St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-26
TWAS EASTER SUNDAY.
THE DAY WAS TOO COLD TO Be
AGREEABLE.
LAST WINTERS BONNErs.
1t Was Too Frosty for the Dear
Ladies to Wear Their Easter
Hats-Elaborate Musical Pro-
grammes at the Downtown
Churches-"Ihe Forty Days"
Are Over.

&rSmmeS at the Down Town
Churches-"Ihe Forty Days"
Are Over.
Easter Sunday, so far as Minneapolis
is concerned, was not a humming sue
cess. The weather was too cold for Que
thing-the times too hard for another.
Easter bOnneis were. as consequence,
scarce. To all appearances the dear
ladies wore their winter hats, and those
who attended the "early dawn" serv-
ices at the churches did not look any
too well pleased at being obliged for
''duty's sake" TO parade through frozen
streets and sit through communion cere-
monies. They would rather have re-
manned in bed, while their husbands
chopped their fingers off and dirtied
their clothes in building kitchen fires.
There were no dudes on the street,
attired III Easter SUITS" there were no
languid button clerks on the corners
and no smpering girls in fancy jackets
ana Oasques mlncing about with tiirta-
tiOuS intent. The dudes were at home;
the clerks shivered in their boarding
houses, and the girls were kept at their
household tasks OF spent their time
i'll reading The Duchess" And
yet it was Easier Sunday, The
churches were filled at the late morning
services and in the evening. Those
who did not attend missed treat in the
musical line, to say nothing of the SER
mons. TIE musical programmes of the
downtown churches were elaborate.
Tine choruseS and choirS were augment
ed i'll every instance. Every soioist in
The city, male and female, was pressed
into service. There were flowers in
profnSIon. After all, the women, even
though their headgear was for the most
part winter stock" enjoyed them
selves.
Various of the Masonic bodies attend
ed church in regalia. Darius Com
mandery No. Z, *. T., attended Holy
trinity church III body in the after
noon at O'Clock. Zion Commandery
No. 2. Minneapolis COmmandery No. %
and Damascus cOmmandery also par
ticipated in religious services.
The BijOu and Peoples theaters gave
matlnees and evening performances.
At the former place large audi
ences saw In Old Kentucky"
and at the Peoples the stock
company presented Nancy e Co. ="
preceded by the curtain-ralser, "A Bed
The ministers in their pulpits all
spoke of Easter Morn'," "Glad It'd
ings" and Christ Has Risen.' The
old. old Biblical stories were retold aud
retold.
Tue mayor must have felt depressed
at not being able to crate about My
Minnie" But who knows? Perhaps
he did regale some choice party of
friends. There was nothing stirring in
Ibis building" the city hall. Even the
central police station wore deserted
look, though it must be said that it was
cheerful place, for the fire in the big
crate was kept briskIy up all day long.
The tramp room was well filled. so we'll
filled that ragged, unkempt and ill
smelling men lay on top of each other
for the want of room on the benches.
Eustonian soup, that palate-tickling
mess OF brown and green. resembling
gravy mixed with June grass, was
dIShed out in generous bowls. The
tramps were hungry, and they at least
were heartily thankful the Savior had
risen.