30 EASTER. 
many of these take the form of the egg, though 
resembling it in no other way. 
The shop windows at this season seem like 
huge bird-nests filled with all manner of fanciful 
eggs. These clever imitation eggs have long 
been an important source of revenue to France 
and Germany. 
There are eggs of all sizes, made of confec- 
tionery and more enduring materials, chocolate 
eggs with cream where the yolk should be, eggs 
adorned with mottoes, eggs of soap, of glass and 
china, ostrich eggs for bon-bon boxes, egg-shaped 
boxes, baskets, and lockets, note paper to imitate 
ego-shells, etc. 
Sofa-pillows and pincushions may take the 
shape of an egg if they are to serve as presents 
at Kaster-tide. 
Another fancy is a penwiper made by gluing 
two buff worsted balls, one half the size of the 
other, into an egeg-shell. 
Give the smaller ball a quill nose and black 
bead eyes, and the effect will be that of a chicken 
just leaving his shell. 
