The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-01-02
From Chicago.
ll86 WABASH AVENUE, CHICAGO,
nnnnr, hor O7 1879

December 27, 1878 !
To the Editor of the Standard:
Chicago has worn white dress for the
past two weeks, and the merry chime of
sleigh-bells rings constantly on the ear
The shop windows in their fantastic hol-
lday attire, present very attractive ap-
pearance, and make one say with sigh ::
IF had but ten thousand year. The
rich fur cloaks, the velvet dresses, the
flashing Jewels and other pretty things
displayed, have tendency to reduce the
size of purses carried by rich papas, and
lndulgent mammas.
Each merchant seems to think that his
! particular stock is the most desirable for
holiday presents, and it is wonder that
even dentists do not advertise in this
manner Holiday Giftsr --latest Style
OF False Teeth ! p Surprise your aged
grandfather with set on Christmas |! p
For the last week almost every man
and woman in the street cars and in the
stages, have had their arms full of mys-
ferrous looking packages, and look as if
they were thinking: "Now how am 60
ing to get these things into the house
without being seen by the children ?"
Speaking of children, reminds me of
an amusing story heard last week about
a little boy of this city. His mother sent
MN to private school, and as he was
still wearing dresses, she put a little kilt
skirt and waist on him, the first day
Imagine her surprise to see him come
home at night with his little dress under
his arm. When she asked him why he
had taken it off, he replied that the boys
all kept saying: Cheese the kilt" and
that he was not going to school any more
until he could be dressed as boy ought
to be dressed
Winter is usually considered very
dlsagreeable season, but we can make it
very pleasant one if we but take the
trouble to do SO. I have often thought
that the good people of Jackson might
ENJOY themselves much more than they
do IN the long winter evenings You
have no small amount of literary, music
al and dramatic talent there, and could
form fine literary club to meet every
few weeks at the different houses, which
would be much more comfortable than
meeting in public hall
You could have essays, debates and
dramas, which, interspersed with music,
would make it very entertaining. 1t
would also be very instructive. The ex-
ercises might be varied by a mock trial,
such as we had here last evening. When
a number of people in whose veins the
blood Of youth still flows, are living un-
der the same roof, as in the case at our
boarding house, they are very apt to plan
some amusement. This mock trial was
one Of the most laugbable things | have
ever seen. We had sentimental Plain
tiff, hard hearted Defendant, Judge, a
Jury, a Clerk of the Court, and a most
comical set of witnesses. The attorneys
were a couple of gifted young law stu
dents. The trial lasted about three
hours. The testimony was soine~hat
mixed and contradictory, showing that it
is more difficult to tell falsehood than
to tell the truth. The opening and clos
ing speeches were made by the counsel
for the Plaintiff, witty young Bostonian,
and would have sounded we'll in genu-
inc Court of Justice. The Attorneys
said they had learned some important
points in reading up for this mock case.
"a little nonsense now and then is
relshed by the best of men" and if one
can gain new ideas from something that
causes him hearty laugh, he feels that
it is most delightful way in which to
add to his stock of knowledge.
CORNIE MEG. BAKER