Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-03
AN EASTER PARADE.
How the New Spring Gowns Were shown
on Connecticut Avenue.

How the New Spring Gowns Were shown
on Connecticut Avenue.
II Easter day had been made to order for the
express benefit Of tine yonng ladies who had
I new spring frocks TO show off it could hardly
have been a more perfect day than Yesterday
was. The natural result was that the streets
were crowded all day with pedestrians and the
| sidewalks looked as gay as the decorations on a
typical Easter bonnet. What is the prevailing
shade for spring wear2 This would be a difficult
question to answer II there was any color in
the rainbow that was not on parade on Connec-
ticut avenue yesterday afternoon the proper
thing for it to do is to step forward and claim a
liberal reward. And the prettiest thing in an
Easter bonnet Was the face of a pretty girl
under il.
OF late years Connection avenue has ceased
to be as much of q parade street for the swells
on SUNDAY afternoon as it used to be- put YES
terday when the churches had turned out their
congregations from the four O'Clock services il.
was as gay aud crowded New York's great
thoroushfare for Sunday, 5th avenue, ever is.
Many faces Of people who are well known in
Washington society were In the throng. and the
fact that there were quite as many more whose
calling and election Is not quite Sc certain did
not sI all interfere with the gayetv and anima-
ton Of the scene. The young women were out
in force to see what the other young women
ably for the sake of seeing those same young
women. This. of course. Is only guess-y work
The spring suit vas out III all its gorgeousness.
Some OF these garments, unlike those of Solo
mon. had a suspicion of last spring about them,
including a strong smell Of camphor but they
added light and variety to the landscape. The
spring suit walked with the lavender gown
and great was the JOY thereof. One strikingly
light gray suit was wondroIs to behold because
1t started up from foundation of black CATERS.
The wearer did not seem to like the attention
this combination attracted. but his feelings were
soothed as with balm when he noticed
another spring dudelet walking in the opposite
direction atIired In an immaculate long-skirted
frock coat. silk hat and tawny yellow Shoes
This combination proved to be a winner in
popular estimation and those VINO thought they
knew smiled few smiles. But later they saw
a real Engllshman. a member of the British
legation at th.ft. wearing frOck coat and
yellow shoes. Then the men who had felt real
proper In patent feathers wished they could
only get chance to sneak home and change
them. The style had changed. 1t was English.
You know.
Little scenes and incidents like these. inter-
esting and amusing, If not Of themselves par
ticUlarly important. whiled away few pleas
art hours tor observing strol!ers yesterday.
About ) o'clock the President and Mrs. CIeve-
land drove down the avenue in their handsome
victoria and were naturally the observed of all
observers.
There is quite contingent OF churcbgoers in
this city who go to church every Easter and
every Christmas, and sometimes on Thanks
giving day. but not often. Yesterday their
day and they made up for past failures by going
to a number of churches in succession. When
there we're several churches in the same i'm
mediate neighborhood they would drop in at all
o: them and stay long enough 10 admire the
floral decorations ard listen to little of the
music. 4 professor at one of the leading uni
verzities in this country used to say, Its bet
ter 20 tave come and lOafed than never 20 nave
come at all. He was speaking of collegiate
coarse. put perhaps mis- remark would apply in
part 10 church-going ST. Matthews and ST.
Johns we're the Two churches that were
popular with these migratory wor
Slippers. When yespers were over they were
JUST at the beginning Of Washington's swell
promenade and it was convenient to start
their stroll up the avenue with the throng of
church people.
There was only one disagreeab!e feature
about it all. This the congregation of
idlers. loafers and other cigarette smokers
who stood about the church doors and made
themselves generally obnoxious and disagree
able TO everybody waiting FOR the peop.e to
come out. when they would ogle the pretty
girls and make fresh comments about things in
general in voices that were quite audible. al
though hoarse from inhaiing cigarette smoke.