The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, March 19, 1913, Image 3
HER EAS'
By EARLE HO
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? Copyright, 1913, by American Press i
1A LOVELY one, 1
But I?I do
For how can eyes >
With such a fa
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" faster Egg Rolling
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/ ^UST about the prettiest annual
j 4 function in Washington is the
Easter Monday egg rolling on
J the White House lawn. This
event levels all social classes, bringing
the sous and daughters of foreign diplomats
to an even footing with the
children of humble artisans.
* : For on Easter Monday, bright and
early, thousands of little boys and girls
will gather in the big back yard of the
White House and will enjoy the right
that is theirs on that day to roll theireggs
down the slopes of the lawn. It
is the time honored custom to throw
wide the mansion's gates to all the 1
children of the city for this splendid
event. The Marine or some other big
band is requisitioned to furnish music
for the little ones.
? For two or three weeks ahead of
time Washington's youngest generation
carries on big preparations for the egg J
rolling. The boys gather their eggs :
with an expert discrimination in favor j
of those with hard shells. They deI
FER HAT,
'OKER. EATON.
Issoclftticrri. ^
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they call your hat, j:
not know, |
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ivasic tunc un tnatf ?
ice below? j
at the White House
fermine the strength of the shell by
tapping the eg? against their teeth, the
1 compact by sound and "feel" fixing
the character of the shell. The chosen
! eggs are then boiled hard, and the own.
er is ready for the liual "picking" process.
On meeting another lad he says.
I "Say. will yon pick?" Of coarse if the
s? >rul youngster is properly armed lie
i 1 acquiesce. Kneh then grasps an
egg in one hand, with his fingers covering
its surface so that only the tip is
presented to the opponent. They tap
the exposed tips against each other until
one is broken. Then the other end
is brought into play. When an egg suffers
fracture at both ends it is forfeited.
The eggs thus cracked are still available
for egg rolling and are therefore
dyed in brilliant hues with the hard
shelled survivors of many frays.
The pictures show several groups of
little ones on the White House lawn
and a scene of children in the act of
rolling their eggs.
EASTER ERGS ORIGINATED j
IN A QUEEN'S COURTSHIP j
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By MINERVA SPENCER HANDY.
J i
I LIEN Marguerite ?i Austna
j I M n was in her youth and beau^
to the south of France to
visit the shrine of her favorite saint.
Some say it was to pray for a young |
and handsome husband. If so. her patron
saint kindly granted the prayer
in advance of the petition. On her way
she stopped to rest for a few days at
r.ourg. a village on the edge of a deep i
forest and at the loot of the majestic j
Alps.
On Easter Monday the people for ]
1 -1 +--rv Aiwvnn>i\ T ? > tllli OlK- I
mnes nrouuu uit-i iu rugu,,!; jw n.v,
tomary Easter frames. The young regent
of the Netherlands from her place j
beside the chatelaine of the castle enjoyed
the scene hugely. It was very 1
interesting to watch the older men
shooting at targets and casks of wine,
the winner being allowed to put iiis
lips to the cask and drink his til!. Eat
when the young couples began to gather
for the most exciting event of the
day then the princess grew enthusiastic,
for. you remember, she was young
and fair, and even queens dream
dreams of handsome, loving partners.
The moment arrived for the contest.
One hundred eggs were scattered over
f the ground. A young man and a maid!en
began the figure. While the onlookers
laughed it was a serious affair
j for the dancers. The couple that could
skip over the eggs, giide between them,
twirl about them in all the varied gyrations
of the dance, without breaking or
cracking an egg might marry each other
in spite of the opposition of their
parents".' Each couple was allowed
three trials, and. the dance being successfully
concluded, none dared oppose
the union. ^ a ^ - 'iv...
While the merrymaking was hi its
i IJClglil Xilt* JSUlUMi ul ;i liuinui ^ iivin
ran? through the forest. Soon appeared
a company of horsemen in such
brilliant uniforms that the simple
peasants stopped in their dance to
graze and wonder whom they might be.
