Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-25
THE GREAT FESTIVAL
Christmas Eighteen Ninety-One and
It's Celebration in Richmond.
l,N NIGHTS STREET SCENES,
Merry. uurrying Throng-Horns ana
T,reworks-Receptio at the west
tuoreian6-- Church Services

Christmas IS tho crca; paradox of time
%, th. ola. old story that Is always now.
.t.. enc same t0-day that II was ycsteT-
and Will DE the same tomorrow.
.- ,Ec exponent OF a simple central
... ta which mother iot nor little have
..Ilcl nor can be taken away.
... same hight winch guided the three
...uucaIv nineteen hundred years ago
au- thr Christian world to-day, and
echo OF the angelic proclamation 70
...,.trls has never lost is sweetness,
..ar~s. .urthcpotency of its summons.
.. festivities oi Christmas may differ
.. tlru "A. the years 90 10y, but It's
..-lufu"uces are uuchansea"ie;
......s b.. sOmothe season may be made
.... pkts-, aad customs may OBTAIN
.... .rr not IL harmony wilh itS True
...-.c.. the pcrvasIye and reguant 90
.....r.u .t thc ann ver-ary hnGs cKpIes'
s. u "On Earth Peace, Good VIII 10
.-rti ,lasses. and amid all conditions,
..r.l-a desire 10 made others happy l.
.....t f.t substance with Wnich ons Is
....I. O. -h.d light IL dark places and
....A .lis ia tins direction ue frequent,
...-.Ircrted and lead 10 a pcrverslon oi
r-tu... 'he impulse seldom wants OF
....t foundation.
IGEC,N gRMoBtrIpS HEbE
I.. Christmas co.nmemoratlon to-day
.... I.-.-nrt uo move. features, but u VIII
...- heartily ,uIDyei as u II hau never
..u experienced before.
g. tr. Catholic. Episcopal, and Luthe-
-.r ctsr.' c- there viii be the regular
t..-tru, services. accompanied 10y Spe-
9 vf.ffI sal TfIlr1Bfl-
..pr.l .r- lu .verai Of the churches ot the
.tt.r denominations
.rr.gi.,r Of course the family dinner
.... Did. tho feature OF the day. though all
t.. uuteis Will spread especial thul -
and fle.pruJrictOrs have invited mum
.r no friends 10 paTtake Of thcu hospl-
"a. rrc nsylums and charitable institu-
r.rl extra provision has been made for
t....tg.s dI,ucr, and the same has been
....Ir flr penal institutions.
H.. usual. number Of presentations
t-.r. .uuluy,r- % employees aui cice r'rs1
..r. ...r made There will bc matinee,
both abe places % amusement tni-
afternoon au d performances tJ.Heut. All
.-al. business. iuuAuH, and depot
,..rt ,,.I lc suspended, and uv afternoon
t.-. W.l be- nothing done IA ro.all cir
...- except lu restaurants, cUntccuOuerI-S,
5.-
4 JUDICIoUs ORDER.
.f...rEer against horn-blowlng was only
partially enforced yesterday, ani II Is To
.. I.l,i tnnt 70 Will be Tigldly carried uul
t.f... Nouan who has ever been boy
..-I unfortunately there are some VIII,
r.y.r have Uetul would interfere with the
a.u.tlu,utt ot The children, has hOrn-hlOw
... D.. Tot essential 20 th,lr amusement ui
t..r happiness, aud tie custom has here
t-.rs been taken asa license bF crown iucI
.Ir.. I q r.fF. 0 .N4 l
Christmas is Iu GscHsc essentially children
r... aud so long as their tuluymtut~ az,
innocent older people 1.-Two thor childhood
.1.Iug4iu with them IN their festivities.
IHG sTBEETs. YEsTEHpAY.
