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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 2 Apr 1925, p. 9

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v '"T.^X $$?•£ <\ *.-. < "• *» %/2LffU GaA^ %/<ssu*wteMi 0**»*W I r iwpi |F«JW W"».» TUB McHKfKY FLATTOEAT,™, McHEJTftY, IIX. Offered; by Paris Makers 11KK the 'clang of the church bells breaks over the roofs of Jerusalem at this time of year, Christians, Moslems and Jews have laid aside their tools and thrown themselves into a frenzy of devotion. It is an annual release of the entire community, writes Clair Price in the New York Times, telling of Easter in Jerusalem, such as you and I know notiyng of. Somewhere in the centuries during which our ancestors were moving westward from the Middle East we have lost the gift of it and we have never recaptured it. Yet we are, all of us. Gentile and Jew alike, homecomers when we alight today at the little railroad station on the Bethlehem road, which bears the twin names of "El Kuds" in Arabic script and "Jerusalem" in English. - 7 As modern cities go, the physical Jerusalem Is ••all. The population is about 00,000, of whom possibly a third live within the walls. The physical Jerusalem is a tiny stone relic of a town, the most revered relic of three great faiths. It has more physical riches per capita than any other city on earth. It is surrounded by great modern German, Russian, French, Italian and British properties, strong fortress-structures erected atLglortanr uajorem DeL Within the walls It Is divided Into Christian, Armenian, Jewish and Moslem quarters. At this time of the year each quarter observes one of the greatest events on its calendar--the Christian and Armenian quarters their Easter week, the Jewish quarter Its Passover, and the Moslem quarter Its fisting at the Tomb of Moses, 20 miles cast on the •tlfling shores of the Dead sea. Before the war the old Ottoman government at Constantinople was accustomed to transfer Its Jaffa garrison to Jerusalem to maintain order during the three festival*. nnH tha British today, after having similarly drawn In their forces toward Jerusalem, find the period of the three festt- •sis one of anxious days and sleepless nights. The Passover of the Jews is kept in Jerusalem just as it is kept In American cities. Among the ^ few Samaritans who are left In the world, however, ft Is kept with differences. There are only about 180 of them, and they are concentrated In their own quarter of Nahlus, north of Jerusalem! They observe their Passover week encamped la teats «D the summit of Mount Qerizlm. Easter week at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher Is observed with less simplicity, for six Christian communities possess rights In the church and each has Its own program of observances through^ out the week. The orthodox community has 8,000 communicants, the Roman Catholic community fl,- 000, the Armenians 1.500, the Copts 150, the Syrians 180 and the Abysslnlans 90. Those of *is whose more immediate ancestry Is Protestant have an specified rights In the labyrinth of churches, chapels and monasteries which together make up the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The rights which each community enjoys In the church are closely defined by centuries of precedent and are embodied in firmans granted for centuries by successive sultans at Constantinople. As for the Moslem pilgrimage to the Tomb .of Moses, its participants come Into Jerusalem on the Tuesday before the Christians' Easter week begins and leave on the following day, marching with banners and bands of music down the Jericho road toward the stark wilderness about the Dead sea. A mile from these hot salt shores lies the fsbled Tomb of Moses, one of that line of prophets. Including Adam, Noah, Abraham and Jesus, of whom islam holds Mohammed to be the last. It aeems to be generally established that the to&b Is not authentic and It Is not impossible that Saladln, to whom it was revealed In a vision was moved by the desirability of mobilising a Moslem force near Jerusalem during the Christians' Easter In order to prevent the Christians from encroachtag on the Haram-esh-Sherlf. (The term "hnram- In Islam corresponds to "cathedral" among Christians, and the great Haram-esh-Sherlf at Jerusalem is. after the Haram at Mecca, the most venerated shrine In Islam.) The tomb Is owned by the powerful Hussein! family of Jerusalem, which numbers among Its members the mayor, the grand mufti -or head of the Moslem community, myj the bead of the antl-Zlonlst organization. With 5.000 Moslem pilgrims fasting at the Tomb of Moses, some 20 miles away, Easter week begins at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. I left the hotel shortly before 8 o'clock on the morning of Maundy Thursday. The church Is announced, as one nears It. by a transformation in the bazaars which line the cobbled streets. Oriental wares give place to rosaries, crosses, pictures. Icons and candles. At length, a gateway opens In an ancient wall and a flight of cobbled steps brings one down to the somber overshadowed square which Is Hie ' forecourt of the church. - Every Inch of the small court was crowded. Windows and Iwlffea which looked down upon the acene were Jammed with onlookers. Ladders leading