The sun., 1915-03-28
New York Preparing for Easter
Weddings and Gay Spring Season
Devoted to Prenarans for ono Festivities
ek to BE Devoted Preparations for Coming Festivities
to ChurchgongBridge and Muscales Popuar-Rage
tor Gardening Homogeneous Announced

Easter gaNeties as well as to church,
going. This year there is more church.
SONS than usual, and consequently
even danccs-subscription dances, that
s-are likely not to be well attended
for the moment. In Easter veel,
there will he enough going on to
please the most eNacting. and Il looks
from present indications as though
New York were to have gayer
spring season than it has had for
many years.
II is not alone the oldest inhabitant
who remembers gay spring seasons
n New York The time is quite with
n the memory OF the present genera
ton when May and even the early
rart Of June found New Workers en-
toying a lot of social amusement. The
afternoon drive in the park was n
brilliant turnout Of smart traps and
we'll gowned women. This no longer
exists. for motors have largely taken
the place of carriages.
There are still many traps. espe-
cialy victorias. that are used by smart
people for the afternoon drive. Motors,
however. now come into use again.
for the trips TO the nearby country
4uU, lUI ltt anu lot ulU1ltT.
From all indications the country clubs
will have an extremely gay season
for the next few weeks with people
going ont of town for tea and dinner.
There is a great deal of interest
In the summer question. with an un-
preccdentcd demand for cottages and
FOR hotel Accommodate The cry
Of economy and hard times works
both ways and now IL is beginning to
lie realized how many thousands Of
peorIe who generally GO TO Europe
viii spend the summer in this coun
Try. Few and far between are those
Aopeful individuals who plan for their
customary European holiday and
hero are thousands who must be
housed and fed and clothed in this
country
California is the Mecca for many.
Int a trip to the exposition will not
interfere with the plans for the sum-
mer in this part of the country.
Naturally each nearby resort. and
Zach faraway resort as well. is een-
ending that it is the only place where
there will be n really gay sea son. But
oven the most pcssimistic OF country
place owners has To confess to there
being q prospect this year Of having
% thoroughly satisfactory summer.
And in the meantime New Workers
are becoming acquainted with New
Workers. and il is interesting 10 note
l1w the social life here is going on
n manner not seen for many
vears. T.e constant going away to
he South and to Europe has usually
-o broken into the winter that there
AS been a marked spirit of restless
rcs, which has prevented what might
10 cil,cd home life. Last winter and
row this spring New Workers have
resigned themselves to living in their
,wA homes. in their own city, to en-
ror'alu,ng their own friends. ami
wen occasionally their own relatives.
n tat many old friendships have
con renewed and wonderfully har-
monlous state of affairs apparently
Exists
The different relief committees are
>.i'l hard at work, and II the atteHd-
ance At entertainments Is tagging a
l''le the enthusiasm can always be
worked mp again by some entertain
inent i'm which every one can take
lar, n addition to buying tickets.
Auction bridge is popular again and
with auction parties every afternoon
is difficult to find clear dates. while
dinner with auction is favorite FORM
,f entertainment, even for the select
Few. Bridge tournaments are in run
swing and these prove successful ana
develop into fashionable AFFAIRS.
certain set Of women take number
Of tables and then invite their friends
?, play at their tables and in this
way the charity and the friends and
70 organizer OF the tournament are
an pleased, while II IT il desired each
guest Is allowed TO pay for his own
t.cket II is said 10 be one of the best
methods known OF getting rid of
t'okcts
Bur positively the ingenuity dis
u'aycd this season in getting money
for popular charities il extraordinary
= H. qult, time that home charity
roceivod some attention, and the va
ms entertainments that are gNei
now. ~ least many Of them, ar" tc
Nave their proceeds devoted to the
elevation of some of the miserie'
- Am .licans who II not American
born are al least enrolled az American
zons
Musicalcs are also "A feature o
social life at present, not elaborate
'ffars but informal afternoon recep
ions Al the afternoon tea hour
'oV friends are invited to hear some
"'et who, unknown as vet to fame
'rls N this way a capita introduc
'.on 10 those whose patronage Is de
,.rcd. Socicty's approval OF an arts
means a lot, If not Everything. ant
'h"ro are few artists who are not gia'
- take advantage of such an oppor
'uniN 20 hc heard
There are disadvantages also to b'
considered when an artist with
Voice Of great cdliire is asked To SIh'
% room II by 20 feet and when I'M
..ar Itself j. nung with tapestry am
'.' rpors are covered with rugs, no
~ mention heavy drdperies ~ IN
vduWs, when the thermometer "A
s. lr 90 and the audience il 50 SlNel
over 90 conversation and has 50 man,
important things to talk about ina
p" focusing of the attention Of every
body rs not easily attained. Bnt IN
T1U or woman who dos succeed Il
winning the approval Of the guest
~ 0p afternoon musicale can feel tina
" tory has been attained and fortun
70 N sight. Incidentally any hostes
'e such a musicale d'lightfuI wa
I" entertain her friends.