, 1891-12-24
ACHRISTMASCAROL. A
Sights Worth Seeing in Stylish
Stores.

Sights Worth Seeing in Stylish
Stores.
Swell the Stockings of Sleeping
Children.
Carols will be chanted in all the churches
in Olympia tomorrow in celebration once
more of the advent of the anniversary of
the man born in a manger. The exquisite
story Of the lowly Nazarene has been told
by every Christian mother again and again,
to her children, from Greenland's icy
mountains to Indias coral strand, from
the time their little lips could lisp the low
iest and loyliest Of prayers, commencing
Now / lay me down to sleep, the sweet
succinct simplicity of which is in such
harmonious accord with the manners and
morals of the man that, have dazzled, by
their perfect purity, like antique jewels set
in Persian statue-stone, the civilized world
for well nigh twenty centuries. There is
therefore no attempt made here to even
epitomize the story of the life Of Jesus OF
Nazareth. But instead; precipitateIy leav,
ing that ethereal existence, the prosaic af-
fairs connected with the customs contigu-
GUS to Christmas as celebrated in Olympia
III the fourth quarter of the nineteenth
century will be glanced at.
Christmas nowadays, and properly
enough too, is principally devoted to the
purpose of making children especially
LITTLE ONES HAPPY.
They look forward to its coming eagerly
and with the joyousness OF schoolboys, an
ticipating their summer vacation.
Visions float on their vivid fancy Of
Santa Claus, with his celebrated four-in-
hand, drawing that wonderful and mex
haustable sleigh skimming over housetops
on s'the night before Christmas, when all
through the house, not creature is stirring,
not even mousse and stopping only long
enough at each favored dwelling to drop
down the chimney and through some
other occult process put the presents into
the stockings of the sleeping, smiling chill
dren.
the soft fur of the seal, adolescent maid.
ems, bright, blooming and beautiful in
their teens, and children, loquacious and
vivacions in their keen anticipation of the
joys yet to be tasted are the scintillating
sources that have been and are now EN-.
bellishing the streets with a garb Of gal
ETY. equaled only by the lavish elegant
and fascinating display shown in elegant
establishments from which these happy
creatures were fitting in and out like the
sweet songsters hopping from twig to tWig
as the buds blossom in the early spring
Purchases Of presents for father mother
sister, brother or sweetheart was the order
of the day.
THE TRIBUNE man followed the footsteps
of light hearted trio
INTO sTARR's STORE.
The evidently knew what they wanted
before their entrance but after that a sort
NJ of hypnotic hiatus seemed to seize them
and they were all at sea. Not to be won
dered at SO much either, and vet one mus
be sybarite indeed, in each of the sever
senses if in this elegant establishment
whim, freak, or fancy cannot be fully
gratifed. Its simply useless to expatlat,
on what is there; the query had better b
reversed. What cannot be found at Starr
in the dainty line of bric-a-brac and ar
ticles Of yirtn. Starts is only equalled ii
different style of stuffs shown in the fas
tidiously dressed windows of Toklas &
Kaufman albeit these are but an ink
contained in the store proper There
in are baby robes of hues anS
texture to make a mother wish she hat
dozen babies, or robes, or both. Cash
meres in all the colors of the rainbow, che
nellie table spreads that would, grace tn,
mahogany of a king and scarfs and neck
wear for the ultra-fashionable. Of NOR
prosaic subjects, clothing from the littl
office sack to the handsome four-buttol
Prince Albert were draping lay figures tina
looked hfe-like enough to belong to Mrs
Jarley's wax works. These all go, of course
but matters Of that kind don't cap an. ex
cellent Christmas dinner with Just a sus
picion Of repletion. Mol For this bol
ylyants must look in on ]. w. Wade, ol
Fourth street. His store yesterday after
noon called to mind the cry of an old frui
man on the Penn railroad: 'Apples
peaches, apricots and b-lums"-With a yer
heavy emphasis on the .'b-lums." No. !
course not. Wade is not running no
house and has not some OF the fruit named
but for oranges juicy and sweet, grape
grown III the golden state and candies iron
yellow taffy" to caramels commend us Il
Wade. English walnuts, almonds and th
ubiquitous peanut made a sort Of an anne.
that was getting its share of attention.
Christmas would hardly be Christina
without the appearance of Mr.. J. Frost
He's here all right enough in every nool
and corner, and his inseparable compan
ion, Mr.. Winter, with the wind as hi
whip, promises to join his confrere in shor
order. No better present, as protection
against these cold -blooded gentlemen. cal
y
coat. ., say Have you seen by the dawn
early light in this line those top coats a
Cheim's; chlncillas, beavers and meltons
single breasted and double breasted, suitet
for the shine Of the sun or stormy weathe
and perfect in fit and finish. Tailor mad,
garments in this establishment also ar,
things Of beauty and Joy for the price
and until you exchange the compliment,
Of the season for the year that will oper
the world S fair.
II not for tomorrow, any housekeepe.
will find the following an excellent and no
expensive dinner between this and Januar,
1, 1892:
Raw Oysters
Cream of Asparagus Soup.
Turkey. Cranberries.
Turnips. Celery. Squash. Potatoes, Mashed
Sweetbread Salad.
Mince Pie. Cheese.
Ice Cream. Assorted Cakes.
Nuts. Bonbons.
Coffee.
One OF the prettiest as we'll as