New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
ATLANTIC CITY
Easter Finery on Boardwalk
Magnificent as of Old.


Atlantic city. March e9.-rho Eastc,-
tide season OF 1918 is nov a matter % his
tory down here by the sea. hut it was
marvellous Eastcr.idc while it lasted.
More than Two hundred and fftv thou
sand itcn. women and children parsdcd
tho vast Boaydgalk during the hour AZ
high tiGc' on Easter morning. and
tho wide stretch of promenade by the
SEQ wac moving mass OF color be-
dcckod humanity. Mlady wac rcsplcn-
dent. and rncfc man stood ash,st. Won
dcrinE Who paid ion it all Always are
there "talisticians who love io dchc doan
into the heart of things to find gu, what
they cost They we're here too. ana
after mutltudlnous sheets OF rgur S rad
bccr used several emerged with the an
sNcr. J, was found. they estimated. that
the "cv garments worn hy American
Nomsnhood on the Boardwalk during thc
Easter parade cost the magnificent and
mouth films sum of 100000.
Nor can The estimator Ice Tar uul o.
the way. For 10y merely Glowing 81
worth of now "tocs' 20 each promcradcr
thcir estimate . accounted 10Y. Ana
some OF tho costumes DISPLAYED had cost
moro than $1,000 each to produce.
old Sol old Nondrous', well Tor an
carly March sun. and not being accus-
toned TO do Easter stunts SO carly ia
the year.
The whole city had on its very best BIB
and tuchcr. The spirit OF freshness and
spring and goodfcllowship was ~ tho
halmy March air. The piers as wei a
tho walk we're Tanned with humanity.
Tho hotels were filed to oycrfowing with
happy. chattcrinS humanity. Tn" streets
were allcd with parked automobiles. FOR
there was no room N the inn noe IN
tho garages either. Rolling chairs vorc
"sho"t' ard the price scared from -
cents 20 81 an hour. B"t ever on,
seemed TO be happy. AMI tic day wore
on with nothing untoVard 10 mar the
beauty and serenity Of magnificent
Eostcr holiday by the waves.
But the climax OF the whole parade Was
clothes, clothes clothes
An auto bus. the first Of It's kind TO 'bo
placed IN commission IN ttlautic City. has
hecn purchased by tho lladdor ltall auu
ular trips TO meet AL trains" Tic new
vehicle attracted y great l"al IF 3ttcuticn
" hen 1t first made it's appearance on the
streets OF the resort II is "A twelve
passenger car. with chauffeur who has
access TO the interior by a sliding door.
Tho bus has a i0-horscpowcr motor AMI
Is Scarcd To a maximum speed Of some
thing over thirty miles An hour.
The new CONVEYANCE is o. the Limousine
tire of n rcd shade ana with an archcd
top, and altogether Is a welcome addition
to tho "ncct" of auto omniblscs Of which
tho resort now beasts.
An "inf0,mation booth Is 10 be cstab-
lishcd al the railroad "corner' OF Ten
ncssce and Atlantis avenues. This Is the
point o. greatest congestion of incoming
ard outgoing passenger tralIlc. ami At
lantic City purposes TO erect small
booth wherein n well informed Clerk viii
hand out wisdom. information. booklets.
literature, time tables and daily thoughts
for the odihcation and enlightenment 81
the casual visitor down by the moaning
waves.
Kew York civ visitors down by the
seq arc:
Shelburne--Mr. and Mrs. W X En-.
mons. Mr. and Mrs. A. t. Roadway. Mrs
Henry Glass Mrs. S. W. Strassny. Mrs. f..
W. Glett. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ~. Sheldon,
Mr. and Mis-. Leo Lchtcnstein. Mrs. T. !.
TraEter. Mr. and Ars. Charles BIZ ant, s.
q. Decatur. ~ j Phelps.
Dennis Mrs. j. t. Rosenberg Mr.. and
Mrs. v. {. Dagsett, Mt and Mrs r. j.
I.auchman. Mrs !. \. Trainer jr.. Mrs.
H. Zimmerman, Mrs. II. koenig, Mrs. NJ
Fuhncr. Nj. and Mrs, j. W Watson.
Traymoie--M George w Gallinger
ir. William 9 Carroll. Miss Lillian
Byrnes. Mrs. Lillian Fors, Mr.. and Mrs
l.. T. Jameson, rr Thomas y. Wood,