The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-04-02
SHOW
AT EASTERTIME
Two Displays Seem
Part of Seasons
ObServanceS.


throughout the civilized world com
memorating Easter, 1t Is not until the
following Monday that perhaps the
most picturesque of Easter celebra-
tions-the annual egg rolling of the
White House lawn-takes place
The White House grounds on this
day are not exactly barred to adults
but the guards at the various gates
are instructed to permit no grown
persons To enter the grounds unless
they are acting as chaperons for
youngsters. In other words, a child
and an Easter egg constitute tickets
of admission on this day of days
among the 365
Most of the egg rolling, egg eating
and egg squashing- and of the latter
there Is a great deal-occurs on the
spacious green-carpeted lawn to the
south OF the executive mansion. Here
the gently rolling slope is eminently
adapted TO egg rolling, while the beau
tiful trees. shrubbery and flower beds
provide truly sylvan surroundings,
with the broad Potomac glistening In
the picture
Famous Band Entertains
one grassy elevation before the
south portico Is the famous United
States Marine band, and while the
little ones cuph hard boiled eggs, or
crush those which should have been
hard boiled, but weren't, they are en-
,ta a
music
An exception to the general rule re-
garding the admission of the adults
10 the grounds is made in the case of
the President and Mrs. Coolidge who
appear for while. to enjoy the music
and greet the children For half an
hour or more they pass among the
little ones. often pausing to chat with
them. and happy the child who has
the good fortune to be singled out
for conversation by the presidential
couple
Though the commemoration Of the
Easter festival prevails throughout
thristendom. and is observed in some
manner i'll every village and hamlet
of the United States, particularly now
that sunrise services are becoming
more and more popular, there are at
least two observances Of the season
without mention OF which no account
of the festival would be complete.
These are the annual fashion display
on the boardwalk at Atlantic City, and
the fashion parade on Fifth avenue,
New York city
Last year, despite somewhat threat
ening skies, it is estimated that no
less than 100000 persons paraded the
boardwalk in their Easter tinery. and
Fifth avenue made an equally impress
sive showing
Commerce Takes Hand
Aside from the apparently frivolous
aspect of these fashion demonstra-
tons however. they are coming to
have "a very real commercial impor-
tance. Ii is in these parades that
styles for the coming season in both
male and female wearing apparel are
set. and il probably would be found
that q startling percentage of those
in the throngs Of the boardwalk and
Fifth avenue were in some way or 9th
er connected with the clothing, haber-
dashery or millinery industry.
Manufacturers. designers and buy
ers from the great department stores
and exclusive mode shops are there,
as well as less >affiuent, but no less
earnest village dressmakers and mil
liners from the nearby towns. all eager
for the dernier cri in styles.
BY the same token, the artist, with
pad and pencil, has become SO com
mon sight at these gatherings AS to
pass almost unnoticed. Let a manni-
kin from some exclusive women 8
wear shop appear sporting the latest
creation of its chief designers, and
she is likely to find herself with a
self appointed escort of four or five
Of these sketch artists, welding their
pencils for dear life, and utterly OBJ
livious OF the rest OF their surround
ings.
The week following, the houses they
represent, and by whom they are often
paid relatively high salaries, will be
able, thanks TO the sketches, 10 offer
the same model at perhaps lower
figure than that quoted by the original
designer.