The Washington critic., 1889-04-19
EASTER WINDOW DISPLAYS.

Every stroller on the Avenue for the past
few days has stopped before the window of
well-Known druggist to admire a pretty
picture to be seen there II is bit from a
country barn yard transplanted In the
show window Of merchant. For days the
old hen sat in her nest of eggs in the win
dow aud zeaIously guarded them until the
little chicks pccked holes In the shells
and then came out all together. Now she
has as fine n brood Of chickens as any fowl
in the country, and rs she walks proudly
about the window, with them following
closely behind, she does not seem to mind
In the least the curious slns Of the passers-
by. The majority Of the chicks were white
when hatched, but their feathers have been
dyed variety OF colors, and they do not
look unlike lot OF animated Easter eggs.
II is an Easter greeting that is not often
seen, and it catches the fancy of everyone.
People passing along the north side of F
street the past day or two have caught a
glimpse OF the country at Eastertide that
was clever surprise to promenaders along
the brlck-and-stone thoroughfare that is as
treeless as Sahara. One Of the big plate
glass windows has been cleared OF It's dainty
laces and bright-colored fabrics calculated
to entrance the feminine mind, and In their
place was planted a bit of real country In
miniature. At one side cardboard coun-
try villa, gsily painted, and with windows
and cbmneys had been set In the middle Of
paDsy bed. In front of the house, clear
to the other side Of the wide window
Oh OalJ - ,,alInw nor}h ,,loptaI
with small tulips, whose cups have not yet
all opened. At one side of the field stands
the figure Of an old, white-haired negro
man, leaning heavily on his hoe, and SEEM
ing to be looking at the row Of laughing
children that point their fat fingers at him
from the other side of the sheet OF plate
glass.
In the centre OF this bit of still life is an
irate-looking old hen, stuffed to look as
naturally indignant at the brood of pretty
yellow chickens about her as If she was Il
real hen. The background is formed by a
big picture OF wooded hills and smooth
meadows, finely painted by Professor
Lamb, the theatrical scenic painter. All
day long row of pleased children is
ranged along In front OF the window with
their noses fattened against the glass. As
soon as one goes another takes the coveted
| place and flattens different nose against
the glass, but the crowd diminishes not.
Sharpless' confectionery shop on Seventh
street has display Of what can be done
with candy In the way Of Easter emblems,
candy eggs with the heads of candy chickens
just peeping out, candy hens that seem
almost life-llke en- ough to cluck at theil
candy chickens, candy wagons on which
are big candy eggs full of little chickens
everything that the mind Of an ingenious
candy-makcr could think OF that would b,
appropriate for Eastertide.
One of Saks & Co.'s big windows OF
the Seventh street side Of the building Il
devoted to an Easter display of unusua
uniqueness. A big white egg is mounted
on four wheels that form a little wagor
drawn by two hobby horses, driven tandem
by a smart-looking boy who sits up In from
Of the egg and seems ready to crack hi
whip and start us soon as he gets the wore
from his passengers. Behind them Il
another wax-faeed boy who acts as foot
man. The big canvass egg, which Is three
or four feet long, seems literally stuffe(
full Of chickens, From big hole broker
through the top an old hen seems to scolt
her unruly chicks. Little downy day-olt
chickens peep out from little holes all oyel
the big egg, A pile Of toy eggs from whicl
a rooster pops out when you touch sprinl
completes the picture of Easter joyousness