The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
EASTER FOR THE CHILDREN.
What the Rabbits May Be Expected
to Bring.


The small child who does not receive a
gift appropriate to the season at Easter
cannot blame the inventors, bonbon max
ers and toy-shop geniuses who spend their
lives thinking out novelties with which to
lure the dollars from the pockets of pluto
cratic grandparents, parents, uncEes and
aunts. Indeed the appreciative small boy
or girl who wanders through the big toy
shops these days must think that there
are seasons as delightful as Christmas
after all, and Easter easily takes first
place among them, not forgetting even
the glorious Fourth. Electrical toys are
the pride OF the toy makers this season,
and they probably seem as wonderful to
the sman child as they seem expensive
to the dOting parent who prices them
and perhaps buys them.
The Easter rabbit, nfesize and dressed
as farmer, with big straw hat. big boots
a rake over his shoulder and a lantern in
one paw, Is one Of these new toys. A touch
Of button the lantern is illuminated by
electricity, and, of course, the rabbits
lantern is an affair of red, blue and yell
low glass sides, calculated to- cast into
the shade forever the ordinary Jersey or
farmyard lantern.
Huge eggs of pink or blue silk look de-
mure enough to be prosaic boxes of bon
bons. but ct one end Of them Is peep
hole. and If one place ones eve to 1t and
touch the magic button a wonderful sight
Is Vouchsafed. The interior of the egg
shows a brilliantly lighted church. deco
rated fer an Easter wedding The min
lister in his robes and surpiice stands at
the channel, the guests In smart frocks
and bonnetS and immaculate frock coats
and gray trousers Eli the pews the aisle
is flower strewn; lilies are tied to the pill
lars With streamerS OF white ribbon; the
wagner wedding march tinkles family,
ana one sees the bride and her bridegroom
coming down the aisle. her maids Just be-
hind her 1t is all arranged SO adroitly
that every part of the church and every
one IN II to the last feather on their
smart spring hats, can be seen, and vet
the perspective is not a. ali Japanese
The interior of another egg shows a.
terrific nayaf engagement. while another
shows an encounter of e. handful OF Amer
lean soldiers and two or three hundred
thousand ferocious Filipinos. The latter
are armed to the teeth, but they are being
moved down in a manner which reflects
great credit to a nation OF pugilists and
cowboys. In pleasing contrast to these
scenes of carnage is a peaceful, f1owery
garden wherein several daintily dressed
doliles are having q tea party. All the
dolls and accoutrements of war and peace
can be taken out of these eggs and peep
shows and played with separately
surprise DdSketS Oh eggs, mowers or
chickens are jolly ideas for childrens
parties. They are on the same plan as
the Jack Horner pies. each egg or flower
or fluffy chick being attached to a present
hidden away in the bottom of the basket.
The baskets are decked with flowers and
ribbons and are very ornamental as well
as productive of much fun and laughter
Egg shaped boxes of all sizes, from the
wee egg an inch long to great boxes big
enough to hold a good-sized doll and her
rousseau or an army of lead soldiers,
horses, guns. tents, and ambulances, are
shown in the children's shops Some of
these eggs hold inexpensive games, mar
bles, dice wee packs of cards. jackstraws;
others contain sets of tools, wonderful
knives with three blades, corkscrew,
file and goodness knows what all besides
sewing sets, drawing materials, dolls,
miniature toilet sets, parure5 of Jewels.
china tea sets, dolls furniture, china ami
mails mouth organs, grand pianos, bean
shooters. parlor golf and all the other
charming things often prayed for and
sometimes found In Christmas stockings.
March hares, Easter rabbits. fluffy chick
ems and geese and ganders dressed to suit
the many characters which they portray
IN real life and flowers of beautiful cofors,
gigantic size and pleasing ways Of open
ing and showering sweets on all, are
among the truly Easter novelties. But
there are other things. new In Toyland
and very interesting to the small boy or
girl. A wee chating dish with a tiny
lamp that will really cook and a -Tninia-
ture churn that will honestly make but
ter, are wonderful things a any season if
they do only stand five inches high!