Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14

'ftE CliuRClil4H Niiii* hN' NiN'NN ~
,3p TO-DAY AND NEW HATS AND
Srw GOWNS WILL NE ON nX-
|ulnlTIoN - THE DAY IN For
|EldN LANDS.
To-day. the 18th of April, being East
the Christian nations Of the world
I'M celebrate one OF tho prlclpal fcasts
the church and In every quarter
the globe the dny viii bo honorcd
4 rite and ceremony after the peculiar
b.tom OF tile people thercebouts. In
SnthoiiS countries and communities
Id In lands and places protesting the
i'm of the Church OF England the day
,ll be one OF high ceremony celcbrat-
with song ana psalm and with al
rs heapod high With flowers sym
tiicnl of the Occasion.
|ln this city, aside from the religious
bnractcr Of the occasion. the day Will
Ike another feature, society VIII lay
fide her gown OF sackcloth, taatctuly
sade. you may be sure, shake the
Mics from her hair lift her eyes that
Ive been lowered so dcmurcly for
brtv DAYS and array herself IN bright
plors such us solomon in all his glory
hardly dream of. The churches
mi blossom aa garden with floral
eadgpur and the colora Of the rainbow
Mi take pointers from mulu-hued SILK
h lista
tlycry woman viii SO 10 church, some
Worship ana some to gee those VINO
dma to worship, Therc'll be mon at
hurch, too. Hard hearted win he be,
adrrd. who cannot experience some
Irusurc Of sympathy Ia the feeling of
4ntihcation over good clothes and now
n ,pis which possesses his wife and
Aushtcrs and the feminine world gem
fally.
3lhr Episcopal and Roman Catholic
hurchca OF the city make elaborate
separations for the celebration OF
D. stnr ceremonies and other dcnominu-
II ms In lesser degrees OF rite ana cerv-
nbny acknowledge the day and the
ymhol of It's observance, Music and
n ices OF song are principal features
Il all churches, and the humblest
'hapcl sugs its easter hymn.
b,yory country has It's own peculiar
ustnms for the celebration OF Faster.
II Russia. under tho auspices OF the
Nook church, the celebration rs very
ia borutc Every city and village de-
Dtrs itself 10 the occasion As tho
.purs OF 10 or II o'clock on the Sntur-
IN evening preceding Easter sunday
ID NroAchcs the streets and thorough
III Ms arc crowded. The sidewalks are
% thronRcd that multltudea are forced
d w0lk IN the stress. The churches arc
rhwdcd to sumocatiun, from the small
III chapcla To the largest cuthedrals.
H.aH sHNR
Hing no accommodations In the body
N the church pdincc. Some VIII be
h,rr early aud VIII stand for hours ON
NJ cold stone floor waiting for the
Ipur OF ~ to arrive, at which timo the
NJ ehtatlon Of lGnstcr is to begin, At
Nj stroke OF r. the choir begins chant
IA the priest solomnly announces that
>hrisI h risen, The congregation re-
H.. 'lic is risen, indeed Then be-
|fg the orowdlnE toward the affairs,
~ In the larger churches u dozen
'fcsts or more oniclatc at as many all
NJ TIE crowd Ia hungry and nrc
IuN lous To uppronch the priest that
~ food which they brought may be
,Itssed. The priest takes II portion
tm each PERSONS stock of edibleH.
rhr church services are then conduct
81 NJ the conclusion OF which the crowd
|1s home
"a ne oelrnratiph OF hlhter do'b not
IN WIN me Hanler IesllNAl, however
~ ulteh continues Tor II weeN ~
eneiW tmhk the more prominent
w re" ui business are closed Tor ihtec
NE ana an government employees
Wy "a holiday Many OF the people
fnulrc u week To recover from the
VISITING OF the first three days. and, In
'"AeIuenee or the inordlnalo eating
my drinking, there Is great increase