a?r*ken!uj

e«rtb and the blotyear with pipes and and pyoceaalons to

the violet-crowned hiUt of our Acropollt." Our Saxon anceitora continued the celebration of Batter for el*ht

, Batter eg* tat ou the pantp And lit oral lace wore a crafty unite— -1 think 1 can travel alone ” aaid the ell. -And r won't come back for a lonf, long •That’, nght," he tquealed. “we'll hare a { If you'll joat drop sently dovm to the / So the flattered'eck puffed UD itt face And rolled-iiaclf oyer and over.and then Smaihed on the floor—und the old rat •aid. Aa he at* “You’ll never go ba^k again."

ods. whcrcrer the Christian i prevails, the anniversary resurrection was celebrated

Day Is an oecaJolclng. In which s spring unite,

igles with

Sunday. Easter Day Is an occa-

sion for triumphant rejo youth and age and Joyol The praiseful song ml:

gladsome note of the birds, and the odor of flowers lends a sweetness to 4he festival that adds to the genuinely

the day. -4

pious sentiment pervading

“the ancient Athene* celebrated the

ilu^ of the

somlng tine of the

days. After the long petsltentlal season of Lent; after the forty day* of doing good, and abatiqfnce from pul amusement*, marriage festivities I

other worldly

long winter's burial, has been wrapped In

attractions, ans after the burial when the earth

been wrapped In somber ebade*.

ratlfica-

Durlng the Easter festival In earlier t slaves received their freedom, poor and needy were helped and feasted, bonfires were lighted, scenic

representations, games, songs and dances were indulged In; even the clergy recited from the pulpit stories and legends for the amusement of their bearers — an odious eustom against which the reformers of the sixteenth century successfully Issued their remonstrance. A game played with eggshaped balls of various colors was a

favorite sport In which t [Mirations formerly engai

up t '

ionj\

of the nineteenth century.

Deep religious fervor dominates the character of the people of Holland, and In the period before Easter their devotions are especially marked. No more charming picture can be found anywhere than Is here presented* that of a spring confirmation data. The sweet, fresh faces of the young girls have the rapt expression that betokeni a devout nature and speaks of that rareat qual-

ierly engaged. The game with considerable pomp

Into’ the early part

been the most servances. The egg 1 bol of the new birth, and_a rellgloua significance has always been given to tse at Easter. The Hebrews use

with a red silk banner Inscribed with the word “Allelnja" waving above 1L

net” on the Thursday long been a custom

In the Koman church, and aUU auric is Intended to Inculcate boamong the high and mighty ices of the world, both temporal

The befo in t

rlvee.

mlllty among the princes of the world,

ecclesiastic. James II. was the last of the English kings who performed the ceremony. In Austria, however, the emperor still keeps up the rite under circumstances of great splendor. In the Tyrol on Easter Eve bands of

ns In quaint garment* traverse the itry. guitars In hand, singling Eastymns Rome what In the fashion of iir carol singers at Christmas.

In early times the religion* part of

Eve by Immense “Paschal tapers,” weighing 200 or 300 pounds. On Ea«ter Sunday the people saluted each other with the Easter kiss (the kiss Of brotherhood still obtains in the Russian church), and the exclamation. “Christ is risen.” receiving the reply. “He Is risen Indeed.” The service being over the people returned to their worldl, fair* or gave themselves up entli pleasure. But a gradual change has been going on daring tbe long ages, and

Idly afIrcly to

E*st«r-Tta* With Forets a XaUoas. In France, before Easter the priests

ranee.

their rounds of visits, blessing

I

piled In pyr

Into tbe royal presence. Then having.

begin

tmd receivl let* were sei e to the kin i Louvre, hlgli

died In pyramids, they were carried

toff eggs in return. The

largest of these were selected and sent

:tng. After high

mass in the Louvre, highly gilded

been blessed by the chaplain they were distributed among tbe people. In Italy the same custom was employed. 1

ie dav ” ■

There Is no donbt that the anni log -r Easter awakeus the

religions matters. acUng aa a,‘sort]of

tonic to the sin-weary wanderer.

Barter has.always been caasJdrred the chief festival of the Chriitlku'year.

Ill

them at thjjr Puasover feaat. and the Persians.j>resest each other with dell-oately-twted egga'ot a feast celebrated

raya

eblef festival of tt

i holism

wonderful resurrection of Christ, but

t Is tbe sanctified symbol!*!

