuring tho sacred ouitices for the Eastor celebr: tion, The pillars, aisles and sanctuaries are orna- mented with evergreens and choice flowers, and the eutire interior 18 made by various devices to present a joyous appearance in harmony with the glorious fust- ival. Special services are also arrangea for the day, and the sermons preached are sure *0 be of the very highest order, Churches of all denominations put forth, more or loss, though not in a situilar way, some endeavor to jon 1p with their Episcopalian and Catholic brethren in giving a semblance of lestival ar to the celebration of Euster, CONFIRMATION AT TRINITY CHURCH. ‘The last day of Lent was signalized at Trinity Church yesterday aiternuon by a contirmation service by Bisnop Potter. For balt an bour betore the services Dogan the chimes rang out their cheerful sounds for the rst time during Holy Week. The church was crowded with @ congregation that attended very ear- neatly to the ceremony. Evening prayers commencoa at three o'clock and lasted tor about three-quarters of an hour, and ag there were about twenty boys and ten men in the choir the singing was therefore very foe. Bishop Potter presided, and, assisting tim were Rev, Dr. Dix, Bev. Dr, Ogleby, Rev. Mr, Hutchings, Rev, Dr. Anketell, Rev, Mr. Unger and Rev. Mr. Robinson. ‘There were about 150 cundidates for confirmation, tor- ty-tivo of whom were Germans, and among them were many old folks, Tho girls who were candidates ap- peared in white dresses and veils, The evening prayers Deing over the confirmation service was gone through with and was very simple, After some invocatory prayers the canaidates arerached the sanctuary, two y two, und the Bishop then laid hunds on them as they kuel him, suying at the same time the tollow- ing Defend, Oh Lora! thia Thy cnild, with Thy heavenly grace, that he may continue thine for- ever and daily increase in Thy. holy spirit more and more until he come unto Thy everlasting kingdom. Amen.” When this ceremony had been performed for the entire Humber of candidates Bishop Potter proceeded to atidress the newly confirmed in one of those simpie and eloquent bat briet discourses with which he usually congratulates those who have received this sucrument, He reminded them of the new dignity they bad attained and gave them some encourazing words of advice for the future. After some jurther prayera and chants the service was brought to @ close, EASTER FASHIONS: @OPPING OF THE PERIOD—NOVELTIES IN SPRING FABRICS —BEIDAL TROUSSEAUS, LOVES OF BONNETS, PARASOLS AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS FOR THE LADIES, Having been admitted to the sacred precincts of the Goddess of Fashion and roved the gorgeous parlors of her tairy palace, with note book in band, I have jotted down the freshést fancies there displayed, and will now proceed to lay them before tho fair readers of tho Heraup, Attend, then, mes chers amis; read tho latest bulletins from the court of dress. Tho entire catalogue of ladies’ garments, for under and outside wear, have gradually been undorgoing a transformation, until the full, straight gathered skirts and “hump” bustle that effectually destroyed the gradual slope and siender outline which belongs to the human figure are ‘among the things that were. Now the detail is altogether different. Thero is no fulness round the body, and the figure ts prepared for tho deep cuirass basque or smooth fitting polo- naise, which In its effect 13 at once graceful and artis- tic, It ts wlready years since the first attempt was made to bring about this result; and in the mean. time modifications have been suggested and acted upon, trade interests have been alarmed and stepped to the front with novelties in their wares to catch the unwary and head off the impending disaster. Hints are given that short waisted dresses are about to be Introduced again, but fashion may be considered pretty well settled for the ensuing year, Changes and variety jo the detail of design will be adapted to diver- sify wants and purposes; and it 1s now definitely un- | derstood that the ekirts of walking dresses are to bo cut round and clear the ground, Fronch women never do trail the Fkirts of handsome dresses in the streets, as American women are. apt to do, and | wey do not #o absolutely require, on thoir finished and clean pavements, 80 severely simple a walking dress as we, with our maddy country roads and iil-kept city streets, ought to adopt and strictly adhere to, It is a gad commentary on our boasted civilization that our women, 80 sensible on many subjects, will suffer them- selves to be bedizzened by fashion, and bedraggle their skirts into all sorts of filth just becauso some empty- headed person proclaimed it “tho style,’ It isa stylo that is detestable in every particular, with noching to recommend it ard with many forcible reasons for 18 condemnation, And it 1 believed it the “Goddess” will assert her power and act upon the hints given us in regard to the short walking dress she