, 1865-12-26
THE CITY,
CHRISTMAS.
Its Observance In Chicago.
AT.2 ETC
ANTagEhIEN7S, ETC.


beauty Of the dry and the fun measure OF merrI.
men, which t!stinguished 1t. Ac,oudlcs. sig and
balmy air rendered It as charming day a. one
could desire, md the pruphous sunshine attracted
forth crowds OF people. Ii was such day a peo-
pie 70 forth On, not for the purpose Of golnz to any
place in partiular but to enjoy the rcfeeehne al
and court the gentle tnnnencea Of lie seeming
day a. yesterday. in ,dSinter, when Ice and snoN
mailed the earth-whgu only 4 day Oh
tEo prcvtous the Thermometer tnd1.
o md the pfospee for renewal Of aueb
fure u 30 confidently expected that the coal n,en
prophets 81 mfsior1uue, arc discussing the proprte.
mattes Of course. the several placer or amuseuea
were well attended, both in The afternoon and even.
ing. but such eEriment Is not found in the IN
a. Cht!rt1nsH begcis In many q bousehold, and tn
congental companies Of rolliek1nc splri,e, whe e
1ot1te 6urgtes IRON bottles and decan,ers, cream
in e,s:ses Of Ssfted form aud tint ofai 1hoee Tho
celebrate heartily. a. = day Of nmtncIed re-
1o'ean9 thu anniversary. probably none
Enter INTO the tplr Of tSe csason than tho
aeatnre comfort. Of dc dsy, tbe 81 huge @ tospd m e Of
roast eeet The g'qR%pua alnss, ana the sharp
locks the most sacrcd Chambers Of the heart, md
e1ans aaoat on It's tide wealth OF .onc md story.
UT the tue enjoyment Of the Day Is IN the reunion
fEU14ntA@
eences cf oiden time. the repct,l,on Of the time
hoDoIcd customs Of the parn, landa-al conspiEins,
to smooth The wrinkle. Of acc, warm bca.is made
eos BY and Lend new laser te tas dss
::ens the s1est teature about i'4ta Carittn.s ms
,s ts scsd sssnngE gs,o pTesso1s sssn, IL .aa
exc ont through the day. They ceiebzate Chlisimss
as holiday, but they generally do 50 in a modcr.
ate temperate tort Of way, cou!en,tn. tbeneeives
Nho a1e i5eladed r. our aeterosenous% Pop pepaIaaon. @
s n ths a1 sms,t Il
Ioa iii Of liz "a and I'll it,n. 49, e A@~ ~ "'''oh"
people and their eoabead way Of enjoying them.
selves is in no other way shown more edectustly
than by thctr jolly Observance Of Christmas. The
bnt il desent pss 80 q tas county ihe1e sre pses,
liar customs, ignored in Others aud often such a.
are mozr houorrG In the hEeacf thau ia the obser-
and the blor Ing Of tsh-horns, happily custom
unknown hcte. although little trumpet. do besr
boys m even il Ibis burrh.% %@ Gssas.sdins %@ smas
is also very Anlc known heso. although
in Other clue. OF this county, bands
TUNES, euch Il ar other umes wonld en1itle the
tearcrs places tn lunasic asylum, hnt at thus
season only bears sembiancs to N Italian ca-nl-
tnl Probably, in lime. when our city becomes
pider and We seek new anIsements and excite
ment We shall also have our ecccntzictties and MAD
Clsiatnaa freaks, institute our Lords Of mis-
rule" and indulee in "feyels Of unreason% ns our
torriatheft have done, aud csrn some OF our prs-
cnt rcne,auon stll do. For Christmas ia Festi-
val dear to every he1tf, wherever the Christian
religion huita its sWay, anu can never dte out.
