New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
THE EASTER PARADE.
Fair Skies FAVOR the Promenaders IN
Fifth-Aue.

The Easter church parade in Fifth-ave is dis
tinct from any other procession within New
Yorle's calendar. Unlike the majority OF its
kind it is neither spectacular dramatic
IL looks to advertisement or fresh adherents
to cause; it needs no appropriation. no re-
hearsal. no organization of any kind Given
fair weather. Ii will arrange itself IL
did yesterday. At IL 80 O'Clock the ave-
nue. had it's typical placid Sabbath aspect.
That is to say. cabs and automobiles dashed IN
quick succession along the avenue. between
parallel lines of pedestrians. each unit OF whom
wore the correct expression OF bored indif-
ference Beyond this and unusually brave
display OF banked blossoms behind the florists
windows. no hint was dropped OF the day OF the
occasion Fifteen minutes later alert OBJ
server might have remarked slight swelling IN
the number of foot passengers between Thir-
ty-fourth-st- and the Plaza. but that was all
Suddenly twelve strokes doomed out from a
neighboring steeple- On the sound. as II TAX
ing prearranged cue, the doors OF St Thonas's
and neighboring church were flung wide. dis
gorging vast concourse Of worshippers They
collected and then dispersed slowly along tho
western walks.
few minutes later St Patrick's Cathedral.
the First Presbyterian and the Marble Col
legiate churches followed suit. their congrega-
tions. instead Of dispensing homeward. pacing
had begun North and south it moved. great
army. women in prismatic spring inery. men.
more sedate. in black and white. with only an
infrequent nosegay to salute the day. Soon tho
western sidewalk paved with humanity.
like the throng outside Trinity New Years
Eve, that there suspicion of dis
order Everything and everyone moved for
ward with precision, as IL after a full fortnishrs
rehearsal
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second-st- to the Plaza were crowded with
paraders the congestion becoming great that
it took full thirty minutes to go from point TO
point On the roadway. scores OF automobiles
skmnling past, droves Of cabs bearing sight
seers and stages freighted with country cousins.
and following each other at three-mnute inter
walls. made the orchestration to the scene and
lent further movement to the color.
How were the modes? Among men. this sea-
son. both silk and hard felt hats are apparently
to be worn with widest bands. The silk hats
are f1atter than last season, several noticed yes
terday-belI shaped. with a faring base TO the
crown-beins so up to date to be almost ar
chaic. In collars. the high rundown or those
with angular rundown corners were the rule
The Ascot scarf and the neat four-in-hand. for
preference in black and white OF shades OF gray.
and caught by a stickpin with a head Of gold
or small diamonds. apparently still hold their
own A new feature. perhaps. is the striped or
stippled white waistcoats worn with tail coat
full in front to resemble a Prince Albert,
and frock coat cut so high and fitting so close
closely TO the figure as to suggest the morning
coat. The materials OF both garments were
usually of rough vfcuna or Thibet cloth Judged
by yesterday, the long roll, thorn shaped lapel
has come to stay.
Among the women. shades OF blues and soft
pastel grays made a good showing with the
tastefully attfred; serge box cloth and velveteen
seemed also to find favor. with occasional tailor
made gowns in neat square checks. Strawberry
seemed popular. with what the art dealer would
call rich sang de bosuf tints- relatively new
material was of a soft. dark worsted. lightly
peppered with small white dots. and favored by
the men as we'll as the women
Shakespeare's maxim. however as TO apparel
found ample Endorsement in the clothes of the
best dressed Rich simplicity. the de-
spair Of women with lean purses, as offering no
loophole for counterfeit. a simplicity as ap-
parent at fashionable auction sale the
BaItusroI golf links. was the keynote OF these
modes. Arrestive examples were of subtle.
tawny plum colored serge and OF bright hello
trope cloth and veIveteen. all the more striking
because the whole dress en- suite
But in reality there nothing striking In
the better modes yesterday. This is not to be a
Gainsborough. chatelaine. earring or sequn
year but one Of studied richness Contrasted
with some of the dresses at the last Horse
Show, yesterdays exhibits tame OF
the flowers now IN favor there could be no
doubt. Carnations among the men. and an oc-
casional gardenia flower that has fallen some
what into disrepute after the conduct Of it's male
wearers at the recent Paris Charity Bazaar fire.
Among the women Parma violets-entire bou-
quets Of then-were
But the stranger yesterday gave only incl
dental heed to the fashions Faces and figures
alone suficed Delicate Greuze-Lke maidens
brushed shoulders with tall, robust reliant Glib
son girls Vatican shepherdesses trod in the
wake OF olive skinned vivaciOus demOiselles;
animated, cameo faced senoras walked side by
side with brown eyed Hebrews and blue orbed-
faxen haired madchen. Swedish blondes. South
ern brunettes. English roses. Italian signorinas
and peach bloom irish cOl1eens made all one
party New-York has well been named Cos
mopoIfs One particular there was yesterday in
which these diver-e types appeared to be
united This was an absolute Indifference 20
cynosure- Cameras were allowed to snap un-
rebuked from a stoop facing St Patricks-
Stares were rebuked with perfect self-pOsseS-
sion. good Roland like as not being returned
for each Oliver
With the close of high mass at ST. Patricks
shortly after 1 O'Clock adding several thousand
IN the parade the swapping Of the cameras re-
doubled Chatting peering. commenting. the
new recruits mingled with the crowd This ex-
odus was TO be the beginning Of the end Al
80 o'clock the crowd had dwindled- not TO be