The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-23

Accompanying This article are pictures
of four Easter eggs. No. 1 shows the
pretty effect OF a cabbage rose. This Is
obtained by painting the surface of the
egg to represent the closely folded petals
of rich red rose and fastening about
Its lower end bunch of green tissue
paper leaves, the long points being wired
to hold them In place about the egg
Such eggs are unique and pretty 10 adorn
the breakfast table Easter morning. plac-
ing, one on the folded white napkin at
each plate. No. shows an egg repre-
sNenting our idea Of a. cranky" Aunt
pit OF white lawn, closely folded to 6t
the egg, forms her cap. A large potato
may be cut to answer for shoulder
bloek, into which the lower end OF the
egg nts This potato foundation must
also be covered with white lawn. The
features are drawn in. first very care
fnliy with the pencil, then painted with
No. 3 Is the head of jolly "chappie,'
whose hat may be sewn of straw or made
OF o, Plalted tissue paper The collar Is
cut from ordinary white notepaper and a
necktie. This style of Easter egg may
be made most laughable by painting the
nose.at the end-yery red, the lips a
than the lips, the eyes twinkling black
and the, hair color usually known as
sandy"
No. 4 gives the Easter egg In the form
the full ruffles of a hood. The egg Is
turned small end up, so as TO give all the
roundness to the double chin and fat
cheeks. Paint with water colors the
and chin delicate. pink and the hair
haxen. Pick out long lashes about the
wide-open eyes with black lead pencil.
In many other ways the Easter egg
has evolved into most interesting thing,
sometimes quite artistic and again most
ludicrous;, II the eggs are to be kept
the contents from the shells, although
hard boiled eggs keep for several months.
There are for sale in the shops all sorts
of china. wooden and glass eggs for East
err, but these never give the satisfaction
to the little ones that real, sure-sure-
enough eggs do Turkey and duck eggs
are In much demand for Easter, owing to
their enormous size. The writer recently
its shell an Easter picture containing
church. with steeple and bell, number
of pretty children In white .frocks, adults
In more sober apparel in the foreground
and n restful village in the background.
This work of art was done by little
girl Of 10, who had an eye for color and
a clever hand to execute. ducks egg
was made, by the same girl, to resemble
the head of a rabbit, with Its long ears of
white paper softly tinted with water
colors.
A most unique Easter egg greeting was
planned by a little boy, who, doubtless,
possessed very original ideas, with the
ability to carry them out. He selected
lot Of fine, beautifully shaped eggs there
is a great difference In the shapes OF
eggs you know and had them blown
nv the cook, who was an adept at
such work On these empty shells he
mounted kodak pictures of himself, rough
ly tearing out the head and shoulders to
give a ragged, broken effect to the edge
Of the paper When these photos were
carefully pasted on the shell the effect
wos that of child coming forth from
the she'll, for the torn edges OF the pic
ture gave the impression of the eggshell
being roughly broken away by the laugh
ing boy In the picture, who was coming
forth. Beneath the photo the character
istic and boyish greeting Din red ink:
ssHellol' was the only Inscription.
These Easter egg greetings as the
little fellow was wont TO call them, were
daintily wrapped in pretty tissue papers,
tied with bits of bright gibbons and
placed In white pasteboard boxes, to be
sent on Easter Eve to his many friends,
who, you may be sure, were delighted TO
receive them.
A German housemaid, being very fond
of her mistress little children and wish
ing to add a bit of homely cheer to their
Easter tide, decided to follow a quaint