TirEOJTAIIA DAILY BEJI UNDAY , APRIL 10 * 1808 ,
IN THE DOMAIN OF WOMAN.
KAMTKH H
Hrnilnrpiir , Pmnrt Slim-n ,
Hosiery nnil Coqiirltliih Colin .
'NRW YOHK , April 7. Easter Sunday's
drcos parade la no longer an epoch-making
day In the fashion world. Full forty days
ngo every possible novelty , from ha i lo
shos , hid 'been revealed to a shopping pub
lic and few women any longer reserve Easter
morning as the. first and auspicious moment
lor donning the fresh spring bonnet.
'Early ' ki March , 'because of the unprece
dented mild weather , straw and flowers
bloomed sporadically In the crowd. Cambric
uhlrt waUU , too , have already blossomed
out tentatively and everyone who U going
to have a new coat this season has already
aired It frequently. Nevertheless the uprlng
opening does ofllclally date from this mo
ment and for 1898 the parade will bo inndi-
memorable with wider , plumler hats , more
abundant showy skirts and veils of larger
dot than we have seen In a qool many
years.
The Kaster paradcr , who Interests heroelf
In the details of dress , Is patronizing a
lirown patfiit leather shoe , In place of a
Wack one , and a prettier dress boot , with
Its English toe and military hcol , would bo
bard to find. These oxford ties are cut by
half an Inch lower about the ankle tlia'i
we remember to have ever seen them before
and a striking feature Ls the broad , ID-IS
tongue that flare * out an Inch above the
top of the shoe and gives a chic finish with
eucti a foot gear , brown lisle ribbed hose
are adopted. As a matter of fact rlbbl'ig
is an all-Important feature of hosiery this
season and the smartest stockings la the
market for use with low shoes are ribbed
In perpendicular and horizontal lines to
gether , giving the Blocking a plaid effect ,
but In one color.
A few .coquettish churchgoers , lifting their
skirts ever so little at the curbstone , will
show slim feet shod In brown varnlsheJ
leather , and round anklcw , clothed In browu-
Tlbbed lisle hcse shot with yellow lights or
picked out In red knots. Either fashion Is
highly approved and a look at the newest foot-
coverings on the counteis shous that In allk
or Halo they are woven with ctpcclal elastic
top ? . That Is the threads are so combined
ithat the Blocking grips the knee , and In csse
the elnfltlc supporter extending from the
corset or the round strap gives way the gar
ment will to a certain cxlcnt malnlaln llsclf
i cully In position.
A few elasllc lopped hose ore prettily
woven with what appeals to bo a scarlet ,
sky blue or orange yellow garter bjw mid
buckle clahplng Just below the knee. Mean
while only Iho hopelessly frivolous minded
wear the highly decorated , jeweled and bo-
Tiiflled round garters set forth on the lingerie
counters. Plain black or yellow elostlc cir
cles , llnlahcd with a small flat bow of rib
bon , OP Btraps cxlendlng from Iho waist , 13
what the taslcfiil woman adhere to flrmly.
IN SILK 'ATriUB.
This 1s an Easter notable for Its variety of
colon ) In fcmliiliici dress and the fnrt that a
greater number of all-silk gowns will be worn
thinvo have known In a space of len yeaia.
iFoulardd , with their almost tropical splcndoro
of tinting , command llrst notice ; the stiiprd
and figured taffetas are reigning belles and
the richer silk weaves , Hour do velours , etc. ,
are everyone the choice materials of the real
ly elegant costumes.
Au to colors blue IB dominant , everywhere
the glowing violet , abbess and hyacinth bluer ,
while ccrlso and all the clear high tonrn ot
green Hash out at every turn. Still the palm
for popularity goes to blue , and It lit worthy
ot comment that less Is seen ot rod than
any other color. Dluo hats , blue plaid wash
lilts , dark blue gloves , palo blue lawns ,
llnenci , ribbons , handkerchief ? , cllk petticoats -
coats , fans and parasols. There Is no Civ
caplng the color , and the sapphire Is the
tone lhat glitters at every feminine throat
and belt , on arms and fingers.
If there IB another sallont mode of 'the
spring It Is the fancy for lace appliques.
