The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-24
ST.PAUL CELEBRATES
AN IDEAL EASTER
Thousands Enjoy a Perfect Day
and Beautiful Music I'm
the Churches

the anniversary of the resurrection of
Christ. was appropriately and beauti-
| fully observed in st. Paul. In every
church in the city magnificent floral
decorations, in which the Easter lily
ever predominated, banked the altar
and were arranged throughout the
! building. The music in these churches
! was music of Easter rejoicing-of the
! risen Lord-a theme that has melted
great composers to their most sublime
efforts. The sermons were sermons OF
| the day, its character and its obServ-
! ance.
The day was ideal. The sun smiled
| its rejoicings from a clear, cloudless
sky. The slight breeze that stirred laz-
| lily among the budding boughs OF the
| trees added to the day.
Easter crowds took advantage Of the
| weather. The young woman who had
slept uneasily for the week past be-
cause she feared an Easter shower
would do away with the possibility of
| exhibiting the Easter bonnet awoke
! yesterday to hear the weather fairly
calling her TO parade. And she went.
Persons of a sentimental bent OF mind
are prone to believe that each years
creations in the milliner's and mod
iste's. art are more beautiful and be-
| coming than were the forgotten crea-
! tions of the year before. They found
reasons for their arguments yesterday.
Radiant in New Clothing
Elaborate toilettes with the crown
| ing glory of the Easter bonnet on the
| women; spring suitings. neckties, hats.
and shoes on the men told the nom
churchgoer the nature of the day. And
even the nonchurchgoer paid his re-
| spects TO the custom of the day by ap-
| pearing, as a rule. in something new.
| The streets were alive with new cloth
| ing. and the fact that the shops were
already advertising reductions in the
! prices of their spring apparel testified
| that the public had bought largely.
Nor were the eggs forgotten. The
| close of business in the grocery stores
Saturday night saw the visible supply
well nigh exhausted. and yet prices
| had not advanced. The eggs went some
| to the dye pot. to come forth as real.
varicolored Easter eggs. Others went
! to preserve the good old traditions of
eggs for breakfast, dinner and lunch,
and appeared in the dress of omlettes
! or in a plain scramble. fry or poach.
Easter joy, as Christmas celebration,
| is not the exclusive property of the
| fortunate. The unfortunate are ever
! privileged to join in the commemora-
| ton of the day. In the county Jail, the
city workhouSe, at the county poor
| farm and within the gray stone walls
! of the Saltwater penitentiary, the oc-
| caSion was observed with special
| Easter service and Easter music, and
| last, but not least, with Easter bills of
| fare at the meal times.
Beautiful Music in the Churches
1t is the music that makes Easter,
! though. And it was the music that
was featured in the various churches
of the city yesterday. Choirs aug
mented to choruses, with accompani
! mentS OF the organ and yioIinS and
harps, interpreted the great compost
tions of the worlds great songsters,
which were in sense songs of Joy for
| the resurrection.
! At the House of Hope, Haven's beau
tiful anthem, Christ. the Lord, Is
! Risen,' was sung by the choir, while
| solo numbers were by Mrs. De Wolf,
| singing Bach's MY Heart Ever Faith
! ful," and by Mrs. Yale, singing. Shell
ley's Resurrection" The sermon was
| by DR.. Boyle
Jules Granier's magnificent 'Ho-
sanna,' sung by Miss Katherine Rich
! ards Gordon at the Church of ST. John
! the Evangelist, was the most important
selection in the musical programme.
The vested choir of the church, assist
ed by Miss Gordon, sang Easter an
thems, including Tours Christ, Our
Passover" Shelleys Resurrection"
sung by Mr.. Rosenthal as bass solo,
was also a beautiful number In the
| programme. The rector of the church.
DR.. Sedgwick, delivered the morning
sermon. his subject being "The Resur-
| rection."
A strongly augmented choir in the
| Woodland Park Baptist church sang
! the Gloria" from Mozart's Twelfth
mass, and the "Hallelujah," from Han
| deIs Messiah" The solo features
l lNEva .s-1Ix Il
solo, 'Handel's 81 Know That My Re
deemer Liveth," was sung by Miss Eva
| M. Alcott. Miss Nellie A. Hope sang
| the alto solo, with the chorus and quar-
tette. Schilling's Christ, Our Pass
| over"
In st. Clements Memorial church the
strong choir sang number of the most
beautiful and inspiring Easter an
| thems.
AT the Peoples church Miss Sans
Souci was organist and a quartette
sang Easter music.
The programme of Easter music pre-
| sented at the Park Congregational
| church last evening WAS especially full
and beautiful. The choir was large in
| membership and strong in voice, and
! numerous solos were interspersed
through the services. Miss Adele Ma
! loney sang. Then Fled the Disciples
and Then the Same Day at Even
Peace Be Unto YOU"
Solos by Master Fred Olsen and by
| Robert w. Block were features in the
musical programme in the morning
| services of the Central Presbyterian
| church, where an enlarged choir sang
| Easter anthems.
In other churches Easter music of
| equally elaborate and beautiful selec-
! ton was sung, and the day was, withal,
an suspicious one in the interest of
| church music.