Evening journal., 1915-04-05
EASTER Makes
LATE HOUR AMENDS
Ideal Day Comes After
Record Snow Storm
OF Season
NEW HATS AND
FINERY ARE HID

Easter made amends for the snow
storm and the bleak winds OF Satur-
day by turning out TO be day of sun
shine and blue skies, Of temperature
that rose gradually until the after
noon was really balmy.
/ II was a marvellous transformation,
; stamping as an indisputable fact the
proverhial caprloiousness Of April.
p Had II not been for the little snow
drifts smuggling up under the shady
e sides Of buildings and the brisk
northwest wind that blew in the early
forenoon Wilmington might well have
? thought the storm Of the day before
{ nothing more than a bad dream.
: But. after ALL the effect Of the near
1 blizzard was obvious. Il threw such a
e fright into Wilmington's hundred and
s hundreds of feminine residents who
had planned TO come out in all their
spring finery that these in many in
= stances left their newest, most sum
( merry millinery creations" at nome.
They could not believe that weather
5 i'm harmony with Easter bonnets could
come on the heels OF so wretched q
[ day as Saturday.
/. Spring Hats and furs.
. The difference between yesterdays
+ annual parade on Delaware avenue,
- and preceding Easter pageants was
. apparent. The same men and women
were on the streets but there was a
- touch of winterilSe sOmbreness in the
apparel of most OF them. OF course.
q there were many attractive new hats
- to be seen but there were also many
L furs. And the men-not one In score
d wore a spring suit and nearly all
were bundled up in OvercOats Strange
d effect for Easter Sunday in Whining
II ton.
l. A touch that added suitable color
J. and cheer to the ensemble, however
& was the superb display of corsage
l. bouquets worn by the women. The
city went the limit" on flowers this
n year, and every variety was I'm evil
Al dence, from humble ionquils all the
way up through carnations. violets
10 sweet peas and lilies of the valley e
,s rare orchids of staggering cOstli
M ness
he When Wilmington awoke-suitably
rt late for Sunday m0rning-the frs
s. question to be decided was the statl
r OF the weather. AT 9 o'clock the SUI
n. was shining brightly, but the mer
be curry registered only 40 degrees AM
n the Sky held many clouds of uncer
he tain developments. Likewise ther
h was brisk wind that looked dis
ce cOuragine. Soon after that, of cours,
he the feminine portion OF the city
or dwellers had to begin preparing 70
n church. Most of them chose to b
g. on the safe side and not to turn on
lie in entire spring raiment
m All Churches Packed.
'ir BY 1890 o'clock. when they begai
ad leaving home for church. the day ha
I'M decided to be ideal after all. Bu
re il was too late then to permit change
OF OF costume. Disappointed as man
IS we're at the uncertainty. they decide
W. to make the best OF It. So smile
al were on the faces of the thousand
an who walked down the avenue to sa
nothing of subsidiary parades
'e other parts Of the city BY II o'eloc
Oh houses of worship OF all denOmini
's- tions we're packed and the beaut
OF the services brought back TO min
. the glory of the Easter season
n. Later IN the afternoon, after Dime
~ of a little more than ordinary eNcellen
49, had been eaten, Wilmingtonians soug
the streets again. Then II was real
"A sprinalikc. BY o'clock the thermom
ter was recording 80 degrees in
. hours. The park was throngcd. The
,ycrn patches of snow undm the tre
~ hut the walks and drives were easily J
gotiable. The last of the clouds had d
appeared from the heavens and April h
promised to be good.
The sunshine made short work of I
snow in the city, but out in the subui
IL Law in broad sheets over fields a
under trees, strangely out of Keep
aiB with the warm air and the blue ov
X. head. Automobiles confined their 81
tend dav drives 70 the parks, the city sire
~ or some OF the suburban roads that
cart been freed from the snow.
y. Taking IL all in ALL Easter was
sl9' loved In Wilmington quite as much
and usual in spite OF the comparative d
phia ness of the parade. Lent was at an =
} at and the season OF ioyousness was
eNWve hand Candy was consumed in alai
loon. ing quantities by young girls who
ene- been conscientiously abstaining II
90, sweetmeats for 40 days, and mi
~ ,a.r S dwelt not only on the religious sign
q. q cance of the festival. but also n
the frankly. upon the coming awakening
ning NJ s social activities.
At the Hotel DUPONT.
st. The sacred concert held in the lol
OF the Hotel dupont attracted thrC
iate Of persons garbed i'm Easter fine
Many handsome gowns were displa,
ttend on the mezzanine floor, in the dinii
s9es' ssst' room and among the hundreds of SD
.ens tators gathered in the lobby. E'
woman in the diningroom was p
1919 sented with decorated Easter eggs
ttens the management. The program by
son, hotel orchestra was under the lead
treet ship OF Frank j. Dummig. Mr. Dt
-r,or, mig during the rendition OF the y
gram played a violin duet with L
1915, Flores. NJ. Katzmasvslki. pianist
..,., the orchestra. played a piano 81
'erner Miss Vera Gilbride soprano. and w
esday Blair. tenor. we're the vocal soloi
at 81 The program itself was one OF
'e'' finest ever produced and the audie
s. Ids showed its appreciation by the
ouent and loud applause.
attend - -.
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