The herald., 1895-04-15
CITY CANOES

Yesterday was Easter the sacred forty
days of Lent are over, society throws oil
the som Der garb which the church and
custom have decreed should be worn, ano
Lenten penitence, the notifying OF the
flesh and self-denal, along with other
sanity virtues practiced during Lent are
discarded and all swelldom returns to the
tiesh-pots of Egypt. The brilliant but
terfiy will fit among us again, dances,
dinings and so forth will be the order OF
the Gay and night Society will dissipate
until along in May when everybody VINO
is anybody will be out of town.
The following taken from cleverly
written sketch in one of the New YORK
papers serves to show how some people
regard Lent, losing sight to great ex-
tent of its religious significance.
Gladys-But lightning sometimes strikes
and kills.
Mrs. Oldtimer-Not this kind. This
kind only strikes social balances and kills
time. That's what Lent is for, you
know.
Gladys-But [ thought Lent was meant
for fasting and recuperation-a sort OF
rest cure, don't you know.
So the jaded anu tired society belle,
worn out with the seasons dissipation,
looks upon Lent as a season for rest and
an opportunity to patch up Tor the sum-
mer campaigning, ere she departs for
fresh woods and pastures new" and to
conquer other social worlds.
The universal custom in vogue
several years ago of sending Easter cards
and souvenirs to ones friends has re-
vived to some extent this season. One
sees in the store windows pretty and
dainty designs. The great attractions
for the young hopefuls of Los Angeles
though, are the windows wherein are dis
nj Has
and last but not least, Uncle Rcmus
friend, Br'er Rabbit. looking as sly and
cute as IN the days when he laid low, -
planning how to outwit Br er Fox or tor
ment Brer Terrapin. How many know
that Bunnies part in our Easter comes
to us from the German Fatherland where
Easter is looked forward to AS day of
feasting-in fact. is only second to Christ
mas as a yearly festival. The writer calls
to mind an Easter spent with family
from the land of beer and pretzels. Be-
sides the herr and his good frau there
were ten little olive branches a merry
party to tumble out OF bed at sunrise, as
the German custom is. to hunt Easter
eggs, skillfully hidden in the big garden.
and there were dozens of them in all the
ol1rs of the raInb)w.
Saturday | made a reconnaissance OF the
millinery stores. a II were crowded AID
in some there was q perfect lam-whlch
goes to prove that among the daughters
of mother Eve the worship OF the Easter
bonnet is still supreme and takes proceed.
ence over all else even to the exclusion of
the sermon at church, as Mrs. Grundy is
far too busy taking mental notes Of what
her neigh Dor is wearing to pay strict at
tention to the discourse.
Well, to return to the flowers that
bloom in the spring" ON the swell Easter
hats, which i'll price cause such heavy
drafts on papI's or Harry pank account,
there were dainty little CONNECTIONS Of
filmy lace and gold and beautiful big leg
horns, trimmed in lace and nodding
plumes-a nightmare of theater hat
were its fair owner inclined to appear
there with it on. Then there were the
ever-popular sailors. The tally-ho is the
latest thing in shapes. 1t really seems as
though fashions may come and fashions
may go, but sailors remain forever. Prob
ably this is due to Mrs. Cleveland. who al
ways wears sailors whether Dame Fortune
decree they should or should not be worn.
Speaking of Mrs. Cleveland and hats, re-
calls how she popularized the telescope
hats by happening while travelling with
the presid ut to wear his gray crush hat.
There is also u new hat shaded Ii Ike those
worn by the soldiers of the revolution.
imagine this would be horribly unbecom
ing to some people and becoming to but
few. EDMOND.