The sun., 1891-04-12
EASTER ON THE EAST SIDR

EASIER ON The EAST SIDE
BONNETS AND FLOWERS THAT 8Loov
THERE IN THE SPRING,
TAsy Please Many Eyes and All H....
These Whs WIN Not buy Arc Fore.I ss
BayJTweaty.thirA Street Behi.s Dt,,.
sisa when it Gomez 70 Real sty1.s
A good deal has been said about the spl,ndo.
Of the uptown openings, about the wealth Ana
beauty Of the spolls Of London and Paris vhlal
the swell dressmakers have displayed 10 nel
women who came In carriages. No worn h.s
been uttered, however. about an opening iar
moro gorgeous, far more Interesting M,
true no carriages were there. and no wealth
worth speaking Of was represented. But that
does not in the least detract from tho splepdor
and fascination.
Most New Yorkers know that there 10 . ns,.
row thorouRhfare called Division stree. mn.
ming northeast from Chatham square. Il
rooted by the Second avenue elevated. and Il
therefore dark and gloomy all tho year roupd
It 10 dlnRy and dirty and forbddine On ,bs
upper side OF this street there Is nothing morn
curious than what you will find anywhere IN
the variety Of eccentricities which make up The
lower east side. On the lower side of he street.
from Chatham square to Market street, there
is one OF tho strangest freaks of New York
life. The whole length OF these iou,
or nvs blocks 10 given over TO millinery
shops. in which the lower east side
buys its bonnsta. Beside each door Ls
-.:cst stand In which 10 display OF hats ind
rib9ons to catch the eye OF the passing woman
and draw her to look into the more extensive
display OF the show window proper or to enter
and buy. This line Of millinery shops and
street stands 10 unbroken. Behind each door
stands the proprietress. and. no matter how
suddenly you may glance at her. you will find
her countenanoe twisted into smile OF great
susvity and most enticinR sweetnesA Shs
10 the saleswoman-in-chief. also. and han.
dies the customers After they ore withia
tho doors. But the Division street millinsr d
not content With her smile and her show win.
dows for the allurement Of trade. On the side.
walk beyond the cases is line OF pickstste
announce tho approach OF the customer, to
liner. and then to aid In inducing her to buy
These pickets have been described as tho ton.
tacles Of the devil fish. but the Division street
milliners gay that this is slander and thA.
they are honest. bargsin-givin trades.
women - and to see their faces b
to believe what they say. The pickets arc
curious lot OF girls and women. Most Of then
are plain. All Of them wear shawls OF color
that shows dirt least Even In the coolest
weather they wear no hats. They hail even
first chance It her. and each 81 the others TAX.
ing her turn. They make tho passing woman
look: II she tries 10 pass on they, stand
fsa assst ss'tf 81 nna hanc' All hs' Win.
miliner Is besmine through the glass q PIN. .h.
when business is particularly dull. aud that
seems to be most OF the time. The, pickeisdo
sDs the Tn d p
and claw snd berate each other until Dlvlsoa
street is the scene OF shouting d scuftns
poiics. fEese pieEets % Chew es wax. s and shs;
shSes re- are @ generally 6uIsted out a.. s,.r. a
Division street is gloomy. The millinery shops
have an atmosphere Of perpetual twilight Dui:
Of the street has been IN increased By The dsDIsI
in the millinery shop windows. All the hs9
and honnets, oil the ribbons and feathers ana
There has been more Grape than anythinRss,s.
In fact. there was SO much Grape ana 90 lltus
OF other things that any day tlIs wnteTb ibSsbi Spb
that either the lower east side was vaIe o.
tears and death or that these 81 hm.Sn sh0%
This until the Monday tH' morning aior Eas'.i:
But had you passed thI ough DIVISION street
that morning. no matter how early H.
gloom had vanished. True. the elevated track ,,eas
Still hung low. roofing the street and LETTING
the snnliCht only silt through cracks bII ,bs,s ~.
which made Division street cheerful, II lIrsy sI;
almost gay. The girls on picke duty dld oe' ne'
walk Walk 3 But n eher ns s,en shs..
and tho depressing movement OF the laxsoaS
wax. was unchanged TWAS the ,.Int windows fSS M
were gone. Division street had ielt hs o,ss,a ,s
T aaa Tom , ts
must have been done in the night. for even % tls
first girls on their way to work In ths crM|ns |es.
els els and the chief mi liners must have worked
in the ,night-toied hard that tho mosnt3bs tbs
mRghpt 61GpIsom They hs1 tafsad Sad sd
show windows and the show stdnds with gsSua' SHs
coors, with flowers Of the most splendid adHs: nuS
for bySsp sna brs siS poar snSn
When Division street bursts into bloom tisas teSW
is NO halfway business about It. no seeL,Is seama.
times puts IN summer Landscapes. On th. th.cS.. cS3.
trary. not only is ali that - gay in m nstu"s mn.s
fields ana gardens put on exhibition but mass 1I.s
blue and in white and the world has coDs,~ ~.
eqops e. psnG
nSEs $ 1s SsinS s[.Ss: ;SS.
seen the violet in the long grass Of tho ~ W.
side Of, ,clinginH In the roots OF grea! ,Vi nSiS
frees. Not 80 Division street. II has seen Sp
the violet growing in the perforated o,Abb bsins
tho street vendor. And Division street vsaSo Nmou
pnhampered by nature. has improved uySd IA
her. In the bonnets OF the chow VIM ~ buV
stands which T. Q pickets guard the.f az ant nd
and white violeis. but there are pinR npS npnSssv
and yellow yioets, also. Now the foIb bsW
flower, that is supposed 70 ti,T.
certain well defined limitations oil color Sr ~.
green and gray and hsiotro! roses, st ss,'u var.
snce with the shades known to bo'senyht ht.lon o
carnations OF Division street i's baensnnpI
buttons. its dandelions. its peach and spyI
blossoms. it's sweet peas. and its pans,e.sas
show the same tendency IT, widen nature nI n,siI
rowness and give variety to naturt's s!mp'iHysr
are flaming se8rists. plnks to make yop! NJ
s';s. 8 s';S: @ iss s::Sl 4. .s':ssa
oolors. the flashing OF scarlet and yel0no "
gold and green and purple. There 70 " u
tempt at harmony OF arrsnRenenL ,rrondsf
striking, stunniGR. Is tho one aim no WmssdN
the gloom vanished. Sunlight was + u hh'esTJ heyJ
whore the rainbow was outdone; inc u.s"'
Lighted the streets; ontsummGred S1aws 'xha
she IL about when she, los her i,- stIts stress
and Orchard street and Cherry ~ az y. Dr.
please realists or artists: so sue nlakes ssro
visiop street bloom 10 colors and i,0Wetae 10
other spot on earth blooms. or could oT1SUsI.b
matter how hard nature might try. 1anv.lisu
spring In the fields and cities that pY.'S0