The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-24
qVE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
Ma Great Christian Festival NIL be Duly
Celebrated IO-mOTTOE.
7rg ussY BUSY SCENES TX RICHMOND.
q, an Awful Rush in the rosioife'-
work for the Express Feopio-i'' ''''
s,,s Sunday Hours 20 be Observed

,..,rl for fhc Express 4 coll'
. s,ndov Hours 10 he Observed
,.,.fo,t maclstrom Is Broad street Win us
t.v rasanr. unres,stess thTone oil
-.....,,. purchasers. What an interesting
e...,tis. too. With Us pretty g'r'S' manu-
....ren fat old ladies SLIM young i"o'eS'
..o,5 aont.cmon and that popular ins'i'u-
tho AVERAGE citizen All ~ one current
.traa humanity.
re-ei il. NO need 90 look at an almanac or
acalendar. Tho fact that tomorrow
......,,o. IS TOO VOL known. and the peo-
..,,.s uo and down Rchmond's Raltowith
..ras OF al. sizes and descriptions.
staoe,, arm Of a bisQue doll sticks out
..-,rkot ol o. huge oyercoat' ana she iA''
...'. head az % Niger uAof Ptg,gis 10, v',
-,ef of Wrapping paper. Inc young
f.s hastily along with his pockets
n.+.. bracelets. opera-classos ana oooA-
.itha yoaug lady is lust benlni MN
t... CHAINS. seari-Wns and cigarette
qEef o.l lady bias packages ,He'
.s ere.,t. bling irama hobby morse 10
M cars and tae equity ca 49, co
i.nsu.-ter filled VII"
d.s Ae', All how gets in Dis good work on the
l.s o'Ier brother gets IN ms good
-'.I -- no horn a'eo The horns sIe oi-
iereat , Crowd.
-....~ery sid street streams Of humanity
.-+ +ha one Iaud vortex. mere aie
...' -.rf- fet Ord lo bought HD- ''' 'i''
I''- re.r'e fo ninth street seems as u
t.s benz oa purchasing tho e"'"' s'o'" -
every s ODD. ,icture presented yesterday,
.r4t"f.rtae same scenes wl.l oe poruaYea'
rtsaIautv panorama. Nne iAA- - oN's ~
IL -een ia Richmond once year.
T.elIrstmas season means ara "oIA ~
rrr.t many persons. Nut to D ne more .I1.
IL r..f.I force 0i the cltF, WHOM is JUST Il.
-....,t.ir.its shoulders 20 the wheel
e.h -rtrlIf and mann iu oricr that the t-ou',
.-r.of oxrertaut ones at h me ana aorNAU
mot .eGlS.rpoluted ODD receiving thr-st-
No. gifts and holiday greetings Ile~s'o'
AID heavier bee me the mal bags every u"y'
rln0re and more uUmero. s. uniu me many
carriers have been unable % pear III 'Ho 4, es-
.a...t That fall 90 their lot durlg the DAY
Nru hand. have been taken on toth 10 The
carriers. and cier.ca departments. and an arc
WORKING with speca. energy over the Oliist-
u.as mail.
1y TIVE r0srorrICr-
glimpse into the inner sanc-um Of the
-..-OHr. where tLe great machinery Is IN
1.eratun. would soon furnish an answer 70
teluestou. much aglta,e1 recently, as 10
whether ~ not Chi tina, CARDS are skill ID
f.hi D. There SIS D. mstaking tnose nls
mare envelopes 0r flat paper boxes ID which
tic tancier 0f the cards are hidden. lbere
ere enough ~ these 20 keep awhoie force
f...r Dra would suppose 10 LOOK 81 the over
flowing mail bags and w-ee.o-rroN5 ana
boxes. piled rlgl wltl parcels ~ every con-
Gel. able size and thickness ana bearing every
.rc0ueelrab.e form " l4nlWrung.
Tie click NJ Understanding, the wMrllng
ofthousands of letters thrown 10y unerrlng
hands into their -peca. bags or boxes. and
tho tramrinE0f many feet as tile carriers
march to and fr0 incoming OF outgoing, are
enough 60 make al uuinluated spectator $
head wh.r.. while tie safe delivery OF letter
would seem almost miracle. but tie ap-
parent c0uil- u is only the motion or the
many parts " d wonderful machinery, which
regulates with marve.N Gus accuracy every step
oftle Journey from tile time IL is deposited IN
tle CITY letter boxes INIT. % rea he's %, desti-
nation in some f4r-0f and perhaps bringing
some loving message from friends at home.
IHf ,lARsETs.
The markets are Sled with good things and
Twill Ie Nrcu tonight and some all day
Ing. Stalls are now beng clratel with
evergreen. and everything is done G. make
N-m attractive Ul the i-uit stands are piled
great heaps ot Florida oanges, lemons and
rosy-huel epl.es a.mos touching tie big
punches az bananas that hang downward
from the ratters basket filled with pears
lunches q grapes hanging around
everywhere boxes II dates and f-s.
barrels az cmHerries and crates full
U crisp white celery completes the DC
ture SIDE Uy SHE with he fruit stalls are
those ~ the RltC-apgo,.d poultry dealer.
Turkeys OF every SIZE from the young hen,
looking uOt much larger fIau big chicken