Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
EASTER THOUGHTS.
Rose Red Talks Entertainingly Of the Com
ing Sabbath.

A student OF Shakespeare will tell you
that in his fayori,e volume you can Ind
something upon every subject, even though
little was known Of it in the days of the
poet. From Shakespeare TO Mother Goose
S lopg way, but the people who are lAuil
Jar with the writings CT that reSersd Of
LADY will say almos, the same thing, rs wi
ness the below:
The rose is red, thr Ti0ItS hlGe,
sugar is SwCG GGd 70 acc you
these are the wo -dS yoI hI1e messy
For pair Q! rrw 3loTes On Easter Day.
!, Being a popular superstition ia bYgone
dars that the welring Of q pair Of n?S
gloves Oh Faster Day would insure god
rck 10 tier owner, and make tn 5 doabb
.u,c If he had complied with the other rule
Of eating pan cakes on the day before Ash
"Wednesday, the good luck in that case
probably being the escape from the dys-
nepsia which would not be unlikely to follow.
Another quaint old Easter custom, the
origin of which do not know, is for the
children of the family to set out each an
old hat before retiring, on Easter eve. The
hat is then filed with colored eggs and
hidden somewhere about the premises to be
searched for in the morning. The children
are told that this is the work OF the rabbit,
though why that small animal is connected
with it, cannot say. This custom is still
in vogue in some parts Of the country.
Easter eggs are now being differently
adorned since the days when they were tied
up in bit of calico of some bright hue,
which, while boiling would imprint itself on
the egg, or else the egg would be dropped
into the pot of water where some OF the out
side leaves of the odorous onion were already
laid, and came out rich brownish yellow
which delighted the eyes Of the children.
In those by-5one days it was common
sight to see crowd Of small boys, each with
an Easter egg half concealed between thumb
and finger, picking eggs, the one who sue.
ceedcd in breaking the egg held by the
other, to become its owne". 1t is needless
to add that from breaking each others eggs
to continuing the same process with heads
was common occurrence.
Now the Easter egg is very different
affair, even in its simplest state it is Died
with patent dyes which reproduce all the
fashionable colors 1t is often etched or
painted, enclosed in plush or satin bag or
suspended by dainty ribbon to some
article Of greater value, lit Offering from
Romeo to Juliet. Some people still prefer
TO ornament the natural fruit of the hen,
while others select an excellent imitation in
china or glass, which takes on a higher
gloss and can be used afterwards, if the
recipient is given to the homely occupation
of darning, as ball on which to stretch the
ventilated hose. Then we have candy eggs,
too, in all colors, nte which the confectioner
has contrived to introduce in some way un.
known to common mortals, an excellent
imitation not only of the white, but the yelk
also. Another style Of egg is made in plush
or some other dainty material and opens in
the middle, displaying either bon bons or
some small article of iewelry.
Flowers too, are always much favored as
an easter offering, and there is something
beautiful in the thought that the flowers are
bursting their winter buds while JOYOUS
choirs are chanting "lie is risen from the
dead!'
Some flowers are especially devoted to
the Easter celebration as for instance the
annuncistion lily, about which there is
beautiful legend that it sprang up at the
feet of the Virgin when she was hailed as
the mother of God. The violet, snowdrop
and cowslip as pioneers of spring are also
associated with this joyous feast, and the
vulgar name ofthe yellow jonquilleiS Easter
flower
The coming Of the Easter postman this
year will be ss early looked for as that of
The mythical rabbit and he will bring beau.
tifnl tokens TO many. The new cards are
more beautiful than ever, and indeed
in some instances they have gone clear into
the book world One beautiful form ap.
pears with heavy cardboard cover, orna-
mented with q picture of the Christ child
surrounded by a wreath of snnpnciation
lilies.
Another beautiful book contains suitable
quotations, each with cluster o. violets to
mark it. Another new departure is card
bearing a tiny bouquet Of pressed flowers.
among others the famous eidlsweiss of the
Alps. an Easter greeting in gilt letters be-
meath it Another new style is a small
card bearing q single violet with an ap-
motto and attached 10 it Mar
shall Neil rose; others bear instead Of the
AOSc un NOi paper CultcE. lbeu We nave |
tiny sschets with Kate Greenswsy figures |
thereon, handsome plush easels with cards
on them, cards adorned with the most ex-
quisite drawings in India K, sa h'ts in
the shape Of a small plush covered book, be-
sides the usual satin covered rests with cards |
on them and the small plain cards bearing
the hsckneyed. but ever beautiful cross with |
its wreath of flowers, generally violels or
Surely among all these and
many other tokens everybody can for once
frd an opportunity TO speak BY the card
Bat before close must tell ofjust one
more superstition With regard to Easter.
Il Easter Day be fair and bright i; is
regarded IS good omen, while
i it rains on that dav it
Is sure, so superstitious folks viii tell you.
10 rain on each Of the seven succeeding
Sundays. Therefore let us hope that, though |
his cannot be the conventional Easter.
when it is supposed that
''pAsits pied aud violets blue,
And lady suoeks all silver white,
Aud cuckoo buds al yellow hue
Do deck the meadows with delight"
We may st least awake on that glad feast
lay to End the Faster sun is shining.