up against the ancient walls were being used to push still more onlookers to points of vantage. Roofs were perilously crowded, and on the hJgh- W • r""; '.ir - Mourner's Glorious Easter Hope Jkrusafemy Prffrc/paJ &iisinexs Street* wrnstiotmf est roof of all a group of Greeks sat with their feet overhanging a 72-foot drop, their leader stand* lag at the edge whirling a pair of broadswords whose blades whirred-past the "ears of those who sat about his feet. The figure of their swordswinging leader and the sound of their heavy chant dominated the scene. Down below In the center of the crowded fore* court was a wooden stand with 12 seats, and a small pulpit had been affixed to the wall before H; ov#rhnnw wUh «« !cO£ and & ch of cMt* Twelve archimandrites, walking two by two, la robes of red and gold brocade, were Issuing from the doors of the church. As they filed slowly through the human lane which led to the wooden stand, the Patriarch Damlanos followed them from the church, clad in gleaming white brocade and sliver; his long beard was snowy white, the sun glinted on the dlamond-lncrusted cross on his breast. With the church bells clanging thel* wild jubilee, the archimandrites ascended the stand. At the steps the patriarch paused. His outer robe of white and the Jew-fled Insignia of his office were removed. A rough towel was tied about his waist, another was thrown over his shoulder and a ewer and basin of embossed silver and gold were given, him. The crowded court was now silent Even the bells had ceased their jubilance. In the role of the Twelve Apostles, each man bared one foot, and the patriarch, ascending the stand, re-enacted the scene in the upper room. They carried out the Bible story literally even to the reluctance of St Peter, whose role was played by the Russian archimandrite. The little play was no soonet over than the wild clangor of the bells possessed, the scene again, the sword-swinger on the roof above led his fellow-pllgrlms in a frenzy of ex* cited devotion, and the patriarch, having resumed his heavy splendor, descended from the stand and walked slowly back into the church, the crowds breaking through the line Of gendarmerie, driven by all the strength of their long repressed emotion into frantic efforts to approach him, to touch the hero of his gorgeous raiment. Toward noon I went over to St. Stephen's gate, ; through which the Jericho road enters Jerusalem, to see the Moslem pilgrims return to the Haramesh- Sherlf from the Tomb of Moses. The wail on both sides of the gate was rimmed at the top with heads, all of them looking off to where the white undulating Jericho road dipped from sight to th§ south across thd Kldron valley. The rubbish heap which lies to your left as you go out of the gate was rimmed with seated, many-colored figures. A field Of yellow-green barley dropped sharply at one's feet and the Jericho road far below wes a human lane. Files of orphans In blue and soldiers In British khaki moved like toy figures along the white road to meet the returning pilgrims. A British airplane zoomed low and, lifting, trailed Its shadow swiftly up Getbsemane and the Mount of Olives. The crash of a gun outside the gate was followed by a long clattering echo against the Monnt of Olives. Others followed until a salute of l| guns had reached out to greet the incoming pi|> grlms. A Hebron mounted gendarme stopped la front of us, faced his horse about, lit a cigarette and waited. The music slowly crescendoed and approached slowly, very slowly. We stood on our chairs as the head of the procession stopped before us, amid the rhythmic thunder of Turkish drums and the deafening clang of cymbals. A double line of small pupUs In green, flowing head* dresses sang about the Arab fatherland. At the end of every verse they lifted their wands. More Hebron gendarmes Issued from beneath the gate, faced their horses about and waited. More drums and cymbals were approaching, A lechery-faced old man, clad like Abraham, Issued slowly from under the arch of the gate. He was the sheik of Hebron; 6.000 men, Hussein Effendl whispered, were in his family; 6,000 men, what you say, like one. After him came more mounted gendarmes, a cluster of green and yellow banners bearing Arabic names and surmounted with brass crescents. A rough circle of chanting men Stopped before us and lifted their voices in a long acclamation of the Arab army, every line of which ended with the thrusting high of naked scimitars ..and walking «tlok« Hiinaejn E-ffendi. !n h!" European clothes, leaped from his chair into the center of them, gave them a vlve la for l'armee Arabe and another and another and another, until the perspiration dripped from his forehead and the veins stood out on his neck and the naked scimitars and walking sticks leaped Into the air again and again and again. So religion in Jernsalem Slips across the shadowy line which divides It from politics. It took an hour for the rest of the pilgrims to pass us and we finally followed the flfe and drum corps of the Manchester regiment, which marked their end, to the gate of the Haram-eeh-Sherif. Those who know Jerusalem far better than I know It agree that in point of outward physical beauty die city contains nothing which compares, in the spacious majesty of Its setting, with