The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12

Unjust always have stirred men s minds to
ltwondar and speculation, but With the
lLResurrectiona they became the natural
symbols OF a definite faith. With the early
lschrlstians, Joy at the renewed potency OF
tho physical sum and at the aw val
\ Of nature from the death of winter be.
came Joy at the Rising OF the sun of
Righte ousness-at the 3Resurrection &of
Christ from the grave 4
gglg{S "a THE ASST X u IN.
| OF ali the flowers which open with
1.-THE spring, none so beautiful typifes$
1.-The religious sentiment Of Easter as the
Lilly. It has come to be regarded as the
symbolic flower Of the Resurreotoh.T The
Isllly,5once known as the Persian beauty
! but changed. the Legend goes, from yellow
Ito white as the virgin pltlcked and held IL
| In her fand-k1owrl also as the heur de
Marie. called BY Dante the Lily Of the
Arno, by Tasso the golden lily. by Solo
eminently ths typo OF l1aster hope and
III all ages and all lands, the lily has
come close to the heart-life OF the peo-
pie,
"A lily flower, 8l, ~
/ The ola Egyptian's emblemattc mark.
Sings the poet wordsworth.
THE Buddhist finds III the sacred lotus
Lilly the type OF consolation. TO It are
dedicated the prayers printed on slips
fasteredo On constantly revolving cylin-
ders in the great tenn pies OF TIL bet. B
WITH the Romans the lily was Juno's
| flower. a The classics tell OF feasts given
among the lilies. The Arabs also cher
5ished the lily. and from EGYPT to- China
1.-the popularity the sacred lotus reigns.
tradition relates that Judith. the Is
lEraeltlsh heroine Of the Apocryphn, wore
d crown of lotus lilies when she entered
on her mission to destroy Holofernes.5
Joan Of Arc was Drowned with lilies as
symbolical5 Of the purity Of her mission
| S Doubtless the connection the lily has
always had In the mind OF the religious
world witt, pur1 " OF thought and nspirn--
tion caused 1t to be adopted by the oar
| Tier masters OF art, who placed It IN the
hands OF the saints and angels in their
paintings. IN the Madonna pictures Of
the old masters are frequently three
Lilies on ono stem. typifying either tho
Trinity or the Annunc1ation. Conception
and Birth OF the Saviour. a pot OF lilies
over doors or windows Hymbolfzes the
Virgin d ecclesiastical art and archi-
lecture. ss III {,f;s sy5 35 ff57g s9 III
# st. Joseph's stan that bud ed brought
forth lilies. and he Is thus represented \
by the earlier masters Of art. There lis q
|$legend that the lily Of the valley sprang
l.
|%upon the ground. In some OF the Eng
|5lisf country villages II the Il pretty little
flower is called Ladder too Heaven. and
lin the oral languages OF Europe Il is en-
i blema tic Of the return Of happiness,
doubtless in allusion to the season OF the
year when 1t puts forth its blossoms.
DAFFIDoWNDILL \; ..s553
e. The daffodil was once called the Lent
i lily and the Lent rose, coming as It did
during the solemn penitential period,
il the herald OF Joy and hope Some trace
the derivation OF the word daffodil to
n sthe old English name, affodlle. which
means cometh early. Others find the
name only q corruption Of Dis's lily. as
dropped & from P1uto's chariot whom he
was carrying off Proserplne to the In
fernal regions. Chaucer alludes to- this
story, and shakespeare says
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For the flowers now that frighted. thou
gi III lett st fall s5}s 553S
From lis wagon; daffodils K 5si
THAT como before the swallow dares,sa and
f5 take s5j
The winds Of March with beauty.
The daffodll has been a tavorite flower
in poesy. Herrlck wrote OF the fair ,dof-
fodils that L. S51s III !ela
{sE# $3.50 haste away SO soon Fff
AS yet the eary-rising sun
Has not attained his noon. nv 5S3
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We have short timo to stay as 5ye
we have as fleet a spring. IL y r 81
AZ quick a growth to meet decay, III
4 s AS you or anything. Z gg
AS your hours do; and and dry II VI
~ 55 ~ Away SfS, 81 5SSs Isl
8As Ike }to z 1e Summers rain,
or, as the pearls OF mornln' dew, s.
Nicer to be found again. i
wordsworth b. Daffodils suggests his love-
~ Lakeland home and the sister to whom
we partly owe Its creat ton KID g
I i wandered lonely! as q cloud H$
That floats on! high Ger wales and hills,
When all at once I saw q crowd,
"A host Of golden daftodils Ssi3
Y Beside the lake, beneath the ees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. s5
There is superstition among rustic
English folk that It Is very unlucky to
y bring Into the home the first da ffodll Of
& the year. IF a single daffodilgis brought
+ in or left lying In a house, Il is said
/ there Will be- no luck the rest Of the
year. 5ilt5 4, Z,
According to tradition, the br!ar rose
4 was born OF the drops Of blood that fell
to the earth from the Saviour's brow
L pierced by the crown Of thorns. The
\ passion flower with Its wonder ful for
nation, Is emblematlcal OF the Crucifix-i
y lion and is the symbol OF faith I'll to
1.-THE cROcUS IS. Y @
4 In the Language Of flowers, the crocus
signifies cheerfuness, hope, H 8s %
Il The name Crocus Is from s. a Greek
4 word which signifies thread, because
their thread or fllamen in such re-
4 quest 4 for saffron dye The Greeks
Z tabled that Crocus, q beautiful youth.
: was transformed into this flower as his
n lady.love smlax, was at the same time
!! into q yew tree. The Austrian peasants
have superstition that the crocus must