Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-13

New York, April 12.-New York
went through it's annual spring pre-
ening today during the golden hours
of a climatically made-to order Eas-
ter Sunday.
From a little before midday un-
til evening, crowds thronged Fifth
avenue and made liberal display Of
the modes and colors that will rule
feminine America sartorially for the
coming months
The largest crowd in years-lit-
orally filled the broad avenue from
building line to building line. For
not only were the sidewalks filled
with the constantly moving throngs,
but the street, with long lines Of
overburdened "two-decker" buses;
and an almost unbelievable number !
of taxicabs, with equally long lines
of private motors. presented traffic
cops a problem throughout the day.;
Full as it was, Fifth Avenue could
not hold all Of the days gay promen-
aders. The overflow, transported by
elevated, subway and taxicab,
thronged Coney Island. q dozen
miles away, promenading in two
endless lines along the board walk.
This overflow was largely drawn
from the Bowery. Grand and Canal
streets, and the crowded streets of {.
1,A nrd q
these crowds hold their Easter !:
promenades on their beloved Bow
cry. But today's weather and the :.
fact that the Coney Island board ,
walk. skirting for more than four !.
miles the shining Atlantic. recently
was completed, lured tEe East Siders
to the famous resort by the hundreds
of thousands. It was estimated that !
half a million persons were at !,
Coney. i
The Coney parade was not whit !
less brilliant than the more elusive :
Fifth Avenue pageant. 1t was q bit
more so, in fact, with the colors of
the girls and women's clothes a
shade more pronounced, the skirts
quite bit shorter, and the apparel !
of the young men just shade more
stylish" than that of their brothers
on the Avenue.
Probably the days greatest sur
prise, in a fashion way of speaking, +
was the absence on Fifth avenue of
the extremely short skirt that tho
mode makers have been predicting. All
Of the skirts with rare excepttons)
extended some inches below the knees.
Another conspicuous feature Of the
Easter-clad was the "quietness" Of the
colors Of dress fabrics. There was an
unlooked-for amount Of black, reliev-
ed, usually. by small splashes Of color
here and there. Many black satin coats,
the lower edges trimmed in fur, were
worn. There was no fur at neck or
sleeves.
In the hours when the fashionably
gowned throngs were released from
the churches and cathedrals-St. Pat
rick's, ST. Thomas, the Brick Presby-
terrain, the marble Collegiate, st. Bar
tholomew's, over into Park avenue: st.
John the Divine, uptown, and a half
dozen others-a great many street coll
umns in great sweeping lines Of white.
yellow and gray were seen.
Many of the women who discarded
their coats for the pleasantly warm
promenade were seen to be wearing
shoulder bouquets Of orchids, sweet
peas or pansies. Few overcoats or ton
coats were worn by the male prom
enaders.
Many Of the women provided remi-
nisces Of the Prince of Wales, appear.
ing in double-breasted coats of serge
or cheviot. These, partially covering
straight, simple skirts Of the same
material, were predominantly in the
darker shades.
There seemed to be little startlingly
new In the matter of shoes. Coffee
shades, with fair sprinkling of red
dish bronze footwear shot with metal
and giving off rainbow colors, were
conspicuous probably because Of the
overwhelming predominance of rather
severely plain and gray feathers