It is alro symbolic of the renewal of Ufe Is nature Like many other customs. It Is tbe perpetuation of an old; usage, which became the rule In tbe

Christian church In A. D. 68. rives Its name from tbe

IX SOLLSFD.

goddece Estre. the person! tfoa of tbe east, or spring. In ancient flees it stm sometimes called tbe -Jusday of Joy,” and It is said that

search for vftld for. breakfast, considering It a happy if they found them. It Is still customary to boll eggs bard, dye them id give them to cbilon Easter morning. Germany. Russia and other countries e tbclr own peculiar observances I beliefs about the' egg and Its application to Easter, and there are many myths and legends Is regard to eggs In nowise connected with Easter. Tbe Hawaiian*, for Instance, have a superstitious legend thpt their “island was produced by tbe bursting of as egg which bad been laid upon the water by a bird of great else, presumably tbe fit being considered of great creative power and that there was no other land.” "Blessing the Food” la a curious Russian custom. Before tbe dinner I* cooked It is brought In baskets to tbe cburcbes. where priests, moving up and and down, sprinkle It with holy water. In Poland elaborate preparations are made for tb* Raster feast. In the bouses of people of means tbe! table* groan with a multitude of I dishes. In the cwtre of which a whole lamb la fixed upon a

carries about a generous supply of bard boiled egg*. These, with Easter greetings, are exchanged with every! friend be meets. Ladles who receive have platters of handsemely painted' eggs to give away, and a kiss can always be claimed with'the egg. Easier week'in this country la the great annual wash, whlch~c*n be compared only to tbe spring bousecleanlng of our country. Fun as well as work forms a part of tbe cleaning. Men with brushes fastened to their feet skate over the floor, while the women accompany their rhythmical movement* with song. —Blanche Gardner Spinney, la the Wo-pan’e Home Companion.

A Quaint Irntaa Bhrxas. “Pase-egg day" la the curious name by which Eaater la called In the rhyme which give* the names of tbe Suadaya In Lent:

. Tid, Hid, Mi*e Cariiog, I’ala,

Tbe meaning of “Tid." "Mid” and •■Misers" la lost; Catling la mid-Lent, sometime* also called“Motbaring-day.”

Tfaere la a curious and very sweet little legend cherished by German chll dren concerning tbe E

•ernlng tbe Easter rabbit Once upon a time, they tell ns, a nice, kind rabbit who was walking along s

her darling nest, so this kind rabbit slept all night upon it. and when he woke In the morning (It was Easter morning) the nest was full of little, downy, yellow chickens. The chickens thongbt the rabbit was their own mamma, *o they cried out for something to eat. and the rabbit ran about and fetched food for them, and kept them warm and fed untU they were all old enough to take care of themselves. Ever since then the rabbit fas* been i tbe special genius of Easter-time, and . this holiday Is not complete for Ger- |‘ man little folks without an “Oster I Ease’s nest.” It holds many a favtr I and present, serving tbe same purpose that Christmas stockings and wooden

shoes do at Christmas-time. An Easter-llamembrnnc* Booklet.

A pretty Easter remembrance can be made <n tbe shape of a dainty booklet, containing an appropriate or belpful poem for your friend. These booklets may be made In two ways. The leaves and cover may be made twice tbe slxe of the page desired, then folded and stitched with silk cord or narrow ribbon, and tied In a knot at the back. Or they may be cut into pages' Instead o' leaves, boles punched at tbe back abont an Inch from tbe edge, and a ribbon run through and tied. Cut sheets of the tinted paper to the shape andsite yon wish your book. Unruled tinted not paper, wholly out of place for correspondence, may be used to advantage. as It la already of a suitable site. Other paper may be cut In long, narrow sheets, to be fastened at one end. Tbe poem is to be written or type written, using as many pages as desired, but only one side of the paper. The booklets sold at the atores are good models of how much or bqw little to pat on a page. Select a picture, or several of them, suitable to tbe poem, and mount them on pages of the same tire. Fronufancy board cut a cover a little largef than the pages. On the front of the-cover put a picture or aa Eafter greeting. Bind with ribbon.— Florence Marian Crltchlow. In the

Woman': Home Companion.

Where the party is small, a doxen or to of guests, it Is usual to provide small gifts or favors to the departing great. Theae are often of silver, articles of tmall value; which can be conveniently larrled home. Moral: Do not bestow tllvcr pencils. One little girl has seven tlready. A pot of flowering daffodils, iyaclnth or crocus Is a pleasant favor lor Eastertide parties. 1 The flat, small >ox of bonbons, chocolates preferred, s tied up with bright colored satin rlbK>n and used for a favor. Small Eastrr egga, Easter bunnies sr chocolate thickens are also used for favors

New York City.—Novelty waists are In demand for all occasion*, and some of the latest design* ore buttoned at ©no side ^hls way of fastening U said

A FAXCT WAIST.

to admit of a great variety of rich embroidery and other effects a cress tbe front. White satin, taffeta, and novelty silks and light shades of pink, blue or gray are among the materials usefl for waists to be worn with black taffeta silk or velvet skirts. Tbe chiffon separate waist has also come to stay, despite tbe efforts of fashionable dressmakers to discountenance IL A Paris Importation In this line was made with 11* groundwork of pink satin, veiled first with blue and then heliotrope chiffon, and trimmed with ecru lace

and touches of silver.

