Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25
|N[R|CA'S HOLIDAY,
\. o,s,r Nation Shares With
= i, thanksgiving.
,arI, IT IS UNIVERSAL.
\. ussr.ver Tourists May Be
|. 49,, ABROAD They Celebrate.
s1upHsrs FEAST IN ROME


Ar, fashions in holidays as in
rs sl,s. In the state of New York
sn. safes which felt the Dutch in
w Years day was once fashion
we rts observance was a mode
n Nte ,sasure malady It went out
...,.n and Christmas came In. Just
/, ol1 g,u,reen IS having run OF popu-
,ilss,l :. few years. doubtless, its vogue
sc,lss, ,yer and he tickle fashion Will
z. ms 4 I, ,orne other holiday.
hs 9..s,,,yiur is the only holiday which
aiars 4 n. Il, independent OF these auctu
n4sm ID taste It's observance Is general
ri m and persistent. II one were IN
suali y \, isr phllosophlzlng 1t might not be
iile b n, 10 explain this pralseworthy con-
ltik Bar the Fourth OF July, which
,.a season when indoor revelry is
: q 4. !, ~ question, It is the only National
~ ~ !. xhich is not shared with other
'a.~. every one has a right to cele-
.nii.-. rA-lstmas--even the converted FIJI
I'm II Is only the American who
sat rrht to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Group a. American birthrlght. a very good
[.,,Ai n Is. too. this right TO Join the
lAfiHs priul company of Thanksglvers.
us 81; i.s,n,t make any difference where you
7 ioatl Wa
T. T. ~ ~ ~, eaten good Thanksgiving dinner
a piln-though the turkey was soused
M, nh ,,uces. Up in the Berber country.
uN. n ri ne deser. OF the Media, crowd OF
ions Z ,.sany gave thanks over roasted
| "a ne November and startled the sheiks.
no la ly,.t make much difference. Ameri-
ne IN ,ioot everywhere in these vagrant
y, I'D the worship OF His Holiness
(. u, sIrt Of Thanksgiving Is carried on
ss., \ Nsr the globe.
. 5eA,a ) American, strictly American. and
and rter two or three Americans are gath
cen b ugsihpr there will be feast Of some
'apsn he natives in those foreign places
set lok on With come astonlshment and
% w. 4 OF less envy, but 1t makes no differ
1.. nv i 70 The properly patriotic American.
H., :, pa co calmly, devastatingly, eating TO
~ ~. DIN Of his native land and giving
CHI l;h isr his blrthrght.
Nv m h, change In the mode of observance
-- naspfihy.
% y hlss Il Is characteristic.
esiIls ia religious observance Is dying out In
panA ~ s,duns, and the holiday has become
u;inon for roast turkey. The Puritan
Woaq a sh never over strong In New York.
hie years 1t has vanished almost
on " ny lh Influence Is almost impercep-
reitei1 Dan S. Reynolds Hole OF Rochester
akn told good story the other night
ily b o Arsriean Bishop who was travelling
tue Eit.l Every one no met said: "Ahl
VIZ ntpm America. to be sure I've al
- v haa Interested In America. where
MT. ..st
',,l,1 a. he good Bishop heard this so
why nat there grew up in his soul
AK a,s for the Pilgrim Fathers who land
lrln Plymouth Rock. At last he re-
ieslig at Tn beginning to wish 1t had
NJ hs other way--that Plymouth Rock
N ldtd on the Pilgrim Fathers"
ld y N New York they have landed
- flgnm Fathers pretty often, and
me aeaNly OF lale. The spirit OF wor-
lna - gwen place to a Latin-TeutOnic-
peiia ~ e'e for good eating anu mirth.
NAT me plrit which has seized upon
ifA t.siipg Day, ana made Il festival
An English Christmas.
" " hAA avenue Thanksgiving is cele-
WIN = YIN loneliness and decorum, but
q ~ ,1lga It's national characteristic. 1t
h We 81 thanksgiving for the birth
.siy 4 = Amerleanlsm, and Is accompanied
r.
ne s-au French cooks. The family gets
n bla - - ana looks at the portraits of Its
Il ~ and dimes and makes merry.
y s,,rs - without saying.
!. x, N loIe curious development OF this
y = the foreign quarters Of New
We east side among the Polish
NJ. 49,, ~ Jews, among the Germans in
''-' 80 49, ABOUT Second avenue, over in
, ~ r,,s aasn. "s@' N'u'' s'e" :"
"a d ,,ssaAnge bearded orlentals who crowd
Il ~ d ~ X, 10 the narrow streets Of the
ns u 4. ~ euetto began TO take an interest
% ID ,,.nss,uyM OF His Holiness the spirit
ants \ !, si4sAs ssNihs two or three years ago.
peari =, ,sa '.h speak English; few OF them
he Wins about American instItu-
M I'd y b, Z. 20 aohuay probably does not mean
Inr n IN 4 mem, but they observe II. They
of,h X. ~, naoN from the saloon keepers.
ritk ",heys which are displayed on
49, isheh counters" on this day
- Ehnn " admirable Introduction.
pesh I, s .e,,ssSn the day is celebrated with
-At y Majority Of the chiroso ,,,,5-t,,
Y n biaasssy to the Harlem are closed.
~ ~, Hlherymen-thuse who are moi
NtWstf .sao9l ChlnRmen"-gather in Mott
NV '- 1.as, oolerA streets, where Chinese
Nv ~. ~ fhn,sl opium joints and Joss
~ \. A.. ~ Ihey smoke and gamble.
80 .ipsn ~ cad Cinnamon. The good
W III an va" ,s wear American clothes.
IaliN s.ssi ho, ,eH queues and go to sun
I. Ky mold big ThanksRivinp dinner
sslon. They eat TURKEY ana ,nal,s
"a Chinese. 'u'N'y ana maze
~ 70, heterogeneous ponniatIon n,
ri,re,nm We land takes kindly TO
,rsiIsn LAY. In the second or third
alnir ueh they shall have been d.
iain nnefleans, they will have been
- w. Ths ~ respect for the National
~ lrlrl~r-.n ger that lieH In this large
lisr an .,Noh does not seem SO serl-
- ti!as, t.,,n one observes how readily
Il. u .cen,i ~ INTO line with national
u eese 4 SOM, ossln by eating turkey
I1jtW ~ rhlA t,.ius 10 the act Of eating
ntht ~, mixes for Amsrlcanistn 81
~, IN - Che eagle IS All risht IA.
81 IVA 4 sllyer dollar and has fnr.
And aal N y nIee useful slmllss. Bnt
l;,t ttsplnt ~ shs turkey. He Is NOT
Dr w 40, s.e ilcks domestlcitv Ho
csF NE Ams.,.un ne whole the turkey IS
= n -'f.s gi i...u nlFd There are weak
= sghu bHA IN n ct1er ciun!res. but tn
10 10 ~. nssl under the Stars anu
isai, a. ~ mining. l believe, tho
~ ta.rs,,s.e flgfim Fathers aid NOT
~ Thihks,s, this rare bird. As the
1X e, h. :, aNing has spread. ne re-
. IN vi ~ ..sfkey has Increased
n fs,~,s liu o. the dny.
n.ns pending Thanksgiyine
:. - Bcih ul<an years aKo. Ehe4
cforAFe anu were Younger
~. r. - n, hst, 1ne arr students who
~ tlfl Ag,,.s, u ioreeather!ne in the
4fi.ina ~ aetermined 10 give a
~ aa ~ u1t Now. the Italian
~ niiaslsn YAK ereaturs--a pinch
n ~ s...'l.' he r,,i,s- s ~ make TOT