New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-26

tables were loaded with abundance OF good Things,
both substantals and decacics all OF which received
proper and evidently grateful attention. short ad
dress and prayer were delivered by the Rev Dr.
Strong and Wiegand's Brass Band enlvened the occa
sion with patriotic airs.
BASK-sT MISSION SCHOOL.
AZ The Banss.. Mission School there were some
very interesting services yesterday afternoon.
The school is under the snpern,endency OF MT
Reeves f. somes and reflects the highest credit OH that
gentleman for the excellent manner IN which 1t ls con-
ducted His associate officers Messrs. Switzerland
Lyon and Merritt ably assist in the genera snn a1as1
Yesterday the school room was crowded TO excess
with scholars and visitors, and the exercises were OF
particularly entertaining character Shgns W n .no
school, nterspersed with remarks Dy the pds'o' '"o
Rev. Mr. Curry were part OF the programme.
In the place Of the pulpit fire place was constructed
surrounded with various emDens OF oiu hnieh, -;
The song Of the Christmas Tree" was most beantl'
fully rendered. The third verse reads as i9noNs:
With cakes und puns and 'rumpets and drums
And lots of pretty things: he comes
20 now be quick your places take,
And all a merry, merry circle make
And we hi: Jolly red Gee shall see
o. welcome Santa Clsus's man,
KRIS Kriug!e with his Christmas Tree,
and upoa The conclusion Of The third line young man
connected with the school, dressed in the character OF
santa Claus .uddeny came down the chimney md
took position in front Of the fireplace lhls added Ne}
much 70 the effect Of the song. -
The children were then p!enuinlly supplied WIN
oranges cakes cornucopas and candies as au expert
ment Of giving the children Christmas ieast, the en-,
tcrtanment at this school yesterday was most decided
sncces, and no doubt will DC repeated on each recur-
ring Christmas festival
AT The FIVE FONTS.
Yesterday was spent happily and suitably by the
thonsauds of outcasts and waits OF society WHO are
met daily in this city. Very few of them there were
who ID NOT eniOv their accustomed Christmas dinner,
rroviaed for them by the liberaliy of benevolent per
sons and who were not made glad with presents. The
poor orphan children We're not forgotten on TINS day 0
Good cheer but numeroIsy gathered in oil
/ onr charitable institutions and RECALLED with all
/ the amusemenis and festivities of the day
| At the Five Points House OF Industry about
200 OF these forsaken little ones were made
contened with rich feast of turkey and other good
edbles beside having largo Christmas tree on OF
which they all drew presents Those wandering and
euert aiming time at the Newsboys Lodging House In
Fultonst. Among their gifts was substantial dinner
and complete ogtht OF clothing contributed D! gen.
erous parties
! CHRISTMAS GREETING AT AiNE. DEMoREsT's.
OF all the pleasant social or domestic festivals which
c0mmemorated the merry Christmas time IN our city,
few were more commendable IN design or more agree
able in participation than the annual reunion or Christ
mas greeting of Mme Demorest, the weDknown
designer and manufacturer Of ladies' costumes and
publisher of Dsm0rtsfs Magazine Of FdshioHs 10 her
workwomen. This annual festival has been observed
bv Nine. Demorest each Christmas day for several
years and the occasion of yesterday was one OF the
yonng ladies employed in Nine. DemOrests establish.
ment the number Of about 100 assembled in the cosy
rarlors OF their hostesss residence on Fonreenth'st
and allowing for the different effect OF streedress and
full evening costume venture 10 say that few more
attraciiveOokirg companies will be gathered IN New
York this Winter. The parlors were decorated with
/ Christmas wreaths ard flowers, and in one OF them
! stood "a magnificent Christmas tree, fairly bending
under its load of gifts After about an hour spent in
social conversation interminsied with music ana me
recitation Of Christmas poem by little miss the gifts
were distributed by lot among the company, occasion,
ing of much merry confusion. and great deal
of evident qualification 10 the fortunate recipients
Everybody cot something, and all the articles were
pretty and useful and many OF considerable pecuniary
value this is not to be wondered at but better iar than
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dearer to the hearts of those who received them.
was the friendship and aectionate consideration which
exists between the employer and the employed. There
was a moral in this little festival. which many other
employers OF both male and female labor, would do
wei 10 study. There was another moral visible here
too Among the company were two colored girls, EN-
pove in the millinery branch Of the establishment and
we are assured that quite large number OF grt OF
African descent have been employed here at differ
tines and also that they have proved to be among the
most ingenious and tasteful workers in the busnt.
VIII not some other Of our lady employers especially
sucn desire equal legal rights OF their sex Wifh fhe
ober begin to accord equal privileges TO all races IN
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I THE Markets
visit 10 The public markets. and more especially TO
| Enton and Washington during the last few days
would be sufficient TO convince any one at all skepcal
on the point that when Christmas comes 1t brings
good cheer" The number Of becyes slaughtered, cut
Sawed skewered decked with flets Of evergreen and
sacrificed q; the shrine of hungry humanity in these
two great provision depots Of our city is appalling TO
! contemplate Byalves by the tnn were luFed from
their cosy abodes at the bottom Of the river millions OF
gobblers" geese ducks chickens and wild fowl o. all
kinds sweed the hecatomb. ard at every turn tempt
ngly met The eve Of par and mater tdaHia' as they
went in guest II materials for their Christmas dinner
They who were not pleased must be indeed iastid'
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The business done was immense. During Saturday n
visit 10 either Fulton or Washington Market was
| frsrght with peril Each one of the thousands who
fought their way along the narrow, slippery blood
stained passages provided with basket and many
were the wounds inflicted. the imprecaions uttered
and the threats Eliminated by rae individuals at re-
ceiving a bump on the head, ribs or facial rcgons.
Each stall decorated with devices in eyergreens,
and the white aproned proprietors who stood behind
,he coputers smiled their sweetest smes and uttered
their most honeyed invitations 10 buy. Notwth''and
jnc The crush and the rush. oil appeared goodhumored
for was it not Christmas. when all are expected to be
\ happy and enjoy themseEest
From early morning until late at night on Saturday
the marketing thousands and went and boie away
their several purchases and still there appeared 10
dimnuton of the mountains OF flesh ard fish and vege
4 tables provided for this "merrie" Christmas time.
Early yesterday morning there was pretty brisk bust
mes done but the stalls closed toward l2 o'clock
and the garands and cvergreens with which they were
adorned swayed sadly from ralter and doorpost