The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-08
TRIPLES FOR EASTER.
The Shops Full of Small EoveItie.
For the Coming Festival.

The Shops Full of Small EoveItie.
For the Coming Festival.
The ever-popular Easter egg is this
season as popular as ever. The shops
overflow with innumerable designs OF
all varieties and materials, but ring
ing the changes always on the typi-
cal egg.
Some catching novelties are papier
mache Easter symbols. Among those
was noticed a gilt basket wagon.
drawn by two pure white lambs.
whose harness is of leather and silver
finishings. Accompanying this SNOWY
turnout are chickens, rabbits, and
ducks. dressed in the latest costumes,
with faces most cleverly made up.
They occupy seats in the. wagon, in
which is cleverly concealed a re-
ceptacle for the sweetnleats which are
part OF the attraction Of all Easter
pieces. This show-piece costs Sc.
There are rabbits. too. in every
shade of brown. all tones, all tints. in
all positions. and in all sizes. from
31a to So inches high. All support,
from So cents to Sc.
Another attraction which would de-
light the small girl is a motherly hen,
a modest creature in brown and yell
low feathers, with her train Of eight
or nine chicks, little balls of fluffy
down. Other show pieces are most
amusing, as that high novelty the
duck dressed as dude. His trousers
are cotton, with pattern IN plalds.
4 white Marseilles vest. with dark
blue coat, a linen collar, and white
silk scarf, completes his costume. In
his hand he holds an umbrella. and a
watch chain of French gilt sets off
his vest front. y papier mache hat
sets jauntily on his head; altogether
he is quite a bit of animal human ma
ture. These dudes have movable
heads and bills, which add much to
their quaint appearance.
4 gilt carriage basket, handsomely
decorated, is drawn by yellow chick
ems and filled with rabbits. DUCKS
and geese, in rich attire, and evident
~ out for a frolic. The driver is
good-sized duck in coachman's livery,
whip in hand.
White eggs in several sizes have for
their ornamental openings daintily-
dressed baby doll, whose cap is the
most decorative bit. This breakable
trifle is protected by handles of gay
ribbons There are besides, babies in
eggs that by pulling the strings say
papa" and Mamma" babies In
round baskets with handles; babies
bursting through. eggs by their arms
and their legs-babies galore for the
delectation of the small girl.
Chickens are almost countless, and
ducks scarcely less numerous. There
are cotton ducks and feather ducks,
bisque ducks and gilt ducks; ducks
that flap their wings and turn their
heads, and ducks that only stolfdly
stare BOOSTERS, too, are much in
evidence; some great fine fellows, in
which the comb and outlines are
gaily brilliant. A mechanical, feather
ed hen, of natural size, lays eggs in
basket. It is run by machinery, the
mechanism operating for half an
hour, and is a durable and ingenious
toy, costing s15.a
Composition eggs, Of course,
abound, Of every kind and size, and
adorned with all sorts of decorations.
Among the prettiest are. the fancy
straw and paper picture eggs and
silk plush and straw eggs. Pigeon
eggs in delicate colors and filed with
bonbons are novelty. AS are
crystal sugar panorama CONNECTIONS,
decorated with flowery designs, some
with doves and some in willow
baskets.
Innumerable trif1es to be sent in
these Easter objects are shown. Few
are expensive, and all are tasteful
and pretty.-New York Times.