At their head rode a beautiful youth,
dressed as only the nobles of the time
dared dress. He sprang from his
horse, bent a graceful knee _to the
chatelaine *of the castle and requested
?er hospitality. Of course the hostess
granted it at once, for this was Philibert,
the handsome Duke of Savoy.
The dance, which the coming of the
duke had interrupted,- was now resumed
with greater merriment than ever.
After watching dancers Marguerite
in jest said, fT would that I were
one of those simpfe peasants and
might try the dafrice."
Philibert bowed low before the fair
fegent and said, "Madame, will you
permit me to be your partner in the
daYrce that is gofng on before us?"
This was equivalent to an offer of
marriage, and, hearing it. the crowd
became wild with enthusiasm. Cries
of "Austria!" and "Savoy!" rang
through the air. and cheer followed
AU/sam Vf o woniAtiifn #rf?0^lA1Xal V Q/\.
V.UCT1 iUai^UClllU ^AOViVUOiJ
quiesced, and the handsome pair took
their place in the dance. A serious
task was before them. They must
dance around and around' eggs, between
eggs, without breaking any. But
members of the royal families' were
accustomed to the dance. The feet' of
the royal lady were as light as thistledown.
while those of the handsome
knight were graceful in the extreme.
When the dance ended not a single
egg had been touched.
Love in those days was not long
in kindling. When the duke gazed intc
the sparkling eyes and upon the glowing
cheek of his partner in the egg
dance he knew that the custom of the
country wasn't going to be broken.
And so it proved.
One year from the day the two were j
married. Their guests were given souvenirs
of gold and silver eggs filled
with spices which they called Easter
eggs. iuis tusiuiu wars rumiuuwi uu
each anniversary in memory of that
happy day in the forest when with
beating hearts they together tripped
the measures of the egg dance.
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J EASTER, DAY OF UNIVER- ?
* SAL JOY. *
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* This is the dav. mv brethren, *
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J. of universal joy throughout the ?
* Christian world. We no longer *
J behold our altars covered with %
* xidges ol" mourning to comment- *
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* orate the passion, crucifixion and *
* death of our Saviour. They are *
* decked in gleaming white to eel- *
* ebrate his glorious resurrection. *
* No longer does the "Stabat Ma- *
* ter" or the "Miserere'' or the *
| * "Lamentations." those plaintive *
i * notes of the church, resound in ^
J * our temples. The "Gloria In Ex- -K
; J celsis." with frequent alleluias. *
I greets our ears once more. No *
! J -V
1 ? more do penitent multitudes ?
i *- strike tnoir nreasts m antnnsn ol -*
:l 'X
J heart and follow their suffering ^
* Kedeemcr as he bears his cross -*
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* to Caivary. but in spirit we see *
* Marv Majrdalene and the other "*
*- *
* Marys, with the apostles, hasten- .*
* in?,' with joyful and eajrer steps *
*- to the tomb from which their *
* Lord had risen.?Cardinal Gib- ?
* bons. *
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Ribbon Flowers For Easter.
The Easter ?irl will wear a tiny
bunch of posies very much on the order
of a man's boutonniere pinned on
the lapel of her coat. These flowers
will be made of ribbon.
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Child's Frock.
This dainty little t'rork will make
up effectively in dark l>!ue linen. The
waist is in kimono style and die
skirt circular. the front panel extend<M-ik
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LINES' LItESS.
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l in? the full loiisrth of the dress. Cuffs
In nd coIln r are of ]?:iIo blue pique, and
a .smart finishing touch will be added
| if the buttonholes are worked i:i a
! similar shade of blue.
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The Use 6f Light Tones.
Every woman kndws that white is
"trying"?that is, its lightness of tone
throws the darker tones of flesh into
strong relief, a contrast not always
supportable. The eye, however, accepts
white much more comfortably
than a pale color unrelieved or wrongly
judged. A whole figure of one pale
tone tliay look cool and bright and
will certainly l>e conspicuously visible
and generally decorative Jn a crowd,
but considered as a single figure the
eye will ^eek for relief in a variety of
tone and just as the dark touches of
eye, nostril and lip take the eye in a
face the points of contrast will arrest
the eye In the figure. A very famous
French d^smakef, TTOW dead, derived
nts creations from birds, and the perfect
taste of nature always dares the
redeeming contrast. Witness, for example,
the ermine's tail.
pii ar ii a in aiaui
FALSE HAM NUVV
IS UNFASHIONABLE
Tbd Coiffuro Brings the Locks
Low on the Forthoad.
