Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-09
AUSTIN MOWER COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY MAY g. 1872

UNTY; MINNESOTA,
Somebody was chased out in the
kitchen just then, and laughed:so loud
it wakened the baby.-GNicago Ad-
Easter Eggs In Paris.
There is no Disgusting that these
eggs have become to many persons O
tax, burden, and source of bitter
ness. So long as no further innovation
was attempted than selling sugar eggs
in lien of genuine ones, it was we'll;
for a sugar egg, even when colored
pink and filed with caraway comfits.
is not much to be alarmed at. But one
day there appeared an artifcer of WOO
who set himself to blowing out all the
yolk and white from an eep. cutting
the shell neatly in two, lining the
halves with white satin, adapting them
to each other ON the screw top system,
and then putting gold or silver thin.
BILE inside. This was the first out q
su,prise. It looked like the real thing,
and could be set by the donor in the
donee's egg-cup without the fear
of detection, until ut the critical mo-
ment when the spoon Sss going to crash
through the top everybody round the
table would cry out affectionately,
"Gdre ," and pleasantly mystify the
recipient. OF course, this ingenious
invention cost from twenty to fifty
francs, and found numerous imitators.
Ducks, geese's, and swans eggs were
pressed into service as capable of con-
tanning not only thimble, but small
scissors, needle-case, etc., and of being
sold at frc m five to ten gaineas. Then
somebody asked why one should not
put earrings, sleeve-links, or brooches.
into the eggs instead Of thimbles: and
this led to an enterprising jeweler
drawing ahead of every one else bv
fitting up ostrichs' eggs as work boxes,
scent-bottle stands, or Jewell
cases. This jeweller, who deserved
we'll of his kind, worked in the Easter
egg trade the same sort of revolution
as Victor Hugo and the Romantiques"
wrought in the drama. Up to that time,
it had been considered essential to keep
mp some semblance Of respect for prob
abilities, but from the ostrich-egR day
probabilities were discarded. Eggs ap-
peared measuring foot in diameter
big chocolate or sugar eggs filled with
sweetmeats, or monster eggs filed with
toys; or, again, huge mahogany eggs,
with brass mountings and feet, to stand
up on an end and act as liquor recepta-
cles. Then people used the Easter egg
as a medium for giving presents which
they would have had no excuse for Of
fering ut other times, and also for
paying off arrears of etre,a,aes An au-
gust parsonage very gracefully sent one
of his Ministers the insignia and patent
of the Grand Cross of the Legion of
Honor in IN Easter egg, and the late
merry DUO de Carderousse- Gramont
presented an actress with the most stu
pendous egg on record; it was colos-
sal wooden thing painted white and
containing brcugham. They con-
veyed it along the boulevards in cart,
to the delight of admiring crowds, and
it was the nine days wonder of that
Easter. There must have been people
who hoped that the COLLAPSE of the EN-
pire would have entailed that of the
Easter egg; but they were mistaken
This year the confectioners, jewelers.,
and nicknack shops are as full Of eggs az
ever, and the only difference between to-
day and two years ago seems to be that
the tradesmen have drawn from their
country's woes further inspiration in
the way of egg contrivances, and have
added about 10 per cent. oil round on
the prices of former inventions. Thus,
Partisan bachelor, who has dined out
all winter, and feels himself bound to
give eggs, has only to set out on a ram.
BILE of inspection and he may choose
either a stuffed hen, ife-size,
sitting on nest of twelve
eggs, each containing silver egg-cup {;
or stuffed turkey, whose upper half
comes of, disclosing q barceannette
with baby's layette complete; or an
unpretending pheasant's egg with an
emerald ring Inside; or more unpre-
tending still, little wren's egg, with q
set of studs; or, if he be bent ON graf
flying a lady whose tates are author
like, q smooth ebony egg that slips into
the pocket like a darning ball, and
houses inkstand, pens, sand-horn.
stamps, wafer, and pencil To be
sure, he may choose nothing, Or
que that he is not rich, that
eggs are an abuse, and that
he emptied his pockets to feed his
friends with sweetmeats at Christmas.
tide. But in this case he had better
go and admire the monuments of Lon-
don for a fortnight, or proceed to Rome
to see whether the Holy week festivi.
ties there have degenerated F.; aud when
he returns home he must plead that he
was called away by urgent private af.
fairs. Even then, however, let him moi
be surprised if society watches fol
some time with cool and guarded eye
as one inclined to make light OF those
beneficial observances which raise mer
above dumb brutes.-PaN Matt Ga
zette.