1!,oee holidays which are festivals Of particular
c!atscs or pares. Of arc even n1toEal IN their char
nctet. fadc and are forgotten In time-Guy FnWkes
ries,-thst Of the battle ol New Orleans, and even
Bunker h,il, nre already almost forgotten, and the
Fourth ol July Is not b. any nesns 70 eatha<iasuc
an occasion as SONG Of cur olacr people remember
progress OF the nineteenth century has introduced
100 much Of cosmopolitan feeling for such fee-
tisttirs 10 live 1oIc However dear they 1nzr fot
while be TO the people among whom they are 1nsti1
tuted there If too large foreign element Tor Them
70 flourish long, and especially in tbs lind holt
daE 70 be enaurnC AND hcaE any Significance to the
alike; one which, like Christmas, aulncs M to
pativca "a, of every land cherished Thoughts Of
home' p, 9 @ ne tender asfociatlone Of youth. and
and brotherhood lts pcrpetnattun IL insured, too,
BY the prominence among Its custons Of the pro-
motion o. happiness among children: little
enntcnt.-that tuamemorial custom which, a. The
Uindooa eay. becomes IanscendeDt law,-chr1et-
1nas Is made the OCCASION tor the aamu steEius to
r OF which never a1es out in alter years. Tho
Erowp up nun who "striks tlc'' or cfec1s ! lucky
'coiner." or the woman who achieve. marriage
RES Of operabox csrsisrr ,ewrs etc netre A.
rive from their good fortune mo.e rea] iny thsn
nlled sli sastr hea!ts when es children, guiis:
tSe treasures aaa caus Id ,c @ tbs .DaeS iDSes
tn their stockings, or hung upon Chlistmas trees.
sne Ss'e ho sSseRt5 diamond ring from her
charming. =" and thinks-"Ih odious wretch WIN
didn't be s1vt me pearl tet-I wish be- d propose,R
ns, ept 8 ~ n9t ts 1a q ne
cent her as a reward slor being yery roc FOOD utiie
gir3." But then ehe is Older noN and her nrcsen1s
mas ume brings ID to ii sone,hjnr OF ,Hs % ior ~
the past and II the old time yalne - mt ni,cri ~
Chrietmas r.fte aud the hear Il moi 90 fFssh Ntb
deAr, and cling round The name OF Christmaa. md
The wibcd sa.ss u ossi ~ ana eosass.s no
.5ude little children 10 cone INTO nc .od FIR,
bid them rot for OF euch is the kingdom Of heayen
IL The beautiful maxim which al ibis il bore
Than almost suv ohcr u1!e:l il he one nf fhe ~,
nine OF The ten com1nanfn-nte, and Christina, Il
1nnde m occasion OF special rr3oictnr in sunday
schools tor lhe little ones calhefsd therein. Te2
many OF the Sundoy schools in Ibis CIV held res
farlsy due cejclraEtor Of liz daT and f.,e mi,
dfep wetr not MAGE hannicr. a. h1d nni me 1nnre
psealant mcuory added 10 1heir STORE in cnnnrr1im
With this anniscrsar1 by sopoe little peeeu1 rece1v
cd ., The hands of their sunday School teachers.
The Christmas ircc NJ {aml]y ms linton i1as mi
yet become popular a1nonr Auericans to nv yes1
Considerable exteus, hnt tt il aetep,ed as the
proper thing decidedly for sunday School festivals
and the several schools ofteu v- with each other In
the size Of their several trees end their lavish deco
fadons: Ihe most prominent Last evening was that
pf St. Johns Church, Union rart, where Two large
ChtistInas trees wcre found Necessary 70 support
me tn1as OF Eans antenaed ios the children. The
atssenaance o. seholsiS wns se5y large and the e.
sss, cansis4n 9, enosI addresses, sngsng nnd
HiSadoet!o4 siS ~ T!s' ME1e Ne!t Interesting ana
hteaa1ne 70 ootn me Ittle ones and the eoers of
[h,lr1g ~ as11g1 r. anqiene T;n,s ne hndesgon n;
,r..a ~, aau aa,y n; E Snnlc. t9nstnas lfees
49, ato ieaIeu !of tne cauafen 81 ine SUNDAY
Seaooi. eIea! eeal o. tAstc ~as di+plhEed u the
preaenta distributed exceeded considerably that OF
INV previous year. The samc general characterts-
uIs aiso mslhea reseiai elnef similar 1estvnls Al
sunday vi te pees III e7sninc
The churches were many Of them open fo1 divine
sef11ce yestcrsay morning but the attendance wns
II general very light. The Catholic honses Of pray
e Me4e he most 9nneIousss thtoneed, and nett Tito 10