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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1915)
TITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, APRIL 4, 1913. IV v . ' V & . 25S. J-tW J..LIJS. iLS.lL BB C M H rf4.J EjT I. BJ 1 -.nim.ii , .juim p- irv-- i r i r-" 2 OR several weeks after Christmas little Tommy, who Is typical of all small hoys, rests content. He has many things to Interest him among the mechanical toys brought him by good old Santv. He hammers and hacks' un til he reduces every single plaything to a corre'-t juvenile knowledge of what makes the wheels go round. Finally ev n this delectable pastim grows tedious and he looks about for new worlds to conquer. Just . about this time his boyish enthusiasm is aroused by the thought of another de lightful opportunity. Easter Is com. !ng! Visions of rabbits hustling: to and fro with baskets of esgs heaped to overflowing fill his dreams at night and his days are busy with plans Tor a suitable receptacle to hold all that the Easter rabbit might bring. At last he reaches the happy con clusion that the bandbox in which' re poses his mother's merry widow hat of former days will fill the bill to perfection. Peter Rabbit and his sister Molly In poses true to life Is Harry Whlttier Frees, an animal photographer of Royorsford, Pa. His remarkable kit ten and puppy pictures are familiar to many Sunday newspaper readers all over the country. To this collection of animal photos Mr. Frees has just added the rabbit pictures herewith reproduced and which were taken especially for this article. The white rabbit is his chosen model not only because it Is more typi cal of the Easter season, but also that It Is a more tractable subject than his darker hued kin. A white rabbit is comparatively easy to photograph, providing, of course, you know how to handle animals so that they do not fear you or are unduly excited by your presence. This of course applies to poses of the little animals sitting on all four feet. To take him sitting erect with his fore paws elevated in the air is not quite so easy. In fact it is decidedly diffi cult to secure good results, especially The day before Easter he carries it with the bunny holding an egg in his downstairs and places It suggestively paws. If you are photographically in- In a corner of tho sitting-room to the clined don't try thjs stunt unless you groat consternation of his parents, have a good supply of eggs. Tou will That nljrht he retires confident that his probably need them. foniest hopes will bo realized. And Although engaged in animal photog- never once has the Easter rabbit dls- raphy for a number of years, it was appointed him. About the time that little Tommy first begins to think of Easter Joys the marts of trade blossom out with ap propriate postcards for that particular season. The Peter Rabbits and the Molly Cottontails are here depicted busily enjraged in carrying eggs, in friendly intercourse with little chicks, or cavorting amidst delightful Spring meadows. And invariably Peter Rabbit wearf a snug-fitting jacket and bloomers while Molly Cottontail is pictured in pinafore. This gives them that human-like touch so irresistble to child ish fancy. not until recently that Mr. Frees was enabled to picture his litfle models sitting in an upright position. His success In this respect is not due to any hypnotic Influence as some people suppose, but merely the exercise of great patience and invariable kind ness. If a rabbit's attention is once en gaged there is very little likelihood of his moving during the short time of exposure. There is one exception, however, and that is his ears. These are his only means of expression and he uses them to voice all his emotions. If he is somewhat doubtful of V v ..in. f -fez s ( -r tin fitfriliiiifrli i i hi fi mi ii 'r Civ i-sN "T ' -'1 1 to the lingers and he Is hardly to be censured for not having the necessary intelligence to discriminate which is the celery and which is tne finger. . The more you study Peter Rabbit and his cute little sister Molly the models had been placed on the platform- hitched to a tiny cart full of eegs. The resultant picture was to showthe Easter bunny busily engaged in transporting his stock of trad. N more delightful they become. The soft, do"bt Mr- Rabbit got it into his HttU downy coats, the pink eyes, rivaling jewels In their beautful luster, and their constant air of helpless inno cence, endear them of animals. furry head that he was wasting time by sitting Idle, especially as Eaater was approaching and there waa co to the true lover much to be done. So he started briskly away for the eJge of the plat- Occasionally they display some very form, the wagon of eggs of course fol amusing traits of character worthy of lowing behind. When he reached the he catches the odor of a bit of celery The slightest movement of his long, bit photography Is the fact that an in- or carrot he raises them aloft in such tapering ears of course blurs the re- nocent looking bunny will not hesl- a rigid fashion, that they