Long while and black Ja.ce vines , wreaths ,
bouquets and single flowers and even figures
of trumpets , drums , coronets , tambourines ,
torches , etc. , are to be purchased at the
shops and applied according to the de-
alga or fancy the buyer may have In her
bead and on whatever matcrlsJ she selects ,
from silk muslin to coarse brown linen.
Honlton , guipure , chantllly , rnechllo , In all
the makes ot lace these figure * are to be
had , and from the silk petticoat hid be
neath her dress skirt to the wide muslin
parasol that shades her face the woman of
the .moment ti sewing on frostllke fancier
of net and needlework.
Investigating the matter In detail we find
there are lovely wired lace coronets for wo
men to wear In their hair ; In mechlln are
delicate copies ot the imperial stars and
orders of European monarchic * , to apply
mbout the fronts of evening gowns , lace
necklaces studded with rhlnestones aad
equally lovely lace armlets , treated tact
fully with the new diamond and star-shaped
ipanglea.
THE SHtRT WAIST FOREVER.
So far the shirt waist has broken the
record for maintaining Its hold on popular
favor. Other styles of garments have had
their lltllo hour , and gone their way , but
the shirt waist takes every neck a new and
more alluring form , adds something novel
to Its decorations and so keeps the feminine
public faithful at Its shrine.
The novelty of novelties In a shirt of thin
taffeta In a palo tint barred with hair lines
of white and Ixindr of chine flowers. The
shape Is commonplace , but the tie to ac
company such a shirt Is cul from the eamo
ullk , hemmed on both sides and to arrow-
bead ends. It Is drawn twice about the col
lar and knotted under the chin In a bowknot -
knot as Tilg as a chest protettor. Ever so
many of this pattern of shirt arc made to
be worn with the tall outside and the tall
Is cut In coquettish scallops or points , or
long leaf-shaped tags.
A faithful recorder Is required to make
mention also of the satin Ascot ties , the
.broad cods ot which arc accordion plaited ;
four-lu-hands have their ends platted thus ,
too , and the collar that attracts the restless
public attention buttons behind , Is of white
or daintily polka-dotted linen and In front
Is plain as a clergyman's llomart band. Un
der Ihe ears a flap of Itaen begins to roll
over and In the rear this roll Is quite deep.
With such collars , wash stocks and butterfly
bens are In 'best ' ta&te.
COQUETTISH COLLARS.
Theraajorlly of gowns seen so far this
eeason are finished at the neck by plain
high bands , to afford the wearer ample op
portunity , apparenlly , lo change her orna
mental collar as often as nie pleases. Such
collars as she prefers she can buy ready
madp at the ihops ; of velvet In various
colors , high-sloped band , hooking together
In the rear and e udded with spangles or
steel nail heads describing some artistic
patttcn en the velvet ourface. Uluo. brown
red. yellow , velvet , catln and suede collars
of this make are for sale. and many of them
are made with bib or dicker fronts , to bo In.
erted In the necks ot tailor gowns.
Velvet belt * , trimmed with steel , are eo'd
with the collars , while for wear with skirts
and cambric shirt waists are smart rod and
rcen leather bells , trimmed In iteel points.
There Is a dlatlot leaning toward military
Idcaa just now. Pretty shopping bells of
leather have highly decorated rcllculta
hanging therefrom In the form of soldiers'
abrrtachea , and black leather or canvas
belts are clasped with bquares of highly
polished brass In front. On the bva.j plates
twin American eagles , crossed muskets or
eorno such warlike device Is brought out In
fclgd relief.
Shopkeepers bare ceased to compute the
Dumber of thousands of yarta ot duck sod
pique already sold since spring showing
began. Suffice It that enough of the * goods
cas been paeatd already across the counters
o very nearly give every woman nd girl
child In the United States a gown ot one
or the other of theao materials. Gingham ,
dimity , percale , prints ami linens have been
mil very much pushed aside by the pur-
cfcaien In behalf ot duck and pique , and
' ( here Id little wonder thereat.
WASlT FABRICS.
Summer tluii can bring forth tuo *
charming afternoon suit thra a plain skirl
of sky blue or palo rose , or leaf green
pique , t'cl off wllh a few rows of flat white
cotton braid and worn with a shirt natal
of the same goois 'and color , butlontng up
lo Iho left wllh four broad flat white pearl
buttons. A white wash-leather belt aad a
necktlo of accordion plaited blue satin ,
drawn Into a four-ln-hand , white wash-
leather gfovej and a blue stllor hal , having
a great acarf ot white veiling tied about the
crown and knotted t ? one side f.alshcs a
CMtume .lhat from dreca hem to hat crown
need not cost over $1C yet Is fit to grace
queen's garden party , or iur > : h table.
