El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-19
RENE BACHE'S BUDGET
FUNNY THINGS FOR EASTER
NOVELTIES IN THE WAY OF TOYS SUGGESTIVE
OF THE SEASON
Animated Rabbits THE Bullpup Egg and the Easter
Ostrich-A Mechanical Chicken Coop Candy
Boxes of New Patterns-All the
World Hatch.

inscribes Emily upon it with little
instrument made for the purpose-the
soft icing being forced by slight pres
sure out of the end of it. The thing
is done in a jiffy. and the icing is hard
by the time the egg is to be sent to
the required address.
A very funny candy box is a magni-
fed egg painted and otherwise designed
to represent a bullpup dressed like a
man and standing on its hindlegs, with
a monocle and a pipe. Others are more
or less of the Humpty Dumpty order
with absurd faces and noses that wob-
ble-the. nose in each case being fixed
for the purpose on the end of wire. A
cart carrying a big egg is also a
ca ndy box; and there is an egg made Of
delicate basketwork. filled with candy
almonds hen standing by to lend
verisimilitude.
Mechanical Novelties.
Another novelty for the coming Eas-
ter is small chickencoop with a roos-
ter inside. When the door of the coop
Isl opened the cock crows-this being
accomplished by an ingenious little con-
trivance consisting OF bellows
squeaker. connected with the door by a
string Another mechanical continuance
is a hen and chicks (of small size and
stuffed of course), operated by clock
work, so as to run on wheels But
neither of these is so interesting, per-
haps as a stork which. when wound
up fiutters over the roof of a house.
and finally settles upon its nest on
the chimney top.
Speaking of candy eggs. they are on
the market this season by the pound
One can buy them in the shops of al
colors and sizes. at any price from Is
cents to 81 a pound These, be it I'M
derstood. are bonbons in disguise, and
may be safely eaten by the children
But their more important use is for
decorative purposes Little baskets are
filed with them, and few may be en-
closed in the parcel with any Easter
gift.
Inasmuch as anything relating to
eggs is appropriate to Easter, it fol-
lows that whatever lays an egg may be
utilized in connection with the festival;
Such, at all events, seems to be the
idea of the designers Of novelties for
the season. But. then, it should be
remembered that the production of new
designs every year is a great strain
upon their ingenuity.
the coming Easter are dressed Just
like folks, There are sporting and
tourist ducks, appropriately attlre6:
and there is even a patriotic red. white
and blue duck-an almost too obvious
nature fake, il is to be feared.
Demand Increases.
One of the new Easter playthings
a clown sitting on an egg
and feeding a chick, which wears a
grateful and appreciative expression.
Another is a, hens nest in a silk hat,
through a hole in the top of which a
chick is emerging. There is also a
funny man with 2 wire body. who sits
inside of an egg. When touched he
bows and mods for a long time In
quite a lifelike way.
The demand for Easter novelties Of
this kind grows greater every year. 1t
Is supplied almost wholly from abroad.
and mainly from Germany. Doubtless
that is why they are so cheap, as 4
rule. But Easter is Easter all over
the world. and foreign ideas in this
line seem to be quite as satisfactory as
any that we could originate for our
selves-even If it were practicable to
manufa cture such playthings in the
United States. in competition with
cheap European labor.
Nevertheless, a really new and good
idea in this line is worth a lot of
money. and there ought surely to be
opment of American ingenuity in the
production of Easter toys.
Rene Bache.