The Nuns of Mount Carmel. To join the order of the Nuns of Mount Carmel is considered one of the greatest sacrifices which a Roman Catholic young lady can make. The order is divided in* to the calceated, or "shod" and discal ceated, or "unshod," branches. The lat ter is by far the most rigorous, and its members are but few There are but three convents of the latter in the United States—one at Baltimore, one at St. Louis and one at New Orleans. The one at Baltimore was established as far back as 1790. The St Louis institution was founded in 18G3. Shortly after its open ing Miss Roman, a nice of Ex-Governor Roman of this city, entered the order. i young lady was oue of the belles of Crescent City. Her beauty, her Ith, ahd her brilliant conversational ers rendered her an ornament to SO IL The love of God, however, was nger within her than that of either sure or social position, and she re uccd all the charms of society for the ;ere life and solitude of the convent. 877 she returned to her native city to ter with Sisters Marguerite, Dolorosa Gertrude, with the intention of foun ; a convent here. They first estab ?d themselves in a private residence Jrsuliness street. Finding it inade :c to their purposes, the removed to present building, on Barracks, he rn Rampart and Burgundy streets. In ng it tlicy incurred a heavy debt, ;h lias been a burden to them ever e. low flight of stepts leads to tho en ance. One of the "out" or mendicant 5 answers to the bell. The first ob that strikes the eye of the visitor is tagereou which are exhibited beanti specimcns of the fancy work of the si's. These are sold to visitors and • to support the institution. Two s attract the the attention immcdiate- Tliese are the perfect cleanliness of ything, and the complete silence that ns. The furniture is rough and very u,, 'but the neatness, of arrangement •cnts one from noticing its simplicity rst. In the hall there arc two doors osite eacli other. One of these opens the chapel, the largest visible room, hangings of the altar are the only gs in the whole building which ap ich in any way to richness. On one of the altar is a child's crib, artisti f adorned, on which lies the figure of be, wrought in wax by one of the i. On the other side of the altar e is a great window, which is covered., i perforated screen. It is behind e that the sisters listen to the servi iviiich arc read ever}' morning by the Jain, Father Roydhaus, of the society ssus. Near this is another window ugh which the sisters receive the ' Sacrament. On that occasion the s of their faces above the mouth are jly veiled. le other door in the hall leads into a 1 1 reception-room whicfi opens into ral other rooms of similar dimen- i i. The principal foature of the first I spoken of his a large window bar and covered with the same sort of urated screene as that in the chapel, ug a seat in front of this window one hear the tones of voice coming from id the serene. No form can be ob ;d. The voice belongs to Mother j esa, formerly Miss Roman. No bcr of the outside world lias seen her since her stay in the convent. Those ' saw her on her arrival in New Or-1 described her as a lady of command presence, tall, and inclining to cor icy. i ther she nor any of her companions, the exception of the mendicant nuns, step across the boundary of this e,and therefore no idea can be formed lie inner surroundings. There is a graden which the sisters cultivate in con nection with the building. It is raised several feet from the ground, and prc ents a very pretty appearance. The mode of life presceibed by the or- der is very severe and self-denying. They take but six hours sleep, and devote over eight hours to penance and prayer. These eight hours are taken up by the regularly prescribed prayers, but besides these pri vate prayers are said. The latter are of. ten aecompanied by self-imposed hard ships. The dress of the nuns is very sim ple. The clothing is of coarse wool. The hood is composed of linen. A sandal of coarse sackcloth is worn on the feet. The food is very simple, as no meat or any thing prepared with fat is tasted. There are but two meals taken a day—one called dinner, at 11a. m., and a collation at G i*. M. Those rules do not apply to the men dicant sisters, who are allowed to partake of meat and wear shoes. The hours not given to sleep and praper they devote to manual labor. No wonder that an order that imposes so many hardships cau And but few mem bers. 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