, 1879-01-21
LONDON.
christmas-Day In The Great City.
snow and sIeighing..-Elec.
trIcity ys. Fog.
rho christmas-Trees. Charity at Work
Among the Cabmen and BUS"
Conductors.
u,s;t TO 4 Remarkable Museum-.-The
Pictures In tho nu1wioh
Gallery.

sa,etat Corrt,pandtnee Of The Tribune.
rovnos Dec e7.-Cirfttnlas-dny in London
-,n ofteu associated with the horrors Of pcfttnE
.,;n mud, and glooln-downed ,1pon a city all
r,i,,crtur.wte, and still ~ death, snvc in those
a,,,,,ty reuttat thoroughiarcs which no weather,
MI, ryeu tho tcnsesG fog, ever keeps long silent.
+, ,ho outlying suburbs of Brfxton, Dulwich,
fl,uhsm, ami d hundred other camplos-g
~ ,he l.oudouer, the SNOW lent an uuwonted
.hsrm to tho tcafcss tfecs; and the unlovely
buildings that have sprunr up on every side OF
,ho tuvn like mushrooms, within tho last de-
c,1r. seemed almost beautiful aud strangely
rlean. During the morning actually saw a
eleigh- .----.....
AREtE NUssfAN ttEiHH--
ds,h past my wInlows; a sight ronslrous1y as-
fonniur to the Cocknny mflkmen and butcher
bovs Of the ncfebboshood, to whom aleighs
,nl eleiphipr aro things well nigh mythical.
Tho Thames above Aammersmith was frozen
oyc,, aud all day huge blocks Of
tce no,tctl down the rtyor, hEndcrlnE tho naviga-
Tim, and threatening mischief 10 tlls trim ltsle
],nd}oe.etaRcs Of tho Embankment. Towards
nIobt q bcnct1eont wind d!spcllcd tho slight fog
which TIL then had pcrstAseItly lowered over
thpe,ty. n,,d the electric lights On the fnagn,a-
ecut q,,ay-tho finest In Europc-npread their
mira ciTutgcnco over tho su|lcn wators,-briglt-
co.ng tito stntstcr nrchcs of Waterloo Bridge.
shaving tho pondcrnua mass OF Charlng Cross
Station into ligh relief, and shedding flood Of
publicity upan tho unsixht'y beginning Of what
Ii, b5 tho last account, rcal1y to become two
49,. hcnce thr National 0ncra.ffnusc.
Eyenng brought It's annual visitation Of
..n,n,,croo, ,ar turkey md um.puttdInv: twin
~ a.. ..,,,- ,,a,,r,,t t,,r,,,t.r,,, ,..
t5Hua'e " ss'e '"s'o' ~ ,1. Nv
fcssed By al fcspcctanlo AnR'o-sR1ons apout
ths entt Of each December.
Tho Uyrmaf, {ana Seandsaayisn}
Cup,sru.a.7nxp
..-,. a., ''" "",.',.. ~ ,,
hsa stshek Hs TOOLS h1ihty III Ehaiap"' anu
taken 'ts place Gil an equal footing wtts' Rrosscr
II not moro appcttzlng eyunbois. but 1t IL not
mr., can afrr renunr .t,hrtstuna ~ rcr.
'e'' Wv -" ..! - Ill.,. ~. .,..s,S =
'oF' hneu .nc plss.5 'as.u iot .4o"' 90. ~ ~
strongly fc" ycare ago, thc'F 'nnfkct-vnluo mas
10 ~, molcntcly.symmctrEcal onc. Every
1s no"oSer sn% n'r" a ~ sn' Hssa oa .e.is oh ~ o.
@ tu,a u tMt srnr ~, rvnrv Hnr,.n ~ o,'inn
You'd havs teen toani wl,'!out some smsjl
iss Ersn II H." nsrrnhia na,,n"r.nc,,s ,iHniGri ~
e ~ ,,a III a''o ~ rri,ho,,en. s" feu .stc,,,,;, W
:. ~ ,n",riu,o,', ~. mail. 1,in~ oflci"l ,,n' H.
III & s aux ,n,tH ,,!, -, III vy
fl thr Whrk H,,iEp. etsn1cs, II was Srk1Y rnnl,p H.
