Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-21
WAYsrnE CHANCES.

Every family in Lancaster will have a
Christmas tree, Judging from the tremen-
dous supply that now blocks traffic IA Centre
Square, Most OF them come from the Welsh
mountain, the " bArrens" Of the lower end, or
the South mountain hills In the Cornwall
region. The dealers are asking pretty stiff
prices for them now, but they will msterially
lower them in the closing days OF the season.
Laurel, lyCOPOiium, CTOwfpOt, holly, etc,
appear 20 he 10 great abundance this year.
The Norway spruces for trees have the call.
In Philadelphia laurel wTeathing is now sell
ling at & to $ a hundred yards In this
town laurel and tied greens are held as high
as Is cents yard.
A Philadelphia contemporary, noticing the
ornaments for Christmas trees, says that the
novelties are tiusel thistles, birds nests with
eggs, toy birds and a hundred and one new
things in glass, candy and fancy paper. \
fine tree already up in prominent house is
arranged in this way Cotton that mas been
immersed in alum and dried Is put on the
branches to look like snow. Glass iciCles are
then suspended by s!lVered wire and little
white taper put al the end Of every branch.
Small bells are then hung up, which tinkle
with every motion. \ large sIlveTed star on
the top OF the tree completes the decoration,
What Is called the Golden Christmas tree is
very popular. strips OF gilt tinsel are wound
around the branches, at the end OF which are
little yellow tspers. Gilded nuts and sC1rns
golden globes and stars and yellow fruit are
then hung on the branches and the "Christ
child" in golden robes is suspended from the
topmost branch. Some Of the most fashion
able people in Philadelphia trim their Cnrist-
mas trees entirely with flowers.
\ pretty way To put up q tree Is Plant IL
in tub filed with bricks or other heavy
material sgd covered with an Afghan fur
robe or flag. Out OF gilt, scarlet and silver
paper cut out chains to entw!ue from bough
to oough. Strings Of popcorn are also very
ornamental, A novel idea IS to cut up a
broken lCokiug-glass and paste the irag-
| ments on paper and hang from the boughs
by ribbons. Little bags Of hob1inet lace,
drawn by strings, may be filed with nuts
and sugar plums y Christ-chiid or ange.
| may be made by dressing q small doll and
fastening silver wings TO the back.
| -
Montrea! looks for big tune this year at
its ice carnival. l. will take 5000 blocks OF
| crystal-like 81. Lawrence Ice to build the
winter palace for the carnival this year-uoi
Rockland Lake and Hudson blocks, but
| cakes three times as large. The palace j. 10
| have tall tower, a short tower, and q huge
| round tower, all in Canadian Norman styl
| Montreal in mid.winter IS q good place for
the nsrrOw-chested and tL!n-b.ugdsd TO keep
| away from.
Justin Mccarthy, the distinguished
l
from Londonderry, was rendered brilliant
| reception at Dooner's hotel, Philadelphia, on
| Monday evening at which the guest Of the
| evening spoke as well 81 many eminent
| Philadelph!ans. Mr.. Mccarthy is in great
| demand as lecturer in This country. Re.
| Gently Lancaster gentleman, interested in
| the Irish cause, wrote to inquire If the dis,
| unguished lrishman could Ds secured 10 lee
| ture in this city. For reply he received the
| information that Mr.. McCaruy's dates were
| filled, except possibly February %, which IL
| just before his return to Ireland
-
| Appointment young merchant Of this Ci ty
| complains OF the manner In which the Penn.
| sylvania railroad Discriminate against local
| trsdesmen in favor OF PhiIadel phia ruer.
| chants. He says that nearly all the big
| houses OF Philadelphia tell thslr COun.
| try customers tina: they will deliver
| their purCha=es to the baggage master
| OF the first train going to Lancaster OF
| elsewhere along the line and thus the goods
| are delivered Tree OF charge at the station in
| this city or wherever the purchaser may live.
| The young merchant says 1t Is hard eDOu zL
| TO compete for the city trade on even ground
| without having the Pennsylvania railroad
| doing for nothing the draysgs work Of the
| Philadelphia merchant