Tie weather yesterday morning was not
r..suiat,i 10 put the retail dealers IN o
t.-, merry humor. Old trobablhue'
.,.te whereof he knew. The morning
.. NOT only sh0wery but very showeTy,
and. comparatively speaking, but few pc0
.. Irbtcd the elements. Early IN the
.u.rLo.u. however. the clouds began tC
break away aud on toward night n cleared
oFutrfretlv. From about o O'Clock until
n..r midnight Broad street from
..It...ilo-U 90 l4lbg statl0n was perfect
surge. Men, women, and children were a,
timex On both paVemeuts as sGrdlnes IL a
box and most of the stores where Christ
una presents were being sold were literally
.ammed
Ih3crowd as rule was good n0tured but
F,- condition was seriously marred by th'
ft.t that thore was good deal OF drunk
,uur-s on the streets.
lta throug which lined the brilliantly
I-Lttd street WAS not a dlgnlhCd one no
.ul lis can accuse them OF that-and they
..I seemed 10 be giving vent 10 twelve
months pvnt-up Jollty. Ii was absolutely
..., ,--llle TO take any other than 1lg
.., course IN walking. for scores ot peopi,
were standing in front Of nearly all tn'
.l.p-vuiows. eagerly looking at the
many articles on .Shlbltlon ana the no
...tie- oi the season.
GRAND DIscoED.
There is no word ia the English Language
which can adequately convey suillcltE
.I.4 ot the noise upon the street. II cal
host be described as grand pot pourTi o
lawmakers, tre-cracKeTs. horns lVcs
DID, spite ut the polIce), squeedunhe
.ueLter, audible mernmeut, chlL
..rAs chatter, and other sound.
Indicative Of excitement and good feeling,
Horses rot scared, dogs became excited,
if wa. delicious. Under the electric
..hts YOU could see throngs Of prCtV
.IrI- talking away as If II was their last
...uce ON earth 30 speak: stald mon and
women with their arms full OF bundles
..I yelling. hilarious boys giving vent 10
|I4Ll IulAit anu Nti.hiii'ANf VI lNAANAt
MANY country cousins were IN town,
enjoying the sights and feasting their eyes
.i.u tho wonders OF the lllumlned city.
one cOuutTyman with every evidence of
rs-vclty IN his Parb perchod himself COM
u.uceutly on u dry-goods box, tucked his
.-.- under his body III true tailor fashion.
4uI culuIy viewed the suTglng multitude
.r.u bis temporary throne. Not { aturc
ui h.e face moved, but the rgld pose OF
bis mouth clearly Indicated that he was
.-tIuuIcI.
I'M HORN FAMILY.
CEefof-Police Poe might have issued a
hundred orders about tin horns, but he
would have been compelled To detail a
t.lu-aud officers TO prevent the nuisance.
ile officers, be II said, did all they could
O., catry out the provisions OF the law, but
o. Wa simply impossible for them
o. hush tho din ot the dlabOhcal
Instruments There were httle horns, al
uust invisible horns, adolesceut horns,
uutle-silei horns, and horns which
.Mel u have spent thousand years
growing, judging from their enormous
size. some Of the trumpets might have
been carried on a watch-chain. but IN
other cases II took three men 10 lug the
I.uirous "tOOters' Ono Cutelprisiu.
iullyl !uul had provided for the =" blue
coated guardians and invented most
unique arrangement which practically de-
ted the law. lie carried horn in his
pocket. and bad method of blowing 1t
without putting Il 10 In mouth. Right
under Sergeant Br00ks's cherubic nose he
caused the instrument 10 give forth
sound, and IL vain did the genial officer
peep around lie might have looked about
EtA1u-aad years, but he would never haze
detected the mlscreHut.
GIRLS TO HAVE A CHANCE
The disposition 90 decorate houses,
churches. halls and every other meetlng-
pace with holly and cedar, seems to be
moro prevalent than ever before, and
many vaguu-loads Of eyergreens were sold.
Nearly every pedestrian wore little
branch OI cedar or holly yesterday.
Ead the giTls IN many instances
carried lunches Of mistletoe. and smiled
mobt teiapt.n.ly when suggestions were
made that they should stand under them.
j; NAV te sell TO note that 1892 is leap
year, and young men are looking forward
with eager interest 10 future develop
meuts. Certainly u is the duty Of the la