New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-11
A GLORIOUS EASTER DAY.
NEVER MORE GENERALLY CELEBRATED
IN NETWORK

NEVER MORE GENERALLY CELEBRATED
IN NETWORK
THE PARADE IN FTFTH-AvE A THING OF BEAU
TY-DIsPIAY OF COSTUMES AND THE ARTS
OF THE MILLlNER UNUSUALLY AT
TRAcTIvE-wHAT CLOSE
OBSERVER REMARKED.
New-York celebrated Easter yesterday with an
enthusiastic unanimity probably shown be-
fore. The morning dawned cloudy. as the weather
prophets had said It would. but as the forenoon
advanced the clouds were gradually dispersed. ana
the hour arrived when the church doors were all
thrown open admit the throngs who came to
worship 70 the worshippers the April sun
burst through its veil In undimmed irankness
Chu1ch observance, however. had begun long be
fore that hour The early morning masses In the
Roman Catholic churches and the o'clock ceie-
bra lions OF holy communion all largely at
tended. and the army OF people who filed me
streets their way 10 church at II o'clock met
the advance guard o, early r.sers on their return
Journey
/ New-York celebrated never before. but New
York had plenty or assistance. There was an uh-
usual rush all the big hotels on Saturday night
In many o. them II was impossible 10 obtain any
accommoda lions whatever at o'clock In the even
ing. Every incoming guest brought much hasgase'
and most Of 1t was wearing apparel Most OF 'he
wearing apparel new. too. for what Is Easter
without new clothes
EARLY N THE STREETS
The overworked florists had scarcely delivered
/ the las; OF their packages yesterday morning ne
fore the streets began 10 Ill with gayiy dressed
| people and from 10 O'Clock until the shades OF
! night" were drawn down 10 the accompaniment, o.
a smart shower the principal avenues were iul' "a
human exhibit that never wear'ed the ooserVe'.
II is many A century since the Inhabitants Oh 'he
earth avowedly celebrated Easter az festival N
| thaukfulness FOR the revival o, the He OF the
year. and gave thanks That the colo. "m' aims
OF winter had been untwined from the ho.p''sS
form or earth. but the observer VINO VII" '''''"
ing eve watched the demeanor OF the gay ana
v!vacious crowds that thronged the citys avenues
Yesterday could not help remarking TO hmSe'i
that II that pagan celebration was a thins "i ''e
past IN name. yet It's significance was sun p'''"'
and tacitly acknowledged FOR all that FOR tH''"
were garments q brilliant hue, ana rejoicing III
every voice and smiles on every face Ihere
seemed 20 pervade tho city sense % thank'uiness
that the winter over. aVd the III" biood "i the
rnultitude4 seemed TO COURSE moro freely through
their veins IN the assurance that Mother F'r'h
was awaking from her winters sleep was tufh'"s
herself laz!y In the mild breath o. the spring ana
would soon arise to deck herself IN an her warm
| beauty OF bloom and green and bird
CHURCHES THE CENTRES.
aro,,nd which the celebration rcvolved Thtner the
ceebrants bctook themselves "a soon ~ II seemed
certain that the day was 70 he fair ana mere
they listened TO elaborate mus teal programmes 'ha'
/ had been arranged for weeks and TO appropriate
scrmons some OF which had ,een prepared for
years yes and preached more than once before
! some OF them although q course Al o''''
/ churches
wnen church was over. Of course the annual
/ F1rh-ave Easter parade followed one VINO nnS
never seen that parade cannot regard MS eaD'a'lo
as complete There is nothing else 1ae IT, he''ne'
/ on the earth. nor under H. nor over u. 80 i'' ~
o,vhodv has reported The Flfh-ayc Easter pa
/ ,ade i.-wen II Is the FiNh-avc. Easter parade
/ The fact that II IL generally referred 10 as pi
/ rade Is sufficient evidence ~ is character II -
e,lled a parade because that Is what IL - ~ ""s
! yr.,,e- Yesterday than ever before The real pa
/ 80 ,,d no, TAX. long T. lasted from ABOUT l. p
,- aho,. ,hree-quarers OF a. hoIr. or, perhaps ~
rooer Flrth ave an hour. The thousands OF f'FN
dressed women and th"lr more soh"ry hl' ~. .'s
yssnionably a,iirci escorts poured rom ~. 49,
100 All fei' INFO line upon the side"a.k. "n"I'
tney Joined hy oihcr thoisnii.'s c,nlbi-
there for tho express purpose g" ss~,.s -, r,,k,nx
lion and who were not az al aN"rS--- 10 ' .e
known thc reason ,yr tn''s s IN. .o-rsr = 49,
avenue and stared and others -iI"'-.n ~. r',c
a., ' ,vs1ue were mi ~ men who stared Man Of
ne windows % pryai" dwelling houses
members oi ' s,,ec, w"re NOR vehicles - monde
srr.pt character than WI be seen tner. t... az
rf fs~ T.