Dresden piques ore not n bit less attractive
from the standpoint of economic beauty In
summer dress lhan those In wllil colors.
Again/it a white or blue corded ground the
gayest of flold ftowors , In all bright colors ,
are printed In wrealhca , elnglo sprays or
ornate rows. Such piques trim to perfection
Aptll IB the hat lhat claims close kinship
with the model displayed In the large pic
ture this week. Its material Is blue straw
bound with black , Us rolling brims shaded
by full black plumes , while up through
knots of black liberty satin ribbon In front
Ic drawn a long cut-uteri arrow , one of the
Javorlto milliners' ornamcnls this spring.
Largo roselles of black chiffon from the
inches pelgnes In the rear.
ILLUSTRATED FASHIONS.
The suit that accompanies this hat has a
turquoise blue fleur do velours under petll-
coal , banded In graduated rows of black vel
vet ribbon running to points In front. Over
the blue skirt , co treated , falls a second full
petticoat of black net onto which are
fastened disks of black spangles at Inter
vals. Black flcur do velours forms the body
of the basque , which turns back broad rcvers
in front faced with -turquoise blue antique
with hot watFfjAfil coaxed Into bloom by
the lunahlno. When on Easter day they
blossomed "f ' do Lordthere was much ro-
Jolclnrr. " i ,
The high fraUyal jot Raster Is as ancient
as Iho event 11 ijpslgned to commemorate ;
and as long ajU0jias been celebrated llio
custom has pr < , < al/al / of removing all slgna
of mourning frp ) , tie church , relighting the
cnmllrn nml , uv\qlllng the stature and
cresses. The ujp { , flowers as decorations
Is a much mocoircicnt ; custom. In England
It Is first mcntjniiM by a writer In the Gen
tlemen's MagnUjHOinJuly , 1783 , who conjec
tures that : "T h ilpweri with which many
churches ire ofntmonted on Easter day are
1 most probably JnUpded , as emblems of the
resurrection , ht\lhg Just risen again from
the wrth In % % h , during Uio severity of
the winter they seem to have been burled. "
In the early days of our country flowers
were seldom seen as decorations , and It Is
only within the last quarter ot a century
that they have been uaed with such reck
less extravagance. In fact , the first attempt
to decorate old Trinity church In New York
City for Easter Is still within the memory
of thoss living. A sweet smelling Inoffensive
little bunch of blossoms , that had been care
fully clicsen , was placed In the fcnt on
Easter msrnlng. It thought Ilttlo of sowing
discord. Uut such a furore , was ralacd by
the members of the church agalnat the In
novation that It was thought best to re
move the intruder before the afternoon serv
ice.
Today flowers are in a great measure the
feature of the serviceIn no country In the
AN EASTER BELLE.
with while or colored embroidery and lend
themselves most gracefully to the simple
styles of home dressmaking.
Even the smart modistes make these cot
ton fabrics up In the form of eallor Mouses
with 'hip tails flaring below the belt , the wldo
collar faced with white and the Inner vest
topped by a high stitched neckband. One
and all these , duck and dimity , print and
gingham suits blouse forth abundantly In
front.
The stuff and ellk iults demand more for
mal front -decoration , but no check Is laid
upon the fullness of the cotton waist. Their
sleeves , moreover , 'havo shoulder flips 'that
do < > uty where the puff once was , and In the
majority of casts the skirts have gored ruffles
Got on the foot , EO shaped as to run high up
at the back or merely flaring out all about.
A sreat many pretty duck coats and
blousy 'bodies have their great while wide
sailor collars barred closely with black , scar
let or blue soutache braid or silk or cotlon ,
and deep while cuffs turn back similarly
trcaled. Dawn the pouched fronts are set
ornamc.ilal buttons of white or smoked pearl ,
and the collar does not .roll away from the
short pointed sailor vest. Instead the vest
IB vlflblo down to the waist line , and Is
either left plain or a couple of anchors , golf
clubs or hockey sticks are outlined In col
ored cotton en the bust. .
