The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-24
DRLZZLE SHR[NKS EASTER
PARADE TO NOTHINCNESS
True, One or Two Pass Along Fifth Avenue for the
Waiting Movie Men, but Most of Them Prove
to Be Actor Folk Going to Rehearsal.

All the boys and girls in the Fair and
Bureau were granted a week end holi-
day by Forecaster Scarr early on Sat-
urday. the result being that when Easter
dawned there was no one on hand ex-
cept the Threatening With Occasional
Showers Department experts and their
assistants. Consequently the nxious
citizenesses who called up the weather
sharks early yesterday were told hat
the Fifth avenue. Grand street and l25th
street skies would threaten any attempt
to hold the Easter parades which usually
set these three thoroughfares all to and
fro.
And the skies didn't merely threaten (;
the skies made good-or bad-their
threats with a drizzle in the morning
ESQ those who were out OF bed before
noon say. mt lcast) and a real rain in
the afternoon. JoyOusnee in this part
of the more or less United States. there
fore. was confined solely TO the Long
Island duckling farms stretching back
of Brooklyn.
The day had its advantages. however
for once on Easter one could get a top
seat or a Fifth avenue bus without first
jo%urneying by some other means of loco
motion to either the Washington Square
or Grants Tomb terminals OF the bus
line. In fact, one could get all the top
seats on the Fifth avenue buses. But
who wanted them? Nobody.
Fashion Writer'S On watch.
Blu II 1t had been some other kind
OF day Roesie WorthinKton of the Rae
Quet Club and the Whiskered Whiz from
Barnum's circus and George Young
Bauchle and Grace, the Bearded Belle OF
Manasauan, ". j.. now playing in our
city and Manager Jeems W. Mathews
Of the Hippodrome. wearing his latest
London scenery-freshly vanished three
quart hat. hand painted white spa,s.
swagger stick and everything-and
Harrie Spur. the na,ty English pianist f;
and Brandon lyman In his new three
capped Irish coat and hand BACKED top
boots. and a man named Drew and every
BODY else would have glittered along the
avenue. But II wasn't hat kind OF day.
The fashion writer's early selected a
canopied doorway rear Forty-third street
and Fifth avenue. hoping against hope
that Rossie Worthington would take a
chance and saunter out from the Racque,
Club II only to give the avenue a brici
treat. He didn't.
Just before , y. NJ. however. the
sound of approaching footballs coming
from some place around the corner ir
Forty-second street was heard. The
fashion writer's perked up. and SURE
enough into the avenue came. the mitt
girls OF Flatbush. both Of them. Their
there was another lull until 3 .25 o'clock
when along came a crowd consisting OF
Wilson Miner. John the Barber and q
man named Peter Hemmingway from
some place in Westminster county.
FliNvcr Aids Movie Men.
The photographers and movie men per,
suaded John the Barrier to walk rapidl,
up and down the west side OF the ayenu,
while Bill Mizner walked up and dowr
the east sidewalk. the stranger who SAID
his name was iiemmingway conscntin.
simultaneously to cross and recross tn,
avenue wearing sometimes his own hat
sometimes Bill MINERS and again Johi
the Rarbcrs. Fortunately an oblisin,
chauffeur Of n rivver taxi happene,
along with his rubbed hceled boat an,
pun the nivvcr around in circles for III,