The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
Copyright 1906.

n LII the lovely green, violet and
"a pink shades are appropriate for
Il Ia Easter, but the true Easter col
ors are yellow and white-yellow the
emblem Of the sun, showing the good
ness Of God, and white, typical Of puri-
ty and all things made new.
Use white gold-band china, gold deco
rated glass side dishes, with center
piece Of yellow tulips. The individual
place vases holding two tulips, one Of
white, the other Of yellow, make an eff
fective place decoration. A white or
yellow egg bears the name Of each
guest, instead Of place cards. These
rest on a nest of yellow spun sugar.
They are made by confectioners and
may be ordered in any size. White
candles with yellow silk shades COM
plete the table.
Serve fruit for the first course, then
Duchess soup, in cups. This is made
from white stock slightly thickened;
rub the yolks Of hard-boiled eggs
thru a crater, and sprinkle over the
top of each cup just before serving.
Chicken breasts or squad, with cucum-
bers, diced potatoes and asparagus tips
follow. An egg salad is made from the
yolks of hard-boiled eggs mixed with
minced ham, replaced in the whites and
served in nests of water cress. The
dessert consists of New York ice cream,
which is yellow, frozen in ring mold,
with egg-shaped dabs Of whipped cream
in the center.
From a nest of ferns and flowers have
the guests draw colored eggs, to each
of which is attached a slip of paper
bearing sentiments like these:
Draw the egg of violet hue.
You'll have friends both fond and true.
Pink will bring you luck,
A lover full of pluck
Gladly take the egg of green,
For good fortune may be seen.
! The egg Of blue
Means lovers few.
Do not touch the egg Of red;
If you do you'll never wed.
If you draw the egg of white.
Your true love you'll see tonight
You'll marry in another town
If you choose the. egg of brown.
These jingles may be written with
gold ink which can be used with an or
binary pen, or the paper may be of vel
! low and the ink of white.
!. i. !.
The invitations for this pretty party
are china nest eggs on which the name
and place are written with India ink OF
gold enamel paint. They are placed in
small-handled baskets, which may be
purchased by the dozen for trifing
sum. Delivering these novel invitations
affords much pleasure to the children.
An egg hunt will occupy good share
of the time from F3 until o. Pro
cure the dainty eggs made at the candy
shops at this season Of the year, hide
them every place, then let the children
hunt for them. Make gg-shaped bags
Of tarletan to hold the spoils or have
small baskets. Award prizes of yellow
chicks, rabbits, butterflies and any OF
the many charming novelties provided
by the stores for this joyous season.
After this seat the little folks al
table with boxes of paint, brushes ant
fancy pictures. Give each one an egg
with the privilege of decorating it
Now for the refreshments, which are tx
be served at clock, so the children
will need no other meal when they re
turn home. First serve "magic" eggs
made by selecting good smooth pota
toes; bake until almost done, then care
fully scoop out hole large enough tt
hold an egg, tie the top on and replace
in the oven to finish baking. These ART
wholesome and furnish mystery as tt
how the egg got there. Pass sand
witches and cocoa, and then comes tn
4 best of the feast-vanilla ice cream il
| the form Of eggs in nests Of candle.