The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-25
VOLUME vi.
Asrnlng Star and Catholic ssenger.
sew ORLEANS, SUNDAY. JANU4E rs. 1874.
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From Our Own Correspond
OUR IRISH LETTER&
DUBLIN. DecemI 30, 1873.

DUBLIN, Decent so, 1873.
The weather here this Cbristmsss wonder
al. Nobody recollects an thingHs it. Tie
additional and customary thinH to have
Gost and snow, and abundant ii and stiff
spr'easters. But for the last I'll weeks or
Snger We have had neither froSe Tor snow,
epr rain, nor cold winds, but nd, genial,
pring-like atmosphere, most A,rable to
begetation. Most fortunate for &spoor! At
kher Christmases fuel funds W the order
the day in all our towns and aties this
lear fuel funds were remarkable kyheir nom
Existence in Dublin and elsewhere Just now,
however, the hard weather appsne to be set
ling in, and should not be surp}isd If, with
bur usual in-luck, we were yisite With frost
and snow when the farming oper$sins of the
spring will require genial rain q sunshine.
A The mildness of the Weather Eedered the
yEppeafaace of Dublin this CHRISTI s-aTways,
A indeed, extremely attractive-moee attractive
than usual Crowds Aocked in frSp the coun-
try BY the railways. The streets 'ere aoso-
lutely thronged. Every shop put "a its holi-
49, s+tire and decked itself out Ar holly and
iyy, The evening amusements w more nu-
,nerous than usual, and on st. Ssehen's DAY
we had midday performances IN s9Yrai places
| We have three pautomimes-of Ynch that AZ
the Theatre Royal is truly splefnd. Here
NAV mention that preparatory ave oeen
making for it since April lasf The TRACE
societies and all other similar bdies held
soirees during the holidays. Ing |9tnl Aost'
1aoope had n splendid on the Ro
tundo on st. Stephens night, maj nnnentia
citizens attending it, and MI. AZ. sullivan
s;nrs-a line of busin& in which
that gentleman appears capable glaenlee'ns
m inconsiderable success. 1t Is Y al 10 're"
the inmates of our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES An'
.dnlts alike-to the comforts o1-ne season
and accordingly on Christmas day ae Variou
ornhanages, asylums, poor-housed ETC., "e'
visited by charitable ladies anaE ent'em s
who dispensed good things very llRraiy'
ct Vincent de Paul Society ana NJ Freo ooo''
did rood work amongst inc PoS SoAo'o->
through the towns, and, on the "(oIe' m'
be safely said that the poor were ny forgo''e
Tmav add one item more IN reiereIfe u
mos. The time-honored practlce Ftn erooo
and bakers of giving Christmas-D4,es 10 'ne
onstomers is being gradually disq
oil our towns - the aforesaid GfTerS I"
boters contributing instead certai1 aliou
of money to o fund for the relief OF tne Poe
This ia a great gain TO the grocers arg DsAe
Gov the Christmas boxes, you may beSure' G.
49,, r,ncb more than thcir SUBSCRIPTIONS
It. noor relief fund. I believe abN6 tA'
-.s srbscribed in this way this Ch4stmas
LIT, Tvish other persons could get rio
-, rrbristmas boxes. 1t is really very nt
,otar.familias, who has prob9 ply III
than enough to do to provide ms l'1n y "
oil that is reasonably desirable a. I'm
WOO In have to give besides vnriS'n
hovea to the post-H1au, and the putcnerS
ond tho arocers boy, and the mlikmaD
horavsman, not to talk Of the numOer
ntber folk who drop on you accloen1Hn!
- a time with q request for sometnini
.o.her in the way of money or eataoleS.
The homo literature Of the season Is
vaar. I am happy to say, OF better An"
-oIrmiuous character than usual. IL 10 ="
,n;stakable sign of advancement snAU h'o
,roduetions should be going mp in the mar
"a .vo or three Dublin ventures have
~, .necessfuI, Amongst these 1 may
.ion the Illustrated Christmas SupPlemet
tbs Nation, which is printed on the
.oD.- contains fifteen excellent portral
leading Home Rulers, . full-page draWlr
the Homo Rule Conference in session.
other attractive sketches, besides coup
excellent essays, three or four tales ana Pc
and short biographies of Home Rulers .
aaid. I understand that more thSn .
comics of this supplement were oroefe0 y
ever it went to press. Then there Is INC =
ii illustrated annual, from the hrst huE
x ,. v,Aieh. published last year, 1 laid sol
ra.r,.et, "a taio &srae l,erPE.aa 1aAdar1