APRIL HATS.
Every Easter bonnet is made fast to Itu
wearer's head by a new veil and whether the
not mask be white or black , it boasts of a
dot of more abnormal size than has been
seen In many a long day. Indeed , so large
are some of these chenille balls that they
much resemble fat caterpillars caught In the
rush , but luckily such dots are few and far
belwi > en ; about four to every yard of veiling
Is the usual allowance and the net Is ot very
open weave.
Hang or drape or pin or bunch your veil
to please your own sweet will , because the
law says nothing explicit on this point and
ardent no has been the effort , to Induce the
women at large to catch the fullness of her
back hair with a jeweled pin , that neat
French fashion still hangs fire. Contrariwise
with little urging the unique comb ha met
with no resistance and now wo have beauti
ful unique combe of spotted shell , the top
curved qulto like a coiv's branching horn *
and edged with sparkling rhlneiloncs. Into a
multiplicity of shapes this comb , meant to
hold only the back hair In check , U twisted.
Everyone of its contortions , however , U
graceful and silently we are dropping out our
tucking and pompadour combs , for the etyle
of hair dressing U again without form and
void of distinction.
CLEAR CONSCIENCES.
'Easier bonnets luust serve as a. tangible
proof that the blood of the feathered Inno
cent * la no longer 011 feminine hands. If you
cannot drck your aprlng bat with ostrich
plumea a half yard long and as curly as the
beard of a Moor , then wear tulle ; clouds ,
reefs , wreaths , fountains , billows of white
tulle , dotted in bjack and laid like the whip
ped whites of egg about your straw crown.
Not only is It exceedingly decorative , even
of more artlttlc value than tloweri , but It U
thn choice substitute for birds ot any species ,
etcn the aigrette. j
bat tut lead * the procMtlon thUi
velvet. The rovers roll from a vest ot cream
lace , showering down from a sapphire orna-
munt at Ihe throat. Straps of blue velvel
cross upan the lace and are held at various
points with sapphire ornaments , while the
sleeves along the outside of the Vrm are
slashed open to show puffings of the cream
lace , strapped down wllh velvet bands.
Three Easter suggestions are given In the
accompanying picture , each gown In turn
Illustrating the uses to vhlch cerise , baize
green ftnd gray cloth can be advantageously
put : The first suit , of cerise taffela bear-
in ? a hair line ot white , has a > eke ot tucked
white silk about the shoulders , and from thU
fallo a wide tabbed collar of cerise , finished
with nu application of white renaissance lace
and a close edging ot kilted cream chiffon.
Ccrlso taffeta forms the body of the waist
and the flaring skirt , ornamented at the hip
with lace , while a full lace jabot falls from
the ftteel ornament at the collar to the white ,
sleel trimmed silk belt.
Gown No. 2 has a body of pale blue taffeta ,
tucked and ruffled from neck to walsl. Over
this fit tucked straps -of balzo green cash
mere , edged with narrow blue rlbljcci closely
quilled. A skirt ot baize green cashmere Is
worn with this , Ibe lower half slashed and
edged with quillings ot blue rlbbca and
ehowlng an under flounce ot turquoUte blue
taffeta tucked and ruffled to accord with the
body.
Grenadine , soft lenlen gray. Is the goods
of the third toilet. A joke and side vest ot
pale green silk , closely tucked , Is displayed ,
while the gray body Is prettily U Itemed In
front and enthe sleeve tops with a ollk
braid Interwoven of gray and green threads.
Over a green silk petticoat the gray skirt
falls anl displays a decoratlca of trald to
harmonize with that used on Ihe basque.
XI. DA VIS.
ALTAIC FI.OWKHS.
A HeniiUfiil Cnntnnt Scarcely Known n
Century AKU.
It would Indeed have been a bold puritan
maiden that would have ventured to fasten
a nosegay In her gown on Eater day as she
was going to church. But sometimes , for
months before , bidden away in the darkness
ot a closet , she would cherish a few , or per
haps only one bulb , that toward Easter
would be brought out and shown to her
friends as the "spring lily. " The puritan
maiden excused this weakness to her grave
neighbors. The bulb had been given to her ,
be said ; she couldn't let the thing die.