fairly quiver sultant negative. Strange as it may tate a moment to bite your finger If with expectation. And the invariable appear, .however, the constant "wob- the mood so strikes him. Possibly his your accompaniment of his different ear ble" of his nose does not prevent the lack of good manners is due to the use little Tommy himself. One day Mr. Frees was engaged In his studio pos ing several rabbits under a vase full of lllies-of-the-valley. They behaved beautifully as long as he faced them, never so much as giving an upward look at the tempting sprays overhead. Finally he turned about to make Borne adjustments to the camera which occupied several minutes. When he turned about the three Innocent little bunuiis were calmly chewing the lait few stems of what was once a beau tiful bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley. And while Mr. Frees does not abso- llmit of the platform he never so mush as paused but went right over the edge to his own great consternation and the destruction of a dosen perfectly good hen's eggs. Fortunately the drop was a alight one. With all his little foibles, however, a rabbit Is a delightful little compan ion to work with. He repay you a hundredfold for any little favors you confer upon him. A bit of celery or a slice of carrot is all that Is necessary to cement his friendship. In other words he will never fall you. What better proof is needed than good intentions he glues them tightly movements is the constant ' "wobble. Among the artists who have caught down along the back of his neck. If wobble" of his nose. making of a good sharp negative. One of the lesser drawbacks of rab- of a stalk of celery to attract his at tention. The odor of the celery clings lutely vouch for It there is little doubt the experience of little Tommy him but what one of them gave a very ex- self? There will always remain two pressive wink with one of his pink fixed and unalterable Institutions of hia eyes younger days. One of them is Santa On another occasion one of his little Claus. The other la the Easter rabbit. her fine clothes couldn't possibly be to her mind suppose the rain should poIled! Of course not! make the black run off the patent Now Papa and, Mamma were talking leather and stain the white uppers? with some friends In the sun narlor How dreadful that would be! f HEX Ethel awoke that Easter spoiled It all! Of course, there would and not even thinking about where So, anxiously, she turned and hur- re Vain Ethel and Her Easter Finery Story of the Easter Lily lovely lily. Lilies are my favorite flower. May I buy that one and take it home to Mother as an Easter greeting?" Nurse gave her consent, and tho tinei avtoxe mat taster spoiled it all! or course, there would ana not even thinking about where So. anxiously, she turned and hur- iiriHAT an uely dress you have in the sky. and it seemed to say Sunday morning and heard the be no Easter parade in the rain, she was or what she was doing at all. ried back to the hotel as fast as her 9 jE P"t on me." cried Lily as her "Up up, little one. Tour time has child pressed the plant close to her all rain pattering upon tho tin Mamma explained to her at breakfast So she stepped boldly up to the desk little legs would carry her. And when Mother Earth threw a brown come to cheer the hearts of men. the way home, roof of the porch, she was indeed a that everyone would wait until next and asked the clerk for the kay to she arrived both Mamma and Papa robe over her shoulders. Easter la at hand." - "Tou lovely flower," she whispered, disappointed little girl. day and then appear in, as Papa their rooms. Then she entered the ele- were waiting for her. They had "This is your night-dress," answered "What must I do?" asked Lily in "you have made the world brighter She crawled out of bed and went, laughingly put it, "their glad rags." vator. just like a "grown-up," called searched all over the hotel, it seemed, her mother. "And now I'm going to wonder and awe. for me already. The day began sadly, shivering in the damp air. to the win- Tomorrow! Another whole 24 hours! her floor and swept grandly out and and had finally found one of the bell- put you to bed for a long sleep." "You must grow and grow, and by Mother is sick " dow to look for some promising slsn Ethel was sorely disappointed. She down the corridor to the door of their boys who remembered having seen . "But suppose I'd rather not " be- and by Mother Nature will robe you "I'll help you nurse her back to of a change in the weather. But. had already waited, oh, so long, for rooms. Ethel go out a short while before. And gan Lily, who was fond of arguing in white, and get you ready for the health." whispered tho lily. alas, there was none. The rain was the opportunity to don her Easter she took her pretty new frock off Papa was just on the point of going "There la no 'suppose' about it, my Easter holidays." When Easter morn dawned Mother falling steadily and the sky wu leaden finery and now she must wait another its hanger in the closet and alter out to look for