will receive mauy and hearty thanks from ladies whose duvies call them much of the time out of doorg and a tuil round of applause from the geutlomen, KASTER DRESSES, Never was acity, not even Puris, blessed with more ingenious fashion artists and designers than New York, und nover did they display their talents s0 eflectively as during tho present season, A description of alew of the toilets fuisbed for Easter Sunday by our fashionable modistes will be read with interes, A costume of TISSUE “ANGORA’ AND DARK BROWN PAILLE was composed of a deml-tran skirt, ornamented with a double Loxeplaited flonuce forming its own heading, aud a long Princess polon: the “Aimantine’’—trimmed with # border of braid, embroidered in shaded vrowan aud terminated by a richly shaded fringe, Tue cioak Was 1n do;man shape, trinmed with Iringe and Lraid, aad the costume was completed by a brown chip Lat, mouture of shaded foliage and miguonotie, which surrounded the high crown and formed the cape at the back, Under this cape tell Jong ends of doubio faced satin ribbon of the shades com- posing the dress, A “DRETON” COSTUME, n pearl gray casumere and faille, had the under skirt Oi juille th several shades darker than the cash- mere overdress and jacket. Ove row of plaitings finished the skirt, aud the overskirt, Jong and square in front and forming the fastionable plait iu tue buck, was surrounded vy “Breton” brad, embroidered 1 delicately shaded silks, Mother-of-pearl buttons were arranged jm sequins at the extremities of the band across the back of the skirt, and with the braid formed the only but suflicient trimining for the lovg jacket and vest, Tho hut worn With this costume was hight gray felt, with gauze sewrl and long plume, A SRCOND “BRETON’? COSTUME was mado in dark green and rendered very striking by its ornamentation, which consisted of the usual cin- brojdered braid and deheately engraved stecl vuttous, ‘The surtace of the buttun was unpolished, but the © graved designs, being lighly burnished, stood wut in fine rehet apd greatly Leigutoned theirelfect, ‘The brad was embroidered Oo the moss shades with green silk and arranged around the “Aspasia’ overskirt und on tho ‘The vest was open en carré’” and «is. playea w white plated guimpe, A bluck white ehip hat, with Ligh crown and wide briw, wos trimmed with black lace searf, coulined by a steel ornament, aud 10 the back was @ small Cluster of roses in tho new shades of red, A RICH TOILEE, in black, of heavy gros gram, combined with bro. Stitute the principal vocal clement in the choir of this caded silki—The skirt was ia the torm of the ‘Vene- tla” train and the brocaded terminated wi heavy tringe. A lon, macaue dolman, falling square front, was made of the futile aud trimmed with trip; und passementerie, The hat in white chip, with wresth of poppies aud imguonete. comvined with fine foliage and finished With a scarf ot fine torchon lace, com- pleted a quiet and elegant costume. A DELICATE SPRING COSTUME wal pnb ap rl gray mobair, with Huvava faille cord- ings an laitings. The skirt trimmed with two rows of plaitings placed under flounces of dentile, and the Princess tunic buttoned all the way down with white peari buttons. The tunic was trimmed in the same way ag the underskirt, and, after being looped gra fully in the back, feli to the first ounce of the un- derskirt. A gracetul imanteles of mohair and trimmed to correspond with the ar ws somewhat in flebu style, crossing 1m front und hed under graceiul bows 1 the back, Pearl silk “Normandic” bat, with shirred tront aud having eluster of bright flowers forming the cape tu the back, AN EXCERVINGLY STYLISH SUIT was of very dark green taille, with dress in Princess style, trimmed on edge with 4 wide doabie box piaited Tuche, and having scarf drapery in dammaseé silk of the same shade and edged with a fringe showing a deep heading. A “Burnous’ scart, with fringe und brocaded bands, formed a point tu the back and fell in jong ends down the front. Hat of white chip, with lovely monture of fine flowers in shaded Vesuve failing around and over the crown, und a scart of siriped gauze fastened at the back and brought around to fusten under the chin, A duioty HiLUe parasol of the same material as the reas, trimmed with u band of the damussé and lined tu Vésuve silk, completed this exquisite dress, THY FRENCH AND AMERICAN PARASOLS, ‘The Paris fashion notes convey to us the fact that the ladies of Europe are carrying the sinallest sized parasols ‘The idea reached us carly in the season, and has already been acied upoa here. The ungunly sun umbrella aud last yeusou's “canopies” ure superseded by the littie parasols, which are reaily cuurming in ap- pearance, lending auditioual grace to the prettiest bon- net, They come wevery quulity aud variety, trom the finest “croquet,” matching the *percales,”? Lo the jess “Princesse,” in all colors, Some of these ave embroidered ruilles, tinged on the edge with con- trasung color, with churning effect, Une style is