New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-24
CHRISTMAS NEAR AT HAND.
PREPARING FOR MANY FESTIVITIES.

several DAYS TINT christmas WAS coming br"F'"9
from Ninth st. Twenty cishth-'t, Io'T''c"'A-N,''
and st. the great centres OF retail 'ra"e IN
those articles chiefly desirable cm"lems Of christmas,
have been 50 crowded that & would seem doubtful Il
MANY moro human beings could I've raehea INTO tNc
troncs that slo Wy trorsod their lengths from morn
Ing tin night. This has been particularly houce"olo !"
Fourieepth-st Until the booths were cleared away
from the sidewalks by Justice lonoh'cs oroer' lne
street WAS so denseIy Gro Wded that it took nearly hat an
hour for person to elbow his way from broadway 10
Slxh-ave. since then the throhgS nave pcch
immense great trade in Christmas presents mas oec
done To-day will be devoted to trade "Hch Ir"C-
tcoly amounts to auctoning on the left goods "
most OF the large In order to close out Immense
stocks Of holiday goods they viii be marked down to e-
cecdingly low prices.
An incident Tomorrow OF uncommon interest Is the
annual Christmas Day meeting OF tue American Athieue
Club Harrers which will take place at SehioS'erS
Hotel Fort Ice, 1890 The boat Will leave the
pier at Onc-hundred and twenty ninth-st and the
North River at 1870 r. stO VIII serve ~ Muster
OF hunt c. g. BOldcn, ". Bishop ana l. Muif IT, VIII
he the hares and +. yelling and L. h WATKINS tue
whips. There Will be an extra Christmas Day m"'lnee
at all the theatres.
abo,ste nroerammcs have been prepared for many of
tbe churches I'm the Roman Catholic and Protestant
Fpiscopal places worship the music viii he eNcep-
tonaIly fine In number OF churches there VIII DE carry
services at a. m. Otner services VIII De hed at
o'clock and the regular service with the sermon VIII take
place at II.
The Christmas holidays always the busiest times OF
the year. Then it that the idle cerS in tho large fancy
goods store skps around with wonderful alaerity Ihe
proprietors. too, busy, and happy as Fe- lhey
know that their expectations OF brisk trade are being
fulfilled by the crowds swarmng through the streets and
in and ont Of the stores.
g Orr trade" said a prominent eweer yesterday. Is
t least 20 per cont better than was last year at this
time and ewery trade is good you can depend on
THIS assertion il emphasized by the fact that the dry
goods business nearly 100 per cent better thah lat
and the trade IN expensive furs about 30 per cent
betier fancy goods dealer said that where he was
selling goods worth TlO and 80 lfSt year nc ~ ~" SUI
ing those worth $40 and 500 As result OF al thS nuy
n9 and the express companies are over
welmcd with business and the men are ta1eh 10 ther
utmost dispose or the goods when are Dele sent 10
distant points In past years vigorous Efforts nave nee
at the Post Olce to have letters car"s anu rh
delivered before ChilSdlhas nit'; a." "a" or Ira
mail matter poured icO the Office during the TWO or thtee
days preceding Christmas necessarily causes uch ezra
work and delay. inns year. u Us 'noE"t l ',b wa,
the special delivery system VIII come mo muC use
MANY shrewd people who desire to send CHRISTMAS cas
10 other cities will undoubtedly use the immediate de
livery stamps The eight centa trip carriers WI theh
present The obhies OF the Post Once were llel yes
teray at times with lines OF persons e1cn pearaIK
package which he desired 10 have weighed or Tor when
ne "i;htn 70 Gr" Pind6ys and n large force OF men
worked on almost double time to prepare for delivery e
enormous mails To.tma,ter Pearson said that tue
number OF Christmas packages was at least 70
ncr cent greater than the number last year. Tho
number OF Christmas cards was m9ch smaller ,
thi. year tAap last AMI the smaller hlhus Oh cd"' ""'0
become mplratiycly inireqicnt. -. .,.,.
Turkeys were piled ny I'm great stacks IN Washington
aud men and women carried them OF O. or two al q
time All the markets were overloaded win poultry Oh
Fo~.s will cheap this Christmas. said one dealer
casting look at the 5ky eNctypou{ o",.,
W. '' and they Won't keep. Yesterday. 1900
packages Of poultry camo iu and h'; VII. MAKE more
Han hundred tons. suppose there are 800 or 800
tons IA city waiting 10 be eaten over 90 per
cent of that is turkey meat
Turkey at wholesale &. worth 10 to IL cents aud
D. t. la .effs
How many turkeys Will 10 take to supply the city Tor
BIZ Goc AZ present prices; not less tan 10000.
ard -iye them average of twelve pounds npr'r
There VIII be $4,000 cMchrh-' Al" N',i.l n'', VI. ,,
number of ducksdd geese some "I 'l' ,'.Hr, 49,
pvor twenty pounds, aud have known them 10 f'''"
Thirty lr,'c schoolgirls IN costume sang solos and
gave ieau, from d" The Mih1dp' 90 tD" thrl''ma'
entertainment IN the primary .sp'r'n'nt oil HIainu'n
school 40 49, ol which Miss VI. q. I'Iry J. Prh,'l'
yesterday morning. The school room Wa crowded
with school commissioners trustees 1 n9I
Hinc .ssns the waiter Girls Chorn, and eighteen
boy saIi vent ans 9n boys one Of the boy. hcli
against seven Ans af when he went down four girls
TgIG er r' Of t i., norma Gocrc and several of
missioner poke 20 the chiIdrrn Among io'r If'e'
/ Charles L. Holt. and Assistant superintendent h'-
/ Mullen. -, nh. g..
BOYS Home. ~ 80. 81 Foi H-i. Wa gwen N'-t'IN.
At midday the ohidrcn OF DO" Industrial 0'1'l' h.n'y
/ I'm uumn,I. bad nrstrf" dinner. lAru zero
| was singing and other exercises by the young
: people, some not NOR" IMAM Two years "'u, \
! tov-ths girl. doll and each boy q box ~ building
blocks. besides Jon hons oranges ana Other E"oa iuLH
In me evening ~ O'Clock the ncwsboys and other bic
boys were gwen good solid dinner OF turkeys, NcE'
and literary Entertainment, which tie children and
/ boys took prominent part. aud M address 10y TIE
aro sheltered by the Home. enjoyed tue festivities.
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