Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-12
For THE EVENING STAR.
Something New i'm Christmas FestivaIs

Something New I'm Christmas Festivals.
BY UNCLE JOHN
something new! How can that be? What is
1t? Oh, do tell u.s." sang out, as entered my
class room, a bevy OF delighted children, whom
had promised to tell about q new STYLE of
Christmas festival. lis it something very
funny?" pnt in Fanny. "No," rejoined Ada.
'why, it's not proper to do funny things at
Christmas festivals" eyes it is" sang out
Harry Wilson; Pm sure Santa Claus last year
was real funny"-and little Jesse added. "If
there is to be no fan don't want to hear about
It," Just have little patience, my dear chill
ar r there re-; Is something In wha! shall tell
The children who took part in the Christina
festival am about to speak of were not oniy
Christmas festival is only then q Success when
putting pretty presents into the hands of little
Children to delight their eyes it not solely graf
Lord whose birth on earth we are to commemn e
This is what saw and heard at the Christina.
i lest In w. ana II there are those who de-
sire to arrange novel and really enjoyable
go and do something like it.
Six o'clock on the evening OF Christmas day
was the hour designated forthe festival to com
mence and room Of ample size aud annro
fected wherein TO hold it. Midway At one l e se
inches high, step around tRree sIds some ten
on to 1t. Two large seats, representing thrones
were In place. In the center Of the room stood
firmly planted q well prOportioned Christ ~
tree, from whose branches hung an abundance
Of beautiful but Inexpensive ornaments s,,cn
slender pendants covered with silver and 1"i1
foil, also apples, pears, oranges grapes ana ,nss
In neat little nets, innumerebie cornncn,,sas
the smaller TOR girls, not filed with oandw fna,,
ever, but with assorted beads and fhc io-.".
ones for boys, filed with marbles at oil E;nS
Numerous tiny flags were distrihntad ahn,,s
among the branches, as also cunnin1 UttIn
dolls, toy rsttles and whistles for the haS;as
and bachelor Over the whole huno a,n.,mT
IN graceful festoons, strung popcorn and Tltter.
Ing miniature mirrors. The tree WAS r. ~
apparently securely and expeditiousiv 70 a..
with bits Of very fine wire, such al is med ~.
florists and In the manufacture of naner Ao,a "
Excepting seats arranged along the 1roi,s ~;
furniture had been removed, The chfis.a.o, GA
they arrived, after laying or their hats -, -
wraps in . side apartment. wern aIaO...S 49, =.
once TO enter, ana by the time the honr ~ 49,, ns
mencfng the entertainment had arrtvaS ~
room was pretty well crowded with chiId, s,ro
their parents and hienda Sl'saulSn,
l.. Punctually when the clock had struck .,x-
joining room and three little eirls cha.t LIZ ~
dressed a. heralds (Fatth, Hone and III ly,
entered from side door, from WIicS - at.styy
thrones might have been noticed ~. - tne
cords were stretched to keen nassa. W. Wnite
1.-THE Kingt the King! make Wv vEcn: -
Kinggs sang out In clear voices the Ha."iss sae
they preceded his majesty, e. lad ahont :
years OF age) who saluting the assen,hio~sns -
either side followed with dignifed misrs al -.
rayed In royal mantle, crown On MIS- s Esn -
and IL one hand sceptrs made 81 hirch