Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-27
DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.
THE CITY AFTER CELEBRATING
THE GREAT HOLIDAY.

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Quiet on the Streets and in the stores
Hats Too Small for Heads that Wore
Them Day BefOre-W hat Merchants
Say About Business-saturday Scenes
and Incidents.
The day after Christmas was, from a
meteorological standpoint, more disagree
able than Christmas day. The wind
howled around the city like young biz
xard, and swept up the sand in clouds
from the street pavements. Pedestrians
caught it in their eyes and mouths. Their
clothes were full OF it, and everybody in
spite Of the sunshine felt anyways but
happy.
Aside from the effects OF the weather,
several thousand people, when they woke
up. found themselves with hats several
sizes too small for their heads. Their
slumhers had not been refreshing, ana
they began the day with disordered diges-
tive organs ard attenuated appetites.
Christmas. with its varied accompani-
ments. had rot the better of them.
more complete holiday was probably
never known in Savannah. and after all
such DAYS il takes time for things 10 get
back in their regular come and-g0 order
The stores on BrouRhton street early in
the morning presented a generally de-
mOralzed appearance. The toy and candy
shops looked very much as il they mad
been in the track OF a cyclone. The
clerks got 10 work as promptly as they
were able 20, and by noon things were
Tighted and order was restored. The toy
balloon fiend was probably engaged in
LAYING in new stock, as he
failed to appear, and the man
with the lead Blondin that rides vel0ci-
pede on a string and his partner with a
centrifugal top did light business. the
decorations around the fruit stands had
dilapidated look, and the Chinese Ian
terms that hung in rows on the store
fronts and in the market stalls on
Christmas had the appearance Of be-
ing very much the worse for
wear. The streets and sidewalks were
Uttered with burned boxes, pieces OF
cbarred barrels, and branches of Christ
mas trees.
The scavenger carts and street clean
ing force went around early and the
burnt fireworks. wrecks Of tin trumpets,
pasteboard boxes and banana Feelings,
were all carted away, and the streets
were cleared up by l0o'clOck. There was
very little stir during the afternoon or
last night. The crowds OF promenadeTs
that filed the streets on Christmas eve
were not out, and all over the city there
was an air OF quiet following the hustle of
the busy days since the holiday rush be-
gan.
.'Of course there will be a lull for few
DAYS" said a prominent Brought0n
street merchant to a NEWS reporter.
There is always lull after Christmas,
and in fact after every big day when there
is a rush Of trade, but business viii revive
in few days as soon as the people get
over their holiday purchases and are
ready to buy again. IL takes day or
two, you know. TO get over thinking about
how much Christmas cost. ! look for a
good trade all winter"
This was the general feeling among the
retail merchants. The toy dealers and
dealers in holiday goods altogether are of
course done for the season. but among the
regular tradesmen the belief that trade
VIII be good is shared by nearly everyone.
There was a holiday quiet about the
cotton market. Both Of the exchanges
were closed aud very little business was
done on the Bay. The only foreign clear
ance made through the custom house was
the British steamship GledhOlt for Bremen
with 1890 bales of cotton. The clerks at
the post office and the mail carriers bad
lively day Of it. On many routes the
carriers made double trips. There was a
slight falling of in business at the South
ern Express COmpanYs onces, and by to-
morrow the rush will be over. The bar
keepers were not oyerworked. The free
Tom and Jerry they served out on Christ
mas morning stood of their regular pat
Tons for the rest of that day and tho most
of yesterday. The police mad very little
10 do, and, except half dozen "Old
soaks," only prisoners altogether
were housed at the barracks. The
night was exceedingly quiet, very
few people being on the streets.
The usual Saturday night crowds
did not stop on the corners, but went
home early, and BY 10 O'Clock nearly all
the business houses that usually keep
open until IL O'Clock and later we're closed.