Probably she would have blushed herself at
the thought of bringing It out in Its fulness
exactly on Easier day , * For while Easter
should be known about , Jt certainly was not
to bo celebrated.
But as the strain of ( he puritan's rlgld-
nesa relaxed , and with the Influence ot the
English church It gradually became the cus
tom all over the country to grow something
for Easter , old mammies In the iou < h ten
derly watched their "callas. " If they ap
peared too forward they were discreetly
hidden away In a dark place to relard their
growth , and when It was feared they would
be backward they were dlllxentUr 'prlnkled
world are they used In the same abundance
at Easter as In America.
KASTCH AT FUISSTAIIAIIIA.
Survival of n Oremony of MtMllnevnl
TlineH.
At Fuestarabla , a e > mall town on the fron
tier of Spain , the celebrating of Good Friday
and Easter Is kept up with much of tha
ceremony of mediaeval times.
To strangers visiting Iho place for the flrsl
lime. Ita \ most Interesting. Early on the
morning of Good Friday the windows of the
church are closely veiled so that the In
terior Is quite durk , and It Is a condition
that all that cater shall be dressed In mourn
ing , for the crucifixion Is taking place. A
large cross 14 raised In the altar upon which
hangs a wooden figure of our Saviour. The
Roman soldiers Pressed In. the authentic cos
tume of their day , are busy about the cross ,
and act out the reading of the scripture
that Is done from the chancel.
During the .three hours that the Chrlat
hangs on the crorj the people 'kneel In a
silence which la only broken by the reading
of the eevon last words from the cross.
It Is curious to see the poor spread hauJker-
chlefs on the tftono floor , to protect them
selves from the moldy < J3mpncss.
At the completion/of the third hour the
figure Is taken dowp from , the cross In a
meat rude fashlcg. , } lopcs and pulleys are
used. The nallaj a.re taken out. the side Is
pierced and the gammUs are divided among
the soldiers with every attention lo detail.
Finally the figure la placed In a glass tomb
and scaled. The lomb Is then torno on the
shoulders of the\guards around ijo ( church
while the peoplcs3ltg ( In lamentation.
By this time a IsriiKprocessfon had formed
itself outside the church. In which only the
grandees of FuestarabVa take part. It Is con
sidered a great honor and passes from parent
to child. This procession escorts the tomb
when It leaves the church around the out
skirts of the town and through all the prin
cipal streets. Every house Is draped In
mourning.
The preparations are most-elaborate. The
tomb Is followed by a large float on which Is
posed a' figure of the Virgin ftlary , dressed
as a bride. Her gown , curlcsly enough. Is
of light blue satin , with a tulle veil. In her
hand she carries a small bouquet. Seven
little girls , also dressed as brides. Imme
diately follow the float. They represent the
seven stages of the cross. The dlsclplcn'and
all Intimately connected with the life of our
Lord appear In the procession.
After It hoa made Its journey around the
town the procession returns to the church ,
where the tomb Is silently deposited in Ihe
altar. One by one the people disperse , leav
ing It there. The church Is th.en closed.
On Easter morning , with tne rising of the
aun , there Is a shout of Joy that ran be
heard from one end of the town to tbo other.
The people ruah to the church , to find that
the tomb has vanished and that the altar la
Invaded by a flock of doves. The darkness
and the mourning have pasued away and the
people stand throughout the oervrce. On leav
ing tbo church they ealute and congratulate
each other , My Ing : "The Lord hn rlaen"
to which reply In made : "The Lord Is risen
Indeed ami ha * appeared unto Simon. "
\V1HI.1 M TIIK .MICHOKCOPK.
A Mlrhlvnn Wo Hum--I I an Mnilt a Mel-
entitle Siioi-i-KK.
It Is remarkable that more * women have nol
turned thclp attention lo microscopic wor ! <
aa being peculiarly adapted to their nbllttloa
Among the few that l.ave done so Mts
Loulso Rc-cd Stowcll has made a strong sue'
ccfes of the work. From the beginning of hei
career Mrs. Stowcll has been honored by thi
scientific world. She was appointed a mem
ber of the faculty of the Woodruff sclentlfli
expedition , and was the flrpt American \vo
man elected a member ot Ihe Rojal Micro
scoplcul soclely of London , but one since line
achieved to this.
