New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-03
PRICE THREE CENTS.
A SLIM EASTER PARADE.
RAW WEATHER DECREASES THE NUM-
BER OF PRoMENADERs.
FEMININE HEADGEAR ENDANGERED Br
THE HIGH wINp-sNow SQUALLS ~
THE MORNING

II was undoubtedly somew here around Easter.
tide that Chaucer wrote that greeting of h.s.
Now welcome somer with thy sunne softs"
Like other mortals. he probably had the idea
That Easter gladness and spring Cloriousness
should go hand in hand
While the weather ~ yesterday may NJ, in
point Of real truth he described a. really evil II
was not OF the sort to induce general manlfes-
tation Of Joyous Easter dispositions For IN.
stance. women who have spent days. and per-
maps weeks. with their dressmakcrs In evolving
symphonies I'm color and fahrlr we're no, ovsr-
pleased that they should for precaut,on's sak.
ne compelled 10 cover their nneries with cio,k
or Jacket. or that the miniature flower GARDEN.
"hich fashion this spring has decrced shall n.
the orthodox feminine headdress should he IN.
sport of a forty mile a r. hour wind The s,,u>
hurres that came at intervals IN the ear,.r
part or the day. the scurryIng clouds the lovr
temperature and biting wind gave no assurance
mat with the coming Of Easter Mother Earth
was awakening from her winters sleep and
turning herself 10 tho bloom and foliage ~
spring.
IN consequence the Easter parade along Fifth
ave In point of numbers was not up TO ,ho.,
ot previous years. The snow squalls and the
chilling wind had depressing effect on ths
fN'f'' WIN nave "a pen'ndni Tor DrOmfnafiuG
up and down the avenue and displaying them
selves in all the glory Of spring sartoraI bloom,
but there were many In the avenue despite all
these detracting influences Of the clements
The day opened with some slight alurinr
promise and many. mised by the warmth OF
their apartments and the sunshine without. ar
rayed themselves in their Easter clothes and
went forth. There were women I'm Fifth ave.
yesterday without cloaks and furs. content to
risk pneumonia in order 10 show to the fullest
extent the cut and material OF their gowns
The men exercised more prudence and cau-
tion and wore their heavy winter overcoats
with their brilliant new scarfs and fancy waist
coats. But there were hundreds Of women wh1
were without coats furs and they were visi-
bly, affected by the chilling breezes
one of the striking features of the paradS
tho predominance of taor-made gowns
with trains. Another feature was tho altl-
tudnous headgear Of the women built UP OF
plumes and null Purple and violet were tho
prevailing oolors
The East Side was present conspicuoUsly. as
Of yore and the shopgirs vied with each other
in their showing ot ranents of many and
startling hues. Tho windows ~ the houses
along the avenue contained few watchers and
observers OF the brilliant procession ss n moved
along II was curious scene 10 see this dis
play OF spring hnery among periodical snow
squalls and with the thermometer near th'
freezing point and the wind blowing hriskly
The style of hats this year being high and =
! excessively attenuated and fimsy material u
was difficult for the thnly clad feminine parsds
TO keep them from blowing away altogether az
the wind swept In Herce gusts ~ and down tina
avenue There were not few confections ~
the milliner's art which were swept m ths
head Of their fair wearers. There was the
usual cont'ngent NJ onlookers at the Union
League and other clubs.
From Forty -second-st. to Fifiy-hfth-sf, which
IL ordinarily the most crowded part ~ the thor
oughfare I'm the Easter parade Fifth-ave hat
only few moro people than arc usually seen on
any Sunday that is fair The exception was az
the site Of the Windsor Hotel ruins. here there
was large crowd of curiosity seekers. There
were only few prominent society people or
well-known men and women I'm the parade yes
terday. The first snow sguall which occurred ~
10 O'Clock settled the fate of he numerical sue
cess OF the event. The brilliant colors ordered
by fashion this year I'm the way Of millinery
made the parade as attractive as In other years.
but the appreciation ~ n was detracted from
by the incemency Of the weather.