Evening star., 1909-04-12
WRAPS HIDE F|NERY
Easter Parade, With Spring
Gowns, in Partial Eclipse.
BIG HATS IN FULL BLOOM
Cold Weather Chills. But Does Not
Check Usual Display.
TOWN AFOOT OR AWHEEL
Men and Women in New Raiment
Of Many Hues and Newest Mode
Out to Be Seen and See.
Sig HATS IN FULL BLOOM
TOWN AFOOT OR AWHEEI

Spring gowns of the mode in cut and
color eclpsed behind winter wraps in
many cases proved a feature of the gay
Easter parade on the streets of Wash
ington yesterday.
True to his prediction, the official wealth
er man furnished an ideal day. so far as
the skies were concerned. Only few
cirrus clouds fioated lazily about the azure
vault.
But Boreas could not be controlled. He
blew chilling blasts from the icy north.
and the phantom of pneumonia stalked
abroad with the mnions of Dame
Fashion
High cirrus clouds are always an evil
dence of coldness in the air. But the
average woman. not versed in the mys-
teries of meteorology. paraded in the
filmiest of fabrics under hats that were
hefty and huge. The doctors bills will
come after.
Others were more careful of their
health. There were a number of in
stances OF natty gowns of thin material
peeping from under the folds of fur coats
with crowns bedecked with masses of
flowers OF every known kind here and
several that are of original species.
Panorama of Fashion.
There was a constant panorama of
fashion on the principal tfloroughfares
yesterday afternoon. There was a great
crowd at the Zoo. The Easter display at
that popular resort was one of the most
picturesque seen there In many years.
Extremes of fashion were in evidence in
the passing pictures downtown yesterday
The gowns and hats ranged from the SUBJ
lime to the ridiculous. both in style of
make and material. especially the hats.
rha rral1 nh lot Of
found ready application all along the line.
Yellow rioted with ruby red and water
melon green mixed with the hues of
violets and lilacs.
curbs and sides of buildings to view the
moving pictures of feminine beauty and
feminine fancy and vagaries made rude
comments anent the immense inverted
basket hats of the style Parisienne
Many of the fair sex went out on
parade in autos and other vehicles The
roadways of the city and its suburbs were
filled with jolly outing parties in the
bright atmosphere and bracing breezes
yesterday.
Some OF the men in their new spring
duds went out in vehicles also A few
of them hied themselves to the club
houses beyond the District limits. where
they proceeded TO baptize their finery in
liquids that for the nonce put spring fever
10 flight. In the language of the man.
about-town. they wet their toggery'
Summer Modes Next.
When Easter Sunday comes it means
10 the woman of style the putting away
of the spring fashion plates to keep COM
pany as a reminiscenee with the heavier
garments of winter. Ii is followed by
frequent consultations with the mode
book of summer and the tentative selec-
ton of even more flmy fabrics for the
tropical period. when humanity sweters
In town OF enjoys the cooling breezes at
mountain and seaside resorts, for already,
be Ii known. the fashionable woman is
giving important consideration TO her
summer II. les while her spring garments
are yet increased and are resplendent in
their newness.
Beginning today, those housewives who
are fond OF the esthetic in nature will
devote themselves to the front-yard and
written law in the District that spring
flower planting always follows close in
the wake of Easter Sunday.
The first straw hat worn by man in
this city In the season OF 1909 was in
evidence yesterday. II was one of the
newest creations and was worn by rud-
dy-faced youth who sat benignly on one
OF the big "seeingW Washington automo-
biles.
As the vehicle sped about town and the
barker told his audience on wheels of
the wonders of Washington the straw
hated young man divided honors with
the big-hatted women and girls on the
sidewalks. 1t was said he came TO this
city a visitor from the sunny SOUTH
where straw hats have been worn for
several weeks