The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-25
from church .evs~. blessing that "msrns chrissnas'
bas come ASans



Nowhere IA he metropolis do The uureservsi gayetss
OF sae mercural snow out dissnctissH -
In aud about the jewslry sso..s On Christmas eve
especially Is th's noticeable Ihs streets arc always
tLroagsd and the poor and rich alike amoag tho passcrs
BY pause and cluster In adunrlng oxds about the
diamond lighted show windows, where bJonicrie OF
ravscng beauty and unique dssga attracts thecovetous
glance On the Of this the fAvorits holiday OF the
year, this admiration Of the dspay Of the show
dows Of main thoroughfasss IL intense ,nsa
ever owing to he In pration OF the time and general
jos oasnoss Of al the Surroundings
Jewels have . rarsr beauty ~ such tme-the Ola.
sparkle brightly 10 the eyes Of those whose
hearts igheusd sad nsio happy by ths mystic 10
fusacs thai hangs about and dwsis Ia the very
phere Of The Christmas time. So the poor dad equal
ssioymsnt With tue ricn In paasins before these
transparent bazars, and gazing Ihrou1h their
crystal walls upon tno neaIs OF gsste1ug
treasures, shch can give Joy In The seeing though
they may far from reach or tao humble
aa1srx Last evening thess WAS noted no gen.
era exception shs rue that governs our joyous
popula loa on sucn OCCASIONS ras streets rexoundod
tue Tot oi horns anu tho fierce fesyily Of
the masses was ceary mauioss 10 the wnrins crowds
u al swept tarou>h ias ssosss and crowded about The
brilliant waTefoouns.
Wnnin tue da .acnd palaces OF Broadway throughout
yesterday there were ever ,ary,rg scencs h .
hesviy for beucnt of his loved
al home; lovers sought ricn Tor dos
their long pin o-ey tho purchase Of rare
baubies Tor tae adornnont of carms by lar
houses ACNE datng seserdsy aud .sst sysuias
mus HAYS anouatei ~ 20 RI 800 Quo; TOR tcrc Wa
constant denali IN tho services o. tie nunberess
cierxs maintained throughout the less
IN which tho asnionabe and tnoaeyed hau ton found
time TO sstsfy ts holiday cravings after ricn gems xad
jswes Truly there has nos such grand
rally Of purchasers tae days VI aud
ribulaien 10 the many ana profit the for unato
birds vi prey. IL those days o. later WHOM fortunes
u uO u.he u q
tue barsai f1r n of OH fr.n she OF Odd Mother
iarln tie Id extra. a. aayc Of the w mads million.
nafes cxceeaed anything that had ever been
seen before or that Las ever iranspred since
But tue days o. war, Of contracts, snoddy
aud petroleum having definitely passed u u some
thing rstnarSabie that ihs Of renewed
rea should have relapse into olsold extrasa
gance even tsuugn tls time may be never 50 lively or
toe usual philosophy OF social, household or
political economy never SO completely overturned IN
the inebratou " extreme trstvlty which Ii natural
aud proper un 50 1oyoas An octaon CAder such cir
cunsiAnces Il Il IN vain one seeks 10 account for tho
sudden cnsnse rom gloom y orixntn ~ from almost
despair to unqualified JOY. That fnScruta0s power that
CASTS inexpicDe naiocs about the CsristmAs time and
makes cur hearts joyous In our Own despite. has
marked out q happy omen for the future, and hes
Ia precious gems word tnal glitter with glt
hcpcs anc promises VI Success Tray ad antageoas
to abe 10 rcai omeps correctly, but whether
Or the reverse all tnis We conjecture from las Of
70 tefday, and The r0matSaD4e patronage Of tie
Lloater.f DaiaaIs.
Ts pat image was not confined to the grand palaces
OF diamonds Ga the contrary, Il was bestowed with
uresua freedom TO every essabi shmrnt throughout the
city whether u reed Tor It's profits on tue patronage OF
the reo handed rich or tho economical poor Tastes Of
all classes Vt TINS time 10 have ceutred Win
and vaue Ia nencss aud cssness proporttonate vito
the tastes or means o. every afe OF s,cicy from the
displays u diamonds through the plate giass 81 Brown
Spalan6's, Ttisnys or Bak Il Back. paron.
zsd .hs hamblsr abshnents OF Grand s'ret
tho BewsrY or Eghin aveuue aud found SD tic ent
ace Tor their unsat SIZED tong alter cles
Ia tee purchase OF ivory. Steel sissr or JET
fns trade ~ the most costly sslices Of vst however,
natural attracted much at enion, and from is exten
siveness created most sarlE.se.
Az Brown " Standings thriving trade was con-
doctel tarou4ncut the day, but fell OF somewha,
towards evening tho demand was greatest for Watches
bracelets aha rugs VITA an exceptional case or txo IN
which rich tiara, or ns;saca was disposed u f0r
fifteen ADMIRED o. Two thousand dollars Ihiry, forly
or lity cellars ths general prices obtained
amons the highest figures Aad At several establish
s,ong broadway there was lively trade maintained
git ~ golden lind q,r, AID chssts ornaments IN CHAINS
Ia 1iasny's very heavy business was done through
out the DAY. mainly IN diamonds and trinksss Of the
small bp, fine aud costly cbaracsE Oas heavy purchaser
s. a sssi S1 Toe. =. .ssiiS. q ss Back
brilliant palace THIS adi,ionary Clcs-us bad borne OIL
10 triumph, the story goes two statues In Pirlsna
Venus nsd a Psyens-~,tha fall sst OF diamonds and
numerous clusters VI rare gems, tho cost OF wnsn
seemed fabulous and totally beyond tbs und =
Standing al the arvstocrstic Jesmses who s.arcd
and wondered ut tho ncontroverible fact
There really rousina trade done in this house
throughout tbs dv. and evon up ~ ten O'Clock
Al night the Gorgeous palace OF lhe jewel traae
remanco crowded with eager purchasers, who paid
their grecnbacks 70 tho ebsequous clerks with q
noneliaancs that made moaey dro's, condonned nnu-
sands OF dollars 10 tho Judgment Of nero bssatse,
and decidedly reduced tho appreciation OF rlLhv isrro
for stT alone. Tns of money taken in at tbs
tabilshmeut hcynBd all reasonRb estimation
has witnessed osy few OF the heavy cxpen-
dit long Train OF omors thai parsed throasa
Its doorways during yes ersay.
So II that the DlnSer masses caught
the injection OF this jewel madness from the
unusual aieciioa Of the leading and more
prominent classes, nnd, daxzed oy tho glitter of
damonds forgot the ordinary value upon iheir
little vevsi with The clear eyes OF every day
speculation, and Initiated In snsir humble way the
fashion set for thop by then leaders.
THIS perhaps, begins the rage for jswe'ry again and
this amer may tho revival among bellies OF
the Tor ornaments costly, unique "