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Miss Patterson Decorates
Easter Eggs All Year
B> Mrs Charles McSparran '-«iae reading notnjty and Ea 1 -
Lancaster Farming Staff Writer ie; scene l - E\ei> little object
Ecrer comes oat once a cear -he sees seem- to gue hei an
:r. mos* people however it idea for another decoiation
Zests cii ,-ea; to- M'ss Maigaret She puts hangeis on some to
son o t Leccock whose hang them on dnftwood tiees
noon:- decoiatmg eggs She maKes hinged jewel ca'es which
oec<re interested in this ait =he lines with silk or vehet She
about fi\e ceai s ago and is self makes coi sages of them sets
-’■ained Since then she has dec them on metal stands, makes
orated hundreds of eggs She buds, bird houses, caits etc
sells them and has given them She has put on demonstra
‘o many of hei iclatives and tions of making them and ex
friends. hibited them at churches, fire
She buys eggs of different halls and Gianges She entered
kinds and has many unusual them twice at Hobby Shows
Kinds gi%en to her What kinds held by the Optimist Club of
of eggs has she decorated’ Lancaster at the Mayser gym-
Chicken, duck turkey, bantam, nasium of Fiankhn and Mar
goose, pheasant, peafowl shall College and three times
guinea pigeon, snake and bird at the Southern Lancaster Co
eggs that fall out of nests such Community Fair held at Quarry
as robin, o.uail etc ville Each time she was a first
The most fascinating kind aie place winner
the ones laid by her Araucana Another hobby of Miss Pat
chickens This breed originated terson is fancy work She loves
:n Chile South America and to knit Her grandmother taught
*ere first imported into the her to knit before she was six
■United States in 1930 She ob years old and an aunt taught
*amed two r.ens Becky' and her to do embroidery work
‘Bessie four years ago from w’hen she was a young girl She
.Mrs,Martin Huvett of .Varvon also does needlepoint and
R D 1 who laised them Becky makes quilt tops She has made
lays pale green eggs and Bessie four afghans and is working on
'ays pale pink ones These hens her fifth, crocheted two bed
are red-leathered similai to spreads, two tablecloths, two
Rhode Island Reds and weigh suits and one dress, crocheted
about ZVi pounds They aie and knitted many baby sacque
good layers and then eggs aie sets, caps, mittens and is now
fairly good si/ed knitting a full length coat She
Margaret blows the contents has patched several quilt tops
out of the egg shells dues embroidered a quilt top, many
them, then uses an electric scarfs, pillow cases etc She
moto-tool to cut them Original ciocheted edgings for many of
.y she used hci embroidery the embroidered pieces She has
scissors to cut them Hei dec- made many stuffed toys for ba
orating mateimls consist of zaars Indeed she burns mid
oraids, velvets ribbons old night oil at this hobby Even her
cost cai d and greeting caia pic bull-dog was the recipient of
<ures, beads beau work felt, ner handiwork She made him a
deser* flower; 1 ale ch r-s or knitted coat and cap Yes, she
elastic cr,jrrc.is buc* foweic, made mm « Santa Claus suit
crosses nettmg f.uthci'- ara one Christmas
Easter -tiaw Src rmint- Through the vems she has
’Krn vJh co'or- She m = won man\ prizes on hei fancy
MISS MARGARET PATTERSON, Leacock, exhibits a
few of her decorated Easter eggs. The egg corsage com
pletes her Easter togs. L. F. Photo
FOR THE
FARM
WIFE
®P A\D
FAMILY
«o’k at county /«»•> Six also I*'
. beautiful .scamstM ss Six
xn. l.< ‘ *’■«.')' of hi*/ <loilx "i .iixl
'\**v r.iD' lannenl 1 awac lo
;r. ev and Jo; chuiih mission
UO'K
], ) IV .1 flow I I loC' I allll
■ j' > hi v j ,'i 11 ii thumb M<’
j- ,i miis 1 - o) bloom'- lion.
•, \ -[i; iru’ 'inti! Jtost 'I b< i <
n» hi . ,ound tulip bid tb.it
•„ n- into d b< cJ ol .mnu.il
Mfin u' iiix i dim's Tlx n tlx
oth< i iloweiing bulb'-
such a- h\df inths jonquils, no
cu s 'din JjJ> of the \alley sec
fjd] Kinds of liljes ddhbds .md
gladioli She has seveial kinds
of peonies ms chiysantlx urns
dnd rnanc kinds of tea loses
d.nd climbing loses “The loses
die m; faconle”, she says Six*
has dll kinds of shiubs such as
fonylhia, hydiangea mock
oiange ihododendron a/a l<a
flowering almond, spneas. five
oi six kinds of lilacs hibiscus
and clematis cine Besides the
u-ud shade liees she has flow
cnng ciah holly pink and
white dogwood Bonanza dwaif
peach Kwanzan cheny wis
leiia mimosa and eceigieens
Maigaret and hei si,tei Be;
tha lice together They ha\e a
laige house with mane antique
which hace been in the family
for seceral geneiations Some
of their prized ones aie Victon
an sofas rockeis chans, mai
ble top tables and bedroom fur
nituie, drop leaf table, grand
father clock mirrors, wash
bowl and pitcher sets lamps
and dishes
BECKY, the Araucana hen P an y> Lancastei for 40 \ears, benefited from their endeavors
lays green eggs to help Miss having been in the Treasurer’s are Child Development Center,
Patterson with her Easter Department, Cashiers Office Crippled Children Society,
decorations. L. F Photo the past 26 >ears She is a mem- (Continued on Page 23)
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AN EASTER EGG TREE and display Miss Pultecßon.
of jewel cases and corsages hand made by
ANTIQUES. This grandfather clock with moon dial,
stars and days of the month has been in the Patterson
family for oxer 200 years. The marble top German-made
table is of hand-carved walnut. The chair is one of her
grandfather Gibson’s which she has covered with needle
point. L. F. Photo
Miss Bertha is also quite her of Circle A, having served
handy She sews and makes as president one year and trea
stuffed dolls and toys She has surer one year They do a lot of
made over 300 dolls and made chanty work and have social
the clothes for them It is hard activities. They have conducted
for her to keep up to the de- tours to such places as New
mand for them She keeps a few York City and Europe Some of
chickens, mows the lawn and their money-making projects in
keeps house - elude candy sales, bazaars,
Pat has been employed in the Pl a J' s ’ card parties and horse
office of Armstrong Cork Com-
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shows Chanties which have
L. F. Photo
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