= S,rj.s stared as also did the riders o. n'"ii''' o.
/ oy''e' FASHIONS or THE SPRING
.e o.,,lo vas made me medium for
/ So a,re,ronre az the fashions OK the s7rinE ana
Am. note wa. taken % Them 5y ne stroiiins th"'-
/ s,,ts There was ~yen more color noticed 10 ;h"
costumes Of no women tnan . year ago ~hen v,'
y,ift ~ terrestrial rainuows Vls regarded as re-
/ r1srkable Naturally TOO. 80 - hrgr .o,'Ds, ~
the-o were som" costumes iii r.. a." u,1ro f5,
! o,if.rv upon the sabbath calm. bit mo ~ -
/ ,e.ntions ami for the mos' part re so"h' anu
! bonnets made sn 'NnlDi NM h, ~ i'r.f on bo,h
.des wi;n moving mass OF ,afi!aF -'I,
/ Co,or whose clements were altered m''"'"'''"'
/ IKE the particles OF kaieidOs ;oie -, .t,- O.,
1,tc costume 81 the men imofr--ed by ,n, , ..
apparent I'm the cut or me COZ. ~ ~ ori, Also
/ which has come TO BE- regarded as t.e ona IN
/ 49, moro wa more chang. no. bocanse tt',e
I were many example OF the lai'h' sn"P,. tnarsa
-" men adhered 20 the shape they wore "a.
ycar And this brings ihe oDser'tr - ne 'e,''I he
d AZ ~ me dudc Of good taste Men Will no longer
20 generally and slaY,shy al', the 1icta,es
..,d "a. Of The shape they IKE and which to
aot,.i ais, Incoming 20 Them. show marked ten
49, 70 sf,ck 10 " as long As r. does not appear
'sl,', ,ore long more character ana ndivdunliiy
! I'm IN. dress Of men han h"r"tof ',r ,.,A
II IS f nort vestsrd,v society iiself led II Peo-
ME .troled At Least for II r." bock. on ihcir way
NJ n9m be-. ron way to- Walk Thus The iane. gowns
md mo most swaggcr ulaAcul'h" H'l "P''"i
| 90 The best and most public advantage The parade
was parade.
NOT CONFINED TO FiFTIi-AVE
The display Of hnery and vivacl'y VAS no' con-
! fined 70 Fifth-ave. by any means Every avenue
! In the CITY had its parade on a smaller scae
/ L. ~ coIor.d quarters the exhibition was stem
: ,o,i.r and there were hundreds OF cakewaiks IN
aH I'm, name Little italy was vivid with brilliant
a. md sashcs Will" lower Second ave bios
amnnd az the red. red -Os~ number OF Bnra .
R's Indians appeared n lower Fifth aye ~ th"r
49, 20 no FDnrteenh-sf. station or the elevated
road They exhibited the latest styles IN sprins
war paint which. by ~. way may De IN great
IN rho afternoon Central Park. in both ia Walks
| or1 90 drives was maze OF gay humanity Whlch
al, Inc coming OF the rein al about o'clock dis