The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
April Easter Month.

~ AS March Is IIenten, so Is April, Easter
month. The one Is always associated IN
the mind with the great spring fast; the
other with the great spring festival. Inns
year Easter falls on April 18th, 1ull
week earlier than last year, SO flowers
ana foliage, except that on Easter hats
ond bonnets, will hardly make so brave
O show as in the April of one yenr ago.
f Already the echoes Of Easter arc In the
air: they are heard In tho preparations
being made by brides of the Easter sea-
son in the arrangements Tor Easter
gayeties that are attendant upon Inc
return Of many young girls and boys
from SCHOOL, in the making up OF l1aster
germans and dances; In the getting feaoy
on the part Of the winters deDutantes
for the Easter celebrations at the Uni
versity OF Virginia and the Vlrsl ma
Military Institute. \,
For Virginia people. April is a month
OF important dates. April 16, 1850. was
"a sorrowful Easter Sunday in Richmond,
for Lees surrender at AppomatoX mad
taken place April 9th, Just week pre-
Syious. April 18th, is Thomas Jefferson's
anniversary, and, as such, Is Founders
DAY." ordinarily though not this year.
IN the University Of Virginia. April SUhl
marks the imagination Of George wash
tngton, first President of tho United
States in 1885, sE
4 The custom Of keeping April 1st as
..All Fools Day Is an ancient one,
and had its probable origin In the fact
that, MS March 18th used to be New
Years Day, April list was It's octave
when festivities eliminated and tho
< Widest pranks OF the merry-mnking time
were played.
l5i3. The Arthurian Poets.
35s On Monday evening, at $50 o'clock, Mr.,
#Jonn Peyton MCGUIRE, Jr., Will give his
1 Beautiful lecture on The Arthurian
Poets, before the Woman's CLUB. The
subject Is particularly one. and the
lecturer too favorably known to need any
further mention. IS On this occasion, as at
ali evening entertainments. at the club,
members are entitled to invite gentle
men escorts. 9
5.#2 European Tour.
Miss Maria Blair will snil from New
York on May ed. with a Richmond party
for q European tour OF several months.
Tho travel route promises to be delight
full Miss Blair and her friends VIII &c
directly to Spain and spend three weeks
there. From Spain they will go to Naples
to remain there and IN other Italian cities
for q month. Another month Will be
spent on the way from Italy to London,
and third will be devoted to sight
seeing In Great Britain.
Miss Blair's party will include: Mrs
Junius Morris, Miss Elizabeth Kent KING,
Miss Katherlne Copeland. Miss Grlzelo
Mullen, of.,PetcrsbuTg; Miss Mary John
sto,i, Miss Ruth Sublett Miss Ellie Werth
Miss Nora Chaplin and Mrs, James D.
Cannon.
Life at the Mansion.
since the Illness OF Mr.. Cunningham
Hall, Governor and Mrs. Swanson have
been quietly ut home. when not Mt Mr..
Halls resld ence, In tho West End. lie,
as his friends will be glad to note, Is
somewhat better, and. 1t Is hoped that
the attack of rheumatism from which no
hns been suffering Is substding.
Mrs. Swanson will BIO In Richmond for
Easter but expects MS soon as the spring
advances to visit "Eldon," her country
home, near Chatham. Va. where shc
takes the greatest interest in her garden,
filled with tonquils. hyacinths, violets,
lilies OF tho valley lIlacs, Glove plnks
and the shrubbcry that naturally belongs
With fragrant country gardens.
Mrs. Swanson also anticipates going
) to upper Virginia, Winchester and Clarke