The Washington times., 1922-04-17
PARKS TRACT
GAYLY CLOTHED
EASTER CROWD
Riot of Colors Rivals Profusion
of Spring-Flower-
ing Plants.

Where were, you between sunrise
and dark yesterday The odds are
ten TO one that for part of the
time, at least, II was somwhere out
doors.
There was no line Of march. The
Zoo. Sixteenth street, Monument
grounds. Speedway Potomac Park,
# street--in fact wherever could be
felt the sweep OF April air and sun
shine-saw throngs OF festive Wash
ingtonians.
They were all keeniy alive to the
fact that they were enjoying the
greatest and most spectacular Easter
with which the city has been blessed
for many years.
A beautiful city, beautiful now
clothes, a halcyon day-what mere
could they have desired7
New Raiment Radiant.
The younger generation was Of
course prepared for the occasion
with gorgeously new raiment.
Among the older folk Easter morn.
ing Witnessed the unearthing OF
crinliy old satins: cutaways redolent
OF moth balls.
And sometimes, as mother or dsd
QTtW Out tfOftI kht aifthShN NTsNe'A :
chest a garment modelled on a
style OF another youth and fashion
OF another day silent tear or two
mingled with the once radiant fabric.
Vying in beauty with the cherrys
blossoms of the Speedway and Tidal
Basin was the Botanical Garden.
The entire grounds were a mass OF
bloom, red, orange, lavendar, velvet
purple, cream, mauve and all the
rest-a perfect paradise of color.
The sleek silk-toppers and gay
lowered feminine chapeaux made a
pretty picture winding In and out
among the walks.
Biblical Plants on View
Many persons stopped In the gar
dens to view the recent acquisition
of Biblical plants and shrubs.
Imagine an Easter stranger visi-
ting the Capital.
From the Union Station consested
by the influx of visitors TO Washing.
ton, he passes TO r street in the
prime Of the afternoon. The para
ders, who have been marching in
continual revue for hours, become
more and more frequent. He fingers
by the way.
Here comes a bevy Of fresh young
girls, marching I'm a solid phslapx.
The presence of them in such num-
bers Is due TO the fact that many
women's colleges throughout the
country have adopted the custom OF
giving their seniors rrip 70 the Ma
TONS Capital instead Of providing
expensive graduation exercises. And
then, too, this Is the Easter vaea
ton.
The boys are home from boarding
school and college. being very much
on the scene in their snappy sport
suits. Knickers are not infrequent,
as are the colored cloth hats.
Skirt Length Vary.
Among the girls there is no ac.
cepted style of dress. The decree
of Paris that skirts shall be longer
Is Needed here and there. They wear
everything from skirts in close prox-
unity TO the ankle to those bearing
the same relation to the knee-most-
ly the latter. However. his does not
annoy the stranger any.
And the Easter hats! The days OF
stringent dictation from Dame Fash
ION never boasted such a variety or
so many excellent effects.
However, there are one or two lit
tie tendencies. For instance, the
rolled and lowered hat brims arel
much I'm evidence and several new
color shades have been invented.
Have you ever heard of peri.
winkIe7" It's a color that Is half
blue, half purple. And do you know
fungi" brown when you see IT?
These two are OF the several new
shades that sprinkle every group OF
women attired for Easter.
Hats Close fitting
The old broad-brimmed hats are |
seldom seen. There is decided pen
chant for the close-fitting ones. |
Feathers also are lacking, flowers |
and ccasionally-taking their |
place.
Moving on, the stranger visits the
ellipse back of the White House. |
There are a great many children,
disporting multi-colored toy balloons
and here and there little basket of
eggs that will be entered in the free
for-all contest at the Executive
Mansion today.
Lastly, he visits Rock Creek,
which is thronged with picnickers.
But before the stranger returns
10 his hotel he sees a side of Easter
lied.
From the car window he glimpses,
peering over a high balcony Of one
OF the shabbiest apartments, a
drawn. pensive little face, and
through the banisters below a pitia-
bly, deformed little body in braces.
No Easter spirit entered here
And again, at one of the down
town crossings, he passes another to
whom all seasons are the same-a
blind man with his placard and cup.
While these things, of course. are