. Eggs: facts and fancies about them . ROMANCES OF EGGS. N the good old times Easter eggs were often adorned with tiny pictures or emblematical devices and sentimental 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 eggs 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 r
. Eggs: facts and fancies about them . ROMANCES OF EGGS. N the good old times Easter eggs were often adorned with tiny pictures or emblematical devices and sentimental 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 eggs 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
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