Evening star., 1924-04-20

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spring seasons ever welcomed in this
city. there is a feature lacking which
has disappeared so gradually that IT
IS seldom commented upon except by
the older generation. This attraction
of Yesterday was the Easter parade on
5th avenue. What an outpouring of
folks, whose names were writ large
upon tho social lists, on this day OF
Gays n the early years of the present
century. High hats and frock coats
vrrnlsned a somber background for
silks and satins of variegated shades,
as far as the eye could see from 42d
street in either direction.
All roads led to New York on those
bygone Easter Sundays and speclal
excursions were made from out ot
town. just to get a peep at the 4oo
AS they passed in review TO and from
their places of worship and, perchance,
,-rat;fied the onlooker by pauslng TO
chat >ror minute or two IN bleak
\pril sunshine. thereby ofterinE an
opportuuitN for a closeup view OF the
latest modes from Paris and Lonoon.
Fair and warmer was signal TOT
the dismissal of the carriages, for
the automobile at that period was
considered more as d rough and
4 ready vehicle for sports events. and
daintily Shod women pattered JOY
nusly beside their escorts while the
air was filled with the subdued muir
mur of small talk. Spring flowers
were worn at the buttonholes and
gold headed canes were quite the
proper thing among the gilded youth,
on leave from the universities, as
well as with the ftnancfers who lald
aside the cares of stocks and bonds
for the day.
Attendance at late services was the
rule OF the day. but the throngS
generally started the parade iull
hour in advance and wended their
way in feisurely fashion to the
churches Of destination. From up
town and down they came to enter
the portals Of St Thomas, st. Pat
rick'S Cathedral, Church of the Heav-
enlY Rest. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
and Fifth Avenue Baptist. Others
crossed over to Madison avenue, to
20 to -. Raltholomew's, when it was
on that thoroughfare, it being To-
Gated now at Park avenue and 50th
street. while special coterie made
the trip 1" ultra st. Georges, in Stuy-
vesaut square Carriages were used
by those. however, who continued
afar downtown and knelt in the hon
ored pews Of old Grace Church in
lower Broadway.
To recite all the names of those
H'ii b'i''Ilt7 H'NlAtlN O4i lHOSf TsdSltl
sundays would require the printing
of the social register of the period,
but among the best known We're the
Astors, Eanderbilts. Goulds. Rhine
lander Stewards, Bakers. Morgans.
Cuttings. Loews, Livingstons, Ryans.
Harrimans, Stuyvesant Fish and
Hamilton Fish.
a unique event and virtually the
first of its kind ever attempted ex-
cluSively by society, is the Father
knlck ckerbocker pageant, which will
be presented at town hall May To-.
This picturesque affair is to be based
upon the Dutch period Of the early
history of the city, and some of the
best known Of the smart set will be
among those who will appear in the
roles of the hardy pioneers who laid
the fortunes for many who have be-
come famous throughout the world.
One of the scenes to which special
attention is being devoted in rehears-
ais is that depicting the sale Of Mar =
haitian Island. In true regalia of war
paint and feathers, 4 select east will
appear as Mohawk and Algonquin In
dians. The pipe of peace will be
smoked, but modern ginger ale will
take the place of the fiery gin which
was Quaifed in the olden days to bind
the bargain.
AS representatives of the old
knickerbocker families, there will
appear members of the families of the
Roosevelts, Pruyns, Suydams. de
-
Nanderpoels, Van CourtlandtS. Schuy-
'ers, La Montagues and de Forests
Another Offering which will be the
result of much study Is 4 one-act
play by Christopher Brook Among
those who will be seen in historical
dress in this number are Mrs. r.
Ashton de PeySter, who will appear
in the historical de Peyster dress now
at the New York Historical Society:
Miss Judith yer Planck who will
represent her ancestor. Judith Crom-
inelin yer Planck, and Hendrix Will
liam van Loon. impersonating Peter
Minuet, first governor of New Am
Sterdam.
The pageant will be in charge of
Mrs. Schuyler B. Warren, assisted by
Mrs Walter g. Eliot, Mrs. Ben Ali
Haggin and Mrs. Wyatt 1t will be
under the auspices of the historical
department of Town Hall, of which
Mrs. Henry a. Alexander is chairman.
Easter week will be one Of the
gayest and busiest Of the whole
year. for in addition to the weddings,
there will be numerous dinners
dances and charitable entertainments
to keep the members of the fashion
able world on the go almost every
hour out of the twenty-four
The brides include Miss Marie
Mrs. B. Hayes Brooke, who is to mar
ry Alan Hartman tomorrow in st.
Bartholomews Church; Miss Louise
Barber. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dom Barber, whose marriage to Jo-
Seph Laroque, jr., takes place Tues
day in Trinity Chapel Miss Margaret
Gilbert daughter of Mrs. Bacon Gill
bert, who is to marry Gray Perry;
Miss Dorothy Thomson, who wedS
Martin J. Quinn. jr., and others too
numerous to mention.
The wedding of Miss Rhoda Cam
eron, which has been set for the week
after Easter, has had to be postponed
on account of the illness of her fiance,
John Balfour Clark. 1t had been set
for Monday, April 2S, in st. Thomas
Church Mr. Clark was to have been
one of the uShers at the wedding of
Miss Brooke and Mr.. Hartman. Miss
Cameron is daughter of MIS- Ben
iamin Curtis Allen by her first hus-
band. Mrs. Allen was married few
months ago to her present husband.
Society was surprised a few days ago
TO learn of the breaking of the engage
ment of Miss Isabel Pell, daughter of
Mrs. John Cotton Smith and the late
s Osgood Pell, to r. Lorenzo Thomson
No explanation was made other than
that it was by consent of both parties
The engagement was announced in Feb
rlIary, at dinner given at the Ritz
Carlton by Mrs Stephen II. r. Pell- MISS
Pell is q member of family that has
been prominently identified with the
civic business and social life of New
York $50 years. She is a niece of Theo-
,lore Roosevelt Pell, Rowland Haggerty
FelI and Mrs. Samuel Cornell Hopkins
Mr. Thomson is son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Thomson. He served with the
railway artillery during the war.
The marriage of Mrs. Ruth Shaw Ken
nedy Prime and Capt Joseph Griswoie
Coleman, jr.. on April IL in Santa Bar
bara, Calf, was another surprise OF the