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Jack Horner Pies and Favors 
By May L. Schryver 
Photographs by Helen D. Van Eaton 
set for luncheons, dinners, or parties, may 
be increased by the addition of timely 
centerpieces and favors, and the enjoy- 
ment of such an occasion is sure to 
be greater if the individual favors be- 
speak in any way the characteristics or pet 
hobbies of the guests. The clever hostess who realizes this 
will be able to adapt many of the favors illustrated to her 
own particular needs. The bunnies, chickens and decor- 
ated eggs belong exclusively to the Easter season and pro- 
vide a wide choice and unlimited possibilities. 
If rabbits have been chosen for the decoration of the 
Easter table, one need not consider whether or not the de- 
sign in mind may be found. The favor shops supply every 
variety from the flat, fuzzy white ones, which sell at thirty 
cents a dozen for the smallest size, up to those of brown 
and white papier mache in all sizes, from five cents each 
to the full life-size bunny at eighty cents. They may be 
had, also, in every conceivable attitude and costume. ‘The 
bunny chums, with their basket of candy eggs, are a solemn 
little pair who would delight the heart of any child and be 
welcomed by adults also. The eggs may be white sugar 
decorated with candy flowers, or eggshells filled with 
maple sugar. Their bugler brother is a sturdy figure who 
will do service as a bonbon box and also allow the band of 
his cap to be used as a place card. Another dressed figure 
carries a basket of wee, yellow chicks for an Easter gift, 
and it is a safe assumption that the child who receives the 
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These favors can be bought by the dozen and arranged to suit the 
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basketful is provided with amusement for a week at least. 
The fuzzy, white rabbits are the surest ally, if children 
are to be entertained, for the soft, white bodies and pink 
ears are certain to delight them. ‘The little fellows with 
jointed “hands”? and feet are very adaptable. ‘Those in 
the illustrations may be bought by the dozen and used with 
other trifles, such as the automobile for the guest who 
motors, or the harp or banjo for those whose tastes are 
musical. They may be used either for bonbon box decora- 
tions, or for place cards. 
If chickens, or chickens and rabbits combined, are de- 
cided upon, the result will be most attractive, for the yel- 
low chickens will brighten the table surprisingly. These 
may also be had in numerous sizes at ten cents or over per 
dozen, and may be used in quite as many ways as the rab- 
bits. ‘Two or three placed in natural positions on top of a 
bonbon box are a sufficient decoration, and one alone on 
the corner of a place card will make it a fit companion piece. 
The one shown in the illustration is rather a hapless little 
fellow caught in a gilded toaster with a place card dangling 
from the end. 
A simple centerpiece for a children’s party table has a 
nest of clean hay or straw for a foundation. Upon it is 
placed a hen made from a flat piece of cardboard cut in 
the proper shape. The sides are padded out slightly with 
cotton and covered with smooth paper. Upon this are 
pasted the crépe paper feathers, beginning with the tail and 
overlapping them in irregular rows toward the head. Be- 
fore the head is covered, a comb made of red flannel should 
These favors are made from a group of articles purchased from a 
toy shop 