her when they had dear. Tho Winter is coming on, and "Splash splash," cried the Rain- sa bV the window gazing at her little ana overcast, rne wina was irom tne aay; mayoe tomorro northeast, as the flag flying on the raining, too. Why pavilion plainly showed. And she Ethel had an idea could hear the waves breaking on the shouldn t she do It? She would be the mirror all the while. Then she imagination. But from it all Ethel covers you as warmly as a blanket, "We are your friends. You will see!" beach, with that dull, dreary sound very, very careful and would use remembered about tho shoes, which gained a most distinct Impression that and when the sun shines brightly again "And we, too, are your friends, i must wait another its hanger in the closet and, alter out to look for her when they had dear. Tho Winter is coming on, and "Splash splash," cried the Rain- sat by the window gazing at her little irrow it would be carefully washing her face and hands espied her coming down the street the world's no place for you. I'll tuck sprites, as they began to fall lightly F11'" SretinJ- .ut"ld' ln un hn not why not? and even behind her ears, she put it What Mamma said to Ethel and what you down in your little bed. and you on Lily's head. "We'll help you grow." my Vo" dly ?aed ! To be sure, whyon admiring herself extravagantly ln Papa said to her can be left to thje can rest. I will see that the snow "Who are you?" asked Lily. up j the sky. Papa's big umbrella and and why. An Easter Egg peculiar to them ln wet weather. So, with a sigh and a woe-begona expression on her usually bright little face, she scurried back to bed and pulled up the covers to shut out the patter of the rain. It was too bad! A horrid, horrid shame! Why couldn't it have rained any absolutely any other time but Easter Sunday? Now, alas, all her plans were spoiled! And they had been such pleasant ones, too! Ethel and her Mamma and Papa, you see, were spending Easter week at ...- ,' , . . . . Behold an egg on Easter morn D " w v"" r n ..... -- ht that season of the year. Heretofore Ethel had been there only ln the Sum ' mer. when the beach was filled with bathers and the sand was warm and the sun ever ready to fall upon a pink cheek and cover It with a coat of tan. But Papa and Mamma had explained to Ethel that many people consider Easter and Easter week the very nicest time of all at the seashore. And they had also told her about the big "Easter parade" on the Board walk, when the visitors would appear A smaller egg will it adorn, On Benny's breakfast plate she had forgotten to put on first. But Easter is not meant to encourage you'll awaken to new life and health, cried the cutest fairies dancing around she decided she could change ber vanity and a display of one's finery Even while Mother Earth spoke, Lily. stockings and put them on without particularly If It bo a rainy Easter. Lily's eyes began to droop, and soon "Who are you?" again asked Lily, crumpling her frock one bit. She did. Yet, the thing that hurt Ethel most she was in Slumber-land. "We are the sunbeams. We will wait too, though she found It no easy mat- was the fact that early that after- All this happened in November, and on you, dress you, feed you and make ter to button all those shiny- black noon the rain ceased and the skies then came Jack Frost and nipped the you grow." buttons. cleared and the sun shone and all the buds and leaves that Dame Nature "Oh, what a fine world this is," cried Then she lifted the big hat box People donned their Easter clothes bad forgotten to put to bed; but Lily Lily, stretching out her arms, down from its place on the shelf in and paraded up and down the Board- was snug and warm and she slept on. "See, she is growing already," the closet She took out the hat with walk just as though there had been One day early in March any person laughed the fairies as tbey danced its pretty pale pink flowers and placed 110 rainstorm. That is, all of them did bending down near the earth 'might round. it upon her head. Oh, it was so be- except Ethel. b have heard a strange sound coming "I'm so happy!" exclaimed Lily, coming! Just one splash of rain and Her shoes. were so soaked and her from Lily's bed.' It went "Crick "That's what you were put on earth well, maybe it would be wiser not pretty frock so wet and crumpled and crack crick crack ," and, lo, Lily's for," said her mother, fondling her. to wear the hat, for it was-raining too mussed that they had to be sent to the night-dress began to crumble and fall "To be happy and make others hap dreadfully hard! Besides, she would kitchen to dry. And just to remind off. py." hold the umbrella down close over her her how foolish and vain she had been Then Lily opened her eyes and be- In about two weeks' time it was head and people would not be able to that moralng Mamma made Ethel gan to stretch. Fortunately the kind just a few days before Easter Lily see what kind of a hat she was wear- stay in the hotel, wearing Mer old Rain-sprltea had moistened the soft proudly beamed on the throngs pass ing. But they would see her frock clothes, while she and Papa strolled eartH over her head, so with very little lng up and down the crowded street and her new shoes!