The Washington times., 1909-04-12

knickers and caps.
OF Every Hue.
The eggs were OF every size and color
and evidently of every known ancestry
Some Of them may have been quite
ancient. but no one could tell. because
of the thoughtful provision OF most
mothers that every rolled-egg must be
a boiled egg Red and slSy-blue, the
blue of the Young lady's eyes, the green
81 the shamrock. OF the sea. the yellow
of The daisy and the buttercup; every
shade, in fact. that ingenuity could
invent was TO be found.
Some OF the rollers sported big white
eggs that must have been l2yed by Tocs
or eagles or other well known birds Of
manufacturers These eggs possessed
the most desirable quality of strength
and one young person could alit another
young person In the back without any
catastrophe.
The young women and the older ones
who came over to see how little Willie
behaved probably enjoyed the affair as
much as anyone. The day was pleasant
enough to make strolliHg about or
idllng on the grass really enjoyable,
and By noon there were hundreds or
girls and their older sisters sitting
about. leading children trying TO initiate
cur American Ieaguers. and doing
other outdoor. but unusual, stunts,
only to be seen on Egg-r0lling Monday.
Police on Hand.
Captain Boyle, of the Third police
precinct, with score o: men in uni
form. was on the scene OF slaughter
and. while there were no signs of dis
order, the policemen were needed fire.
uuently. When some small egg-rolier
became nightly incensed because be
couldn't jump into the fountain and
take a bath or when some othel 1rchin
was not permitted to turn himself into
an egg and roll himself down hill, the
policeman was a handy man TO have
about An introduction 10 the blue uni
form and brass buttons proved Just as
cffectual as any talk ABOUT the Buggy
Man does at going-to-bed- time.
There are four little knobs south OF
the Executive Mansion. and on II four
OF these the rollers were busy, although
the little valley between the two tur-
thest from the adjacent streets was by
FAR the busiest place. 1t was here that
the sun struck earliest and II was here
that the band played in the afternoon,
so that the crowds found IL just the
proper spot for the sport.
No Trouble at All
There was no trouble noticeable any
where. Although some of the older
young persons were quite anxious TO
play football, baseball. or wrestle. it
didn't seem to interfere with the small
anu consequently INC pcAAtO
never had occasion to stop any OF these
interesting and exciting games.
The crowd continued to grow in the
afternoon and the lot, big as it is, was
crowded by the time the band came on.
Many Of the rcllers had brought with
them lunches, or had decided to make
a slim midday meal OF the eggs they
broke Everywhere could be seen little
family groups eating eggs. one half OF
which looked white and ailuring and
the other red or blue, or some other
iudigestible looking shade
The day was enjoyed. too. by most
OF our leading peanut sellers and
others. The street which leads from
Pennsylvania avenue TO the southeast
gate of the rear lawn was filed with
peanut, popcorn, banana. and other
artists. who gathered 20 themselves
many shcckels. The takers We're
there. too. trying to make a penny
here and there by tunes upon ancient
violins or other instruments of I'M
Inentiona BILE tune and sound.
Between the Treasury and the
White House there was long strin 3
OF tourists, sightsecrs, people who
couldn't get in and those who didn't
want TO. They stood there. many OF
them for a long time. and watched
others enter and come out. II was
Just as good to many of them as a
second Easter parade.