Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-18
EASTER BREAKFAST
EASIEH BREAkF NS
For Little Folks Celebration nc tno
Family Table.


WASHINGTON. d. c., March H.-Since
the days OF the Emperor Constantine
churches and homes have made much OK
Easter festivities, but none are more
beautiful more to be followed and made
a general custom than the children ceie-
bratlon at the family breakfast table.
The Easter breakfast has CONS to be In
Washington recognized "chlldren3
hour" President Arthur's little Carsh,er
Nellie said at one Easter oreak'as; In
the White House: "Ohl it's a whole fairy
storyi'
The table is laid with care with snowy
damask. the prettiest china, glass. and
embroideries that the house possesses: "
in season. wild flowers fresh from sprina
woods, pale leaves. and spice bushes. rel
bud. and ferns. which in Washington we
can usually get in April But Haan w'!d
flowers are not possible. anything In.
bloom Is taken for decoration. The centre
piece IA Easter lilies, tulips. spirias' IN
pots. In lars. or vases: n low dish or
yellow primroses or white Easter daisies
IS much liked. A. each plate Is laid b'u'
quet or single flower. tied with ribbon
10 the small gift. whatever II may De.
Flowers are thrown carelessiy on the
cloth. and a pretty green vine Is trdileu
about the dishes.
OF course the dish Of the feast Ia eggs
Most people dye them. just as we Wash'
fngton people do for the grand eSg-rollihs
on Easter Monday. One mother buys
each year the lovellest dish she can rnd'
that Il may be to the family "A new
feast" and piles 1t high with brilliant
eggs Of every color. Many build "nest
OF leaves and vines in a basket OF SORT
fresh moss. The gay eggs are beautiful.
reapinc out OF the green. In mem4ry OF
tho ol1on time. when the dyed Easter
egg was scarlet "as the blood of Christ
some mothers put Mt each plate tiny
most IN a small basket, with scarlet
cc- laiI I'm the moss.
SPRING FLOWERS.
4 small choir boy in Washington last
Easter came into breakfast with basket
OF spring flowers from Rock creek, anu
as the family took their seats, Little
Robin" sang in a delicious child voice an
Easter carol as he walked slowly around
the table behind the seats and dropped
flower or spray Of wildwood leaf at each
plate His whole heart sang in his glad
little hymn OF praise
These flowers fair we raise on high.
Eas,ar fruits are arranged on large
waiter. covered with natural leaves Frost
ed oranges are piled high in the centre OF
purple and white grapes, bananas, golden
manderins, and red apples. The oranges
are peeled, rolled in white Of egg, and
dried in coarse granulatei sugar. In each
orange is stuck a flower. The children
delight in choosing from this snowy
mountain their favorite flower.
Next 10 be provided are Easter favors'
and bonbons. Little yellow chicks hop out
Of candy eggs. white rabbits. bOnbon-
ieres. and gray squirrels bow their heads
10 give the children pounds of delicious
sweets. Such "A popping Of surprise
favors"' Such big. gray owls staring
from the trees Of pistache green! White
swans sit majestically on a lake of lemon
ice" Out of straw hat comes another
brood OF chickens. The children clap
their hands and shout and laugh at the
wonderful devices in their Easter break
fast tees and creams
Hundreds Of families at the capital are
supplied with their Easter bonbons by the
old French woman. Nine. Demonet. who
has since 1911 supplied the White House
au1 official families with everything in the
way of confections and Ices. one menu
for next Sundays Easter breakfast IS
fruit, boiled eggs, lamb-chops, with n
spring twig for "handle"; egg calad,
made With lettuce; broiled chicken 0rI
toast, ired potatoes, rolls. end bread,
ct0cel te, coffee, and ccnfections W'afefs
or small biscuit, as for luncheon, may be
served with salad.
PRETTY FIGURES.
an Easter breakfast. as the children must
enjoy the pretty figures and animals"
Perfectly simple meals are served with
profusion OF flowers and one kind OF
FRUIT: a cereal, with cream, eggs, rolls. and
chocolate
\ beautiful custom is the bringing 10 the
table pots Of blooming plants. Father,
mother, guests. and children each select Il
plant unknown to the others. hiding II
away until breakfast Is announced, when
lo little Jack appears with a tiny pot Of
daisies, Ruth with violets. May with a
scarlet geranium, and pretentious roses
and Easter lilies are proudly brought In
by the mother and father. All the pots
arc wrapped in colored papers and tied
with ribbons.
After grace" f. said it Is common for
the children TO sing an Easter hymn be-
fore they begin the meal Then they open
their boxes of gifts and exchange thanks
ard courtesies, or they wait until the m al
IS over and take them TO the sittins-room,
where quite festival follows the break
fast. MARGARET SPENCER.