The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-25
Christmas tree fr the children Of the Sabbath
School, at an earlier hour.

Hermann, the great prestid gitator, will
| give both an afternoon an on evening perf nn-
anoe, Cat two and eight O'Clock, at Niblos Car.
gen. which has been entirely rs-itted and deco
ra'ed' ibis hitherto popular place Of auuse-
ment Is now one Of the most attractive public
resorts in the city. White. mink and gold
tsstefully decorated, are the co,ors of iu wall,
and galleries, and in place Of the old fashioned
b,ncb-steats, chairs, similar 10 those In the Ae,.
deny Of Music, have been introduced. Ua,,-
mann has brought out some new and most sur.
pricing fests Of diablerie, which nightly astoni,b
houses as full a those which greeted him on hi
first appearance here. Alex.ndfe, the brother
Of Mr.. Hermann, makes his appearance nov in
! that meet incomprehensible Of tricks second.
sight, snd is most successful.
At the Academy Of Music, William Harlon
Is advertised 10 appear both afternoon and even.
ing in his break-beck feat Of Zsmpillae;ostst alton
in addition 10 which two Of the RAvel panto-
mines, "Raon" and tho " Schoolmastor," srs
offered for each ocelsi N.
'OnfiRa, the Spirit Ct the Waters, receives
her friends at Barnums Museum nsa'ly every
hour during the day and evening. She Is in.
| WV hh'th NAoNhhAof ShA hct bpWoi VI
| Beauty Is a wonder Of scenic art. Oadina, too
has the company Of a whale, shippopotsmus,
Of nearly all the animals Of earth and air which
lept Noah company during the dolugo.
At the Winter Garden, Mr. and Mrs. Barney
Williams will appear IN the evening, in an ex-
otlltnt Irish drama and Yankee farce.
Both the Bowory theatres present Equestrian
dramas at the Old, 'oDonogbue aud at the
New. putnam, the Iron Sen Of 177G.'
Laura KocnO hirss out a new holiday piece
entitled Little Tom, Christmas Carol, and
sbuIlesquc, called "Robinson Crusoe."
The Peak Family, vocalis;s, harpists, and
bell.ringors, will give, afternoon and evening
performances in NiJlos Saloon.
At Irving Hall, the New York Harmonic
Society will produce HANDLES "Mes5ioh, " in the
evening with the whole force Of theig society,
aided 10y Dodworths Band.
Brysnt's minst els will give both evening
ard matinee performances on Christmas.
AT the Stadt Theater an afternoon perform
snce and an evening ono will be given, at each
Of which two excellent German comedies will
be performed.
The Atlantic Vaudeville Thcater will also
have two performances, producing several
highly amusing comtdiottas and operettas.
The Neptune Gleo Club connected with Nep.
tune Division Of the Sons Of temperance give
concert and ball at Botanic Hall, No. 6o East
Broadway under the Management Of Richard
Austin, with Jacob Hatch as musical director.
The programme promises for the concert at
least twice as much as could be reasonably
expected for tho admission foe--25 cents.
Balls or "Krdn :,hen' will he given tonight
10y nearly every German Society in tho city.
The Schutzengilde, at the Metropolitan Rooms
in Hester street. Tho Turnverein, at Turn
Halle on Orchard street. Euterpo dramatic
Society," at Dramatic Hall in Houston street.
Colona Gesangverens, at tho Steubon House
on the Bowery. These are all of which we
have been informed, but there arc many others.
Howard Mission and Home for Little Wan.
deTers, 20 New Bowcry, holes forth from ono to
four o'clock this afternoon, expecting a visit
from Santa Claus, with his wife and children.
The programme is turkey, talk; turkey, sing
and turkey, toys all for the cheer of the wan.
dercrs.
SKATING.
Perhaps no Christmas Day since the colo
ny Of New Amsterdam was first established.
has been looked forward to by the lovers Of
fine skating with such Great Expectations"
as the one we celebrate today, but we are
sorry to inform our readers that the Central
Park Pond will not be open to the public. for,
although the weather was icy cold and froozing
in its effects yesterday and last night, and ice
was rapidly formed on the sides Of tho pond,
| the same trouble which annoyed the skaters
Of last winter at the Park for period of three
weeks has been by some strange indifference
allowed to be continued into this. In short, the
sewers which convey the drainage of the land
| from Eighth Avenue and from Ssvonty-first
to Seventy ninth stree 5, empty finally in the
skating pond, and yesterday the centre of the
| pond was materially marred, to skaters eyes,
at least by the sight Of rushing, Jack Frost
resisting stream Of water, come twenty TO
thirty feet in width. 1t was suggested last
summer to the Commissioners, go we learn, }
that the pond should be drained, and the sewor
conducted beneath its bed. But the
suggestion was not acted upon. Il is pre-.
sumed that If the weather continues very cold,
there may be skating by Friday or Saturday.
| Beekman's Ponds, rear Goth street and 18th
avenue, were pretty well frozen over yeste rday
afternoon, and quite number of venturesome
lads were skimming its surface, till nearly
dusk, two Of whom, in their anxiety to remove
projecting stones, got on a weak portion of the
ice, and with their united weight and efforts
managed to break through and sink to their
necks in the icy water. They were, after some
trouble, drawn out looking very wet and
/ foolish.
| 1t is expected there will be fine skating at
Beekmans' this mon ing. There was COOL
skating at Sylvan Creek, 1O9th street, yes.er-
day afternoon, and there will no doubt be a
considerable number of skaters there today.
| In Brscklyn, we learn that great preparations
have BEEN made by the members of the various
skating clubs, to get their ponds and apparatus
in good order, ia expectation of a continuation
Of such freezing weather as we arc now having.
The Fifth Avenue Pond, 80 much talked of and
visited last winter, has been surrounded with a
substantial fence, and comfortable building
| prepared for members and their families. Quite
a large portion OF the pond however, is free to
all who wish to use II. The Fifth Avenue Pond
Is capable OF accommodating from four 10 five
/ thousand skaters at ona TINA and ,y;Ii ~, III.