New-York tribune., 1905-04-24
THE EASTER PARADE.
Continued from hrst page.


there was space for, intent on observing the out
pour OF worshippers and the inery that they
wore. Here the Stranger and the young man
paused perforce For some minutes there
no such thing as moving on. When at length
the crush thinned bit and the pair could con-
tinue their way. the Stranger heaved a sigh Of
relief
Rather mussy, isn't it?' he said. And am
not partial TO crowds. AS rule my affairs do
not prosper in crushes."
Far up aloft the great chimes began to
jangIe.
Il don't quite catch the tune. do your said
the Stranger.
Il certainly do not" said the young man.
"Confound it all! Those deuced automobiles
make such an internal noise with their beastly
horns" 1t was just complaint Indeed. more
people than the Stranger and the young man
observed that the Easter parade was quite
much a parade of automobiles as Of wOr-
shippers, and sngularly out of place they
/ seemed. For who is there who could fail to note
the incongruity between the noise and dust
of automobile and the spirit of Easter. Yet
there they were hundreds of them. In fact.
it is doubtful If there will be more automobiles
or more kinds of them in the automobile parade
than jammed Fifth-ave. yesterday just as the
churches were emptying their gorgeous thrOngs
on the sidewalks.
What with the hundreds of other equipages.
hansOms, vctorias, broughams, runabouts. and
even the top-heavy 5tn-ave. stage. progress
in the middle of the street as difficult as on
the sidewalks. The consequence was that the
automobiles spent most of their time in snort
ing and smelling and groaning and chuggng.
making little irritable dashes forward and
pulling up with jerk and cacOphSnous COM
plant that filled the air with uproar.
What an Internal DIM remarked the young
man to his mysterious companion. The Stranger
smiled.
Not at ALL" he replied though quite aimiably,
Din is not Internal, except to those who love
quiet, and most people are fond of uproar,
mental. if not physical Behold those begoggled
and beleathered persons in the machines They
are enjoying themselves to the limit. And as
for those the sidewalk who think they are
annoyed how many of them do you think. do
not motor would not if they could? There's
a marvellous alchemy about motoring" he went
with a subtitle smile beneath his bearded
! lips. Il have often known it to turn gentle
man into a bounder-a scholar into a scOrcher-
a philanthropist into egotist. Yes in proper
hands, motoring is a great, a marvellous in
/ strument."
The young man looked somewhat apprehen-
! sively at his companion. Then he changed the
subject quickly.
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| spring. he remarked. It was a fact that hun
! dreds of the women in the throng wore gowns
! of that hue: not the blue of old ocean or any
| thing resembling it, but rather the color known
/ in the department stores baby blue. The
| Stranger smiled again-not superior smile at
ALL but the smile of who really knows-one
/ who had always known.
! That" he replied, illustrates another mis-
take I have read in the newspapers that the
/ da tIa
was to be worn by smart people. But from
/ what have of it this morning 1 should
say that, while there many pretty and taste
full gowns and smart male costumes to be seen
! in such a crowd this, the Easter parade is
really in the last analysis, the place to see what
not to wear. A kaleidoscope doubtless has it's
uses but have never thought it a desirable
model for a costume"
Look at that hat" calculated the young man.
clutching the sleeve of his companion 1t was
indeed we'll worth regarding Even the fastid-
/ ious Stranger compelled to do it homage
But his tribute was not without its qualifca-
ton.
Yes" he said, "but it should be seen by itself
/ against black background. Now, compare il
with the one worn By the at the elbow
| Of it's wearer. Observe that the two are in NOR
tai chromatc warfare. Such a hat that
| should be alone in the world"
Il have often thought" returned the young
man. that the apple that tempted Eve was
really an Easter hat"
The Stranger started and frowned then made
/ a visible effort to control his impatence.
You are in error" he said. somewhat sharply.
1T was really an apple" Now it was the young
man who smiled
Then you take the allegory literally?" he
said.
1T was really an apple" returned the
Stranger. his imperturbability quite regained
"But-and know the truth once and for all-it
was the first one Eve had ever seen"
So jostled and elbowed on every side. the pair
slowly found their way down to the Twenties.
Here the throng was notably diminished.
why does the parade stop here?" inquired
the Stranger, Just before we reach yonder huge
and oddly shaped structureT
The young man laughed delightedly pleased
that at last he could speak authoritatively.
why that" he answered, lis the Flatiron
Building and you may have observed that
, though the sun Is warm II is rather windy
dav" So the pair turned back up the avenue.
Suddenly the Stranger paused and pointed
across the avenue
She has often been of the greatest help 10 me.
and quite as often a stumbling block-profes-
sionaiIy l mean But even l, though nave
studied her for centuries "
We'll" said the Stranger. with his enismatic