Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-29
'1EIfIS H HEW sFR|ic SII !ffSfA T5ssEsy
Great Esplanade Crowded With
Enormous Palm Sunday Gath
ering; Many Striking Cos
TUNES Seen.

Atlantic City, n. j., March .29-lt
needed only the warmth OF 2 spring
sun 10 ma%e the bud of promise for rec
ord-breaking Palm Sunday burst INTO
glorious blossom and that was precisely
what happened yesterday.
4 halmier. more invigoratrng morning
could scarcely have been asked and
,,nder its influence the final influx OF
yisitorsN by a score of special trans. as
well as bv.several thousand automobiles,
sweled the already heavy temporary
population to avcrush.
From all parts of the. world visitors
were assembled herc'yesterday titled ior-
eigners. money kings, men ana women
distinguished in the social lie Oh this
country and Canada.
Distant isles of the sea were repre-
scnted on the registry books at the blg
Roardvalk hotels. Even South Amer
ica contributed TO the throng that helped
make this Sunday before Easter one OF
the most remarkable not only IN me
whole Lenten period, but III the spring
annals of Atlantic City.
From the Inlet to Nentnor the blg
wooden way was scene OF ANIMATION
from long before noon until late at night,
the human tide, of course, reaching ltS
greatest density in the areas where are
located the hotels from The Breakers 10
the Ambassador.
For numbers, for variety OF tashloh-
sble garb and the exhibition OF the latest
crration of costumes and millinery, yes
terdav's display exceeded any Palm un-
Ja,- whose history has remained for ref
rrcucc bv those who delight In comparl-
sons.
The fashion show was deeply enjoyed
bv the fortunate ones who were able 20
gct seats in the paviliOns. 1t was I'M
possiblc TO find n resting place after ~
O'Clock i'm the morning, and the next
best thing being 10 get a roller CHAIR
the 5000 or more of these vehicles were
snapped up so that waiting lines formed
sh nj the various stations and were con-
tinuallv in evidence through all the
afternoon.
To estimate Yesterdays throng IS 10 dc
mend ripon the accuracy of the guessing
Of experienced onlookers. 1t appears 70
be a conservative estimate that tuliN
250OO0 persons were on the boardwaik.
The railing in the heart ot the hotcl sec
tion was hidden by the lineup OF spec
t3tox.
some of the flower vendors replen-,
ished their supplies n dozen times and
only stopped when the florists stock
co,iId furnish no more. Prices were as
tonishinglv reasonable, considering the
call for cut blooms.
AS for the lover Of fashions, the parade
was the equal Of what once was re-
stricted to Easter Sunday. furs were
plentiful. but thousands Of women dis
carded them and appeared IN spring
finerv. New York City this year seemcc
to lead in the styles and among Tho
walk throng were scores OF costumers
models who were assigned 70 the tasl
OF displaying the newest conceptions II
spring garments. The color note seem
to be red, rich reds deeper reds. som
close to and merging INTO brown, bu
all blending in with the contrasts
purples and deep blues and the llghte
touches that whisper warm suns an
scent-Iaden breezes. As sldellght I
this never-ending swirl, the Orlenta
sbopkeepers displayed before their shop
fabrics of brilliant hue and glorious
tone and depth of color.
Applidued leather seemed to claim
considerable share in the dressing {
women. Plads in skirting and syn
phonies in brown were noticeable
Pussy willows as ornaments were clevcrl
adapted by some ingenious drcssers an
there was prevalence of corsage bouquet
of every hue.
And with due conservatism. one mui
not overlook The hosiery Such n
versifed display of silk, plaids and bloc
designs never before graced the dij
nifed Esplanade When the weare
did not arrange TO display their stocl
ings on their own account, occasion
breczes did the work for them, and 3
quite with propriety, be it understood.
AS for the males, there was a rich di
plav of suiting, to he sure. but 1t nece
sarilv had to be limited. There are on
lust so many ways to cut a stylish sui
and after that the quality of the fabr
must speak for the difference. But
peckties. in hosiery, in fancy shirts, {
that is latest on the market was 10
seen on the Boardwalk.
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