The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13
ATLANTIC CITY SHOW
VIEWED BY $4,000
Color Runs Riot Among Easter
PrOmenaders on the
Boardwalk.
PANTALETTES IN EVIDENCE
Police Object to Slit Skirt Ell.
fects Of Two Daring
Costumes.

ATLANTIC CfrY, NJ J., April i2--Color
ran riot in to-day's big boardwalk pa
geant. and the combinations seen easily
featured the huge demonstration. In which
$4,000 or more persons participated
Hats ran second for popular attention.
the styles and shades Of the remainder
OF milady's costume being the real
attraction.
The weather conditions were the best
in years for the Easter parade. When
the morning promenade started at 10
O'Clock the wind was capering across the
water from the northwest at six miles
an hour. the temperature was SO de-
grees and scarcely a cloud was to be seen.
BY noon the Thermometers registered
60 degrees and the bright sunshine caused
the heavy wraps which had been worn
during the morning to be discarded.
rhen the fun glory OF the raiment was
revealed.
The MUCH talked about pantaiette made
Its appearance last night on the tango
dance floors In the cafes, but II paled
INTO insignicance to-day when fair prom
enaders flashed lace founced hosiery as
the undergarment to silt skirts. Two
women who failed to take this precau-
'''h "''' p'phhptiy ITOU1 tUe
boardwalk early In the afternoon when
the police sighted them
Vests or more or less noisy color com
binations. skirts with the porch effects
at tho side and caught up to the girdle to
permit ruiled flow to the back were the
most noticeable feature OF the attire Of
the women promenadcrs.
The hats We're Of the almost nat STYLES
of NIFTY years ago. with rolling brims and
trimmings from which feathers were
nearly entirely absent. There were bright
bits OF ribbon folded into all manners OF
shapes and flowers that found their place
underneath instead OF on top Another
style had net-stiff. Unlike sprouts of net
along the outer edge OF the crown.
Many severely trimmed panamas APP
peared.
The men also made n bid for attention
by going to the extremes in form hitting
toys with straw and high crowned soft
hats with loud bands.
Only two persons got into difficulties
along the beach front. They were the
women whose slit skirt effects were a
little too daring for the police. who es-
cortcd them from the esplanade. Other
wise the crowd was remarkably orderly.
! Boardwalk restaurants stationed spe-
clal officers at their doors to handle the
throngs that sought tables. The cafes
had no sucn luck. The only wet spots
We're the Bubbler fountains Liquor had
been on sale for at least an hour after
midnight but the cafe men refused 10
take "A chance with stifr penalties for
/ selling during the day.
/ The shoreward flow OF humanity did
not cease until after o'clock In the
afternoon. when the Anal incursons ar
rived. Tonight the exodus is being we'll
taken care OF by the railroads. which are
running specials In addition to the sec
| lions to the regular trains AS fast as
they can clear the tracks
No serious accidents were reported A
train arriving from Camden soon after
: o'clock in the morning had close
call just after 1t had crossed the meadow
bridge one OF the rear trucks OF the
last coach left the tracks, but the train
was moving slowly and came to a sudden
halt before anybody suffered injury.
Automobile travel from New York
and Philadelphia and points Throughout,
New Jersey was heavy, The New York
delegation on the Boardwalk was large
\ big proportion remains for Monday.
Among the New Workers seen on the
Boardwalk were Mr.. and Mrs q. NJ
Hecksch r. who were with John De Sauls
recently appointed Minister to Uruguay
lIamel. Miss Eleanor 4. prayts, Mr.. and
Mrs. II II. Nreeland. Seymour Cromwell
MIR and Mrs. Edwin Weddmin Miss Agnes
Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs. John Kennedy
H. Il. Hathaway watched the crowds
from wheel chair a. Il. Duke, Mrs
G. II. Ii.l. George ". Conan. Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel II. Harris. NJ. T.. Cheney. L
X. Proctor. Mr. and Mrs. George Dean,
Joseph W. Welnsoth Mrs. G. a. Dennison,
Alexander Walker. Mr.. and Mrs.
oscar Benson. Mrs. Edgar .. Cheney,
Mrs. \. H. stuart. n. ~ Brewer, George
W. Anchor. Mr. and Mrs. George Wilmore,
W. II. Stone. Richard Crowley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Casman Westmore. Miss Kathleen
Cox. were on the Boardwalk
William Barnes headed delegation of
politicians from Albany