The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-11
Dame Fashion viii Rule the
Day and MiIady win Be
Happy in Her New Display
Of Finery.
ALL CREEOS OBSERVE
AND Celebrate DAY
Many Homes in This City Win
Be Frightened by the East
er Flowers, Which Were
Sold Rapidly.

Easter. one OF the most sacred days
of the year. will be celebrated alike
today by believers of all Christian
faiths. Protestants and Catholics alike
will join in paying tribute to the mem
ory of the resurrected Lord. Special
services have been arranged at all the
churches. Most beautiful sacred music
will be rendered. and ministers and
priests will discourse upon the subject
In keep.ag with the day. Many homes
will be gladdened by the beautiful Eas-
ter flowers. Local dealers reported the
sale was unusually large. Potted
plants were in great demand and tbs
choice selections were soon exhausted
Thousands of carnation and roses were
sold. The splendid lily. most appropri-
ate floiwer Of the day. was disposed
Of in large quantities. The offering Of
calla lilies was small. but there was an
abundance OF the Easter lily plants
FashioU Rules Day.
Fashion will have fits inning. Bright
sunshine and q cool. crisp breeze are
promised by the weather man. At
midnight the Indications were that tho
prognostication would come true. Ev-
cry star was shining brightly and the
heavens were without q neck or cloua.
Easter fashion In womeu's clothes will
predomlnate. Mems tailOrs asserted
last night that % many gentlemen's
| suits are altogether too light I'm weight
to permit wearing ON . very cool day
without an overcast But fckle woman
will not care for such q small item as
a frosty atmosphere. She has been
planning with the miiliner and dress
maker for days. and today is the one
| day OF the year when every woman is
supremely eiad-if she has a new
dress and new hat. but without them
she prefers to remain at home. sur
rounded by the loving members OF her
family.
Easter Gains Favor.
| Easter has gained favor primarily
because of the sacred Significance OF
the date, but secondarily because ~
the season Of the year. II represents
the coming OF spring and for this reas-
on there was observed for many Gen.
turies a festival occasion ut this seas
on. In the northern countries Of Eur
ope the time meant the breaking up OF
the ice in the rivers and fords. giv-
ing the galleys and smaller craft q
chance on the water.
Besides being commemorative Of
the resurrection Of Jesus Christ. tbs
Easter festival is . memorial to the
Christian passover-of the atOnemene
wrought by the death Of Christ upon
the cr1gs. At first the Christian pass
over was celebrated on the same day
as the Hebrew. the 18th day Of the
month Nissan. But before long In the
church OF Rome and other churches
OF the Latin world. the Observance
was transferred to the Sunday next
after the I4th.., Nison. this doubtless
to make the difference primarily be-
tween Judaism and Christianity.
Established Reform.
II was in $50 that Theodore. Arch
bishop Of Canterbury. established the
reformed Roman calendar in Eng
land The movable feasts OF the ROM
an Catholic and the Anglican church
es are determiped by the day Of the
month on which Easter falls. The
way by which Easter Day is now de-
termined is that Of the first Sunday
after the paschal full moon uath day
OF the calendar moon, or the full moon
which happens upon or next after
March 21) II the full moon happens
. upon a Sunday. then Easter Day 10
. the first Sunday following.