In thc hosLitats, too, In tile aI.ushotlsca mil
rcfuYes which are tho chief honUr OF tl,ls sud
hul vrsy pitilul ci!v, you would hayc sccp holly
terrlls, rad and 'hiny, preptpE. out coyly from
between the glossy. leaves, and thy brunch Of
s' mis,ietoe lans'inE trotn thu bare-tooki" rnan-
There was never %
uf,na 7xxnup cu.p,rr
,A.or, r. ,,a stsa,,. .,..,, 49,. ,,...,. .,.,,
sn.ot ~ ,nu ,;, ELI tA .vm; hatc.s ns"i nas
uoa. ~ aus tousmcst, JMes', u'Gs' onHass ol
INC populat!on ere rcachca by It, do~h TO tho
v1i eahpses anu 'nustonanelof*t once
!okya ul9n asnosollo tne reash OF any kancss,
V Va!taM. is"maets, ,u0teelaisaao!e aau inpehltcAl,
;ne .,oro ..roI ~, ,aSa o'ey @
tle tntlaen'o ri the rrratc, r,n siicr"tion slnmn
them. tleso waits a,1ti strays ara aett;nr mara
hamhnIxctl Hotjctr sr1tlnn, tIid Il hnti"r fhfnor
fur its uv interests tl,an When It built lhc Cat,-
men't ReiuEen pow attached to many vi il,u
you n,jr,,t believe: NIL l,c shows h,s fcrItnr
}y aIdrti tiylIItr n,,I n ,nnrknd reiurtinn.e
,ot in h!s iaccs, ],o is uot 0"ife
angelic, but-ln Iis oycrctaryre. By paylnv
proter cllarar. you Ut INV bopa 10 6o caunrd I bv
,our ,Ichm. 4 shji1imw In t,rnrrSt,s rr..a viii
elicit tauks. For ar 1trn IL pe,cc rabby viii ect
oIr iii Go1 nu,l uucn yuur tttcrt.dour iur you.
.pontaseoasiy , in.o an % saiory or r'* '1$ '"'''
r1r71,x nm unr rr,,.v,r,n,r,,,v r,,
x, !. M,S StaS 'up u1.,. tor oe' csn'.nth sl M .1p
onn: d: ana tne ledy was not present, 80 ts ad
e!easly h9thlt,9 70 Ealn W bis eratltudc: "Sh1
Ia I,. ToHi M, sald he; "one o. inc old aors.
l'oat LAIN aasi'. nut sur atts. Whs, sic sf,enas
MAauef VI t*enty nF th!rty pound week on
W. "'s 20. oh MONDAY n'ght, When II
xas 3D. 1ogey you could have ea,okcd,
@ ah. bitter co!!I. .lc catno out with a
fltat pas lui! u sahuWlenss, and at HeRont's
.heas Wa tooaa tntA!n, u eat for a's OF us.
Ant eao's re-! Rihu '4a' KNOWS evory
,',ao .',i On tne itae' ana y a'lua ready to
Meip !c!'pM. ~, she uont care luf cabnlcs.
st ~ <,5 Ie,asa na''s9 - a KY you
-,rs ~, ,',,o,, - - w.. poe''
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,.s L3kuec; It ~. n,a "f:mG ~ tae co!ec'
aoo5' @ " r, aM na!aautoneG a.'lx.!en IN a. Oal'
~w.t. ansIo eoma11a9s l.. , oaoE 2! asalo to.
SoSeo 'sS soana u.s.. Sers aoo1n!n9 10 TUG ncryes
W., W. mY o'!sgo! s1'' osxaIn uelns aafeeab!y
tesiea ny oetxn1s ''! s.ea' .! .Huap.steak COOK
aM ~ wy aa!aeeu. A'sis", tna plasS. VIII II.
s srs'as. snma a. aspss!,M M r amG Sesy oprGs'ts o.
~ ,hu atst astu1s ~ soat, n1"Ifot u w
s"e nost son5aelo a1t-Ga'!eses -, 9stf T'sit'
1,I, IT sah aItaseu r 70 W., wnas va ~! .atelr thf
~ "ru s.s osHoot. !ns 11as no" 5ecu ttsnsiefrcu