The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-13
Thousands Brave Dark
Sky to Join Franklin
Street Show.
EXIT SLIT SKIRT;
ENTER THE BUSTLE
Victorian Bulgy Effects and Old
Time Ruffles Again in Favor.
Tango SLOUGH Shows No
Sign of Waning, and Hats
Resemble Inverted
Soup Plates.

Ihc sllir, with the silt IS dead and
III It's place relgns the skirt with the
hustle. Perhaps not quite the hustle
Of late Victorian photographs-h hum,
up the plush album In the attic and
fainilializc yourself with tho reference
but vet quite decidedly "A hustle with
Il breadth OF beam and depth of hump
that Is at once garish and disGuietin".
This fashion note * corralled and
separated ny the male observer of yes
terday's Easter parade from q herd Of
lesg significant changes in Inilady's
spring apparel as the most obvious
innovation OF the budding sumner,
The tip is accompanied by no hole
proof guarantee. 1T is not even guar
anteed for six months. Tie mascu-
line reviewer OF volatile feminine
fashions works under difficulties that
are obvious. being possessed of only
& ineagro knowledge OF dry goods and
color sense that is little more than
primitive.
But violent intrusion Ike tho
hustle cannot escape the notice OF
the Naricst l'hilistinc. II is too pnlpa-
hly there There is a buncHy array OF
fabric built on crinolinc behind that
VAS not there before and It cannot
be mistaken. In like manner the mas
culino eye misses the intriguing slit
the slit beloved of illustrated week
lies aud comic paraEraphcrs. It's total
absence from the parade gave the
whole procession sort ~ passed
ly-the. national board -of-censorship air
which hardened habitues OF the movies
resented. There We're one or two rcini-
nisceni imitation siits-basc frauds
with buttonS-but tho gay. sassy. lit
tic slit With the swish ana the wops.
my dear. was absent.
Kent In by SurIy sky.
The unWelconIc hustle alone frowned
out a an unweIcorne guest. yesterday :
Easter parade ranked well along with
the big aft"r-church professions that
have for years amounted travelled
fashionable Franklin Street on sue
cecdinE Easter sundays 4 surly sky
Kept many tiinid ones from attending
services IN their best. and a light rain
shortly after - o'clock sent large num-
hcrs scurryinC home IN limousincs, but
tn" faithful braved the leadcn day for
a place in the parade
Compared with the procession Of
Easter sunday last year. when the sun
shone all day out OF cloudless sky.
the parade fell snort in numbers Fully
10000 people thronged the gay ave
nue. in 1913. Little more than half
that number were brave enough to tax g
To tho open Yesterday. Those that
came ran into Il SCI, of sunshine before
the parade hour was half over--sun-
shine that continued unbrokcn the rest
OF the afternoon.
The march began shortly after the
noon hour when the churches on
Grace, Franklin. Fifth. Broad, Laurel
and Marshall Streets began discharc-
irg their raily dressed multitudes into
the highways, Custom immcmorial
turned their footsteps into Franklin
Street-Richmond's time -honored thor
ouchfare of fashion. The crowd at
taincd dIgnificd proportions n half-honr
later. when tho Catholic and Episcopal
churches added their quota Of bclated
celebrants, reaching n lowery climax
n O'Clock. when the procession was
unhroken from ti;c Jefferson Hotel to
the monuments.
All Flowers Were There.
Other casters were characterized by
the prevalence Of some one flower The
violet the sweet pea. the orchid. the
Easter lily have each ridden high on
separate occasions as the favor!tc
bloom. Yesterdays parade played no
iavorites. The flower display WAS n
little less lavish than in forme, years,
but the blossom family was we'll repre-
scntad. Niolets and orchids pressed
each other for first place. with sweet
peas and various members OF the lily
family close behind. There were other
kinds Of flowers, too numerous to men
ton. This inclusive way of disposinr
Of the others is followed by all society
writers ana Sights no flower, however
humble.
If this parade is in truth the inal
arbitcr OF this seasons STYLES. there
is little hope for Immediate relief from
the tangomanlac modes that descended
gentinc dances. The slouch is still en-
rigueur one might have hoped that
after two years of the banana profile
the slouch would this year become
passe. or at least demi-tasse, but it is
still tout de chose. Shoulders are
caved in. and the hips are sent well in
adNance-samc old slouch.
It's Il Ruflic Year, Girls.
II the year has brought back the
hustle of the eighties. II has brought
along also the rufiic of the thrties
It's 4 rufflc year girls SO saws the
police sergeant. who throughout the
joyous fashion hour posed in an atti-
tude OF studied indifference at the
corner of Franklin and Laurel Streets
They start at the top and continue in
billows. runG upon rung tier upon
tier, to the hem OF the slitless skirt
The girl coming gaily up the avenue
by the side OF the magazine clothing
al. is q fair type OF Miss Spring 1915.
See the collar" 1t is a Medici collar
n high, stiff collar rolling out at the
neck. In some necks il rolls out fur
thcr than In others This girl has n
little neck, and the roll is tight, like
u clam. The Medici is the dernicr cri
but ii won't do for hot weather
Now, the dress she's wearing Is
something olse. Upstairs 1t is q bolero
affair. trimmed with something brady
resting over an undcrwaist OF net
which tapcrs off into sleeves with
rufilcs. It's n ruifle year, girls
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