New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-13
About $4,000 Persons Dis
play Their Finery on the
City's Finest Avenue.
FILM MACHINES SNAP
LATEST IN FASHIONS
Promenaders Began to Gather at
Noon-BroadWay Has Cele-
bratiOn of Its Own.

About twenty-five thousand OF New
York's -four hundred" went on parade
yesterday. Gravitating from sundry
points south Of the North Pole, the
twenty-five thousand congregated in
Fifth ave. at noon. When there as
sembled they marched north to 59th
St, and then, by way Of varying things.
turned and walked back to 42d st.
With that goal attained, each indi-
vidual promenader felt serene in the
belief that he or she had witnessed
the famed Easter parade, which in
each case consisted Of the other "A ,990
In the first place, the meteoric au-
thorities had issued decree of colder.
with rain"-and perhaps cyclones and
tornadoes. That in itself was enough
to make the show a success.
Parade in Bright Sun.
Obedient to precedent, the sun
came early and stayed late. Its beams
descended and the mercury rose to
meet them, and as the twain frater-
nized the paraders Haunted their fin-
cry ad lib True, a young wind oc-
casionally made merry with millinery
but in every other respect the day was
the finest that 1914 has produced.
Even had the sun been playing other
bookings, however, there was presen:
second luminous body that would
have made up for the delinquency.
This object was the white incandes-
cent vest OF Raymond Hitchcock, mu
sical comedian, displayed to cleaning
advantage upon the person OF Ray
mond himself BY the side Of the Won
drous waistcoat promenaded Mrs. Ray
mond Hitchcock, Flora Zabelle that
was-and is-on theatre programmes.
However, from a numerical stand
point this years parade ranked second
to few. Some there were who hinted
that the parade of the old days is gone
from us and that no more do the
members Of New York's most eXclu-
sive society circles appear on the
avenue Yesterday quite number
from the upper set were present. as
well as several thousand from sets
not so upper.
For the photographers it was both An
arduous day and an everlasting snap"
Both professional and amateur snap
pers were present in abundance, squat
ting perilously on the edges of build
ings or dartins deftly among the close
ly packed paraders in pursuit Of re-
puted celebrities.
Film Men Snap Styles.
The moving picture men were even
buster. and the latest styles in Man
haitian, as worn in the Easter parade,
will be flashed on screens from Port
land 10 Portland in a few weeks.
AS in previous years, the most pop
ular point from which to view the pro-
cession was a corner seat on the top
Of biz green bus. 1t was exactly as
easy to obtain one Of those vantage
spots as 1t is for a camel to pass
through the door Of the average boot
black parlOr.
Hanson cabs also were popular Tor
spying purposes, and the fortunate per-
son who owned an entire limousine
was, of course, granted an unob-
structed panoramic view of the spec
tacle.
Really, m'dear," chartered woman
promenader to her companion, there
aren't any Easter hats any more, you
know. III the spring hats are worn
in January and by the time Easter
comes It's almost time TO lay them off.
"Everybodys wearing black silk
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