the great Haram-esh-Sherlf. It consists of one of those great open spaces in which Islam loves to Implant Its shrines, of the exquisite Dome of the Rock in the center of the area, of the Mosque el-Aksa along Its further side, and of minor bits, pulpits, fountains, cypresses, which stand at Irregular Intervals throughout the rest of the area without Diarrlng the effect of space. By 10 o'clock In the morning, the /loor of the rotunda of the church was crowded with the Christendom of the Orient. Above, the little galleries on the walls of the rotunda were crowded with foreigners. The din down on the floor was continual. It was not the hum of many voices, but a roughly rhythmic chanting Into which the voices Involuntarily resolved themselves, an ocean of Jiound which broke on one's ears--in a heavily pressed measure--La la la. La la La La La. The tension was now at its height. I remember an anxious vice consul who had witnessed the scene many times before whispering at my elbow, "Anything can happen in the next Hve minutes." With a gesture of savage exultance the priest drew from the hole In the side of the sepulcher a flaming torch and, turning, dashed through the opened lane and disappeared out the door, where awift runners were waiting outside to carry the Holy Fire to Bethlehem. Jericho. Nablus and other towns of Palestine. Before the war It was carlied also to Jaffa, where ships were waiting to hurry it to Odessa, whence It was used to kindle candles throughout Holy Russia. One of the two men in white now stood* before 0ie hole In the sepulcher lifting a second flaming torch. Toward him the frenzied crowd surged, Stretching out their candles to light them at the Holy Fire. Candle by candle Jets of flame rushed through the rotunda until the sea of heads was alive with dots of flickering yellow and the air that lay above was hazy with thin blue tallow smoke. Candles were lifted to the balconies by ropes and the heavy lamps above were set flickerlag with yellow light The great tall rotunda waa set a-sparkle. The gendarmes gathered fiercely around as the patriarch staggered out of the sepulcher clutchlag flaming tapers, and was half carried, struggling and swaying, through the nave of the orthodox fttthedral up to the safety of the High Altar. The rotunda was filled with shouting, with the flicker of flame against a background of dark stone. All that day little groups of eastern Christians ttwrd talking In. the streets with burning milts. The Paris couture has fired Its opening spring fusillade and with the clearing of the smoke there is revealed a curious lack of unanimity among the Important French creators of dress, writes a Paris fashion correspondent in the New Kork Herald-Tribune. There are of course, certain general points of accoru, but no one theme is sufficiently popular to be without its eminent prophets of dissent. The combination of molded bodice and t.aring skirt is unquestionably t**e most salient ci.aiucteristic of the new spring offerings, yet some of the well-known designers entirely omit this theme from iheL- collections, au'iering Instead to the well-worn straight-line silhouette of recent years. An idea of the diversity of spring styles may be had from the appended short rev.ews of some of the aria opening collections. What follows Is a general outline--brief, sketchy and Intended to convey a bird's-eye impress sion of aomo of the early spring collections. Loose lines characterize the Cbanei: spring silhouette, although there Is a perceptible tendency toward a slightly marked waistline, appearing • t the normal line. Skirts are shorter than last season'and slightly wider, the ad* ditional width being attained through circular lines. Chanel, however, en? tlrely avoius the molded bodice which is the usual accompanist of the flared skirt this season, adhering instead t» the looser effects. The Jumper frock, generally accompanied by a short coat. Is one of the most significant feature* in this collection. Ensembles usually exploit a long coat ol wool in combh nation .with a crepe dress, 'he en* semble unity being carried out by the coloF o. design of the materials. Lac* Is an important item In formal frock*, The robes du solr are notable for their elaborate trimmings. Favors Marked Waistline. Jean Patou places himself 6quarelf among the advocates of the nolded bodice and flared skirt in his spring exhibition at which six American mannequins made their debuts In Paris fash ion j. Even the tailleur exploits an occasional flare and on dresses and coats .he distended effect Is invariable. There Is a distinct tendency toward a slightly marked waistline which usually finds a haven at a normal or just higher than normal line The short Jacket makes its appearance in conjunction with the sports suit, but the more formal tailleurs sponsor three-quarteMengta coat*, Instead. ' uxurious ornamentation distinguishes the new evening gowns from those of last season. Jenny, at leust, has remained deaf to the siren call of the mold and flare. While several of her models do Incorporate a modified version of the flare, generally she remains faithful to the straight, slim lines of recent seasons, ihe skirts are a little shorter than before and the waistline is raised slightly above the normal, principally through