sbown with a pansy or rose embroidered tn its natu- Tai colors, 60 perfect that one mnigut almost suppose it to be the real ower, dropped there by Cupid. A most desirabie recommendation to favor ii thay novelties 18 in’ the Jointed handle, which enables the owner to fold It when not in use ‘and place it in 4 tan or hand. kerchiet pocket, and in travelling it can be packed | very casily in a small hatbox beside the “bert bon- net.” The handies toall the little French parasols rival in variety aud beauty tho parasols thomselves, ‘The prices range trom $1 lor the “croquet” parasol to $4 and upward tor those iu silk. AN EASTEK DOLMAS, One of the most clavorate wauiles tor Easter day was a heavy grog grain dolman, of novel shape, joined togother in the back by a wide passementerte giap and edged witha flounce of rich Uluek thread lace, bows ot biack ribvoo were freely used tu ornamentation with charming eflect. Another was in hght drab matelassd cioth, edged with wide silk fringe aud trimmed with embroidered galoon, A new and pretty spring garment ir Life “sucque mautelet,”? which 13 a combination of gacque and doiman, and is particularly auapted to suit materials or black doiman clothes, It is eomewbat more dressy than the plain dolman, though we should say less distinguished in its yeneral etfect, SUOPPING OF THE PERIOD. Numerous items mentioned in the complaint of a Jady’s serving man, in che year 1731, show us that in those duys lo cater to the caprice of uw tashionable Woman was no easy task, Ho say Rut tn her tyrey so newfangled t# she, ‘That which ier humor now duth agree ‘Lo-morrow ae disitkes. Then, when cach articio must be selected froma different store one can well imagine the despair that prompted the exclamation— ‘ow of all fashions sho thinks change tho best.”? Modern shopping 1s quite another matter, for in most of our superb furnishing establishments is found everything hecessury to cowplete a wardrobe aud it wouid take considerably more than wet, muday streets, angry, threatening clouds, that alternately burst into heavy rain and snow storms, to keep ihe ladies at home when the annual “Spring Openings” are an- nounced, What hus the weather to do with dry goods and mulinery “openings” arranged tor the week pre- ceding Easier Sunday? Nothing, Upon that great day every laay must havo a new suit aud a stormy day will uot prevent her trom accomplishing the object. NOVELTIES LN DRESS FABRICS. Dress fabrics appear this season m much greater variety thao usual apd many novelties in manufacture and design are noticeable. “The class of soft woullen goods known as camel's hair cloth 19 still presented in great variety, but they have a formidable rival to the very beautitul berges, now so greatly in favor in Paris, the “vigogne”? aad the Berlin “chailus.”? “Vigogne”” basket cloth, French cashmere and **quadrille cloths” and a variety of other manutactares of wool, in com- bination with fatlis, make up the most beautitul and dosirabie costumes sent out irom the Paris houses this soason, Ali the new fabrics, whether wool or silk, have tho same combination of ‘piain striped or figured, and it 1s probable this style will continue im fashion during the pring and summer, Amung the latest and choicest noveilies of the season is the ‘-Baguos Adaha,” an all wool material open work in piaids, and in several pop- ular and desirable shades. ‘These goods are especially worthy of attention, and all wool French matelassa in @iugonals come in @ Variety of soades and are very reity. a ‘The same is shown in cbecks, broken’ plaids and stripes, and the new basket weave ts very effective in gray abd brown mixtures. New coiors are prescuted du all wool twilied, and these goods are to be recom. mended, Silk brocade grenadine twenty-four menes wide is $2 75 per yard. Lunting ts used tor seaside and travelling dresses, and ranges from 38 to 40 cents according to quality. SUKPHERD’S PLAIDS, rding to widin and quality, sell from 60 cents to 2 per yard. And in the list of dress materials, tho ‘Old und standard favorites, the beaver brand ot mohair, ranging in price {rom 70 cents to $1 26 per yard, and the opera Urand of ulpaca, at from 40 to 80 ‘cents the yard, must not be forgotiten, SURPRISING BARGAINS IN SILKS can now be hia, some of our merchants offering them below the cust of production. Satin finish gros grain silk at $1 60 per yard; cashmere sublime, an excellent silk, at $1 75, and the celebrated tamily silk know as the “Uasumere Sublime de Novi,” which tor economy in price has no superior, RVENING TOILETS AND BRIDAL CosTUMxS, It is always announced ut the beginning of every Season that ‘full dress” is now no dress ut all; that ia that itis very “low.’