The New York herald., 1875-12-23
CHRIS T NJ A S.
Preparations for the Festival
Throughout the City.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
What the Institutions and Stores
Are Doing.
GLAD TlDlNGs OF GREAT JOY

GLAD llDlNGS Or GK6AI JOY
Once again old Father Time, in his revolving course
brings us the great festival Of Christmas Day. Tn,
observance OF the Christmas festival grows
In this broad land with the progress o.
years The Puritan who stunned il rs
Romish fcask has passed away, and even
his children who in their youth had association
with Christmas encourage and participate in its cele
bration. II comes to decked with evergreens and
burdened with rich viands Of which the poorest may
partake II at no other season; and II brings
mirth and joyful music in its train With
strong anticpations OF delight the children
or to-day, unlike the youngsters Of the Republics
earlier days await the approach OF the happy festival
that brings them and relief from school day
tasks; that brings Santa Claus with his gifts and the
welcome Christmas tree Il is the great home fes.
tval, whose enjoyment is supposed to be enhanced
by the prevalence OF frost and snow without In
milder climate than ours there Is saying
that "a green Christmas makes fat churchyard
Whether this saying may have application TO US or
not, the feeling is very general with those who
bear the cold well, that deprived OF snow We
do not seem fully to enjoy the holidays But instead
OF growing severe approach Christmas the
weather has OF late been assuming q springlike
aspect Ii gratifying to note the preparations that
The members OF almost all the denominations Of
Christians join in decking out their churches with
wreahs and crosses and other emblems Of immortality
they augment their musical corps that grander
peans of rejoicing may go forth that day than any
other in the whole year.
AS Christmas approaches all OF trade In the
city evidence increased activity life and cheerfuness,
while from the country pour in the well fed and PAM
pered carcasses Of staed OK and barn yard fowl as
well as tae different varieties Of game that abound
In the trackless wilds Daintes of all kinds
are here. Grouse and partridge and wood
rock and birds innumerabie bears and
deer by the dozen hang at the doorways OF the resau
rants For mans spiritual and physical comfort little
Is left undone that should be done Softened by tho
influences OF the time the rich give literally Of their
store that the poor and the unfortunate taste the
rHE ISLAND INSTITUTIONS
Extensive preparations have been made BY the Com
mssioners Of Charities and Corrections toward provd
ing substantial Christmas feast for the
large number OF persons In their charge.
Seven weight OF poultry have been
10 600 inmates in the different institutions controlled
by the Commissioners. The number mentioned is di-
lunatcs, 600 children and i 800 patients sick and
disabled But the poultry will not be all Other rari
ties will be provided to complete the feast. So there
institutions before the old year dies
At the Howard Mission, No 40 New Bowery the little
will get their feast of turkey and mince pie
heretofore but in order to enable the society to make
the feast worth Offering II invites the charitable
who remembered the children the past TO send again
their gifts Of provisions and clothing, that they,
by judcious distribution OF the same may help
10 ward OF IN measure the sunerlngs OF the poor
children OF their neighborhood Part of the days
celebration viii consist Of readings and recations,
singing Of Christmas carols and like exercises. This
mission is designed for the protection Of homeless and
neglected chidren IL Is non-sectaran, and receives
most OF Its support from voluntary contributions The
necessity OF continuance OF past iavors is therefore,
cHnDRES's AID SOCIETY
An appeal Is made on behalf OF the Chidren's Aid
Society, whose managers are trying 70 provide din.
ners and more lasting gifts for the inmates Of
their different branches on Christmas Day
The society requests that contributions in
Its aid may be sent to No 10 East
Fourth street They give the newsooys good dinners
the lodging house William street; for the boot
blacks and newsboys, in the Rivngton street
house, they also procure feast, and they
have other lodging houses and schools throughout
The city looking to them for help at this In
their appeal tor public aid the managers say
"rhe Christmas season should bring brief happi-
to the most outcast and miserable and in
memory of what One has given to the world those who
have should give 10 those who have not We earnestly
call upon the well of and fortunate to DO something
this year which shall make the Christmas tine the hap
pest 81 their lives the poor and houseless children
Yesterday the annual Christmas festival OF the
Water street school OF the Chidrens Aid society was
held IN the schoOlhouse corner OF Water and Dover
Streets Mr. Brace, the secretary Of the society, pre-
siding Seyentynve or the poorest children IN the city
taken care OF by Mrs ). A. Seymour, the princi-
pal who distributed among them winter cloth
ing the gifts Of charitable ladies' members Of the
cety who doing all within their power lessen
sgrerngs OF the poor. After the children had been
made happy by receiving their winter clothing songs
sung and several recations delivered.
FoCNDLlkGs
At the Founding Asylum Ia Sixty eighth street, be-
tween Lexington and Third avenues, a Christmas
Will be provided and the little ones will receive their
friends the 2Sth inst
the Five Points House OF Industry elaborate prep
arations are usually made for tho Christmas
celebration The chapel IS decked with ever
green's and great tree bows with It's
load oil gifts, including interesting variety, useful
aud palatabe, from shoes to sugar plums The chill
dren who get these gifts naturally long Tor the feast
that brings them such good cause tor rejoicing Tncy
will attend services IN the chapel O'Clock, and
after~ard participate in a programme including
variety Of Of musical and gymnasc charac-
ter including operetta entitled Little Red Riding
Hood 70 be given costume Visitors cordially
invited and contributions OF books and toys solicited
Besides the dinners provided for the newsboys At
the different institutions that occasionally take or
these little waits another feast will DO served up for
them at hOuquins restaurant This Christmas ban
auet is the Offering Of the Euening Telegram.
These are but few Of the great many institutions
whose inmates will have substantial reasons FOR well
coming the Christmas festival