Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
DAZZLE OF color
! ON WOODEN Way
Palm Sunday Promenade In A.
Iantio City Marked by
Variety Of Styles
NEARLY 500 IN BATHING

0pecSoS DsSpoScn 70 HpsUt"0 FwOI$C Leo0O
Atlantic City, April lO.--Varicty In
the way, Of hats and gowns, in a veri-,
table rainbow Of colors. .eniivcncd the
Boardwalk promenade yesterday. Every
type IN popular styles was observed.
The 76. 900 or more Palm sunday
visitors here displayed splashes Of vivid
ness. indicative Of growing favoritism
Of the gayer tints.
The esplanade was thronged. It was
visual evidence Of prosperity reigning in
hoteldom. Leaders in social sets Of
many cities were recognised here and
there.
The weather was perfect. The mer-
curry went over 90 degrees. mild for the
season and delightful for the outing.
clouds. One thing noticeable was tho
almost entire withdrawal Of fur coats,
the maids and matrons substituting top
and sport coats, long cloth coats. cloaks
and capes.
Novel costumes that claimed atten-
tion were the tail. .cut suits. and a fea- :
ture Of some Of them was u long cloak
fashioned Of the same cloth. which. be- =
cause Of its scarcity, appeared to be
an innovation which was bidding for
milady's fancy.
As to hat trimming. clusters OF
grapes and cherries were often seen.
there were some with garlands on them
and others with bands worked In
flowers. Purple in hats was the shade
which was conspicuous, although not
the most popular. As to shapes they
were Of al droops and Tits. with the
aared front frequently met.
One in Cream. Colored Flannel
The mild sensation Of the afternoon
was young matron, tall and athleti
cally built, suggestive Of much vigorous
exercise on the golf links. who care
lessly swung along with semi masculine
stride, in an outfit Of cream -colored
flannel. She wore a very noticeable
| straw hat with wide and dropping brim,
tinted red. White shoes and hosiery
completed her attire, and she carried
q parasol.
Dame Fashion apparently has decreed
that the Easter bonnet Is passe, at least
as the predominating feature Of the out.
display. The big attraction here was
the bizarre touch given the majority OF
the costumes-the amount Of color that
could be worked into n single display
and still appear attractive.
The fair ones have "fnllen hard" fol-
the new sports wear that runs In avn
ing stripes or inch square checks, with
six Inch fringes at the bottom Of the
skirts and the capes that appeared tc
have a part In all the habiliments. The
skirts were Of knee length. affording q
wide display of bright -hued hosiery
The new saddle" sport shoe Of two
colors and the black ankle strapped
slipper were largely the vogue.
-
everywhere. broad dark red or blue
shades. with trick" bead effects ca:-
ried out in Indian designs about the
sleeves.
Poilu Blue Most Popular
The longer cape suits apparently had
been manufactured from blanket goods
and were close to the sensational in
their color schemes. The Innings that
tapped to the breeze generally were
of a single hue-bright red, yellow or
blue. The most popular solid shade
that permitted Of sharp contrasts in
hosiery and hats.
The aoppy -brimmed hats came back
with their flower decorations, but the
flapper liked the close fitting toques
with alternating stripes of straw and
rufled silk, the straw usually matching
the basic color Of the garb.
The knickers were decidedly among
those present, the sub deb particularly
taking advantage of the style. Bobbed-
haired damsels in their teens appeared
In droves with the tweed 'knickers in
blues. grays and softer tones Of red.
Small sport sticks usually were car
ried BY the smiling misses.
Nearly 500 in Bathing
Tons OF flowers found their part in
the gaily caparisoned host of paraders
that enjoyed the bright sunshine from
10 o'clock until darkness, when the
first excursions started steaming away
from the stations.
Close to 500 bathers OF both sexes
capered about on the beach and took
their ocean plunges while volunteer
lifeguards from the regular beach patro
keptS an alert eye on them. On the
upper and central beaches the one.
oisce bathing suits were much In evi
/ dence.
The motor travel Saturday and YES
tcrday was the heaviest OF the sea
son. and extraordinary traffic meas
ures were necessary to handle the stu
alton.