The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
.EASTBR. in THE
AMERICAN COLONIES
Good Gowns, Church, Eggs and Lilies
WiIIMake Paris, London and ST.
PetersburgSeem Like Home.

can be found no placetilhe iicitie' ehAAeA ~
institutions like American ones.
Easter, all over the world, wherever
you find an American colony. Is celebrated
in much the same way. You VIII ina
the programme for the day includes
breakfast, church, a parade after church'
a little sedate calling, and tea. This is
the approved New York way of spending
the holy day of Easter, and the one tnae
is observed in the Easter colonies abroad
I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs.
Mackey the other day just as she was
stepping from her carriage In front OF
her London residence, Carlton House Ter
race Her arms We're laden with great
trees, as they seemed to me. OF Easter
lilies all booming in the tiniest OF pots.
you see, 1 am not forgetting the Ameri9
can way of celebrating Easter she said,
smiling and struggling to free hand
one of those dainty. delicate hands that
Meissonier painted too large-"and have
begun early to gather lilies. None but an
American who has known the lilies OF
California can appreciate Easter flowers
as they should be seem And then,
right there in sight of fashionable equip
ages rolling past, and with hats being
raised to her, and bows Of smiling recog-
milton on every side, she began TO tell
me of the flowers of her western home
1.-THE lilies are as large as that-yes. and
as large as that indicating one giant
1VuTdl1SSetb ana olilSIS liEdt SIooi III s4tStA
pots blythe coac1man on his box.
Another American who always keeps
to the home Easter is Lady Mary Paget.
daughter of the late Mrs. Stevens. and
wife of Sir Arthur Paget, high In the
Queens favor ever since he was page
in her service, and particularly high
since the war, On yesterday Lady
Paget's home on Halkin Street will be
trimmed with flowers, and at promptly
the hour for service she and her daugh-
ter, Louise Margaret, will sally forth
for church. driving in 4 handsome four
wheeler. which was bridal gift from
the Prince of Wales.
LIKE NEW YORK.
After church, in real American Gus
tom, they will walk home lettering along
the avenues for a chat, and meeting
friends by the way, and lingering at the
steps of neistlbors. and INDUCING in
little street reception, which is such a
feature of our Fifth Avenue Easter az
home. "At other times we are formal
and English" said Lady Paget to me
when I visited her for advance news of
her Easter; "but then we think of home.
and how we would do If we were there
instead of here.
Miss Paget was presented at court the
other day, and very pretty she looked,
though scarcely more youthful in face
and figure than her mother, who is now
tIle kAlleiiCdl leduci VI uJCliuOi SttiStS.
! They say that Colonel Paget is to be
made u peer for his services in the !Boer.
war, and that Mrs. Paget has been
Informed of the honor in advance by her
royal l1ighness, the Princess of Wales,
VINO is very ch,1mmy with Mrs Paget.
The Princess of Wales is to take
luncheon Easter afternoon with "a MINI
Der of American ladies, and, wonder of
wonders. she win wear an Easter lily
pinned to her shoulder, a great conces-
sion to Americarism.
Off in cold st. Petersburg, thaWing now
under the first sun, there will be an
American Easter royal. for the sayest
little American colony in Europe is shell
tered under the very towers of the Winter
Palace. The Pricess Beloselslc who was
Miss Whittier. and Miss Polly Whittier
, are both there. and planning a grand
! Easter entertainment. The Princess
Troubetzkoi, who was Amelie Rives, is
also holding court in the Russian capital;
and, besides these, there is the Princess
Cantacuzene, formerly Miss Julia Dent
Grant, who is convalescing from her
recent severe illness. Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant will remain with her daugh
ter until after Easter; and SO the dauSh-
tiers of America from the South, the West
and the North will meet IN the Arneri-
can church on Easter Sunday and enjoy
a reunion.
| j he AOuEleSS VI 11NtLs iOiIAe.Iy lsidss
| Terence Blackwood, will come out Easter
| Sunday shrouded in crepe, for, though
the death of the young Earl of Ava
| brought her a title, it is not etiquette
| to cast off weeds too soon. Easter
afternoon the Countess will give the
| smallest of little teas, and while the cups
are tinkling she will sing the home carols
| of Easter.
| AN EASTER CAROL.
| n a girl a EaOrpiau fold me
a story of how last Easter she went to
| little tea ut the house OF a leader of the
| American colony. Mrs. Astor was there.
and Mrs. Jack Astor, looking pretty
| and Philadelphian in her neatness. Sud
denly the hostess asked the girl from
| Georgia to sing. Impossible" muir
| INJURED the girl. please sing" urged the
hostess. Tie Georgia girl sat down upon
| the piano-stool and softly touched the
keys, but no words would come. In des-;
| peration she opened her mouth and sang
| the first words thai came to her lips.
| The song was ''Suwanee River" and its
| pathoS took even with the arEStocratic
| members of the Faubourg ST. German.
| Adele Grant, Countess of Essex, pre-
sents pathetic picture these days, in
! her black garb, with the great circles
| showing around her fathomleSS eyes. The
| Count is at the front, and the Countess
| is visiting her friends in London, with
! that beautiful boy OF hers. Easter sun
day she will climb into her great old
| coach. emblazoned with the Essex coat
of-arms, and go rafting away TO the lit
tie American church around the corner.
The happiest tidinSs come over the
| Channel that the American colony III
Paris is a gay place at Easter. for the
windows are filed with lilies: and after
church, the fashionable avenues leading
! to and from the American churches arc
| filled with familiar faces. Miss Edith
Morton. who is engaged ito William c..
Eustis, and who has been travelling in
Italy, while her fancee is in Ireland.
enjoying the shooting, is expected in
Paris by Easter. And Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Oliver sIselin and their TALL pretty daush-
ter, the step-daughter of Mrs. 1selin.
| viii be here to give the usual Sunday
| evening reception. The Astors are also
| in Paris; and visiting Mrs William Astor
is Mrs Ogilvie Hais. who runs over from
London frequently to see her mother.
A PARIS EASTER.
| The Countess Castsiiane is to have
pleasant house party Easter. which, while
partly French, will furnish eggs and lilies
to Americanize the Easter feast The
little grandsons of Jay Gould have been
| nIa Loot