? But this is far from being tho case, The etiquette of really good society, in fact, strictly forbids young women to woar their necks un- covered; marrivd ladies may, and very olten do, when they have fine necks od shouiders, and bave beea abroad suiliciently tu get accustomed to it. Batyoung girls and brides wear their dresses higher than’ ever, close up around the throat, und with thick ruchings of Out silk, crepe lisse and lace, Sleeves, on the contrary, have alinost disappeared, ‘The bodice ts cut off high on the suoulder, aud a close lace sleeve covers the urm to the elbow or the wrist. Ot course there ar? exceptions, lace siceves, aro not obligatory, but they have been #0 general at recent en- tertainments, when the sieeve was bot omitted alto- gether, as to be a eubject of remark, MORNING TOILETS aro recetving consideravie attention at a large house in ourcity that bas gained a notoricty for the taste and skill displayed in the “getting up” of brides? tronaseaux, Onc of our belles 1s s00n to be untied in “yonds of boiy wedlock,” and the trousseau ordered for this affair consists of a dozen articles of every kind in Iinen and a dozen 1n fine cambric, with Pompadore yokes npon chemises and night dresses, which are one entire mags of Jace and lace insertion, ‘fhe bridal set had yokes made entirely of real Valen- nes, lived with pale pink silk and ornamented with bows of pink ribbon, Besides these there were twenty- ive sets of iour pieces h, ail matcning, and viemg with cach other in point of style, elegauce und richness 0} material. TURRE ARE SIXTEEN ELEGANT DRESSES, cight of which had a sual! duty parasol, halt a dozen silken hoso of euch kind and shoes to match, There are a dozen skirts, ull trained and all trimmed deeply with insertions and rulllings of Smyrna lace and eni- broidery. Every walking and visiting dress has tbe Lonoetand parasol to match, and the indoor dress a fan harmonizing 1D color and style. THK BRIDAL DRESS 18 @ princesse robe in white satin, the lower edge of the skirt gurnitured with a deep tuce flounce of great value, Similar jace 12 placed on the sleeves and at the neck, and the veil, fastened to the monture of bridal flowers, must be draped and caughton the left suoul- der by & boquet of orange blossoms, while the other end will jail ovor tho train at the back. Ono of the most beautiful of the set o1 dresses 18 A LIGHT GREEN SATIN, ornamented around the lower part of the skirt with | gracuated flounces, satin and velvet alternate, seven | 1b iront and eleven at the back, and above Uiis yreen satin pulllogs are arranged. The loag cuirasse, uf & bossed ureen Velvet, 18 prolonged into a tunie frout, which reaches to the upper edge of the lowest floauce. At the ba © long lappels, crossed and fastened with loops of velvet The parties most concerned in this wedding bave great we: id the Vast umount Of mouvy spent in gotting up this trousseau is commendable, niasmucd as has wilorded employment to tose Wue Were greatly in need for many Weeks past, ITs, ‘The Victoria glove, for Ester, spring and summer wear, 18 shown in « Variecy of new shades, while the Prevost side-cut gloves ate growing more popuur daily, Tho lateer stylo are imtrodaced omy ta light shader, but wre very effective with short or elvow sleeve dresses. Linen coilars and cuffs are still most fashionable, quiie plain for outdoor wear, and for indoor toilet with open work and embroidery. ‘The suapes vary. Yhere 18 the upright collar of ‘ull plaited ruiie, and ove which spreads, fan-like, round the neck, Many pocket banakercuiets aro ke works of art in their artistic beauty, some of which have embroidered Wreaths of ruses In Uberr natural colors, or in one cor. ner a mouogram in flowers, ‘The great success Whiet ull kinds of laces are to have 1g apparent; evening dresses are trimmed with it pros tusely. Tue “Album”? fan has made tts appearance, and be- fore the summer 18 over Will Undoubtedly be generally used, aven by those who can boast of no ‘amily titles”? oF *couts of artis.” ‘The latest freak 1m Paris fashions, by which dresses are to be retained in position, 18 10 allach a strong elastic to a garter just below the knee, carried over and Justened to another, This regulates the siep ot the un orcunate wearer and the folds of tie costume are kept in place, In jewelry we find a novelty in lace scarf or veil pins of roiled gold, The background is plain “dead”? gold, upon Which 18 the frat bar of the popular ballad “Eve hee,” set to music. The bars and notes are in polished gold, and the effect is Very pretty and expressive, Necklaces and pendants in ‘Ledsaic’’ shell are very popular, They are a perfect tmtation, showing all the clear, beautiful colors ol the tortoise oi ARTIFICIAL BUTTER. The Increasing Manufacture of Oleo-Margarine. TRANSMUTATION OF FAT. Butterine as an Article of. Domestic Consumption. TRICKS OF TRADERS. The steadily !ncreasing consumption of butter in the United States bas led to a large uso of artificial butter Manufactured from oleo-margarine, an oil extracted from the caul fat of cattle by an tmproved process car- ried out at a low temperature. This system was dis- covered by Hippotyte Mége, in France, some years ago, and was patented in the United States in 1873 and agaln in 1874. The invention was then sold ard