The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
In Decorating the Church for
Easter, Women Take a Hand
How They the Customary Banking of Flow
in Quarters Around Pulpit. Arches Popular

altar down the center aisle AS the wor-
shipper enters the church the vista or the
aisle will appear telescope, On the gate
OF each pew a cluster of lilies and palm
leaves will be attached with pure white I'D
bon
The shower over the chancel will be made
canopy shape. of Easter lilies, ferns ana
smilax. The ropes of smilax will be caught
TO the side walls and over the balcony. On
each side of the altar will be what appears
10 be a cross made of crimson ramDlcr
roses. but which is a rose tree itself, grow
ing in pot and trained into the shape OF a
cross. The tiny blOOd-red clusters give a
touch of color that is striking and signlil-
cant. Clusters OF the rich red roses viii
appear on the walls, while the altar RAJ;
chandeliers end pillars will be garlanded
with them. The decoration on the rear bal
cony rail- will consist entirely OF lines anu
huge cross OF the red roses.
Another prominent church will use the
Japanese ounce as banking for the pipe
organ. AS the latter is directly III front
of the church, the results will be effective.
GarlandS and festoOnS of foliage ana Easter
lilies will be suspended from the very dome,
with great shower punches or lilies hang-
ing at intervals over the altar. The font
will be a mass of white lilies, and sus-
pended from pillar 10 pillar Will be festoons
of smilax and japanese ounce blossoms. -,
a beautiful and characteristic effect VIII
be in white and yellow. The pillars and
walls of the chancel will be covered with
white lilies lied with yellow ribbons. A
somewhat similar idea will be carried out
in white and green In the latter case
everything will be covered with white,
while garlands of lilies and smilax will
drape walls, pillars and pews. large
cross of smilax and lilies will be the prom
inent feature to the right of the chancel.
Another church will be more plainly
adorned, simply having pyramids OF white
lilies and palms. Large palms will be be
hind the altar while above this will be, III
large letters, the words He Is Risen III
smilax and lilies of the valley. A cross In
the center of the chancel will be made OF
white lilies. and on either side, against the
dark green background, will be a large
panel of white lilies. A small lily cross will
be fastened on the door of each pew.
An arch, which will extend quite across
the chancel and be surmounted by cross
of crimson rambler roses, will be composed
of lilies, jeweled against a green back
ground. A portiere effect will be given to
the chancel by stringing smilax in front OF
| it and Suspending from the ceiling ana at
| taching a lily here and there, to LOOK
| like bell.
Electric lights will form part of the dec
grafton of this church, which is of the APP
proved twilight type. The electric light
bulbs will have artificial lily shades, made
| of white silk. Festoons of these bulbs will
and introduced wherever possible. Hidden
| as they will be, in the heart of the lily
| blossom. the light will be subdued, and yet
| give striking effect a lighted cross viii
also be used above the pulpit
A pleasing decorative scheme is the laven-
| der and white one. Bells in these shades
made of immortelles or tissue paper, are
| suspended from white and lavender rib
bon portieres.> In using ascension lilies fol
shower arrangements, the stems which are
| stiff and ungraceful, are broken off, enough
being left. however, TO secure them to rib
/ bonS of different lengths. Asparagus ferns
| and marguerites are useful for this pur'
| pose in connection with the lilies.