Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-25
THE SEASON OF GOODWILL.
How Christmas Eve Was Observed How
| Christmas nar Will 1,a calshratad

Christmas Day viii be Celebrated
Yesterday the advent of the Merry Christ
mas day began. Despite the storm that pre-.
vailed, all Il prepare ions for a good, old
| fashioned Christmas eve went on. If the
winds did blow if the foods did fall If the
clouds did hide the suns smiling face what
booted it ?-Christmas eve came all the same
At the freside the rain could not chill, MOI
the winds dissipste the gladstone atmosphere
which pervades the home on that occasion.
Perhaps the storm made the "eye" all the
more enjoyable; the fires could be made tc
burn the brighter; the social circle could
draw all the closer, and there would he all the
nearer approach to the good old Christmas
ewes of the long ago and lar away, when the
winds beat the snow into every crack ano
Granny, and the hsecy robe Of winter covered
the face of the earth with oriven white. So,
| paterfamilias plodded through the mud yes.
terday, and united his purse-strings and
bought right and left with a prodigality born
OF warmth Of heart, OF love Tor the dear
| ones, OF admiration for friends Aud be
loaded up express and delivery wagons at
shop doors with bundles aud boxes, and they
ratified through the streets snd struggled
through the muddy highways, and sought
out hundreds OF homes, where santa Claus -
last night entered II and brnu hit blessing
dowD-not to recipients alone, though many
and many heart was made glad. many and
many an old and worn love renewed, many
| and many a child made too happy for
| expression, too boistsrously jubilant for re-
| stralnt-not TO recipients alone, but to givers,
! too, for all true Christmas donors take more
| pleasure in the delight Of giving than the re-
| ceiver can in accepting. Christmas eve and
| Christmas day found Sacramento well pre-
| pared. The year past was a PROSPEROUS one
| for the people, and they could well afford to
! give one Gay and somewhat OF the proceeds
of labor to merrymskiug and heart warming.
| When the lowly Christ was Graded in the
napger there was born to the world day
| which began to dawn anew in Sacramento 10
the dusk and storm Of last evening, and the
beams Of which shoue through many au
evergreen bough in many home. TIE mar
kets blossomed out according to custom ast
| night in all the glory Of fatted beeves, with
CANDY rosettes pinned upon the rolling adj
pose and in well disciplined rows of plump
sheep, whose lives were yielded up TO gloTify
Christmas stomachs, while regiments of cor
palent turkeys in serried ranks presented
tempting fronts to the thousands who
throrged the MAJ ket places and compliments
ed market men and butchers on the richness
of their displays in fact. the market display
on Christmas Eve in Sacramento is
sight Well worth many weary
steps to see. At night, too, many
Christmas tree was set up, and of these
note can be made of some. AT the M. Il.
Church South there WAS, despite the storm,
a good gathering. The singing, recitations,
supper and presents were successes, and all
departed filed with the spirit of gladsome-
ness
At kingsley NJ. E. Chapel, from three
evergreen arches deps ndsd the presents for
the little ones who brayed the blast to re-
ceige them. There was had literary and
song service that was very pleasing.
At the Westminster Presbyterian Church
there was a fine Christmas tree, bountiful
gifts, good music and happy time.
At the Congregational Church there was a
beautiful tree decorated elaborately aud bend
ing beneath the ripened fruit OF loving
givers. The storm prevented . large
attendance, but those who came did not re-
greet it. Several pieces were sung, and there
was praise and prayer. and then Santa Claus
came and there was merry time. He came
with the sound of bells, and robsd in
furs and hJwiug beard, and when he made
his retiring address and ratified off again, the
few recognized the voice Of DR.. Tebbets.
HGIO were Iii iSSillGc LtSCS WHICH, JpEbu-
nifty permits mention of, at the residence Of
Mrs. J. NJ. Kelly, corner Of Fifth and J
streets at the residences of G. II. Hubbard,
w II. Mills and G. W. Mott, near l and
Fifteenth streets; at Geo. T. Bush's, Fif-
teenth and o streets at Robert Hector's,
Seventh and 2 streets; at Geo. b. Katzen-
STEMS, 1918 0 street at S. Roth's, Thir-
teenthss and | streets; at J. BIuer's, L, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets.
At J. J. Spiekers, Ill Eighth street.
was reunion by the families of Mr.. Spisker,
Mrs. Ackley, Mr. Chambers and j. G.
Medley.
At the residence of Robert Philip, 1923 K
street, there was an oid-fasdioned German
Christmas tree
At Grand Army Hall Professor Gregory
gave a stereopticon Christmas eve exhibition
for the benefit of St Paul's Church.
At Turner Hall the Mechanics Benevolent
Union held Christmas eve ball.
At the Morse House there was Christmas
eve festival ut of the old famous kind, in
which the guests of the house and many
Others took part. The psrlors were hand.
somely decorated, and the Christmas tree was
loaded with presents until some of the
branches broke beneath the weight.
The presents were for the children and the
adults alike. The dining-room was fitted up
as a theater, and then the guests enjoyed a
pleasing amateur performance, after which
the floor was cleared and dancing began. II
was an especially social party and joyous re,
union, for all which the host and hostess Of
the house received the thanks of the many
guests.
At the Christian Chapel there was {
| Christmas ship and entertainment that was
very successful.
At the First Baptist Church a Christmas
tree was set up, and there was Joy among tht
children IN consequence.
TO-DAY AND TO MORROW.
At the residences of Martin Madden, 142;