Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-27

at must have been within the last Nv
There Is Bohemia In New York TO-DAY
but IL Is no more like that of A quarter y
a century ago than that In which rli,,
Newcome, Warrington and pen5rnnt
dwelt is like the present world Of ar,l,ne.
anu aitlsts N London. Whether for better
OF worse, The writer's and painters Of IA,
present are recognized members OF 50.
eley, meeting people Of wealth and show
somewhat as Kindred and conductItr
tholf own lives in an orderly way. q.
me whole, think Il was for the best,
-
There is certainly something ia bt
Nhrlsimas season which warns even M
Coolest hearts with that feeling which
DICKENS has SO beautifully portfnyod
liere IN New York, fortunately cnOnrh.
tnerc IL no lack Of the true Christina
feeling, and The homeless poor benefit bv
~ IL Is safe 20 say that there are yery
Few people IN the city, even among M
homeless poor who viii not receive SOME
substantial evidence Of the fact that tbp
2olh 81 December Is Christmas day Not
only do employers mark the occasion bV
gus TO their employees, but public ana
private charities also provide literally lar
tlc entertainment Of those unfortunates
who are compelled 10 look 10 Others fnr
assistance or support The newsboys nv,
already whcttng their appctitcs fr ~,
lcasts which viii be spread before tbe,n
on christmas day ia their 'thomcsn on ,i,r
Bowery, aud the inmates of the digcrcp,
charitable Institutions viii dine ON tn,trv
plum pudding, and other sensonaiie
uhhes' IL * pathetic and inierr,tino
sight this feeding Of tho moor ,rbc
waits aud Sirays OF humanity, many of
whom have not had a single satisf,jng
meal since the preceding Christmas
crowd ABOUT the tables and cat raycnously
OF the very best OF food; IN short, cpioy
Vnelr annual dlluer In some cases The
charity Is tempered by lll.choscu speeches
from onlclous people, who remind their
thcr hearers OF their (tho hearers, not
speakers wickedncss, and tell them that
lhey ought to be extremely grateful to |
those who have provided thom with q good |
dinner. But IN the majority Of instances
the recipients of the bounty will be per-
mltted to cat In pence and enjoy them I
selves IN their own way.
There is Il Japanese village at the Madi |
son Square garden, aud although II Is
rather an Interesting spectacle. It's man /.
ayers have continued TO miss really /.
great opportunity. Instead Of decorating /
the place IN the most tasteful and gor. /
geous Japanese style, they have simply |
erected n number Of booths In which the |
dark-skinncd Acknowledged men aud /
women SIT and work There is carpcn- |
ter who pulls his plano towards him In. I
stead of pushing 1t from him, and man /
who molds carthcnwarc out OF wet clay |
placed on rapidly revolving wheel, ana /
there nrc others who edorn japanese pot /
terry with inlaid metal on the CloiSupnc !
method peculiar TO the East At one end /
of the room, which contains the village, /
two Japanese ladies offer tea 90 the visit /
urs, They are piCturesqucly nttircd, and
are doubtless beauties In their own Coup-
try, Unfortunately, however the village
falls TO convey any idea of the domestic
and social life Of The Japs, There are two
or thrCo children and one queer little
Japanese baby but We are left In the
dark concerning the method by which
they are brought up, the toys they play
with, or the spelling books which they
use. Japanese tavern or restaurant,
with real Japanese loaicTs seated about
the stove, would also be an interesting
addition TO the yillsgc, which, ms ~ stands,
Is very incomplete,
GEoRGe pAnsoNs lMrURor.