The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-26
Chrlseuas nay r. New Ysrt.

Chriseuas Day II New Yerks
Notwithstanding the depression o. business,
Christmas has been universally observed in New
York. Our reporters have fully shown how II
VA celebrated In the churches, In To theatres,
In 10 TOY shops, In tho markets aAd in the
streets. In The churches we were favored not
only with sermons more or less eloquent, but
with music Of an order which tssti6es 10 what
extent the tastes and, We may add, The talent Of
our musical world have been developed and
cultivated. AT some OF tho churches the origt
nal toilets Of the ladies showed how far their
revolutionary protest against the tyranny Of
foreign fashions has extended. In the great
jewelry shops the salient point seems 70 have
been the disposition OF purchasers TO buy al
most everything except articles made Of solid
silver. Never before have New Workers been
SO economical In their purchases Of this descrip-
ton Of Christmas gins. II may be, however,
that the aggregate Of their purchases Of
less costly kind will amount to higher figure
than that Of the purchases Of many . previous
year. Articles Of solid silver, however, have
for the most part been unsuitable. Tho in
finite variety OF expensive toys, including both
those Of foreign and American invention, has
proved less attractive than usual. Modern
toys, indeed, however scientifically Ingenious,
seem less attractive to the little people than
the rudest Of the quaint old fashioned Nurem-
berg toys Seventy-fve dollar dolls have had
this year to yield precedence to the India
rubber images Of domestic manufacture,
which, with their multiplied facial contortions,
represent moro different characters Than those
Of Dickens novels The musical proclivities
Of Young America haze been At onoe recog-
nized and provided for by miniature clarionets,
drums, ffes, pianos, and even Sunday school
music boxes" Our native manufacturers have
twisted iron and tin into the most hnciful di-
versity Of shapes, and next year we shall OK
pect to see even higher development Of the
talent devoted in this country to branch OF
industry hitherto monopolzed in Europe,
at Nuremberg, Paris, Berlin and Lon
don. In the markets yesterday the
abundant provisions, duly recorded by our
reporters, tend to relieve the sensitive mind Of
any anxiety which exaggerated accounts of the
suffsrings of the unemployed poor, might
excite. Tho poor, indeed, we have always
among US; but the charities Of Tho rich, it Is
to be hoped, will increase in proportion to the
demand upon their aid. In the theatres, as we
indicated yesterday morning, ample arrange
ments were made for the qualification Of
tastes Of every degree. On tho street the
favorable weather permitted the hiiarity ap-
propriate to the season to be fully enjoyed.
Although many shops were no. open at all, and
the rest were closed at an early hour, yet
Broadway was thronged oil day by such gay
and lively crowd as to prevent cur great |
from wearing its usual trisss
aspect on Sundays The skaters who throngod |
The Park found the Ice on the ponds some
what yielding in the afternoon, but they made
The most Of the fun which they could secure.
On the whole, New Workers have not enjoyed |
or many year 30 merry . Christmas as that
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