- Yes, it would be along the Boardwalk with the rest of pushing she managed to get her head she had changed her home from the far wiser not to wear it. the "Easter parade." up above the ground. She winked and ground in the shady nook to a brick- So, with a sigh of regret, she put it I ' I sne blinked as sno caugnt tne sun s red pot in front or a florist shop. A beams dancing arouno. little girl tripped by witn ner nurse. Above her head a bird was singing "Oh," she cried. "Oh, Nurse, see that fetolutloa to Eastm Pnssla. Our Puzzle Corner A Floral Easter EASTER in Buenos Ayres, the capi tal of the Argentine Republic, is back into the box and then put on her old knock-about hat which she wore of mornings. It didn't look quite right with her new frock, but but it was raining so hard outside! Then she found Papa's big umbrella, literally a feast of flowers. Nowhere closed and locked the door and went else ln the entire world, perhaps, are down in the elevator, leaving the hotel they seen ln such rich and fragrant by a side entrance and taking good profusion as there on that greatest of care to .avoid her Mamma and her church feasts. The entire city, it Papa. seems, sends gifts of flowers to friends Presently she reached the Board- and loved ones on Easter morning walk. She was surprised to find It all dainty, sweet-smelling violets, botn but deserted. And, goodness me, but white and purple, lilies of the purest it was wet! Beyond, the sea was white and gold, camellas, white roses booming: in and the spray was flying, and pomegranate blossoms. Here and there she passed a person or The houses are decorated with won two; but invariably they were bundled drous floral displays and the altars in up in raincoats and plain, warm the churches are fairly loaded down clothes. with the beautiful blooms. Every one They looked at her and smiled, wears a flower of some sort on Easter Ethel, vain little Ethel, thought It was day; the women seeming to prefer because she looked so nice in her pret- white violets and, the men a rosebud ty new Easter frock. Of course, that or a boutonniere' of choice "blooms. must be the reason why they noticed Flowers are Indeed appropriate re- EASTER FIZZLE. in all their new Easter finery and ut tragic 10 reii promenade up and down it to see Ind be seen. Even the little girls would be there, each in her new Easter hat and frock. And the whole would be a riot of colors resplendent ln the bright sunshine. So Ethel had planned to be one of the promenaderk long before they had reached the seashore. In fact, her new frock and hat were finished and carefully packed in Mamma's trunk as quite the most important of the things Before young Benny's very eyes, it sliould carry. And Ethel had been Perhaps, you think It funny looking forward to Easter day, when she would make an elaborate toilette and. with Mamma and Papa, become a part of the "parade." She was very certain she would look " nice In such a pretty frock and hat Then. too. there were those beautiful new shoes, as yet unworn, of black patent leather and with white kid tops with black buttons. They were very smart and she was, oh. so anxious to wear them. . The err had crown to monstroua sine, her shoes were spattered and wet and "Which ia broke. Jones or the ma- But now the rain had come and Eggs-actly like a Bunny! - ugly. Then a-horrible thought came chine?" minders of Easter and Its message, and ln Buenos Ayres they are particularly effective. "Jones has offered to sell his auto- Alas, the pretty white tops of mobile at a low figure.", . her! So she continued on her way as se renely as though the sun were shining brightly and it was dry under foot And presently she looked down at her feet r - -av -rss This little srlrl has nine little white Easter chicks and one black one. See if you can find the black one by cutting out the black spots and fit ting them together. ENIGMA. My first la in red, but not In white. My second is in dark, but not in light; My third Is in Bob, but not ln Ned. My fourth is In limb, but not In head; My fifth is in sick, but not in well. My sixth is In write, but not In spell. My whole Is the name of an animal much ln evidence at Eastertlme. UKIIKADIXUS. 1. Behead a part of a ship and gel not young. 2. Behead a church anniversary and get a flower. i. Behead existing ln fancy and get a business transaction. 4. Behead act of selling and get a drink. 5. Behead bar of wood or Iron and get to be 111. 6. Behead covered with Ivy and get a verb. 7. Behead a word meaning odor or smell and get a piece of money. 8. Behead to flush with success and get not early. 9. Behead not distant and get a part of the head. The beheaded letters spell a Biblical reference to Easter. A Bin era. Enigma: Rabbit Beheadings: "He is risen." 1, Hold old; 2, Easter-aster; 2, ldeal-dsal; 4, Sale-ale; 6, Hall-all; , Ivied-vied; 7, Scent-cent; 8, Elate-late; 9, Near-ear.
