The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01

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Aftcr ten days of brilliant sunshine,
Intense hea tsanf #bllnding dust, aster$ir,s \
Richmond broke damp and chill, over
hung by clouds stllnt soon obscured tl,ie e
first feeble rays from the Sky, and tllatSEI
a few hours later sent forth d downponrf
Of rain 4 lowed Sby. hail. sleet and snow. #
= Schurchtime came In TIL & midst OF fall-jfs
ing Temperatures and Il a atmospheric con- 81
ditions 81 hat by midday liza d 4 produced II
small blizzard Then suffered cruel and a
bitter disappointing tho cherished plans
of many Wee ks. Spring bonnets went
back to their covers. bright dresses were IL
carefully laid away ind we'll tailored
mankind "A n deep s DISCUS doni,etls once 8
more his Ecast-offs raiment. preserving the +,
new for ~ more scasonable hour ItssWassss
aSwoe= begones pro esson that wende ed &i its Il;
way through the streets--rainco ts, um-gs
lsbrellasa and Il rubber shoes appearing q sipq
lrnonotoi rlts succession where brig he.
iScolorss and grant lowe RS sho ould vess
BEEN. sfa. llsfc usual parade was abando ohed
tperforce. A5 ventliresorne few. bravad the
selementsa and exposed the holiday fine cry
i to- tho March Sblust ter, but the were soon
i driven In, "a much the orseS for " ear
i The wcather's April fool had been MOI 4s
SSrgB
Etiong that a dozen bright and summer ike
Il I3days8 had preceded S the great holiday
Il IEraisingS hopes to the highest 9pont Il only
Ito be dashed all the more cruel " at tteS
s11lonlent Of ealization, served in no way AZ
TO relieve tho sting of disapp poin tlnent:
Il aS Once within the ctuaries, tho con-ssss
4 Eregations generally, In the enjoyment
i Of Sbeautifulfs floral displays. sweet
4 music and notable sermons. &easil y. sfors@
4 GOT for tile time the vi ntry y lasts sso on:
1.-the outsid Q and the hal pelting tho
1 windows. More particularly by the
! Catholics and Il Eptscopal lians, but i gem
5Ecrally 4 by all denominatio ions.s he great
est OF church tlval 8 W as obser we'd
i|.in9some manner. sweet-voiceds singers
4 S|2dcligh thousands s wit Ii the lei abolates
J programs they have been rehearsingi
A for many. weeks, "a the jo yousf spirit s.
tho feast day app pearin s Q erSS,wllere ,82
y Iantheni, M discourse and VI coratlon.9
n 8|Norship over, wind and rain had again
1 Ito be faced . butt there was usual llyS "a,
d IiqulclS trip back q to the tireside and
\ lSthen for. the long afternoon the gloomy
4 }|3strce tsS W ere lcft { & half deserted. S Be-s
I fore nightfall "a blanket Of snow had
covered everything, only to- disappcari
4 quickly beneath. 4. q 70 70 IA 4 storm that
4 Followed. n 5 ;3sl lsf,
I Snow for Easter.
u With the mercury reaching toward
summer heat on Saturday, the sugGcs-
Il S|ttlon that there might be snow for
a Easter was secuted as absurd. u ct
4 tho old ndagc about March comlr2-g
4 in like lion and going out liso q
I lamb was reversed, and tho thlJ Jty first
] day OF the mouth proved ~ be It's
{, most. wintry s day, f
3ls:3Sitrhe warm. bright days of tho past srE
I. week had caused many preparations
!, for sunmerliko holiday. 5,S1i
4 The sprinkle of rain through the
A early morning glampened the ardor OF
d tho tdressy, although tho churches Of
4 tho city wero well filed With NYor-s
sliipcrs III spite of u tho inclement5
weather. About 1:30ssA NJ. q hard
u shower OF hail ratified on the tin roofs 4
y and against the windows. Many who
y Ind celebrated the past week by chang-s
j ing a portion. II not the entire super
VI structure of their wearing apparel,
j, shiyered through tho service, and spent
81 tho day huddlngg over the fire. About
II "A O'clock gfln the afternoon the rain I
j changed to snow and for Sc veral hours
,3IBWct sticky fakes, fell in great splotcheBi
" on tho blossoming fruit and tile bud
q ding trees. A gray, cheerless evening
a settled down to Wlntry night. q With
II every indication Of Il killing freeza
L for all tho rapidly budding sprlns
Negotiation. . Tho wet snow calseu OH
trees and wires. gave q weird VIM
ii ter appearance to- the city's streets
i and parks. which. but twenty-f four
y before We're swept With clouds fof
!, summer dust. li5 4
X In the Churches.
/, phe chilly day, however. had no ef-#
! feet on tho muslcally talented. In tile
churches OF all determinations special
g music was rendered, appropriate to the
, Easter season. and many of the morn
ing sermons bore on the resurrection
!. OF Chgist. and kindred Easter toples.
Z The City Directory gives ninety-four
white churches within tho city limits.
. and 1T is Il very credltable thing to-
: tho musical fraternity Of tho city that
in nearly every one these gathering
. places u capable and Hell l-trainsda
choir was able TO render music OF NJ
\ high order, s Il ~, :ls
s In tic Cathedral OF the Sacred
q Hears elaborate music WAS ntiared,
d In connection with pnll U fical INA sss sk
Ss 1 III a. Nh II !. Hcys Bishpp vanSIdAe