The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-20
A GALA EASTER SUNDAY.
y Tie Between the Weather, Flowers
Bonnets and Music.

Bonnets and Music.
| No story of Easter can be complete
| nowadays without at first reckoning with
! bonnets.
| On Sunday, a down-looker from the gal
| lcr;es of any of Raleigh's churches could
| have seen the new generation Of women's
| headgear. The latest bonnet occupies
! comparatively about as much space
on the wearer's head as a jockey
| saddle does on q Thoroughbred race
horse. And the new bonnet is a fit
| finishing touch for n princess. The
! truth, however is when the bonnet IS
skeletonized, 1T looks like big Y. Then
two little pairs of wings are put on Mer-
! cury-like in front, and there is a rear of
| soft pansy or violet effects. On top, the
| CLINT of a bird wing or beak with sudden
| sprays of color. For a reporter to try to
! describe these things were folly. 1t is
sufficient to say that the bonnets were
| here last Sunday, and to the gallery on
| locker there was a symphony of color and
| undulation of harmony in consOnance
| with the graceful movement of q beauti-
! fully poised head underneath. Weeks
! had been spent in artistic Sc
! lection, and the result justified
| the outlay of worry that both elder
sisters and mothers and aunts had put
! upon the creation that was to crown the
! young bud of the family. But this is
! irrelevant, for the mothers took no back
| seats in 'startlers" The fact is each
! "creaton was a new note N creation,
| and all would have had the effect of a
chant even without the attendant music.
J And this music which was selected with
| care was given by carefully trained
| ohoirs, and the tone of the May air seemed
! to make bloom of each note. Just a bit
Of green cEnging vine, too, through a half
| open window, and the unanimous and
energetic, if discordant, chirp of the Eng
lish sparrow, who has proved himself and
herself no respecter of the Sabbath, an
air and sky that seemed to be welded as
parents of fragrance and song, the
glorias within from hearts young with
joy, the consecrated words of the man of
God in the pulpit, there was everything
element to give to Easter Sunday as a
picture its full power. This is only an
objective glance at the brilliance that
seemed to take possession of the scene
from the child in plated white to the
elders in black.
The day was one of gladness to all the
PEOPLE in church and out, and the prone
nades in the afternoon left a sense of
charm that is found only in Southern
towns that are sweet with age and i'm
pressive with quiet picturesqueneSs.
Next Sunday may be the same kind of
a day, but for some reason it will not
seem quite like last Sunday.
Easter was celebrated with the usual
services ut the churches All OF the con-
regations-especially the Catholics and
Episcopalans-held imposing ceremonies.
The houses of worship were all crowded
and decorations were seen on all sides.
The services in the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning were full of interest.
Besides the delightful music, under the
direction of Miss Smith and the young
ladies of Peace Institute, with Miss Bet
tie Dinwiddie as the accomplished organ
ist, concise reports of all the work of the
church for the fiscal year to April LIST,
were read, showing that the congrega-
tons contributions, general and individ-
ual, amounted to about $500. There
are about 400 Presbyterian communicates
in the city AT the evening service DR..
; Daniel preached the annual sermon to the
! knights Templar, taking as his text the
9Th verse of the 2Sth chapter of Mat
| thew. 1t was very fine discourse, APP
propr:ate and full of thoughts appropriate
| to the day and the occasion.
At the morning services at Edenton
! Street Methodist church Sunday, five
| new members were received into the
, fellowship of the church. The collection
amounted TO $216.
! The special Easter offering at the
| Church of the Good Shepherd for the
new CHURCH soon to be built, amounted
| 10 $2216 About $1,000 had been raised
previous to this. AS soon as $4,000
! is raised the work will begin.
| EGG HUNT FO CHILDREN.
| Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock the
| two children of Mr.. and Mrs Chas. M.
| Busbee-Master Charles and Miss
| sSusan-gave an Easter egg hunt and
party to party of children of their own
! age. Afterwards dainty refreshments
were served to the happy children. Those
present were: Nellie Battle Lewis, Wilson
| Battle, Paul +. Smith, Chambers Smith,
| Orina Smith, Annie Ludlow McGehee,
| Mary Polk McGehee, Maud Eberhardt,
| Julian Undertake, Annie Mckimmon,
| William McKimmon, Evelyn Jackson,
Josephus Daniels, Haywood White, Eli
zabeth Brown, VIM. Sh:pp, Fab.us Ship,
| Marie Tucker, Gertrude Tucker, and
Betsy John Haywood.