Easter formal
A heavily hatted Easter in Boston in 1940.
From Anthony Sammarco’s book Easter Traditions in Boston
“Having attended Easter Services at Trinity Church in the Back Bay, these people walked along Clarendon Street headed toward the Commonwealth Avenue Mall for the Easter Parade in 1940.
“Women wore hats and corsages, white gloves, and their coats had mink, ocelot, chinchilla, and fox furs. In the distance is the entrance to the Brunswick Casino in the Hotel Brunswick. The Casino, which in the early twentieth century was a popular place after dinner, was an elegant club with dancing to the Shelley Orchestra.’’