Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-23
Easter Entertainment.

An entertainment which afforded the
greatest delight to certain little flock of
suburban children and their school
! friends was rabbit party.
The merrymaking was scheduled for
Easter week, and when the inventive
| mind Of the household found herself
called on to devise still another party
plan after ii had seemed that human in
ventiveness could no further go, the
idea of the Easter bunny occurred to her
as an inspiration.
The blank cards for the invitations
were secured at a stationer's, purchased
by the package. and on each was drawn
a tiny pen and ink design OF a rabbit in
some cunning posture begging" issu-
ing from an egg shell, fleeing over the
ground. This made interesting pickup
work for in between times. On each card
In due season an invitation was written.
The big square living hall of the SUI
burban home was used the scene of
the party. Unnecessary ornaments were
put away for the time being in order that
the children might feel free to run about
little without danger of breaking things
The wall of the room specially deco
rated with striking frieze of big rabbits
cut from black paper and represented as
chasing each other i'm merry romp.
There were also pictures of prints of nat
ural rabbits clipped from magazines ad-
vertisements, etc, and mounted prettily
on mats of art cardboard. while a big pa
pier mache rabbit displayed on the top of
low bookcase wore around his neck
card which read:
Draw my portrait and win me-"
Drawing a picture of this handsome
specimen of the bunny tribe led off the
fun of the party. Cards with pencils at
tached to them with ribbon were passed
to ali. and fifteen minutes was allowed
for the sketching. At the end of that
time some older person collected the
sketches and awarded the rabbit for the
best likeness of himself.
In another game ten minutes was al
lowed for forming smaller words out of
the letters found in the term Easter
rabbit, which was done by juggling the
letters around mentally as in the ordi-
which all the children had played. The
child forming the longest list of smaller
words which no one else had discovered
won a rabbit in hard chocolate.
the good old favorite pig tall" except
for the fact, that instead of answering
pig tail to all questions asked. one
answers rabbit"
All those who succeeded in so answer
ing the diverse questions asked without
once laughing or smiling drew for the
prize a copy of the popular Story of
Peter Rabbit
The child, on the contrary who laughed
most was condemned to redeem a forfeit
A game. too, which consisted in cutting
out rabbit shapes from half sheets of
heavy white note paper provided with
scissors for the purpose, made a great
hit. for as the stage management was
well aware every youngster enjoys cut
ting out.i
A bell rang telling the clippers when to
start and a second one sounded just as
warning that time was nearly up.
Every one followed his or her own fancy
as to whether the bunny should be entire
or simply head. and whether 1t should
be represented as running, sitting or
standing.
The refreshment table for this bunny
entertainment was certainly a charming
one, and came as a surprise to the little
guests, who, naturally supposed that the
many good games and jokes already en-
joyed had about exhausted all the rabbit
ideas available.
The centerpiece was huge nest made
of branches very supple to admit Of
manipulation) covered with pretty yellow
blossoms. These branches were inter-
woven and shaped to resemble spring
time dwelling from birdland. Instead of
eggs this nest. which occupied the middle
of the table, was filled with daffodils and
small papier mache rabbits. There was
rabbit for every one and around each
bunny's neck appeared a ribbon with a
circular tag bearing the name Of the
child for whom it was intended and
wish in verse for happy Easter
Instead Of cake cookies in the form of
rabbits were served with the ice cream.
MARGARET MIXTER.