The Washington times., 1909-04-10
EASTLR PARAD[RS
TO HAVE SUNSHINE
But Weather Will Be
Rather Chilly for Spring
Gowns.
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lacklng paint and silver traDpingS and
SWagger finish, but smelling of earth
and nature, were backed up against
me curb near the market; by the time
the farmers or their wives had sorted
out thelr products on the little stands.
the crowd was beginning to form in the
street IN front, and the last grand rush
Tor Easter supplies was on.
me stream OF humanity that passed
oefore these street stalls and in and out
OF the market buildings constantly rose
curing the morning, ebbed a little after
uoOh, ana VIII rise to high tide again
tonight when the last egg shall be sold
ana the last chicken plucked.
Good-Natured Crowd.
1t was a good-natured crowd all the
while, which chaned and bickered and
joked as most crowds do when the
people vino make it are not hurried or
worried or otherwise bothered by essen
tally human cares.
Mothers accompanied by children came
and purchased dozens of eggs, which
by evening will be brilliant in ali the
hues of the rainbow, and which no self
respecting hen would ever recognize as
her own.
The dealer says that, in spite of the
Iact that the price they have paid for
eggs mas been higher this year than
iast, by several cents dozen, there has
Deen a heavy demani fUr Inem. It is
certain that the esg-TolIing back of the
White House MONDAY, will be one Of
the greatest events of its kind that the
Old Presidential Mansion has ever witt
messed.
Among the Shoppers.
IN the big stores the last day before
that on which men and more particular
ly women, like to blossom forth in all
the beauty of new attire. was one long
rush, for the usual number of purchas-
ers had put off almost too long their
buying of hats. of suits, of gowns. or
gloves, or something which IS deemed
absolutely necessary to the proper cele-
bration Of the day.
ne nOriStS were besieged almost as
early this morning as were the market
keepers. The tide of buyers began IN
rise very early and before Washineton
would be fully awake on an ordinary
day, the sellers of flowers were IN IN
tneir eyes IN orders and facing tele-
phone calls and personal shoppers nv
the hundreds. All the flower stores Of
the city report eXcepticnall-- good busi-
ness, more than 1t was pc Sible, con-
veniently to handle.
Hotels Well FilIeo.
The hotels are. of course. well filed
with tourists who have che sen Easter
time TO visit Washington, sure that
then they will see the city and its
people in best array ana that the
weather viii be almost ideal for sight
seeing.
With the crowd attired and "bouuuet-
ted and well-fed after the manner of
Easter, ii is safe to predict for tomor-
row one of the best ''parades'' that the
city has ever seen- Connecticut avenue
Will be lined with well-dressed men and
women, and smart equipages, wearing
100, a fresh spring-iike air, will be
whirling over the asphalt all day long
unless, of course, the weather man dis
appoints once more, and he is confident
he will not this time.
F Street Promenade.
In fact the parade on f street this
morning and early in the afternoon
was probably a fitting index of what
Washingtonians may expect tomorrow.
From day TO day the parade along this
thoro1shfare is not TO be passed by
without suitable acknowledgment, but
this morning the bright faces OF young
creations" the newest suits, the fresh
est roses, and violets, and carnations.
all mede for that street and time. a
near Easter display that will be sur
passed only b. the real thing tom orrovv
The flower shops, the store W. .ndovgs
decorated with the best only, to attract
the last buyers, were indeed things
OF beauty. The brilliant hues of the
hydranBeaS, the softer colored roses
the snyer pink carnations. all furnishing
a background for the snoW-White lilies.
made the principal streets promenades
with walls or beauty on either side