us- signed tothe United States Dairy Company, and the | rights for the States of New York and New Jersey wero by them assigned to the present company, who are now turning out large quantitics of the olvo- margarine, the greater portion of which is slipped to France aud England, where it 1s churned into butter, KARLIKST MENTION OP HUTTER. Butter appears to have been in use nearly 4,000 years ago, a3 wention 1s made of it in the Bibie some 1,900 years before the Christian era, when tbe patriarch Abraham is described us having set “butter and milk’? before the three miraculous guests who visited him in bis tent on the Plains of Mamre, near Hebron, in Pales, tine. It 18 again spoken of in the Buok of Job, about 1,600 years beforo the Christian era, when Jophar, depicting the state of the wicked, says, ‘Ho shall notseo * * * the brooks of honey and but- ter,” and (urther on, where Job bemuans the loss of bis prosperity and honor, saying, Il washed my steps with butter and the rock poured me out rivers of vil.” [tis also epoken of in the Song of Soses as the “butter of kine,’? It has been an article of jood, used by all na- tions in various forms, from timo immemorial. {t ta “well known that (at, either animal or vegetable, is es- sontial to the development of the human frame and the restoration of its waste, The appetite of men of ull climes for futty substances and their craving for it where the supply is defective in quantity or quality often reconciies them to its use in forms which are re- pulsive to the refined taste und smeil, The Arab every morning drinks a coffee cup tull of rancid melted bat- ter; the East Indian stecps all bis food in ybeo of bud odor and disgusting flavor; the Esquimaux revels tm the luxury of truiu oil; the German whets bis appe- tite with the unfragrant Lirburger; the peasants of Europe relis the rank butter which 18 unfit for general use, and the cultivuted and fastidious upper classes de- mund batter in its most acceptable forin and appear- ance—all responding to @ natural need whicn is co- extensive with the race, THE CONSUMPTION OF BUTTER, It ts claimed and bas been domoustrated by actual statistics that the demand for butter in the manulac turing sections is far in excess of that in the agricul. tural districts. 1tis calculated that London, with its Population of 3,500,000, consumes yearly 104,500,000 pounds of butter, being more than the sum total of all the butter exported from the United States from tho beginning of the century until the present day. intho United States it is estimated that the consumption averages about tweive anda balf pounds foreach in- dividual of our population for one year, and, notwith- Standing the increased production, the price has steadily advanced. 1n 185U the toial production of the United States was 313,345,306 pounds; in 1860 it was 459,681,372 pounds; in 1370 it was 514,092,683 pounds, and in 1873, as estimated by the Chamber of Com- merce, it was 650,000,000 pounds. ARTIICIAL BUTTER, Some yeargs ago M. Hippolyte Mogo was com- missioned by the French government te investi- gate severai questions uf domestic economy, was in- vited to make some cxperiments with a view to obtain @ product suitable to take the place of ordinary butter, to be sold ata lower price and capabie of being kept without becoming rancid, as butter generally does in a little while, He went to the farm at Vincennes and placed several miich cows on strict dict, These cows soon experieuced a decrease in weight and furnished less milk, but still the milk always contained butter, M. Mége then arrived at tho belief that the butter was produced trom the fat of the animal, which, being re- absorbed and carried into the circulation, was de- prived of its stearin by respiratory combustion and furnished Its oleo-margarine to the udders, where,under the influence of the mam:nary pepsin, it was changed into butyric oleo-margarine—that is to say into butter, Guided by these observations he took some cow's fat and afterward beef suet and soon succeeded in trans. forming the same fat into butter by a process some- What similar to that of nature, NOW IT IS MADE. This inventor, Hippolyte Mége, doscribes his pro- cess as follows:—“When fat is melted ata high tem. perature such as is employed in rendering tallow it has a disagreeable odor very difficult to remove, It is therefore necessary to avoid any process which om- ploys high heat; a temperature of about 103 degrees Fahrenheit or slightly upward is practicaily about sufllcient for melting the fat, The first step prepara- tory 10 the procoss of separation is ta crash or grind the fat by suitable machinery and then have it thor- oughly cleansed by washing mm pure water, The ren- dering of the tat and the purifying of it trom all mem- brapous matter occupies about three hours, and great care must be takon Lo avoid using a temperature above 125 degrees Fubreuhest, as that would induce the change which produces disagreeable odors, ‘Tue fat is then allowed to