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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
4
A poem recounts a legend of Gaster eggs as Tao of Easter. A boy asks why the eggs are blue and gold and a bird within a mossy nest sings after the tomb scene. An angel moves the stone, Christ rises, and the bird’s eggs change color to red gold and blue to mark Easter. The piece closes with credit to Fitzjames O'Brien.
Easter decoration ideas feature ducks eggs arranged in a small round basket lined with grass. A yellow duck figurine, sold at stores, adds charm to the display, enhancing the festive mood for children.
The article discusses decorative possibilities for Easter luncheons and dinners, favor themes with butterflies and spring flowers, and suggests color schemes of pale green with yellow accents. It details menus from lamb dishes with mint to veal with watercress and pistachio desserts, all presented in a seasonable, green and yellow palette.
Poem reflects spring joy amid city life and toil. It contrasts lilies in bordered aisles with the risen Christ message, invoking Mary and the distant garden to soothe sorrow and offer hope. The scent of lilies remains as a comforting emblem through sadness.
A reflective verse by John Keble envisions Easter light unfolding across all days. It contrasts worldly scorn with Christian praise, declaring our crown and treasure lie above, as the resurrected Christ alters perception of life, death, and sacred space.
A Polish washerwoman saved wax from honey and used it to decorate eggs. She melted the wax drew designs and boiled eggs in colors, creating pretty etched eggs. She enjoyed paraffin given to her to eat and shared her Easter craft with the narrator.
The piece reflects Easter messages from Emma Irene McLagan urging joy and renewal over sorrow and explains a Lincolnshire Palm Sunday custom in Caistor where a deputy brings a large whip, a purse with 2 shillings, and ceremonially carries it through the service and to the next hamlet.
A Clinton Scollard poem ponders knowing spring’s return through imagery of swallow wings crocus buds moss thrush and vesper music. The speaker seeks faith to reveal the path through darkness and grief as bright beams of hope illuminate the night.
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