Sever tvere coiffure effects so flat and
less false hair used. The smaller the
head the better. The only false hair
used now by fashionable women is a
roll to pose at the back of the head,
on which to place their hair. The ends
of the hair are tucked- in under this,
and a barrette is fastened' to cover the
spot where stray hairs almost always
show. The mass of hair is marcelled
once a fortnight or so. and if there
are not too many short hairs the effect
will be neat.
The Psyche knot is returning to fashion.
and the helmet form, which is so
becoming. is still worn. In this the
back hair forms the modern French
twist, and the hair is drawn over the
knot and in a way effaces it. Good
effects for the low coiffure are those
of a simple braided strand of hair or
a knot formed in a flat figure 8.
A tendency toward a slight flulfiness'
now marks dressing of the front hair,
and for evening wear its becomingness
is undeniable. The present styles are
well adapted to the smoothly parted
hair worn by so many women, by
which method the eyebrows are visible,
the ears are almost covered and the
hair is massed on the nape of the
neck.
Everything seems to incline to the
low forehead, and for a woman who
has not such this is easily secured by
bringing the hair over the forehead
and fastening it there with an invisible
pin. When the hair is caught back
in the chignon the front looks unite
natural. Everything is possible in fashions
of hainlressing. and perhaps in a
few years the liijrli forehead beauty
may arrive.
Turned Down Collars.
The narrow turned down white foliar
holds its own. for no style of neckwear
was ever more becoming to woman.
These collars are made now of
very sheer, open patterned machine
embroidery in lacy effects, and usually
the collar opens at either side of a narrow
vest of tucked net or some similar
material. These little collars are often
noted on afternoon tea frocks of smoky
gray or taupe colored lansdowne) whose
supple silk and wool texture is at its
best in the draped effects of the moment.
j OO'CfT p[|! | {UpQ
j ^ Ik an ao '%&) Si '*?> viasLati^ 13 ^3
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! A Rival to the Pan?.! 11 a Canai.
1
Coinnaratively lew i tT. ons have yivc.i
s-Ti.-us ::Lteiilioi* to '1)0 l:i<t ih.:i
a hai'a'e ;:ii estimato-l
lot..! ?osi <;i S i< ll.t I > i - ? 11 ii' <'< !;St
iV'.'-lod a-'ToSS eeliTm! : . I W!*s?;>;nt
j Now York st:iIe. This wat wailed
r,|i waterway, wkii lis looks. water
I n.iies. spillways and kiyhway iTidues.
winds aiM'oss the state from Tin* 11?!< I son
f.? Tonawandn. Ljivina: across to The
old Erie canal. Oswoyo canal. Lake
(/hamrlain. St. Lawrence and the urea t
lakes, openinir a errand hijrhway from
the seaboard and the first city of the
Union. "When one considers that the
canal extends as the crow tiles
miles across the state and with the
Iii'Mivtuw tn T -i !.-<> f'l iru m i|;i in ! nd T.:do?
Ontario Ii.ms a total lon.irtIi of
miles it will bo recognized as one of
the largest engineering fonts in canal
construction, ranking second only to
the Panama canal. There lias been no
end of difficulties met with, such as
quicksands and lio-us. and frequently
bridges had to bo built, to make the
work possible.?Amanda Smith (fray
in Leslie's.
Bullets With VV'innc.
Tests have been made in Germany
with a special projectile which is intended
to repel dirigibles and which is
designed not only to pierce a gas eui
volope. but also to set tire to the teas.
