, 1876-12-24
Matrimonial Adventures Of the
Week--A Lively Time Among
the Clubs,
Social Events in the Suburbs--
The Surprise Parties Not
Ended Yet.
The Latest Batch Of Partisan Novelties.-.
Wonderful Things in Dresses.
ETCETERA.

sny other. Naturally the author wrote an
onymously, for who would dare, cyuic though
bp mieht be, to face the whirlwind OF 1uycntlc
indignation that would be called up by the
oronositiou to abolish the most cherished of the
ho,iaaysa Doubtless the writer was some cub
Of an old bachelor without any home ties or as
eoristions- II he had happened to have lived a
few centuries earlier he would By his instincts
hare been fit companion for that dry old stick
Ecrmcs Trismcgistus.
No; there isn't any present prospect that
Christmas Will fall into disfavor. Young and
aid are alike enlisted in its cause.-The young,
because they derive from it fun, toys, and lots
while throw off the restraints and cares OF life
md participate III the general goodwill and in
The joys Of youth.
Does any one doubt but that the older people
se IL entire sympathy with the day and its tra-
ditionsl Do they not tell over and over again
the story about ST. Nicholas, until they almost
really expect to sec the obese yet agile old gen.
fc1nau come sliding down the chimney, some
rh,t sooty, but full Of liberalty and heartinessa
t NAV be that they did 70 downtown Saturday
afternoon, and buy an everlasting number of
ilcds, and dolls, and jumping jacks, aud China
mug (Bith a gilt rim and the motto, "To Our
1ehnny ~ inscribed all over side Of 1t in rich
golden fourishcs), and splendid toy-watches
nth long chains, and pounds and pounds 81 ct
made out, and have the whole cargo of presents
sent home, with an immense black c. .. D.
T1itten on the parcel; that does not necessarily
hinder them from entering into the enthusiasm
Of the moment when the little ones pop their
etes on the contents.
To Judge from the appearance Of the streets
Yesterday one wou1d think that the CITY had
49, ~. 49, aa-,,,.-1;r+e o,d +h.+ ,yer-
'seu .a.as0 ~ ~1e ' -. ..'ao.
Eerybodv seemed to be carrying of bundles
from somewhere. A look into any Of the stnres
on State or Madison streets would have been
enough, though, to convince the rnknowing
spetator-proyidine always that such u phe~
nonenal person could be found-whence ali the
property had been obtained. All day the great
trsdc palaces On those streets we're crowded
With jostllng, anxious buyers, AMI before their
combined attacks the piles Of goods sank and
yanished. The storekccpcrs smiled.
There was procession OF laules on t9e s1de-
walks, and it never came TO an emo; III tnat
procession were mlngIeu III hauos ~ ees, .n1
poor and plain standing out still poorer ana ,,
palmer In contrast with Inc ssVet anu s!s sllk
robes that swept past tnem' IL was ]oant
parade OF Vanity Fair ard Poverty rlat.
1To Doys, csluentiy plothcls' "e1e nul'5Ans
down Clark street, hanq IN nano:
Tell you Mnat' 1lm, sa'a one eonl1ea S9ea
nsliy to the otnef, you 1es. puy me eteo'
md ~ get an5tmne you want loT 5s yoa a;a.r h.e3.
It was per1lous moment 1ne eloer neS'-
satea: A.. e.u4 u
You KNOW" contlnueo Ine n1st, we
aeeunt tcu eIn an3 LIE "..3t 1917 xa.7,, - A5
aaFt9nE aoout IT, Co4e, WI ~ ,y5sst e +hau
~ Aerstn lsptsu x,s4 se ~ 4ho,, sen,rs
1na1 tnegr SolnS 20 ses1 1n, .,at ~ e5o,ru
pny loots on 'enl ano 1en ~" A@1' : - s0'|As
70 ouy.
o,;ot-o, x,-ont ~ Christ
".4a' ~ ~ olu .A a.,,ht,ss. ahso-,oa
mas! Many citizens nave oouo1lesS oosersoo
at some time or other an aged crone cropping
sbout the streets and alleys, bearing on her bent
.ssa,, a.s ~. a.,er,.,o,,. ha1 she Is one of The
n' .at.s,e- - - .ha -ao n,.t;no frsternitv The
1e'suaes u 1ne 1as eFaat
her, as she is out in rain and snow and sunshine
a){ke. Now nat;cntlv scrutinizfpg q dirt-heap,
u ~. ..e0 eampn 49, 49, ..;nos ~ +i,a wind now
F;ttinn ~, ~. edoe ~ +te Sidewalk and starinr
With coIorless old ewes into futurity,-in crcry
sspect she is picturesque.
"hat does sue want OF Nnl1stuias' h!a mns ha1 no
oas .ss hno"s W. .Aas ~ ns' +ando- hear AZ
e1er beat Il nav be that in her little hoycl
On Burlington street there may be heard q
childish voice and little step, patter1nS on tne
oearos. u e1an9en3lu, "ion ,.a 1aft - hsT
csrc ~ ~ = zreif .-;ftel m I,r the preat sen
oflife to her door and crer since guarded and
Provided for By her!
It doesn't matter. Only, when tnls poor oM
Ia Ilcher a1ter oays ~, mnS e',, htoa;san
~tnaat - Ls:...: ns ~ q sS .o, ord +tan stonninr
" ~ i ~ ~" Nv ,rh.thcr she were