On account of the great amount ot hci
original microscopic work she has also beer
made an honorary member of the Mlchlgar
Pharmaceutical association , although womcr
are not admitted as members. For several
jears she has been prcnkloal of the Norlh-
weslcrn Colleglale cflpoclallon , and In 1&8 !
was sent as delegate to the Internationa !
Congress of Women.
Mrs. Stowcll Is also well known In scion ,
tide literature. She has for years acted l > otli
as edllor and contributor to the best knowr
publications of a purely scientific character
She sketches In crayon , charcoal and pen
and Ink , and Illustrales her articles vor >
cleverly.
Mrs. Stowell's work at the Unlverally ol
Michigan lay along the lines usually con
sidered the drycat and meat unattractive In
the whole realm of science , as It was almost
exclusively pharmaceutical In characler and
bad lo do chiefly wllh the wludy of dry roots ,
barks and herbs. She managed , however , to
Invest even these unpromising subjects wllh
a living , vital kitcrest , and during ( tils
period wrote a scries -articles upon Ihe
microscopical structure of wheal and flour
lhat drew widespread attention.
Mra. Stowell left the University ot Mich
igan to accept a position In Ihe Agricultural
deparlmcnt at Washington. She woo chosen
for Ihe special purpose of making micro
scopical cxamlnallcu of wheats flrsl , of the
same \arloty growing In different localities ,
and Ihen a comparison of tl.e different va
rieties , lei order to ascertain , If port'lMc ,
which contained the most gluten , and which
the greatest amount of nitrogenous products ;
Ihe aim of Iho Investigation being to find
out which varieties of wheat were the btf't
adapted lo the varying noils In the different
loeallllca of the United States.
The kennel of wheat hnd first to be soaked
until It was possible to cut It with a very
sharp razor Into Its different sections. The
thin oulcr shell nlccio Is mkdoup of some
eight different parts , any of whlc7 > In havdly
to be seen by the linked eye. This careful
an abate led to the discovery that the In-
flnillcslmal hairy tufts on the outer shell ot
the kernel ccaitaln gas , and Ibat may bo tha
cause though It Is not proved of the spon-
Irjucoua combustion lhat occasionally oc
curs where large quantities cf wheal nro
stored.
FIHST KASTKIt IIONXtJTS.
Wh T a.nitWliou They Were Iiilro-
iliuM-il In H n Kin ml and Anu-rlca.
Who were Ihe first Easter bonnet ?
That Is n question the most distinguished
archaeologist would scarcely care to answer
ofitiand. However , this pretly cimtom of
freidly and gaily arraying the feminine head
on the mon notable and glorious day of
soring can easily and eafcly be traced for
thlrlcen centuries.
Going back that far not only Is It flattering
to feminine taste and conservatism lo find
lhal a charming custom has endured GO long ,
but that to the- pious add zealous woman li )
due all the honor of having Inaugurated the
first official Easter Sunday celebrations In
western Europe.
It Is all very well for St. Martin , en heroic
worker among the barbarous Prankish hosta
as eirly as the year 300 A. D. . to claim tl'e
glory of celebrating the first Easier SunJay
at ( fours , where n remnant of hU firlne
still exists ; but It wan not until fair Clotilda
married pagan Clavls that the anniversary
of the resurrectlco became an Imposing na-
Uonal religious function.
Clotilda , It Is wrtttcu , was a pious Bur-
gand.'an princess who took Clovls foe better
or worse , and BO worked on hb spirit that
flho softened his heathen noul with Chrl-utan
doctrine , and persuaded htm to n.ibmlt to
baptism. Thai was In Ihe > ear 490 , and In
510 Clovls founded the cathedral at Straft-
burg , where Itio Franks , whom Clovls had
cither persuaded or forced to follow his ex
ample , came to celebrate their first grand
Easter festival.
Now It Is neither frivolous nor foolishly
imaginative to suppose that Queen Clotilda
and the women of the Franklsh hosts deco
rated IhemaeUej In especial honor of this
Sunday of Sundays and worshiped bsnealh
the cathednil roof In fervor , thanksgiving
and lovely fresh headdres3ca. This good
lady outlived her husband , and on hie dealh
retired to a convent , but Strasburg cathedral
stands aa a monument to the greatness of
feminine Influence , and It was in England
next that a woman "contrived ta have cele-
ibrated the first Easier Sunday among the
Anglo-Saxon barbarians.