This projectile, tired from a rille. is
provided with little wine's that open
I in {light tinder th.e intiueiu e of a sprint:,
i * * '
j compressed while th.e projectile is still
in the ritle barrel, but expanded as soon
j as the muzzle Is passed An ordinary
J buiiet ieaves SiiclT a sinail hole in an
{ envelope t]?ot the pis escapes through
j it but slowly. The wings on the iniI
proved bullet tear a hole of appreciable
size in the fabric. What is more, they
retard the bullet sufficiently to cause
a friction device to ignite fulminate
contained in tlie bullet. The experiments
gave encouraging results.?Chicago
News. ..? -
?- Turning In Vain.
The Turning Worms is an unorganized
group of Now York meu who refuse
to endure the petty grafting that
the city is full of. They never tip a
hat cheek boy; they will not pay 2
cents for a one-cent newspaper, and
they will not pay 10 cents for a telephone
call that costs the hotel 3 cents.
And before long they are going to appeal
to the public service commission.
We forecast that the situation will be
unrelieved. The hotel keepers say that
they have a perfect right, if they like,
to charge $1 for a twenty-five cent
telegram or $4 for a dollar and a half
novel. And we suppose they have.
Also a study of the way visitors to
New York spend money in the hotels
leads us to wonder why they don't.?
Franklin P. Adams in Metropolitan.
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A *
Di*. George Turner, recently knighted
in England partly because of his
devotion to the lepers at the asylum
at Pretoria during his long career in
South Africa, is himself a victim of
the dread disease, contracted through
his work among the afflicted. For
several years he has been living in
seclusion in England. During his residence
in the Cape Colony he produced
a curative and preventive serum which
stamped out the rinderpest in that
section, saving the country millions of
pounds. Then for years he worked
among the lepers without pay, endeavoring
to find a cure for the disease.
On reaching the age limit he retired
to England to pursue bis studies into
the bacteriological side of leprosy.
Man With Half a Brain.
During the Swedish maneuvers a soldier
named Blomquist received a bullet
in the head as the result of the
awkwardness of a comrade. Trepanning
was resorted to and half of the
brain removed. The man was discharged
cured and took his place in
the ranks again, but some of his faculties
were found to be deficient, and
in particular he had forgotten how to
read and write. He was discharged
from the army and was made the object
of study by some doctors, who?
to coin a word?re-educated him. In
addition to his pension Blomquist receives
ail allowance of ?50 a year from
a learned society, the members of
which wish to keep him under observation.
Dundee Advertiser.
Over a Ton of Cake.
A confectioner in Peckhaw Rye.
England, made a monster cake recently
which, when completed with almond
paste and sugar icing, weighed 2.SOO
pounds. This vast cake was not baked
in one piece. It was built up of large
wedges of cake, each baked separately.
and they were built up in eleven
tiers on the plan of a bride rake. It
i occupied six men for a whole baker's
i day to build the cake and put the sug|
ar icing around it. To make it and
j bake it five men wore busily employed
! for four days. The almond iraste round
the cake weighed 800 pounds, and the
sugar coating or icing weighed 200
pounds.
Broadening the School.
"The school authorities will lose a
splendid opportunity if they continue
to confine themselves to a bookish program
and fail to take a position of
leadership in the great social movement
now going on throughout the
country." declares J. D. Eggleston,
chief rural school specialist of the
United States bureau of education.
HIM Or THE O^T
The Ohs'jfveurs Story,
"I >111:-id' r the driver said, !; or
i I' ll the
I'll ti: iili of i; li'l I .i:i; ?11'fii^h
liov/i. r < . > .
I And I was an.! e -t our:--1
: '! the thrills thuro .
i
"I'f'tn tli.- day thai t!?::- ourred j'.l hfty
miles to no
lire and, you can lake my word. I
wasn't driving slow.
The road was < 001!. !.t;t narrow, a ru:l
l'-n.-e .in either v':--.
And th car sped like an arrow in a swift
and easy lido.
"I took the curve at forty miles, then at
our highest six-ed
I shot alont? those forest aisles with just
the i-o.'iil to he d.
When suddenly there stepped into our
track a iitlic child
With sold en hair and eyes of blue?just
looked at us and smiled!
