CRACKER JILL STORY: Millions of tiny zinc bunnies, scottie dogs, Buster Browns, shovels, candlesticks, flatirons and storks have vanished over the years into the cracks and crannies of American homes. They were the prizes that came in candy boxes, like Cracker Jacks, or were used as markers in Monopoly and Clue. Since World War II these little objects have been made of plastic and paper. Now the original zinc is back as the newest thing in costume jewelry. The vogue was launched one summer by two Chicago jewelry makers as they dashed over and rescued 188,000 of them. Painted bright crayon colors and hung on a black twill cord, Cracker Jills a neighbor thought up the name.
