West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-03-29
Flowers In Evidence More Than
in Former Years.
CROWDS ON THE STREETS
Never before Has There Been Such
MsgniGeent Display-Spring Cloth o.
Come Ont.

dividing link between the cold,I
chilly winter and the bright
and sunny summer here. Even
If the day dawns wet and un-
promising, the Easter spirit will
prevail. The evidences of Easter
tide have been prominent for sew
eral days past. First of all on &C
count of the magnificent displays OF
flowers that have been exhibited In
the windows of the florists. Easter
has become mole and more day
of flowers. Formerly they were
used almost entirely In cnurch
decorations, and as far as flowers
went outside of the church there
was little evidence Of Easter, Now
all is changed. There Is scarcely
a home In which some bud or
blossom, be 1t ever so meager
or unostentatious does not do honor
to the day. Never have there been
so many flowers shown as this year
and never have they been more
beautiful. In the shop windows for
weeks there have been stacks OF
candy, rabbits, chickens and eggs.
There have been hens with broods,
some of them artificial and others
the real live articles, the mothers as
solitious and anxious about the
wanderings of the young as If they
were In the barnyard.
Today has been typical Easter
Saturday, that is,as far as the crowds
which filled all the streets went.
.rhere was a continual scurrying In
AID out of the shops. People were
buying things mostly for Easter.
Many carried boxes of flowers.
Others carried flowers In pots.
With the mothers were young
Americans, who In the morning
will get out of bed early to look
for the rabbits eggs, who could
hardly be gotten away from the
windows.
The day itself was unpromislng
and foreboded day of showers. In
spite of this just as many people as
are usually out to do Easter shop
ping, crowded the stores.
Easter Sunday Is signal for
general discarding of garments and
articles of apparel of the winter
and donning of those of spring.
This transformation does not gen.
orally occur on :the day itself.
This is passed. But soon after the
women, especially, blossom out
seemingly In unison with the wild
flowers, vieing with them In bright
ness and color. On Easter, for the
most part, the women will wear
modest gowns. The men will dis
card their overcoats, that Is, If the
weather permits. This at least Is
convention.
Sunday all Chrlsteudom will
celebrate with glad acclaim the
resurrection of the Saviour. The
miraculous event recited In the
Gcspels marked the climax of the
most wonderful career that the
world has ever seen. JESUS OF Naz-
areth, In the three years OF his
ministry, had startled his followers
by his many marvellous deeds. He
had healed the sick. The lame
walked at His command. The
blind saw when he spoke: The wa
ter became wine. The few loaves
and fishes fed the few multitude
The waves were calm al
His bidding, and Lazarus
walked forth In his grave clothes
when He commanded. Then came
the browning glory of all, His res
direction. After an ignominiou:
death on the cross, which shook the
faith not only of Peter, but many
others. He triumphed over the
grave, and fulfilled the creates
prophecy which he had made, that
He should rise again after. three
days In the tomb. It was the round
ing out of His mission. the fna
demonstration of His Sonship, The
supreme miracle of His miraculou:
hfe. 1t Is little wonder that Hi:
followers In that far-off time were
amazed. 1t is little wonder that NC
act of His career has exercised
such stupendous influence OF
!. the world as His resurrection, anG
that twenty centuries afterwards II
i,every tongue and every cline the
Risen Lord Is hailed with joyfu
hosannas.