Easter Egg Rolling

The grounds immediately south of the President's house presented a pretty picture on Easter Monday. Thousands of ohildred wero galhered thöre engaged " the pleasureof Easter egg rolling - a custoni whlcb lias préváfled in Washington for ever so many years. The participante were of all ages, sizes and conditions of life, from the pampered child of luxury with her 'French nurse, to the poor black pickaninny, with barefeet. All had egg8, Xtled and dyed, and made the air ring with their happy shouts and merry laugliter as they rolk'd tln-ir eggs and themselvea ilown the grassv knolls, and chased cach other aeross the lawns. Tlie President enjoyed the apectacle very müch. II is office window opened directly over the scène and he frequently pajused in his work to gaze upon it. Mrs. Cleveland spent the morning at her country home and so failed to see the children play. While the President 's public reception was in progress in the east room in the afternoon the chlldieu heard of it and flocked in great numbers to shake hands with the President.