The daily gazette., 1879-12-02
Pathos IN a Pa1acs Of Fashion

PHILADELPHIA, Thanksgiving DAY.
--It,s no wonder that children get 81
moot wild with delight during the weeks
preceding Christmas Day. Even mature
intellects and wsll-balanced minds are
apt to forget means and try to secure
ends when Welding to the temptations
that meet them in the palaces OF fashion
which are 80 invitingly thrown open for
their inspection during the season OF
preparation for the festival OF the year.
the day of bestowing and receiving gooo
gifts.
Thanksgiving day. Will you excuse
your correspondent for the once Of her
faithful pen refuses to elaborate iashlons
and styles and gives you this time .
sketch Of one Of the pathetic scenes wnich
daily are enacted in that wonderful pus-
iness world, the Grand Depotr
Early yesterday morning two iittle
girls stood by the first Market-street en-
trance of the Grand Depot. They were
not by any means inviting children. II
their portraits were taken you would see
two quaint, clean-faced, but dirty-hand-
ed girls, dressed In odds and ends; the
elder, about 10 years Of age, evidently
had on mammals best wrap, an old, faded
shawl, for the long points In the
back trsiled on the ground, barely show
ing that her shoes and stockings were
sdd and much too large. An old straw
hat was pushed back from her face, re-
vealing large, honest eyes and a,smooth
ly-combed mass of rich brown hair. Tb<
J other, two or three years younger, VA
better dressed in well-worn but COM
Portable garments faded plaid dress,
warm wooden cloak and knit cap which
could not completely hide the fair tan
gled curls that proud mothers we'll nigh
covet for their cherished darlings. "Ca,
, we come in and locker round" bravel.
asked the elder child of the doorkeepe
Of that portion of the Grand Depot
eyes, Of course you can," he cordially
answered, and on they went, hand II
hand, through the gents furnishing de
partment, Jennie, the elder, merely re
marking to her little sister, 81 say, Lou
if dad didn't get drunk he might br
some of these elegant clothes, he might,
and Lou whispered, looking back as
DAD might be there to overhear, "Don
keer nurlher, If Dad had 'em or not,
don't, but wish Bobby could have theI
\ Ones" pointing to . warm suit for
small boy. Long the little ones lingere
in the millenery room and made quaiu
remarks about the flowers, feathers Al
fine bonnets. Lou even ventured to SUI
gest that "Mammy I'D look fit to kilP'
modest bonnet of black velvet, with
neat satin bow upon itc front, whit
brought to Jennie memory Of 9TH
70 days when "Mammy had one mos like
onct, and tother one had one Of the
long black feathers ont" How they
mired the dainty bits Of Moorish tint
ribbons and pictured themselves wi
gloriously-colored sashes and bows
their hair.
"Wish could tech one O. them e
soft thing" sighed Lou, when passi
the fur counter. "Looks just like pt
sycat's backp "But you KANT" sa
conscientious Jennie. "Looker ther
Lou, amt that an elegint gown~ poll
ing to a stand upon which was exhib
ed one of Wannamaker's recent impt
tations, an exquisite costume of velv
II brocade and satin, gaInished with pas.
menterie beads and fringe.
"And see that cloak, too! my eye
, It's every pit as grand as the one
good lady wore As came in tho kerrid
''' aud brought US the chickens and veg
Z tables this mornin'. Wander wi
made nanny cry? Wish could
n'. her one er them shawls," continued
,ai child, "this here rag er hern won't
). much longer" But LOUIS eyes had
pied the childern's stockings, and th
taking in the children's department
the other side, she went into ecstas
over the dainty velvet and lace caps,
rich collars aud the handsome suits a
a cloaks "all her size." Practical Jen
wished to gr4cioas she could buy one
them big, soft quilts or a pair of blai
cts, so poor nanny wouldn't shiver
when we don't pick up coal ernut
keep fire all night; and then they W.
p hand-in-hand through the labyrin
= stopping now and then at a count
s. making sundry remarks, such as, "L
? I'd like to give dad big silk handk
cher, even if he is mean." Little L.
r;tl hos N ri, ,ot;c ovo admirad tho n q