Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15

rich musical harmonies that fill its shad-
owy arches and look upon the multitudes
crcwding the auditorium from altar to en-
trance, listening in silence to the impress
sive service joining, multi-voced, in the
responses, but you will not linger long, for
the service is short and presently the Wor-
Shipping. thousands will file out into the pale
early sunshine to make room for other
thousands. All day long. until we'll into the
night, the cathedral will fill and be emptied
for successive services.
By 10 o'clock. when the hour for morn
ing services in the fashionable Protestant
churches is approaching, the footpaths of
the avenue are always filed with an ever
lastingly parading crowd. 1t Is made up
of all sorts and conditions of men and
women, except the exclusive set, whose
forebears established the parade.
That well-dressed young man, with shin
ing high hat, creaSelessly fitting long frock
coat, perfectly proper puff tie, new gloves
and cleaning footwear is floorwalker in
one of the great department stores
The tailor gowned, excessively smart and
up-to-date young woman, with athletic car
riage; who walks by his side is a cloak
model in the same great shop. Perhaps
they are affianced. At all events, they look
smart as they could were they heir and
heiress to the millions owned by those in
front of whose modern palaces they are
parading together.
Composition of the Crowd.
Behind them comes a rather well-dressed,
good-looking man of middle age, with a
brfght-faced, trinity clad matron on his arm
and two or three half-grown children be-
side them. Like thousands Of others who
live near New York, they have risen early
and come to town by train. They have al
ready looked in at old Trinity away down
Broadway and admired the flowers and
heard the beautiful chimes They hope to
find seats in the Church of the Heavenly
Rest, where the Easter flowers and music
celebrated After the II n'cnos
vice they will seek luncheon at a restaur-
ant, Join the parade for an hour and at
tend afternoon service at famous Grace,
down Broadway, and handy to the New
Jersey ferries.
Following closely, a group of four or five
men, we'll dressed. but somehow bit out
of key. march in solid formation, spread
ing from curb to stoop line clear across the
sidewalk. They are smoking cigars and
their talk proclaims them commercial men
in town over Sunday and intent on seeing
the parade.
Still more out of key in a way. though
all the divergent elements of this wonder
full Easter day parade are fused>into a sort
of heterogeneous homogeHeity so to speak
follows along chubby, dark-faced, bright
eyed ruddy-cheeked little man. wearing a
black cutaway coat, a gay waistcoat, laven-
der trousers and patent feathers. By his
side trudges a woman equally rudy and
clad in what she thinks the height of
American fashion. You look at them and
are sorry.
This man should wear velveteen small
clothes; about his waist a brilliant crimson
sash should be wound. The woman should
| be bonnetless, her glossy black tresses
either bare to the and wind or pro-
tected only by gaily colored kerchief.
For these are children of sunny Italy, who,
shrewder than most of their compa triots
instead of making their way through the
labor of the man in da subway" have
opened fruit stand and rapidly get
ting da mon and becoming Americanized
at the same time.
If you look for them you may find a
Greek flower seller and his wife or sweet
heart, but more likely they are attending
to their flower selling, all Sundays, and
for the business.
With an Eye Witness.
Here's the Church of the Heavenly
Rest" says the younger. wen go in;
there are sure to be some costumes worth
while there"
You are right; they are dressmakers-or
would they prefer to be termed modistes p
who have Joined the parade and are going
to church matter of business, hoping
to get an idea or two about the season S
smart gowns.
Here you may see eager-faced young
woman reporter, SurreptitiOuSly or openly
making notes for the story she has to write
for next mornings paper; there an artist
making sketchy notes of striking faces,
figures ana costumes on a ndnQ pad.
Brown-faced, slit-eyed Japanese; per-
haps blue-robed Chinaman of the man
DARN class from the legation at Wash
ington; native Americans in gala attire
from ''up the state" out west. down south
and down east; foreign tourists comment
ing on the crowd in foreign tongues; the
loudly clad, lately arrived millionaire and
his dashing or perhaps commonplace spouse
ali these and many more are to be seen
in 9TH avenues Easter parade, If you are
there and have the eyes to see.
But you must look for yourself and with
discrimination If you hope to find them all.
for the bulk Of the Easter parade is made
up of plain, everyday, comfortable New
Workers, the plaihest, most comfortable,
most everyday folk in the world IL you
know them well. all out to see and be seen:
to enjoy the sunshine and whatever signs of
the approaching springtime are able to PEN
citrate the city's preserves of brick and
stone and mortar, OF high walls and steel
framed buildings and arid, paved streets.
Your eye will rest on many beautiful faces
and many smart costumes, though, even
If the real thing in the society line doesn t
deign to mix UP with the crowd.
At st. Thomas Church.
1t is IL o'clock by this time. You are in
front of st. Thomas Church, Protestant
Episcopal, old. exclusive and rich. or the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, or some other
place of worship equally fashionable,
whose Easter offerings often mount up into
tens of thousands of dollars. Through the
doors float the harmonies of the organ and
the melodious voices OF the paid choir, min
gied with the heavy perfume of Easter
lilies and other flowers. Changing. glossy
horses, driven by speckless. stiff-backed
coachmen. drag noiseless. rubber-tired car
riages to the door.
AT last you are to see the real thing. for
the worshipers SUI II are rich. exclusive
and socially elect. A footman descends
solemniy and deliberately from the box and
opens the door OF one OF the carriages