Nogales international., 1930-04-18
EASTER PARADE.
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PARIS, April IS (U.P0-1f Bon
de CaStellane peeps from his plnH
marble palace on the smart ave-
nue. Foch Sunday morning, he may
well imagine himself back twenty
years when he was the toast OF the
town. The elegants Of 1890 who pa
rade the avenue Sunday from II
o'clock till noon, in the traditional
and compulsory Easter parade, will
resemble the elegantS of 1910 like
sisters.
Only the pinch whalebones will
be gone but there will be the same
general outline, the same long
skirts and flounces. Short coats to
the waistline and long skirts are
the newest thing in Paris, but they
will be merely a step back twenty
years.
It should go down in history as
Blue Easter, just as last year
saw a Green Easter. Parisians are
hoping for blue skies, and the dress
makers have seen to it that blue
will be the dominating color in the
procession of elegants.
It will also be a flowery parade
Easter comes late, and the tulips,
lilacs, forget-me-nots and violets
are growing in -profusion around
Paris. The flower markets of the
Madeleine and the Cite are gor-
geous masses of color. So are the
hats turned out by Paris modisteS,
for flowers are reappearing on hats
for the first time in four or five
seasons. It should all add to- the
gayety of Easter.
The parade is q high point Of
Paris observance Of the most sty-
liSh fete of the year. All smart
Parisians rise early on Easter, send
and receive countless boxes of choc-
oIates or gold-covered chocolate
Dummies or bells. Then off to the
early mass, and by IL o'clock start
the parade.
It is tradition that ths eiegants
parade only on the south side Of
the avenue Foch. It would be q
terrible social error to cross over,
in spite of the fact that there is
more room on the North side. Ira
,dition demands two trips the length
of the avenue, admiring and being
admired, and then home to lunch.
Strangers to Paris will certainly
remember early Easter morning.
The bell-ringers seem to go sud-
denly wild. Every bell is rung from
dawn to noon, with ringers ringing
in relays. It is French fable that at
the start of Lent all church bells
fly to Rome. Children are told this
to explain the silence, for church
bells do not ring in France during
the 40 days.
They are supposed to fly back
on Easter morning, overflowing
with chocolates which drop out to
reward good children. Then as the
bells hang themselves in the belfrieS
they start changing. Even the ia
NOUS squeaking horns Of Paris taxi
cabs are drowned out. Paris on
Easter morning is the noiSiest town
in the world.
The dressmakers believe Sunday
will be q very smart Easter. Whether
the sun shines or not, foxes will be
seen in great numbers. They are
almost compulsory this year on
tailored ensembles and over silk
gowns. There will be quite a bit OF
tweed, but not in the morning pa
rade, for tweed is for sports wear.
Millions of lizards have given up
their skins that Paris may walk in
new lizard footwear Sunday. This
skin is used with black varnish or
brown leather, often contrasting de-
signs being worked in smart oppo-
sition.
Hats will be larger, the familiar
cloche hat being foresworn because
modistes believe it does not allow
the wearer to express any individ-
uality. But with ten inches Of brim
you have plenty of room to express
yourself, especially since flowers are
permitted in profuSiOn.