The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
AS the End of Lent Nears Society
Plans MANY Easter Festivities

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N here ana everywhere one hears
n talk Of coming festivities, to
b all the gayer after these
weeks Of dulness-dulness, II should
bs said, only "a far - New York city
has been concerned. New Workers.
have not found the Lenten season By
any mean dull outside Of the city linn.
~. for apparently only In cities AZ
religious restrictions considered bind
ing In social life. There has been no
eayer season It the winter resorts than
the one now drawing to its close with
the approach Of the Easter festival.
The weather man has helped i'm.
nensely. for the long continued cold
and snow have enhanced the charms
Of the South. and have also made New
York itself far ~pleasanter socially than
I. would have been II the usual warm
spells OF early spring had been vouch-
safed. Even the most attractive of coun-
try houses have not proved irresistibly
for many . long year have week ends
in the city been 90 favored. No
hostess worthy Of the name has had
the slightest dificulty in securing the
guests she desired for Sunday lunch
VVu VI uitlucIs W. pIdCO uCuT wow
York but has been less attractive han
the city itself In weather when out Of
door life has not been possible.
Again has the flower show proved
itself an institution. q social event that
Is bound to exert . great infiuepce on
the spring season in New York and
this without having been started With
any such idea. Financially the results
l~.,, tAon saxtuPnoNa~S ~A0S~1l~S skA -
suits have been far ahead Of any pre-
conceived hopes. "All the world and
his wife, turned out, and while the
flower exhibits were wonderful the ex.
hibits Of clothes and society folk were
Of themselves more than worth the
price Of admission. To pay heavily
for afternoon tea seemed q privilege
when one drank ones tea In such good
company. The attendance up to tho
last moment left nothing TO be desired.
so that It seems as though the flower
show in April will prove a much OF
a social fixture as the Madison Square
Garden horse show in November has
been for 10. these many years.
Excitement over the Easter we'd
aiugs is bound to tighten the du.ness
Of the coming week. for this Is the n
week of all the year when society AZ
fairs are questionable, when even
charitable entertainments are aban.
doned for fasting and prayer. With 90
little time left to complete the last
erranre ments for the weddings to NJ
celebrated In Easter week. there IL
plenty 10 occupy the time between
church rvices 1t IL not at all
fashionable to be married during Lent,
hut there have been this year two or
three weddings of note.
The Easter bride Is. Of course. the
important figurescn the social horizon
now, and all are prepared to do her
honor. while dressmakers and milliners
ere nearly distracted with the orders
that must be filled before next Sunday.
New York Is full OF strangers SEEK
lnE spring and summer outfits, and
In addition there are the New Workers
who heretofore at this season have
been in the habit Of ordering their
,rousseaux on the other side. In con-
Sequence the dressmAkers In order to
satisfy the demands Of their clients
must keep their STATS at work day
and night. But 1t Is all delightfully."-
exciting and savors OF prosperity and
consequent social activity for months
10 come.
one OF the prettiest entertainments
o. the last week was the Floral Shake
speare Dance given at the Plaza un-
Der the auspices OF the International
Ch.ld Welfare League n the Ma
,onal Fruit and Flower Guild. 1t had
= number of well known women as
pitronesses and the debutantes Of the
season danced in costume. 1t was a
fitting end t. the flower show and a
really delightful entertainment.
This week there IL nothing of course
going on socially. as Holy Week Is
given over. nominally at least, to the
Observance Of the Lenten fast. and
every one who has a country place
WI he found far from New York for
the next five or six days. Easter week
VII bring people back again to this
city and the numerous entertainments
ana weddings scheduled to take place
"l'h.n the first ten days after Faster
are enough to daunt the courage OF
any but the most hardened and per-
sstent pleasure seeker.
Fortunes Fete" is the charming
name selected for the annual enter
ts!nment in aid Of the blind and this
"7'iN1He CldTlty mas Deen especially
happy In securing both a date in
Easter week and the cooperation Of
many well known and interesting pa
NoHcsSes n patrons. among them
Joseph H. Choate. who is especially in
tfrested in the project. The entertain
meNt is TO be given on the evening OF
AprIl 26 and the guests are to be in
costume, which by this time has be-
conc second nature to all of the sea-
sons o. butantes and society women
hui 10 doubt in spite Of the already
numerous costume dances and festl-
Nd' Of all kinds which have taken
place Fortunes F'ete' will produce
an entirely new set of designs and CO.'S
TUNES.
such fine weather as the past week
mas provided has made the dropping
Sr.F.t ~ the dweller In the country and
summer residents generally rise on
Sd"rahly, and there Is no longer any
question that the garden and the
Try place are to play a prominent part
II social life from now on. There Ia
TAX of horse racing. yacht races are
already being arranged. and the club
houses everywhere are crowded at
week ends and even In the afternoons