The times., 1898-04-11
ANNUAL EASTER PAaADE
The Glad Season UShered in
Under Radiant skies.
JOY The ORDER OF TIE DAY
spri2htiy Dnrn~efs ana stately
DANES, GnsIy DccIsed With Flow
ers ANA Feathers. Join the Prone
made with FauItIessly Caparisoa-
ed Members OF tIse Sterner Sex.

Faste- Sunday was ushered in under
radiant skies and with horizon as free
from clouds as The day in May Of which
the poet sings. Old Sol beamed benigant-
IL upon The scenes of the nasceat morn,
rs though adding his benisoa to the ho!y
day which is regarded as blessed above
an others ia The calendar. and there was
an enulgencc in the expression Of his
rosy. coun;enanae which bespoke volumes
for the fulfImeut or the hopes Of those
who join the annual peacock show Of the
Eastertide.
The bright skies overhead had beau
teous prototypes in the fair ones, who,
attired in the rosoaje hnesse Of ehansefui
fashion. promenaded the streets and
avenues OF the city. rejecting upon their
countenances the JOY Of the glad season
over the hush Of the city there sweep
the grand metallic swell Of myraid
olanainE meIl9w-tonod chimes. pealins,
out the glad message that The grave had
been robbed OF its victory, that death
was now deprived Of its sting, for ''as in
Adam an die. IN Christ shall all he made
alive.
dence with the beginning Of the day. and
along toward the hour for the assem-
bling Of the faithful who accept in the
resurrection Of the Son Of God their hope
Of eternal redemption, the streets assum-
ed -be appearance of a stretch Of Hyde
Park roadway. Bright-faced women
wearing ver4yabIe detached sections OF
flower gardens, Of course, were IN the
ascendant. while smartly-dressed men
Were 10y no means lacking
There was q noticeable absence Of gay
hued feathers upon the headgeaT Of maid
and matron evi6encing the fact that the
ruthless slaughter of the inaocents 10
l1ronota the spectacular effect Of q holy
field-day has been, in a great measure,
dispensed with. Deiicately-tnte Floiets
prevailed in the ensemble OF color which
WAS presented. and the brilliancy of the
floral effect was enhanced hy the ADDITION
Of other tender-petaled posies.
From every Christian pulpit il the city
was told the story of the triumphant
scene in the elimination Of the life Of the
Christ upon earth which yesterday was
celebrated. and whether delivered STlth
eccleslas icaI pcmp or with pristine sim
piicity the theme OF the gay found ready
echo In every heart. There was scarcely
an empty pew In the churchs Of tn Cap
itaI CITY Everl body who was anybody
went 10 church. Society leaders, the OBJ
served Of ali observers, listened 10 the
grand swelling chOrUses vOicing the
MAGNIFICENT import Of the day, while un
der the same roof there worshiped the
humble person whose Easter cblation At
the shrine of custom would not have
brought seventy-fve cents al sheriff s
sale. Sincere were the feelings that we'll
ed up in every heart, and the gladness
of the Easter-tide was depicted upon
every face
Connecticut Avenue where every
Easter Sunday the scene Is similar TO
tha- presented on Fifth Avenue, was
s8biaze with color and floral effects from
the middle OF the forenoon 10 late in the
afternoon. The promenade was general
and beauty OF feature WED with the arli-
fetal sDlend0r Of adornment Sprighly
dansels and stately DANES. bending un-
der the weight of brave ancestry and still
Drawer Easter bonneas. bowed 10 fault
lessly caparisoned representatives OF the
sterneF sex. Even the humble store CLERK
with but a new necktie-probably pur-
chased from THE house al cost price.
was there, with his best girl" and
everyone seemed 10 be supremely happy.
The Easter dress parade in Fifth
Avenue usually disbands and gets some
thing to eat al three O'Clock in the fore
noon. but that in Connec. .icut Avenue
yesterday WAS continued until about
time. shortly after noon and rain
fell but thai did not deter the prone
naders from pursuing their wonted
Easter strut
The brightness Of the day was taken
advantage Of by hosts Of devotecs Of the
silent seed, and gayly-decorated bikes
were 20 be seen spinning along the boGie-
wards Of the city all day long IN the
afternoon numbers Of persons repaired TO
the inviting fields Of the countryside
whore they whiled away the hours until
sunset JOY was the order Of the dav.
and il was not even cIouded by grim fore
bodinFs Of war
While mcn discussed. with grim. eager
satisfaction, the probability Of war being
declared upon a foreign and cruel foe.
their children dilated with no less self
eongratulation, upon the prospect Of
rolling bright-Tinted Easter eggs down
fhe yielding slopes Of the White House
grounds
ln the church services Of the day des-
pite the gladness Of the occasion and
the triumph ii celebrated. there was a
spirit of prayer that the nation would be
guided safely through the perils which
assam her, and that she might have "a
happy issue out Of all her trials" Thes,
volcings Of the sentiment that is deer
within the heart Of the American peopI,
were evident In aIIusions made In var
ious sermons, and in which there "a,
nothing else TO be inferred but thas
feeling OF grave concern was mingled
with the devotions Of the day
In the afternoon there We're Sigh
showers Of short duration. With the ex
cepnon Of these sporadic rainfalls.
which marred but slightly the genera
enjoyment il was an ideal Easter sun
day.