, 1877-12-30
NEW YORK.
How the Metropolitans OBJ
served the Holidays.
An Absurd Performance at the
Bowery Theatre.
The Advent of Modjeska at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre.
The Colored Baby-Show.


The Co1ored Baby-ShOW.
1>or, n,tr f,1vn forrrsnoudsnt
Nvv yopr Dcc o7-Thc hoys who go
skates IN their stockings do not think much OF 1
(,hristrnas-Day with the thermometer at IL Q
Sucb a temnerat1,rc here. while remarkable
enouc1 tn fra,~ ron,u,rnt on all sides, is moi
1,itho,t nrccelcnt. The venerable old gentle
men who, sick or we'll. never miss the morning
ccucntf,tio, with the ,ycathcrtel]er. have como
4otbe frout with a 1nctrouolitan Christmas
which ,xas cpc decree warmer From Other
sources cnna1ly venerable aud reliable, come
stnries nj b]oominr fowcr-gardens, second
strawberry ami other fruit crops. i'll short, Of q
seron6 SIMMER in ,,iac.. Of the usual succession
of seasons Thcst wonderful Developments OF
,.,ur. ,vhic}, nrov,. tn Times editor the truth
of tho oo,r,h.,nnroarhinu-th u-thr-s,,n theory, would
,+ once ,c l,ratet, II, Jersey if there we're but
hint At q scrond cron of mosouitocs.
ru, ,-u,.pc1, ,cE,rnn.T,oss
amono the Enis.nna1ians and Catholics were
characteristira1ly fine. Trinity led in tlorat
decorations as is commonly the ease. As to
.be mnsic,1 nrooranmes. there were a score so
c,,c1lcnt md so finely rendered as to call for
1,r,;sc Int not comnarison. II tis a good deal of
= croes n ot+cn5 or +rr tn atteud. any Of the
leading churches on such snecial occasions. The
orcrcrowt3inc is moi, less iisaerccablc than dan
s,crons- Trinity was in the same besIcccd cou-
<f;fion nc th.t which described at Faster. Lonp
before the hour for service the interior was
4t,ropped and the o,,tsif.e rroyds were in the
f,harrs of n,1ircmen. whose i}u,y IT, was to see
that the crushed. and corn-trotldep might be
1,roperly cared for. In and around the cha:cel
1hc display was extremely r'cl. Inc altar helo
two large, bright-l,ucl bouquets, and against
either side OF The Astor rcreuos The dark green
~ s,,r,oino .,o,vo n,an+s contros1ed will
W INV et4 ''e p1aA'e eoA't ~ -s71e" "..l
the "ll:tc OF the carved maFo4e- 1Ae ent'fe
front Of the chanccl was banked with pottcd
lolauts in bloom aud at either end was a huge
rnound of minis, ecranjums. scarlet nassj,,,-
no"ers' tiies' ano otnef o'4.i!an1 cAo1,es. ro.
the rest Of the house. the walls, or-an-lott: and
pulpit were fcstoon-d with garlanls, while
Christmas trees appeared here and there. The
pelu'c Was eon'o1eleo =, 'ne .'l'' euo'isteis
III thclr oiack cassocAs anu "n'le sur
pliecs, who sit just within the chan-
eel rails.-a b}ack foreground back
f,.. -,,s, A.. .>.,,.
~ "aAu l'sc lte nsHeo 'nai o'e ana tae uop'c
WINDOWS, admired both Tor tier art anu story.
Great is Trinity in property, pride, taste, and
the number of her worshincrs.
IRE E"'o' Ass<t or 4nE oAl'
the happy, merry, rolickiug part, was nowhere
ex,,cricnred more fully than NJ the mission din
ncrs and festivals .T'he Dcn of :, Dickens ond
Aets a''u 1est"*ns' Ane l'eu u i D4eAeh9 "te1
the space uf volume would be required to co
justc,; to the ueysboys dining suruptuouslr-
they only bayc the chance thrcc times a year at
.. | .t .h.:. ~ 49,. r-:,,e Ds:,,., r,s;
'Ao''al sne.A No''ie -. t'!o 1'e o4"'s en1,
casso his gamlns enough, III all conscience, but
.tney never world be mistaken for those of the
metropolis. There is certain something,
1a-or ~ ;,,,,1o,<,o .ao,-1'.seans. na1ad,. 49,
lavor ol 'n,puacnec' rech'cssness' nooooy can
tel Just "nat' that makes these wandering
youngsters study and terror alike TIE Count
Joanncs c1ncrien,4.d it Monday night during his
thoroughly tragic portrayal Of Richard vi: on
1he boards of the Old Bowery- Even so con-.
summa:e eharacter-3fsehard' Of course is
wrath. tbrustinp at sunoosit;tious fcnre in
+hs; 49, 49,, ~ q. supvs.~aus ..n.',,s ~
Inc an ano daring some contemplate coward to
come forth, when said contemplate coward had
but the moment before, ut a thrilling point,
1Aea... o0s w. pop1'D oeo'