The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-16
EASTER FULL OF SMILES.
CHURCHES THRONGED WITH WOR-
SHIPPERS AND STREETS WITH
GAYETE.

Brilliant Celebration of the Festival
of the Resurrection-The Churches
Bright With Flowers, and Joyous
Music Greeted the Congregations.
Sunshine and GIadnesS Marked the
Day of Religious Rejoicing and the
Advent of spring Gayety - some
of the Services in savannah
Churches.
Easter was all that could have been
wished by those who feared that it might
dawn cold and bleak or cloudy or rainy,
for a more perfect day was never seen.
Harmonizing in its radiance with that Of
the resurrection. the day added to the JOY
CT those who felt their hearts moved by
the commemoration of that great day Of
gladness for the first Christians.
The promise of The weather bureau was
fulfilled The air was sweet with the balm
of spring and was neither warm nor cold.
Easter has established a rule of being Of
ten uncomfortable. but the exception
which pleased so many was far more
agreeable than such day as was last
Easter for instance. A general hope was
INDUCED that yesterday was a Dresage
of many more recurrent casters that may
be just as bright and fair.
Probably no day in years has brought
forth such a crowd of church goers. The
weather offered not the slightest excuse
for staying at home. Indeed, no one cared
to remain at home on such a day. All were
anxious for the walk from home TO church
IL al.
ty of Easter services and the floral decor
ations of the houses of worship made all
anxious TO observe the glad festival
For days the choirs had been rehears-
ing, and the music was generally good
In some of the churches rare praise was
extended the efforts of the choirs. Pas
tors, too, had devoted themselves indus
triously TO their sermons, which were ap-
propriate to the day and the rel glous fer
vor was commented upon in many con-
gregations.
Bull street, the street of churches, was
thronged with church goers clal
in their newest and their best,
mailing the religious festivity in gala at
tire and re-opening the social season and
welcoming spring with the most attrac-
tive work of tallors and charming crea-
tlons of modistes and milliners.
Always there are many who are not
church-goers, but these like as well as
anybody to observe those who pass 60
and fro. Club balconies were crowded
in the forenoon and in the afternoon as
well, for Bull street had an almost con-
slant current of well-dressed humanity
sweeping in both directions. The latest
styles in cloths and cuts, grazing their
wearers for the first time formed a bril-
liant and ever-changing scene, rich colors
intermingling and passing constantly and
rewarding observers with their pleasing
effects.
The return from the churches was also
a parade, but it was of longer duration,
for the congregations were dismissed at
intervals. Communion in some Of the
churches kept their congregations longer
than in others, and the extraordinary
length of the special services aided in
bringing about this result. For longer
than on ordinary Sundays, therefore,
those who watch returning congregation
had that pleasure.
In auditoriums were the scenes of
real beauty, for the pews were closely
packed. and beautiful dresses and attrac-
tive bonnest added wonderfully as auxilia-
ries in the transformation OF the
chruches sought by the committees
that had been busy with their
decorations. Il was complained, though
that the lateness of spring made
il impossible to decorate as beautifully as
usual, for flowers were not to be pro-
cured. Dependence had to be placed
largely in dogwood and evergreens, and
even then there was not such a profusion
as is often seen. Some of the churches
in which the greatest attention to decora-
lions is devoted were comparatively bare
of flowers. Not that they were not
prettily and attractively decked, but the
scarcity of flowers made 1t seem to those
familiar with the usual efforts the ladies
make that there was something lacking.
The promenades were a feature of the
afternono. Nearly everybody spent a time
on the streets before or after church.
Many went driving too. the streets being
well filled with equipages
ST. JOHNS WAS THRONGED.