, 1872-12-22

such Of the geusts care to seek it, while bis
cult aud wine, or coffee, should be offered in
hae drawing room, so that the hostess can par
ticipase with her company in tritlo Of the good
cheer.
4 fancy of late years has obtained to ro7ivo
the old Arab custom, and eat bread and salt
with ones guests. It il open to the objection
# objection it is--of producing unappeasabie
thirst; but it has been said that the gentlemen
do not usually object to it on that account
Haying thus offered some limits as to tho way
in which guests may be entertained, ITO will COZ
alder tho subject of
The ballad Of Tho Night Before Christmas ~
is legend, Santa Claus myth, and t tho stock
ing1 tho. were hung by the chimney with care -
ara superseded BY the Cilristtnas-tree. The lit
Tie ma;eralist Of years will tell you with prac-
tical atheism, If you offer to suspend hor hose
near tho register, that there touldn't-nothin'
turn down there = and, moreover, no wooden
jointed doll Of decidedly Dutch extraction would
satisfy the nathetic little women Of To-
day; They must hare young lady from
Paris, dressed in the latest style Of the dsn,i
monde one that can walk and talk, and whose
tZosaeau may cost thousand dollars If you like.
Probably these young ladies' Parents did not
have more than that year to live on,-yery
possibly not as mucI, !; but the world moves.
Some Of thesa little creatures, at times, de-
velop curious tastes,-wLich can only be account
ed Tor as inherltances from some long-defunct
ancestors,-aud absolutely find pleasure in play
tie necessary sppnT2anances for t1';e ,ncnnrrp' I
GUS tasto &; but, unfortunately, mothers and
nurses usually dislike 81 mussiug as thorough
y in their children as they do an assumption OF
the practical duties OF Louscwifery themselves.
and interaxt s, ia m7ttsr tloao eh;l5 s.'
their stranre tastes might he taneht son,a cnnd
lessons, even in the nursery, and possibly
anco ,rS,7,h - h.,-;., .:t, 10. ,e.f,o o..
cona ,"sson ;s "Iea ioareei p,n,, lilly
wb;Io tha ,aonhx+a wi,, 10 vo-r a,,t X Ina dsa
early efForts at cnoknry s1snecfed anS ,snecto1
With snch uns,1itah]o nrticIes ~ tha tones ~
via. ~ .sar1.s-. - 10 80 .,.a .os VI
,1t .}i.a-eS1 1 =" 10 =; oA1 u9 ontHS 1e
fhn th.t III ~ ~ ee'L We
;n at IL ha.te1 Sor o,,r lti paas
thsn iea1,n tI,e Ainia of f;rtaton hafore ti,et,
aTo mt ri tIe nnreerr and rearh;no =. nnae25s
before shelr & second on decade: EoE the boys there
9re 1ro ooys & ~ SUI ~ ages mcu9ng toolcnests
15on Nhose etuay the9 may Fraanate master-me-
taata nd ndu o,oexs LOT young aron3
;eo ;s*a ana p.lnhhnpressas 1oI emoryo Journal
+ho;r asr1,a:+ ;n~.n+;e,s o 1 -. see.n
snsn ea1esn ~, .n'ansions u typei games anu
po11aes VI an h1aus aol Tue qu1ese1 ones, anu
s poo1s 9. lnnamerabie tor the studlous. These arc
out INC o1ielesl nlnts, lor the praln absolutely
glo"s Saoay ~ tne nun1oor auo variety OF OBJ
@ 1ss.s 6no"n iof Inc a'auseinens OF the 0ttle
o'tv2, Maont;na 1ad;os ho+h o,a md vonar ,~o
'nlaSlne "nas they anaA pestoW upon tho
oESTIEatES
fnther, brothe5l husband, and friend aro to
pc thonsnt OF. thousands OF dainty hands arc
ousy "ofan5 unp1ontaple tnlnGs, a. which tho
oonees VIII look with lne1pncable facos, and
wonder What they are to do with them. Horse
blankets arc quite the thing, or crochet
blanket Tor Adolphe's dog, or an impossible col
a. Fd o. e,np1oaaeFy ana woratod-bIad which
flon r. Z. cannot "ea1- A. these arc possible ways
u oisposlnS ot bnlplus money aaa hours. a
M11e might ennroidcf her husband travelling
bag, especially If no mover had business to call
hlm Away. as then she could take it and SO her
SELL, Slippers are favorito git, Invariably too
anall Tor which the far donor has to bear
inc PLANO most untns.1hably, as no naaa un-
oer ~ was ever ycs Known to wear tight boots,
OF 70 tell Within st least two Sizes the number
WEIGH would ut linn. ING unBuspect1ng da1n3eI !
goes to york IL good faith, believing that all
snch Small Fanltles are the prerogatlve of her |
70 70 haassu so ue cseo11 Oh 1ae nascul1no portion
- .ne er.ols;nu1a'' sons: .,,z, .., fit
hanks, especially Il the box on top is allied with
,,e-raa os nssaas, put9 i'ataA1a, " q noe1y
,,n;t,- W. 5 a is eraee1el piece Of
... oo H~o . @oeinoaeo nSt1s' to1 WHICH,
~ - ~ paHIon1, @ eosss; aal d uo1 on tne
~ c nsb;a FL o puoh also as "a
,-,11.st eas easn1: A4e ssa' lust nlga
tos W etesaat allenu 70 W astsloe,
~ sne ea1 ipp In ae 1ue Proper altudo
~ % 4ha 70 N;eotia M on ~ mne @ ne l1oolses
,hond 6ohaadsomey carved, and tho genslensna ] nos
= -, 49, - ~ " 'ao oaGn:
e'ay ~ Gs sI pite t ~ LOT tne onaro
1t case in Tut Observation-Disclosures % oharrin~ @ att- ti
sude and watch the sane wlile he makes tboso aas
1otno to yon Give tha W dasr 10y 1pe s15raa an eafs
to1nnS ~ you use 1ne ueal cIeasureS s1aoh-
ascilnta ~ ~ Meaus' t1en, aaa VIC WI guar
a ,un tno Sor " pass o. eofos IN