the use of the bolero. Printed fabrics are used widely for the dress or coat lining of ensembles. Suits exploit both the short and the threequarter jacket Captain Molyneox, long one of the ardent sponsors of the straight and narrow silhouette, has finally forsaken the beaten path and has allied himself with the sponsors of the mold and flare liaison. The wider skirt is obtslned through two typical treatments --the circular cut and plaits. It Is not s sudden sharp flare but rather a gradual vidtnlng which is hardly perceptible at times. Skirts remain short, although not acutely so, the waistline is lov as before, and unqualified approval is once more meted out to the ensemble. Among the newer notes Is the two-piece Jumper frock and the two and three-piece pyj&ma. An Interesting similarity is often carried out between sleeves and skirt the former widening gradually from ..he elbows to equal the flare in the latter. Evening dresses are cut on simple lines, but they have acquired an elaborate ornamentation which Is distinct- Ir a new departure. Laces, embroideries and brocades are among' the methods isei! to elaborate the robes du solr. Jumper Frocks Popular. Martial et Armand embody three characteristics in their spring silhouette. The bodice i» sharply molded, the waistline Is slightly defined and the skirt Is narrow to the hemiine. at which point lfc flares perceptibly. The two-piece jumper " frock stands out ASPIRIN Say "Bayer Aspirin" INSIST I Unless you see tho "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are not - getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 24 years. o -fes*Accept on!y * Bayer package .which contains proven directions Bandy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100--Druggists Aspirin Is the mark of B«y*r Mmfacture of MonoacetlcaciJester of Baitcjucactt haarlcm oil has been a worldwide remedy for kidney, liver bladder disorders, rheumatism, lumbago and uric acid i nn1ilh JK HAARLEM OIL esma correct internal troubles, stimulate vital prgans. Three sizes. All druggists. Insist ;tt> the original genuine GOLD MEDAL. Stops itching--* Reduce* irritation FroUt-H* WfcrtS Ceoroette Crepe With Lace and Blue Ribbona. among the sports clothes nnd the typicai tailleur combines an sbbrevlated jacket and a plaited skirt. Sleeves are or are not. When present, they are of numerous varieties--tight all the way, loose above the elbow and tight below, and snug above and loose helow. The decorative note Is em phaslzed strongly In trimmings and embroideries of metal, leather and fur. Plaid alpaca, silk serges, taffeta, Jersey, silk crepe and numerous wool novelties are tie principal fabrics snd navy blue, gray and red are the algnlficant colors. The tailored ooie is accented i>) Philippe et Gaston In a collection which incorporates the low waistline and adheres generally to the straight silhouette. The skirts are a little looser than last season, but their general effect Is still rather slender. Brail trimming is a familiar note on the suits, the Jackets of which are frequently casaqulna. Embroidery on formal go~vns, a long sleeve which la snug abovu the elbow and wide below It A distinctly feminine note pervades the entire Agnes collection and srlvaa evidence that the French creators are not entirely Inclined toward toe great simplicity. Extremely ornate embroideries :nd Jeweled decorations characterize the evening models, while lac* works its way into the sleeves of afternoon frocks. Kasha, printed crepea, chiffons, georgette crepe and ottoman are the principal materials. Woolen and Alpaca Ensembles in Limelight Woolen and alpaca ensemjles stand forth prominently in the models of Clears away skin trouble TP you have today a spot of eczema, or irritation on your skin, cleanse the affected pare by bathing with Resinol Soap, then smooth in gently with tha fingers a coating of Resinol Ointment. One application frequently stops the itching completely because the special aoothing healing properties of Resinol help it to sink deep into the pores .where the trouble really lies and restore a normal condition. Use Resinol Soap daily for your toilet and bath. It helps to keep t h e s k i a healthy. Ask your drug* gist. RESINOL No man can climb out beyondllmltations of his own character. Make the best of the worst you get Madeleine et Madeleine-Annk, which also show a predilection for directoire themes. The silhouette is short and flaring In the formal afternoon and evening clothes, and short and narrow for the numerous tailored suits. Paul Poiret has also Joined the ranks of the narrow and wide, the typical silhouette exploiting a snug bodice and a moderately llared skirt which Inaugurates It* flaring propensities at the waistline. The models generally show a longer skirt length than is usual, the hem reaching to about ten Inches off the ground. A bustle effect is featured for evening dresses and It attracted much fuvorable comment at the opening exhibition. The ensemble is a frequent note in aftern ->n costumes, hut the tailleur is comparatively unimportant. Sleeves are of all varieties, hut are Invariably long. CMffons. Metallic fabrics and taffetas, the latter principal!, for robes du soir, are the outstanding materials. A tendency toward a Higher waistline . aj manifested by