St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-16
EASTER REVOLUTION,
1t Is No Longer Good Form to
Wear New Garments at
Easter.
It Is Only the So-Called Vul-
gus That Cling to the
Old Practice.
But After All the Vulgus
Look Well in Their New
PlumeS.
The People Seen on FIftn
Avenue and the Styles
Noticed.
Snonin11nttnr 10 the Globe.

Srecial Letter to the Globe.
NEW YORK. April l.. 1S93.-l near
that il is not considered good FORM TO
wear new things on Easter Sunday. 1t
is only done now, they say, by what
some rather effected person has christ
eurd the ''vulgus.' So l suppose 1t was
tie "yulgus' only that made such
A crowd on Fifth avenue Easter Sun
dav. and every one must have noticed
what Il large percentage OF the popula-
ton the "vugus" form. Fifth avenue
was a mass of color, garden OF Vlolets'
a moving collection OF varied per-
fumes. 4 babel of different languages.
Kaleidoscope of fashions, a hum OF small
talk.
There were all sorts aud conditions OF
men and women there.
The Hebrew was largely represented.
Whenever saw an unusually big Ounch
of violets. or preternaturally naSIlhS
diamOud. an exceedingly daring COM
biuation of color or a very>penetratlng
smell of scent. then | knew that when
raised NY eyes | should see above all
this expensive SplendOr the unnlStaka-
bic Jewish physiOgomy.
There was Sprinkling OF quiet. or
binary kind of people. whO had III hollor
uf the day purchased something, winch
although unHOtlceable, they wore WITH
pride. \ pair of gloves, scarf, snoeS'
or perhaps uniV the inevitable vloletS.
There WAS larger sprinkling of the
peGple who live to amuSe others, or
more correctly Speaking-I should say
- The people who live by amusing
others. The men with clean shaved
mobile faces, clear enunciatiOn, and
generally faultless ''get-up." The
women with the roses of art blooming
on their faces in that relentless morn-
ing sunshine, which betrayS all arti-
fciaiity.
There was the dressmaker with the
alert French eyes on the outlook Tor
ideas The shop girl of ambitious
tastes. but poorly carried out in cheap
material and with want OF Skill.
The well-known literary man with
tired sympathetic face, reviewing the
vaearies of that crowd which he has
satiriZed for so many Casters.
Same people parade in silence as
though it were duty which they are
obliged to 20 through with. These are
he people whose toilets are made for
show. The enviOuS, admiring and crit
icdl 0idUCeS VI lll6!I ISllOW pdldOOlo 10
the reward which they reap Tor their
trouble aud accompanying expense.
Some talk for the benefit of the por-
ton Of the crowd near them. The
Craven wedding-the supper last night
1T Del's-that gown from Redfern's
Paris house, and the latest theater Cos
sip. What the amount of pleasure
gained from a conversation of this kind
can he can be very easily guessed.
"Wkat fools these mOrtalS be-"
OlHerS talk With an utter disregard of
their surroundings. Susie's love affairs,
johns debts. mothers dyspepsia, and
other domestic items. The pedestrians
near Wonder FOR brief second what is
the history of John, Susie and mother,
and then sees some new face or garment
in which they take an interest, and goes
an lis way. and the homely talk makes
about as much impression as the tall
talk.
Ihe empire coat, made in black lace
and iet. only reaching about eight inches
below the waist, hanging loosely from
the bust, is another new thing.