cvol to ubout wa temperature of 80 degrees Fabrenbelt, and tuen packed im coion or wouilen cluths and subjected Lou strong pressure which causes the oleo-murgarine to practically separate irom the stearin, ‘The oleo-maryurine thus produced is {ree from wny disagreeable taste or odor aud 18 suitabie for varivus cubnary purposes, It 1s composed, like batter, of eivine, marguriae and a little oduriess ou, wud bas uot undergove aby moditication e:ther vy excessive heat orby chemical ageuts, This is tho suvstance which, passing througa the adders of the cow, where iL 1s subjected to the action of the mammary "pepsi 13 converted into butter. When it ts desired tu Gouvert the Oleo- margarine tuto butter, i the butter ta to be Immediately used that traustormation 18 effected by adding to it a stnail quantity of curds of milk or pure milk oF cream, abd then working it as cream 18 Worked until Che butter forma 1 the usual way.’ Ina report made Wo the Bo: tealih of ihe Department of the |. by ME that yeutiemun says:— fhe experiments Which | have witnessed tn the Works ot M, Mege, those whien 1 have myscif made or which have ! made at omy” instance on th» new products which be has brought forward, authorize we to believe that he has reatized a happy Applicatioa of lis Knowledge und his iuventive geaius in the employment of beet fit aud that be bas ture hished lor consuMpLioN (Wo heW aud important prod. ucts, The frst, called cooking groase or oleo-margeriue, oifers a Valuable material Lor cooking purposes, «x: pecially for paval Vessels curing loug voyages, by Toawou of 148 good quality and of its capabuity of ‘long and excellent preservasiun, The second, possessed of property on uilow ot its close comparison witht butter In a chem.cul pomt of view, us Well as reguras Its Uses, Muy luke the piace Of the latter in many in- Binuces; and 1m consequence of the simall expeuse ut wich it can be made it has been put in competition with miik butter, Which Wili lower necessurily the ro of the latter to the benelt of the consume which Will render the consuinption of it less conside ablo and will allow the Ueeeuers to devote a mach greater quantity of iilk to the raising of calves, a great advantage to their idusiry.” MANUPAUTURH IN THE UNITED STATES, a-patent for the manulaciure of vutter out of aniaui! fat was grantod to Allred Parap, au Aisuuian, re siding in Now York, as he swore ho Was the inventor, and «company was formed by the paientes, The real inventor, 3. Moge, presently came over, aud, proving bis utle to the invention anu aise that M. Parap had dev his miormation from an article ima Krenek pal Uon, # patent was granted to Lim Deceiver 30, 18 and reissued oa May 12, 1874. M, Mége then sold aud os Signed (he patent as avove sated. The Dairy Company have been ivoived im a number of suis since they commenced business, a8 the profit in batver made by their sysiom 18 so large Luat numbers of people have commenced the business and minufueture batter tor the inarket. ‘The ary Company wave alreudy ob tuined seventeen injunctions against parties tolringing on their pateui, wud employ quite an ariny of detectives to watch (heir interest, THE OLKO-MARGARINE FACTORY, ‘Thore are now quite a sarge nuiuver of oleo-marga- Tino factories scactercd throughout the United Staves, wud they ure ull Worked of the samme principle us t company in this city, The company has quite # co! Modious three story barlding, ited up with all tue machinery required in their business. Passing (he oflice us be evlers (he visitor is ira: shown the recerviug avout ton vy twenty beet Cro- vats, some eight in number, and four icet deep. ‘They are all tiled with pur ton Water, and (he caul fat on iis arrival is im ately Lirown into those vats and carefully washed examined, all doubttul portions bemy at once rejected, shail, with the advantage of being much stronger, aad ufe made in real shell designs Alter tho first process 1s concluded the fat is then where it undergoes a second examination, and trapstorred to Lube tor transmission up stairs tifeciost nevus portions are tiken of with knives, The clean Washed laut is then taken up stairs by the elevator and fed into bashing machines, somethivg hke those used to work sausage teat, and when reduced to » finely husbed, pulpy condition ie run into large kettles of a capacity of ubout 2.200 pounce These kettles bi hollow sides, in Which condensed steam gives a tomperature of about 120 degrees Fabroubeit. Upon the lemperaturo the whole success of the system depends, and it 1s never allowed to exceed 120 degrees Fabren: hei. About two bours and a hall are consumed in the reudering, and then the liquid 18 run off into smaller kettles, kept at the same temperature, aud where membrane and other Imparitics are deposited, From these vessels, while still hot, the liquid 16 run off into cans and takeo into the “seeding roow,”’ where it i? allowed to sottle at a Lemperuture between 80 aegreca and 85 degrees. After it bas settied to a tolerably firm