Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-11
,jryA GAZETTE & VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
Modern Easter Eggs.


JIo.icrn Easter Eggs.
The IIunrty Dumpty Of the riddle has
ncvrr yet been made to stand, but modern 10
veu,lity has tortured It's simple form into the
most surprising shapes in order to make bon
lnnnicrc<, vinaigrcttes, and thousand other
Easter toys and gifts. The display is most
elaborate, yet everywhere careful scrutiny may
detect the c>,g-cgg shaped candy-boxeS Of blue
and gold euamcl, made to haug from the finger
with ring and chain; huge cggboded roo>ters
wtlI wax faces and blood red combs, whose
movable back make II possible to stuff
them with sweets; egs-shapcd candy bags bril-
liant of hue and Silken III texture; claboratcly
constructed hcu's nests Of satin aud down. over
which FURNISHED doves spread their wings
in :. vain effort to conceal the parl-cu"rcd
rggs beneath them These aud many other
wonderful devices may be seen and-touglt.
Their prices range from SIS to $50. In tic
wiuIuw- Of the different candy and contcctlonc-
ry shops may be- seen also great variety OF
sugar toys, all of which are ovate, ovatcsubu-
latr, ., ,atcubIong or ovatrlanceolate 10 form,
and many of them exceeding curious and comi-
r,l in feature GrocSuue little men with egg
,h,,nd stumachS: queer old women with egg
shaped hoops bird-cages, caps, lanteruS, bal
loon, and boats, ali remotely Ovltorm and lm-
ucla,cIy suggestive. At the flower stores
great preparations are making to supply
churches aud private i;lmlhcS with their dis
nlay of Easter flowers All sorts Of emblemS,
wrcathS, crosses, doves, and anchors IN Skee
ton lie waiting to be covered with white How
crs and rendered beautiful with rerdure and
fragrance. 1t is estimated that the forty flor
i>,s OF the city will dispose Of at least $4,000
worth OF flowers for the occasion. This does
not seem exaggerated when 1t is considered
that in mauy oi the larger churches cmblems
are used which vary IN cost from 5 90 to S3oO
each Already the green houses and conser-
yatur2s arc making every effort to supply the
anticipated demand and the price Of white
flowers is rapidly advancing. EIctange poler.
IIAEYT> OF SUAD-Shad make their ap-
prarancc aioug the Atlantic coast of the u. 5.
early in the year The first school usually
strikes in at the Florida rivers in February,
aud is succeeded by other schools which enter
the streams further north, as the season ad-
yanccs aud the temperature of the water In
crcascs
Shad remaining in the ocean requiring either
three or four years to become mature, although
tie males probably reappear year earlier
than the females. 1t may be concluded that
shad do not roam about the 'vasty deep" IN
immense shoals, making journeys OF thousands
ii mics, and sending off relays to each river
whose mouth they pass, but that they remain
quietly ucar the streams where they are bred
TIL the time comes for them to leave the
tccan, seek The fresh water and complete their
duties of procrcation No migratory tribe Of
fishes can accomplish the round of its life du-
ties iu one element !; it may live and grow 10
the sea- but cannot breed there while al
though it must breed and may live in the fresh
water, it will not attain its full proportions ID
that element alone. When the mature shad
prepare to perform the duty Of propagating
Their race, they direct their energies to that,
and without intcrmsson. They seem to be
pressed by an overpowerlng necessity, and will
do their best to overcome all obstacles that ma
ture or art may have placed 10 their way, and
they never rest until they have reached their
proper spawning grounds In March they
make their appearance at the mouth or the
Hudson, and continue to arrive until June,
when the fishing at the estuary portion ceases,
and so much OF the school as has escaped the
hrt olthc fisherman is at its appointed work OF
continuing its species.
Foop AND IT'S ADULTERATIoNs.- A great
sensation was caused in New York few years
since by 4 series of chemical analyses made of
Various articles Of food, bought by sample in
some Of The most widely known and best retail
shops. The astounding quantity Of adultcra-
lion thus disclosed, even i'll articles OF the most
ordinary consumption, furnished by the best
dealers, caused great outcry. The superlu-
lrNdent cf police in Dundee, Scotland, has
lately been treating that city to a similar dlsa-
greraIe disclosure He has had large num-
Der Of nvcr>SaricS and luXureS in food cxam-
Ia"d 10y saupc, aud has selected good stores
1"r procuring the samples. Oftour samples OF
r,o'r every one was found to be mixed with
,a; ,a; !" iour samples Of flour, every one con.
'"',,N a,'m as also did four samples OF bread;
;" '"'' 'ha"ks tor daily bread must have
In''>c' T eHnDn> reflections 10 the good people OF
,'uh!rc f"r some days after this revelation OF
i1""jI'H' IN four samples of cocoa every one
'!i -. '.en 1dnIt,rat,d with starch, and in i've
=; it"'ec' every one contained chicory. In
'sn'rTh Samples oi tea, some of them taken
i ''nlh 'ile Ilrgr>t tea warehouses, every one was
ii'uI'''iated either with Prussian blue, black
I"u' starch, tM'mcric, carbonate Of lime, china
..'y Or terra alba aud in some cases with sew
','' oi these Ingredients The purest articles
.! CONSUMPTION in Dundee seem to have been
M u,e liquors; for all the samples of rum, brandy,
.'''I'' port, sherry, porter and ale were found
~ De unadu teratcd We cau hardly saw