Woman’s Fife-Gored Skirt.

NO

lory

skirt Is more generally satlsfacthan the one cut in five gores.

pleat* voile i

the skirt In apron overskirt effect serves admirably to bead n flared or a ted flounce. For these dresses silky and crepe de chine are ideal fabrics, and white Is first choice. New Work For Cblffon Boses. • Chiffon rose* are no longer “lilies of the field.'' They must now toil, being useful as well a* ornamental. Their especial labor I* to bold down tbe end* of black velvet ribbon trapping. A charmingly dainty dress in white chiffon with Chantilly appliques has the bodice ss well as the skirt given distinction by a number of full-lengtb strippings. A pink chiffon rose, exquisitely made In different shades, catches the end of each strap. Lest it prove not trustworthy, the strap is also held some Inches above by a glittering rhinestone buckle. Work For the Sammer Girl. Summer-girls-to-be with leisure and skill may make for themselves very pretty belts, which will look especially well with their white waists or whole l Rows of ribbon arran sblon are feather-stitc getber with white silk. A few whalebones covered with white may be necessary to keep the belt la shape.

1 Sasoa Derrro AcUnat Corsets.

irony ttend-

Minister of Education In Saxoc

has issued a decree that n

Ing the public schools aud colleges a corset. He maintains that

i deadly a foe to In?

tight lacing Is ns d

tellectual effort as the cigarette, therefore as legitimate on object for educational legislation —Woman's Tribune.

Woman's Thros-Pisce Skirt.

Skirts with flounces, that produce

flare at the feet, and that lit

about tbe hips are In ityle and appear to gala i by meuth. This grace-

ample

with snugnesi the height of

In favor month b

FIVE-GORED SKIRT.

The admirable May Manton model, abown in tbe large drawing. Indndes on upper portion so shaped and a graduated circular flounce seamed to the lower edge and la shaped to fit with

flounce falls in graceful folds and ripples. Tbe original is made of sage en veiling, with trimming of bias folds •'beaded with black and white fancy allk braid that are arranged at the foot In the centre and earning of the flounce 11 dress materials tailor stitching, with be substituted for tbe bands when | ferred. Both front and side gores Barrow In conformity with tbe latest atyle, and tbe fitting Is accomplished without hip darts. The fulness at the back la laid In Inverted pleat* that arc rested quite flat The flounce Is curved to give the fashionable fulnesa, and la teamed to the lower edge. o cut this aklrt In tbe medium alxe pine and three-fourth yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, eight anil oneeighth yards twenty-aevea inch** wide, •even and one-half yard* flSlrty-twj Inches wide, four and one-fourth yards forty-four Inches wide, or four and one-fourth yard* fifty Inches wide wiO

be required.

Att-Ovees as Trimmlags. Dreeamakert have discovered that the lacs all-overs are possessed of eve i greater poaalbUUles than the narrow llquea. Hence we ace them need for everything from whole dresses to

a leaf or a flower, being chosen for the Utter. Then, too. these cut op Into Ug band*, some of them a doaeu inches In width. These are usually edged narrowest sort of u scroll apUoe. A band set on

b the nar

fill model is adapted to all soft ml* terlaU, whether wool, silk or cctton, bat as shown is made of foulard. In pastel tan color with figures In white, and Is singularly effective-and stylish. Ixe flounces curve In a way to give the beet results and run up Just suffidently at the back to give a smart effect their ed£es being finished with stitching la self colored cortlcdll rflk.

The skirt is cut In th he waist with sbo

fulness at the back may be gath-

three pieces, fitted iSt the waist with short hip darts, and the fulness at the back may be ga

ie belt, then form soft folds and fall In ripples to the floor. The flounce* are circular, curved to give the fulness desired by fashloa. and are arranged over the foundation. One. two or three can be used as nay be preferred. To cut thla aklrt In tbe thedlnm else, fifteen and one-eighth yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, ten and

one-eighth yard* twenty-seven Inches wide, ten yards thlrty-twc Inches wide. and five-eighth yard* forty-