consisteacy 1 ts molded into flatcakes about 10xd tuches aud two inches thick, Each of these cakes is Wrapped up ina cotton or woollen cloth, and they are theo placed ia layers between Iron plates in a hydraulic press. There were eignt presses in the room, but only four were working. ach press has room tor about six dozen of these cakes, aud When the pressure OF about 209 tous 1s applied the ofeo-margarine grad. ually oozes out and leaves the pure stearine The olcotmargarine thus extracted is run into a large lank aud trom thence strained off into barrels jor consumption, The stearine ts packed im bogs- heads, the retuse ot the kettles 1s put in bare rels and sold as tallow and tho remnants tind their way mto the cart of the soap (at man, #0 that everything brought mito the factory 1s utilized. The machinery of the factory 18 run by two ong, one of thirty and the other of ‘sixty horse power, There ts no dikcharge trom the factory of reluse, as everything is Utilized, and even the water used in washing ie étruined belore it is run through their waste pipe into the river, Before Lent the factory was using 500,000 pounds of caul lat per Week, but at present they only use about 24000 pounds, They now tura out about lity burrols of vleo-margarine, live hogsbeads of stear- tue aud five bogsheads of tallow per week; but a tow weeks ago, When lat was more plenty, thoy transacted twice the business. hey buve not yet com: ced to manutacture butter, but yesterday a Frenchman was ‘at work in a room 1h the building churning up the oil, une be expects to turn out sumething superior to any. Luing yet put upon the market, The tactory has bees rauuiny, day and night, since last June, ‘Tis BUTTER FACTORY, ‘yhere 1s a butter factory ip the city whore the articlt of domestic consumption is cuarned trom ‘ol marguriue extracted by the company from whom they receive their license, They huve three steam churn: each of a capacity tor 2u0 pounds of oleo-margariue, ané- to each of theabove about eight quarts of milk are added, ‘Tuey are worked by steam, and when brought to, the proper consistency the butter 1s laid out in large flag woouen trays and caretully inspected. It 18 then churned over agua and afterward packed in firking or put up 3D stamped torms of pound and half pound weight. ‘The Lutter ts of a light yellow color and quite pleasant to the taste, being entirely free trom any Strong or raneld flavor, ‘The company sell about five thousund pounds per day, at from twonty to twentys two cents per pound, 1t 18 chiefly supplied to retait grocories and Lotcis. PROFESSOR CHANDLER'S REPORT, Professor Chandier, protossor of analytical and ap- piled chemistry in the Schoo! of Mines, Columbia Col- Joge, Spouks very favorabsy of the butter. In a report he recently made be says:—I find it to be a good and wholesome articie of food, and equally as free from in- jurious effects as the butter made from cream, Tho process described In the Mége patent for muking this urtincial butter in no Way produces any injurious eftect upon the product, and wheu artificial butter 19 produced by atrictly tollowing the Mége patent as to Ucaperature, &c., the products cannot by distinguished from the butter made from cream, either by the taste orsmell.”? He alsv says thatatier several expernments that he made that no products derived fronf a tem. perature over 130 degrees Fabrenhei are sweet to the laste wad agreeable to the smell A close examination ol tue butter has been made by Dra, Brown and Mott, ‘and they maintain that tho butter made from oll 1g chemically butler and not talluw. Some of the butter was anulyzed by these gentlemen with the following Tesult:— Same as last, Calculated to Artifriat Artificial Cream 5.226 per Butter Butler Butter cent of Constituents, (Brown), (Mott,) (Mot) “Salt. Water... « 1125 2. 00 12.29 11.827 Batter sold + 88.75 87.995 87.71 88.173 Totals...... 00 100.00 100:00 100.00 82.025 80.01 84.705 0.745 019 oss 6.225 151 6.225 Trace — -_ Totals.......e+-0 8875 87.005 87.71 88,173 Begides the use of oleo-margarine for butter it also makes cheese, Tuere are now four tactories in this State making cheeso frow this product, THE RETAIL DEALERS, The sale of butter manutuctured trom oleo-margarine dn this city 1s largely iereaping, und the majority of the retail dealers seli the article us iresh butter made rem pure milk, Not one person out of a hundred wil detect the difference between the olvo-margarine but- ter und the best butter io the marker. in Englacd the ojco-marguriue butter 1s openly sold under the hame of “butterine” at a price equivaient to about tuirty cents per pound, The HekaLb reporter puld a visit to several Jarge retail groceries, but all the pro- prietors deuied that they kept any oleo-margarine but- ter for sale, One grocer, however, alter the reporter had promised not to publish his name, stated that he void from sixty to seventy pounds, of the artificial but- ter every day. He said be charged thirty-tive conte per pound for it, and