The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
CHLORIs ON THE STAIRS.

I sit beyond the limp portiere,
Within the foyer cool and shady,
in full Wow of the oaken stair
Down which there comes radiant lady.
In gown of palest lilac tone,
And the lilac perfume stealing family,
AS if by gentlest breezes blown
From garden tree All me, how quantity.
Sweet are the fashions nowadays!
| sit and watch my lady coming;
/ wonder If she feels my gaze
The while so absently she's humming
That little song of Comrades Three"
l watch and wonder can this surely
Be my own Chloris that l see,
With tresses parted so demurely
Above a brow as lily fair
AS er had any Saxon maiden?
one might suppose her own grand mere,
With kerchief, patch and powder laden,
Had stepped from out that ancient frame
Above here there upon the landing;
The hair, the eyes, the gowns the same,
The same bird-like pOise i'll standing.
But, no, see a shining ring
Upon Miss ChlOris' pink-tipped finger;
1 put it there-but will she sing.
And on the stairs forever linger?
She stops before a panel glass
And toward her sweet reflection leans;
While dainty fingers deftly pass
Q er RANT frills of Valenciennes.
And I sit wrapt in hazy dreams
of angels from the skies descending,
In lilac gowns with golden CLEANS,
On Oaken stairs that have no ending.
M. Fl. Bates in Modern Culture
IF by any chance there should be rain
on Easter Sunday there would be a nun-
Ser OF KGrV nllCh OiC1nnOinta1
women with new Easter hats, new gloves
OF a delicate shade and pretty new
gowns, made especially to wear to chu ca
Tor the first time Easter morning While
the day has long since gone when the
only pleasure that women found in going
10 church Easter Sunday morning was
mat OF uisplaylng IN outfit, new from
nat TO SHOES, still Faster. in a way, is
inc real beginning of spring. and custom
mas pronounced Easter the time to don
ones spring attire. Time has been when
woman would not 20 out on Easter I'M
less she had the new bonnet bur there
VIII be Just as many winter hats as
spring ones seen III the churches next
sunday. 1t is only the rich and the moor
that have new hats for Easter. The mid
ole class, those people who cannot az
ford more than one or two hats during
the summer, seldom get their hats until
later. The first spring hats are distinct
in style from the hats which come later
IN the season and it is only the woman
VINO can have q different hat every
iiiloIltu mat ought TO purchase an Easter
bonnet. The woman who is handy with
her needle can make over her winter
nat With a touch of color and doubtless
feel as satisfied with the result as if she
had paid a fabulous price for hand
some creation of tul(e, flowers and lace
nevertheless. there are a number of
sensible women who prefer TO purchase
their summer hats at this season. Per
maps it IS because there are people who
know that it IS the busiest season in thn
stores and want to be in the rush AMI
so insist upon having their hat Delivers
the Saturday night before Easter. even
II it is not intended to be worn befnre
June, but may be it is because there
are so many allurlngly becoming hats in
the stores at tEe millinery openings. How
many women there are who declare that
they are not going to purchase their
summer hat until May CT June, who han
pen INTO some millinery department. lust
10 look around" see an exquisite hat
only w. and 2sk to try it on Just to get
IN ldea. The hat is becoming the clerk
Is polite and the sale is made
speaking Of Easter hats, men have eot
the craze. In all the advertisements az
men Clothing stores 1ne sees pictures
or mats aid special prices on '.Faste,
mats However, it is doubtful if tha
custom ever becomes as prevalent amonr