ROMANCES OF EGGS. 51 
ROMANCES OF EGGS. 
N the good old times Easter eggs were 
often adorned with tiny pictures or 
€*| emblematical devices and sentimental 
“i mottoes. Such eggs did duty as val- 
entines, and were afterward preserved in the 
homes of the happy pairs. That the inscription 
might be read without touching the frail treas- 
ure, the egg was often kept in a glass. The 
dates on these egos were considered as reliable 
evidence as those from a tombstone. 
The new fashion of egg photographs is but a 
revival of this old custom. 
Many lovers of the present day have been 
made happy by receiving an Easter egg bearing 
a photograph of their sweethearts. 
Photographs of distinguished persons are 
often pasted on Easter eggs and sent to their 
friends or more often their enemies. A patri- 
otic German would hardly care to receive a 