Luclen Lei on* at bis spring opening. Perhaps to maintain the proper balance the skirt leugths favored oy this house reach to from 14 to It? inches off ""Hie rr,.und, seldom reaching to more than an inch or two below the knees. The typical silhouette mollis the bodice fairly close and flares moderately at the hemllnsi Pearls, : .ces and embroideries are the principal means of ornamentation. Much significance is attached to the evening decolletage, which is sharply lower than th' high line of last Brought up on a .Farm As a young man Dr. Pierce practiced medicine in a rural district and was known f a r and w i d e f o r his great success 1 n alleviating d i s e a s e . He early moved to Buffalo and put up in ready-touse form, his Golden Medlcsl D i s c o v e r y , t h e well-known tonic for the blood, which is an ex» tract of native roots. This "Discovery" of Dr. Pierce's clears away pimples and annoying eruptions, tends to keep the complexion fresh and clear. It corrects the disordered conditions In a sick stomach, aids digestion, acts as a tonic and enrlchea the blood. Vim is sure to follow Its use. All dealers. Tablets ur liquid. Cream Net Trimming gJThe new lingerie of deep pink crepe de chine and ninon is trimmed with net In a deep tone of cream nlmnn thf color of new butter. White Leather Coat The leather coat in Its newest version Is a thing of beauty. A uost attractive model of three-quarter length is of white leather lined with &hit« kasha and collared with fiat white fur. For Wounds or Bur as Women Now Demand Attention to Wearables ( "Condemned to die that we might learn how to love," so cornea a new •leaning in Easter. We watch the faint, flickering light ef life fade, and see the cold still form of our precious loved 'one before us. We thought we loved before. Ah, yes, we knew we loved, when life and health were there. tNow that the soul has gone, we realise we are Just beginning to love. Sh^waa with us day after day. year after year: whenever we came home she was there; we held long and earnest conversation with ber; we sought her counsel; we traveled beside her; she was our companion; we watched her do very wonderful tilings and felt a sense of pride in their accomplishment. But we never knew we could miss her so until that day when they took her away and left a vacant chair at the table, a vacant seat beside the fire, and we no longer heard ber voice, felt her gentle touch, looked Into her dear eyes. We did not often tell her that we loved her: thst was taken for granted. Now she Is gone, beyond our reach, and we realize that had we tried to tell her of our love, we would not have been able to express It either In word or deed--the love we now feel, since she is away I We all feel thla when our loved ones pass on. How we would hold them here, "and keep them ever near us I But they are gone I The disciples must have felt thus, when they laid th# broken body of their Lord In Joseph's tomb. How bright, sweet and fresh la the memory of her--in very truth, we have felt her near; and the sweet quiet Influence of her beautiful life has kept us from danger many times, as In a quiet hour when memory rushes In. It brings an Inspiration that gives us the Joyous hope of a wonderful expansive. exultant Ufa which knows no limitation. Ufc Is a long lesson in humility. ® The influx of women into the busloess world has materially-- fashions and one now finds entire departments given over to 6uppl>in8 ,e needs of hundreds of girls and women who have a keen sense of values and s flair' for styles that are not only smart but appropriate to the occasion. Attempts to standardize clothes for the business • woman have failed be4 cause those behind the movement Ignored the elements of individuality and personality, hut the recognition of what Is required In the way of simple smart styles is hound to meet with success. Designers are realizing this and, as a result. It Is possible to find clothes that are distinctive and at the Prints Return in New Design All signs point to a decided vo^ue of prints for spring and summer. Printed silks for afternoon frocks, printed chiffons for evening and printed linens for •'beach and resort wear are in evidence "Hn the collections of sdvance models. same time within jreach of^a moderate income. . . • The essentials of dress for the woman who spends the greater part of the day in an office or shop sre excellent materials, conservative colora, simple, perfect lines and elimination of superfluous details. These are tb« fundamentals of true cble, whic|^after all, Is founded upon suitability. For Rheumatisn% Insect Stmg% Sore Throat* Frost Bites, Pile* and Bonis A Pain-Retaering Healing Oil 11 At Drag Stores achy Fkml Post, 35 jp M. R. ZAEGEL & CO. 00 Eighth St. Shah nygaa^ 191s fftlN Playa Many Parta Oaa spring bat in its time plays many parts, thst Is if It Is trimmed with a scarf, as so many are at present. The scarf may be draped ahoot rh« hat in new fashion each day or the small, round, turned-back pi cot bat may be worn alone and the scarf thrown about the neck or shouldersi Very Attractive - Negligees of corduroy are serviceable and. If of good quality and color, they are very attractive In a^ pearance onight Tomorrow Alright

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