Everybody who visits Iho cathedral city of
Canterbury takes the time to knock up the
sexton and Investigate the little 'church ot
St. Martin. As a church It dates bick 1.301
years exactly , and memories of Us founder.
Queen Bertha , cling as clotely about It aa
the Ivy to Its tower. Bertha came from
France , and could claim rather cloae blood
relationship with the pious Clotilda. She ,
too , was married to a pagan husband , that
hardened old sinner Ethelbert , great great
grandson ot the Immortal Henglst , Invader
of England.
Bertha , however , labored not In vain with
Ethelbert'3 conscience , for the king Invited
St. Augustlno to Kent , and built on the
ruins of a Roman palace the present tiny
church , which la but , flfty feet long and
twenty-five wide.
The font , from which St. Augustine took
water to tuptlzo the king. PtllV rests In the
church , and Bertha's slono coffin Is exhibited
to visllors. As lo the debt English-speaking
people owe this lady for her Inauguration of
Christian rites and ChrlLVInn rule there can
bo no doubt , and because she came from
Franco none need question that she and her
women brought over the embryo Easter bead-
gear , to develop nobly and for all tlrno In
Great Britain.
There Is a lapse of about 1,100 years be
fore Easter Sunday enjoyed its first official
recognition In what constituted the original
Ihlrteeri United Stales. The Purllans slernly
regarded Easier festivities as popish rites
and refused to observe them , so that to the
I'llgrlm mothers cannot be given any of the
credit enjoyed by CJueeni Clotilda or Dertha.
An Easter bonnet would probably have been
put In the stock * had It been found abroad
In Plymouth or Boston In the seventeenth
century.
In consequence to Virginia goes the ho > aor
of holding the first Caster service , at James ,
town , about 1CU7. There waa a certain
parson Hunt who came over with the early
letller * to care for their spiritual needs
and steel caps on masculine headi were tb.
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only Easter bonnets Virginia saw for a lo > ag
time. There Is now only an Ivy-grown brick
tower to mark the spot where Jamestown's
little church stood and where the Easter
feast , with proper rites , floral altar decora
tions and a sound doctrinal sermon received
Initial celebration hi the states. This church
did not owe Its erection to any especial
feminine influence , so far as the annals of
Virginia record. The bricks and altar dec
orations were all brought from England , but
there is not a shadow of a doubt that the
first Easter bonnet ever seen In the states
flaunted its "Innocent " splendors among the
rough oak pews of the little cdince In James
town and that the church was built to shel
ter at thetlr devotions the wives of the col
onists , to whom Easter wan something more
Important from every standpoint than any
of the other fifty-one Sundays In the year.
SMOKING CAI1S KOIHVOMK \ .
Some Evlilfiict * of Hit" Cljrnri-lle IlnMt
Prrtnlcitt In iiotliiiiu.
An interesting light Is thrown on the
cigarette 'habit 'by ' a letter Just published by
President Vreelantl of tbo New York street
[ clal by a delegation of women , headed by
Annie Chambers Ketchum of 400 West Fifty-
Be veuth street , asking that separate emoklng
cars for women bo provided for the summer
traffic. The petition said that the habit of
smoking was rapidly growing among up-to-
date women of the present day and pointed
to the antiquity of smoking as a source of
feminine consolatloa and comfort as sufficient
Justification for Its continuance.
President Vrecland In reply calls attention
to the fact that his corporation never has
surrendered an entire car to smokers of the
masculkie sex and eaj he can hardly be
lieve that the smoking habit alnong women
is so general as to Justify compliance with
the/request for private cars for fcmlnlno
devotees of the weed. Then he adds :
" .May I suggest alnce at the moment
there seems to be no justification for sep
arate women's smoking cara that the gal
lantry of the gentlemen for uhosc exclusive
use three back seals are reserved , cai al
ways be relied upon to provide a place and
even a light for any woman who wlslie * to
smoke. "
Thls may bo "equal rights , " but It hardly
meets the Issue , comments the Chicago
Tlmes-HcralJ. A unman whn waiitx ir
railway lines. A petition , numerously signed , , -
was recently presented to the railway offlContinued on Nineteenth Pago. )
STllAUSBOUUG CATHEDRAL KUINs"OFl' JAMESTOWN AND ST.
DUKY.