tho customers that used 1t once ulways insisted upon having 1¢ agai, He said, of urse, it they cver knew it was artiticial butter, taey ould nover deal at bis shop again, us everybody ap- peared to be vrejudiced agaiust it, without avy just reason. The butter is being jareely. peed in many of the hotels, but ou iuquiry uone of the proprietors would ackuowledge that they ever used it tor cooking purposes. MURDER OF A NUN. A STRANGE CASE OF SUPPOSED OUTRAGE If IRELAND, Duntix, March 16, 1877. Tho Assizo Court for tho county of Kildaro was recently engaged in the investigation of s charge wholly unprecedented in Ireland, and which, if true, must, in the special cir. cumstances of the country, be considered as investea With most singular atrocity, A young mun, named Eagney, trom dioate, in Westmeath, belonging to a re- spectable family of the farming class, was charged with huving Caused the death of « bun in the convent of the Presentation Order, at Maryborough, on Jane 7, last year, On that morning, Eagney, who seemed to bea poor man, rang at the convent gate, was admitted to the hail, and said he wauted to seo s nun about some rosury beads. ‘the superioress happening to puss through the hall was struck by the mun’s appearance, und ordered that be should have some break- fast, She went on to the parlor, where tho Catholic Bishop, Dr. Lynch, who had jJast said mass, was breakfasting, In about tive minutes? time the Bishop, superioress und several other persons heard a proiouged scream, us ‘trom @ person suffering ucute pain.” They-ran in different directions through the convent to discover the cause, Meantime, a servaut going toa little parlor near the enirunco gate with the breakfast ordered by tho su perioress “ior the poor man,” founda nun on the oor, Ler head leaning agaist the wall, her body so close to the door of the room that it was difflealt to push it open, She was partly supported by the stran- ger, Who looked terrilicd, She seemed to be quite un- conscious,” Her head was quite bare; the head-dress luust have been pulled off; it was proved that it could not have alien off. She never rallied. In. less than leu minuies Irom Lhe Lime sie Was rst discovered suo Was a corpse, Her throat Was swollen; purple marks Were Visible, exactly such as Would have been laude by & person seizing hier and throuling her, There wore scratches on ber culm, and a sinal! streak of blood on her “gamp,” or winte nead-dress, The whole altar was his Up; the doctor pronounced she had died Of sudden spasin of the heart, She was buried with (ue usual formalities, THM POLICE INTERFERE. Tt was not uati! sume days wllerward that the police cane to know about “ihe poor man’ who was so sirangely mined Up with the alluir, They suspected he was & tral Gradually # uorrible theory was dee Veloped—thut the teilow, Wile speaking to this poor hub, Had attempted some indecency, perhups the Groseest; thal she Was SO Lerriied that she screamed oul, was eluiched by the villaim vy the throat and 40 died, partly by reason of the shock to her modesty and the h-usage. She was a delicato woman, about iilty- #:X years ol age, ‘The body was exhumed; decomposition was far ad- ‘The surgeous Wuo examined tue body found no marks of indeceut Viience; (ho thruat und chia marks Wore faimtiy truceabie, being merged tu the gens eral alteration, WANTED TO LYNCH HIM. were ali tue tacts. Meantime th ted, and it Was With the utmost dilllcully » jarge body ol police Were able to protwet him from the fury of tue mned, Why Wanted to iyueh the wan that had atiempted ‘to offer viownee ly a nun. The ap- pearance of the Court douse wasexacuy whatit would bave prosenied durmg a Penman trial; a most tormid avie array of Coustavies, With iuaued rilles and fixed bi ouels, ing the court aud surrounding the prisoner. The Uniortinuie wretch was buggard und tooked wourbegune In the eXireme, Lt transpired that he had formerly been iu & lunatic asylum; That be was sunject to delusions, laneying Uineelt under the alternaung ineitetents OF youd and evi spirits; and tow on & foriner occusion he bud behaved violently at wnowner convent, laueying @ picture Was speaking to him, The greatest mad doctor in Ireland gave it as hia belief iar Kagney Was tusane at Wie time of the occurrence, but has beemo! law improving, The jury wequitted Jim ‘on the grogud of nisauity,”? and he was “ordered to be detaived during Her Mujesty’s pleasure —that 18 for ile, lt ts onty right to add that, woe the Bishop aud Other Witnesses thought it not atall improbable that Jor some Unuccountable reason he bad Oxed sone Violence tv Wie bun, they did not seem to entertain the possi9ilily Of tts Kaving been guilly of any mdecemey, HUL the populace seenied Lo be quite disappointed thab he Was not condembed, The stiects were filled With o yelling, tumultuous crowd, and a heavy guard, arined vo the teeth, bas been mounted at the County gum The | transferred by jorks to smailer vate of clean water, where for the present be is continued.