St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
Special Corresnudenna l

Columbia to the effect that Washing,
tonians can play croquet to their
hearts content. They can play all
night if they want to. In fact, it is the
question of night playing that is the
burden of the decision. The verdict
is the final decree in a suit brought in
July, 1900. 1t is too hot to play GRO
quet during the daytime in Washing
ton in July, so some devotees of the
game INDUCED in the pastime after the
sun had gone down. The wickets were
set out in a lot near the residence of
William NJ. Marsh in Huntington
place. One night a particularly spirit
ed contest between James O. Akers
and Margaret Lacy kept Mr. and Mrs.
Marsh awake, and the husband and
wife, after discussing the inconven-
fence which they were made to suffer.
filed bill in the district court praving
for an injunction Oh the ground that
the crOquet players were committing
a nuisance. The district court in
granting this prayer rendered de-
CisiOn which practically prohibited
games of croquet where it was neces
sary to use artificial light. The Gro
Quet enthusiasts appealed to the su
preme court of the district The cues
ton was most earnestly considered by
the able jurists composing that body,
and a second decision was Forthcoming
to the effect that croquet was croQuet
until 10 o'clock at night, but after that
hour 1t was nuisance and should be
suppressed. Mr.. Akers and Miss Lacy.
however, were dissatisfied with this
decision, and the case was carried to
the court of appeals, which, after re.
viewing the decisions of the other two
courts, decided that croquet could be
played legally in Washington all night
long if the participants in the game so
desired.
An American "Sknnsen."
Washington is to have duplicate of
the famous "Skansen," the national
park and Northern museum of Stock
holm, Sweden. 1t will form part of
the plans devised by the federal com.
mittee appointed for the embellish.
ment and Identifying of the capital.
William w. Thomas, Jr, United
States minister to Sweden and Nor
way has forwarded to Secretary Hay
detailed information, with plans and
sketches, o? this world famous institu-
tiOn. 1t was commenced in 1872 by
the late Dr.. Hazelius and became a ma
tional property in 1880 over s. ,000OOG
having been expended in its establish
ment. Skansen and its annex. the
Northern museum, has received the uu.
stinted praise Of visitors from every
foreign country as something unique
and as a historical exhibit without an
equal in the world.
1t is an open air museum, showing
the culture of ancient Scandinavia, in
GLIDING the three Scandinavian coun-
tries, with Finland and Iceland. The
location Of SkanSen is in the beautiful
suburb of Stockholm known as the
Deergarden Park. Skansen itself con-
tainS hundreds of acres of ground, with
picturesque dwellings representing ev-
cry Swedish province The interiors
of the houses show the furniture, orna-
ments. articles of domestic use and the
provincial dresses of each period or
Scandinavian history, while the build
ings are surrounded by the plants and
Revival of uorsebocl Riding.
The bride path around the White
Housp lot througb thp monument
grounds and over the Smithsonian way
and hacl; ocafn Iaid ont hv the officials
in CHARGE of nuhlfc grounds is no Ion.
Ger scorpod Inv horspmpn who love
Iivelv mount for in his dgflv evnIora.
tiors about tbo town Kermit Roosevelt
has discovered If and one Of his favor
ito noeti,,os now, is a rido oouoI nnto
tbot ~ Ioh, CiInin oror tho onco moo.
loctod noth
uorsonooI, rfdinc has hoon ravivod
efnco +bo od,o,+ of +ho nrosidont,s fam.
lily, and the society girls of Washing
ton as well as the young matrons are
looking to their mounts with greater
care than ever before. The boys, too,
have the horseback fever, and every
hoy at the capital who owns pony
spends every minute possible out OF
school riding horseback.