The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-19
lPERIWINKLE BLUE
DOMINANT COLOR
Perfect Easter Day for Fashion Dis
play. Parade Lasts Long.

play. Parade Lasts Long.
New York, April Manhattans
famous Easter parade was set in srep
today to sartocial symphony-the
i,Deriwinklc blues.
The new shade was the dominant
note in the color medley that filled
brilliant Fifth avenue from Central
park to the shadow Of the Washington
arch AS to color the easter parade
! was a vcritaGlo crc5CcnLo with tho
plcasinSly soft periwinkle blue every
where in dominance. There was no
group complete without it; its choice
was confined TO no one age or class or
even complexion Occasional crca-
tions of one or the other of the more
sombre hues We're invariably lightened
on the hat, the bodice or the skirt
with a touch Of the shade that seem
ingly claims milady's sole allegiance
of the moment
| The parade was in progress most of
the day, but it did not really start, of
course, until the churches OF the ave
nue. dismissed their morning congre-
cations. kindly providence did it's
best in providing a day Of blue and
Silver, shot through with golda per-
feet Easter day
Many were the paraders-the flap
pers as we'll as their older sisters
who knew full well the value of the
sedatc cathedral and chIrch entrances
as backgrounds to their brilliancy, and
the austere dOorways, framed the
naive peacockings Of thousands as a
Iprelude to the march up and down
the avenue. They left the churches
slowly lingering in their frames for
just the proper time to register an
effect, before they Joined the gay
cavalcade.
There were many striking costumes,
the overlordship of periwinkle blue.
Long fringed capes of black, many Of
them lined with lipstick red, or sur
mounted by pats Of rouge straw of
the new red or orange, or dull gold
or emerald green with here and there
is vagrant wisp Of Jade, seemed second
in popularity to tailored suits Of the
new shade. 1t seemed that fully
third Of the paradcrs were capped,
many Of the pcrlwinklc blue suits hav-
! ing capes of the same material at
tached.
Beads were very much in evidence.
All members Of gowns were relieved
with beads, many Of them in rather
fantastic array The tailored suits,
for most part, were almost severely
plain with long lines suggesting dig
nifty but avoiding any hint Of auster-
| ity. Beaded gowns Of satin and crepe,
! in pearl gray, champagne, brown, taupe'
or fawa were striking features.
! No one authority had dictated the
length OF the skirts. They were of all
degrees OF length or brcvity. Any de-
ficicncy in skirt length was made up
| by flashes OF silken hose, in which
champagne, pearl gray, flesh, black
and periwinkle blue predominatcd
| Three Of the family Of furs held
favoritc places about the feminine
neck. Platinum fox, stone martcn or
squirrel Strings of pearls ruled as
gem ornaments with dangling ear rings
very much to the fore.
| Hats, for tho most part, were bril-
liant in color and those who claim to
know declared them to be rather me-
diocre in design. But what they lost
in original shapes, they made up in
daring colors.
ca, the men! Yes, they were there
in equal number. But the silk top
pcrs, the severe cutaways, the pearl
gray sDattcd black shoes, the striped
gray trousers ,Hcrc their main con-
tribution to the parade. 1t was dis
tinctly feminine affair.
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