"Not fifty feet ahead was she, and I too
scared to touch
Or think of the emergency or o'en throw
out the clutch.
And even then it teas too late?no time to *
turn osideNo
space, r..? field, r.o open prate?the road
was ten feet wid- !
"All these I saw as in a dream?the lassie's
happy face?
One of those moments that wili teem to
hold a lifetime's space?
'Twas just 1 me smile of innocence?ah,
would it bo her last??
And. then she climbed upon the fence and
watched me thun ler past!"
- Cleveland i'laiu Dealer. t
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.. < .. Economy. '
An artist who pa>sed a jrrc-nt part, of
his life in the Latin <iuarter tells of
the frugality of a Frenchman who lived
on a pension of francs a week, involving
a cm ions system, which the
f I-'reiumiian thus explained: ? .
"Ket eos simple, vaire simple! Sunday
I tro to ze house of a trood friend,
and zaire I dine s<^ extraordinaire and
eat so much I need no more till Vednosday.
On ^at day I have at my res
liiuruiii uj;u iar^r. vuut: mou "j. -~
tripe and some onion. I abhor ze tripe,
yes. and ze onion also, and togezzer
zey make "me so ill as I have no more
any appetite till Sunday. Pet ees vaire
simple!"?Tit-Bits. w
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Charlie's Turn to Ring NowT^-J "-?y'
fie was not a very rapid wooer, and
she was getting a bit anxious.
A persistent ring came at the front K t
door!"" - vj
"Oh, bother!" she said. "Who caa I ' *
be calling?" %
"Say you're out." he suggested. (.?>?
"Oh, no, that would be untrue," sli? jjj
protested. *
"Then say you're engaged," he urged.
"Oh, may I, Charlie?" she cried, a? i
cVia"fa1 1 Infa VOo ormo
ouc iuiu uio aiujo*
And the man kept on ringingthe front _ _
door bell.?Fun. ^ ^
A Chicago politician imported his
cousin from the old country and had
him appointed a smoke inspector. This ?;
was in the old days. He was turned ^ i
loose to inspect without any instroe- F
tloos whatever, and this is the report
he rendered at "the end of the first J
month: ,
"I certify that I have inspected the ; .
smoke of this city for the thirty day* J '
past. I find plenty of smoke and ap- * *
parently of good quality. Respectful- . e l
1 y submitted."?Kansas City Journal.
Hardly Presentable. ^
A greatly disheveled bargain hunter
approached a small cigar stand which
she mistook for a street railway station
ami inquired of a clerk:
"Can I go to Niles this way?"
"Well, you can all right" replied the ,
clerk, "but if I were in your place I'd
fix: up a bit."?Youngstown Telegram.
Easy and Comfortable.
"Don't you over find it hard to be a
freak?" asked the stoutish, tightly :
laced woman who had stopped to converse
with the fat lady. j
"Xo. not a bit" was the reply. "I ;
often feel sorry for some of you people
who seem to find it so hard not to be
freaks."?Chicago Itecord-Herald. f
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Vod-e-ville.
He?Say. sweetheart, that footpad
that robbed the two classy co-eds the j
other night must have been a poker
player. *
She?A poker player?why?
He?Because he held up two queens.
?Sun Dial.
Awful. <
Kitty?Why are you so glum, dear? f
Marie?Jack made an awful threat
last night when I rejected him.
Kitty?Whai ?to shoot himself?
Marie?Oh. worse than that. He said
he'd never propose to me again.?New
York Sun.
In the Future.
"Oh. ma." exclaimed the (laughterof
the candidate. "I just saw papa kissing
the 'cook lady!' "
"That's all right. dear. Ho is acting
as my manager, and I want her
vote for toil ay's election."? Judge. >.
First Step.
"Mr. Pater, I love your daughter. Do
you object to my paying her attention?"
"No. hut I warn you you'll find it a
lot easier than paying her hills."?Boston
Transcript.
Lack of Time.
Ber.ton?Have you tried nil the remedies
that your friends have recommended
for your rheumatism?
Tnlser?Great Scott, no! I haven't
had the pesky disease more than three
years.?Life.