36 EASTER. 
little damsels distributed fresh eggs as well as 
those made of confectionery, from their dainty 
baskets. 
Near Easter time at children’s parties the 
little ones may be sent bird’s nesting through 
the rooms, where the nests are placed in all 
possible corners, some tucked in bushes or 
small trees. The nests must be well filled 
with candy eggs or the real article decorated, 
and the children must hunt till each finds a 
nest with his or her own name on it. 
THE CASCARONE. 
Travelers in Mexico give accounts of an egg 
game and dance existing there. 
The eggs are prepared by first emptying the 
shells, then refilling them with fine-chopped 
colored paper, tinsel, mica and sachet powder. 
The holes are then pasted over with a bit of 
paper, and the outside is gayly decorated. 
In the more prosperous days of Spanish sway, 
grandees often had the shells filled with gold 
dust and precious stones. Those times are 
