The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-21
rnE clInisrmAs SEASON.
Tho Beautirul wsather--s anita Clans aud
the Giving Of GIFTS.

Tho Beuutifui wsather-s anita Clans aud
the Giving Of GIFTS.
Tho holiday shopping is on and what
lovely weather the throhg Oh cusy shop-
pers are having; The only qmsstaoma u,
would be the almost invarlabie repiy,ana
then iust US naturally would come thira
remark, II wonder If 1t will last until
Christmas Dayf" ,.oua
how the weather is going to behave tsell
next Jaeaday, but tho weather reports
sent out daily bear no Sign OF my s s.oIin
brewing anywhars N the 9h.tso asbar o.atas
Will continue until after Christinas iay.
For The pusL ten years the day ~ WiE
mington has baen cloudy, but last year
the weather was similar to this seasons.
opposite extreme In weather Annals. IL
e1me In the midst OF q cold period. which
has passed into history as tho coioest III
many years.
Tho temperature ranged from y
degrees to 20 degrees.
Anu whiie the weather is perfect, holi
day shoppers are taking advantage OF y
Market street at every hour OF the day
lined by an eager crowd and at ths O.
frances of some OF the storo5 whose baf
Rains are daily advertised in the RtprpLt
GAN, the crush is such that II is almost iin
possible TO get In OF out wit!ioutn s,rh9
classes Thess are tho ladies' who arc out TO
buy, those who are out to price things Tor
future purchase anu still those VINO 20 TO
look on and see what everybody wHars.
A. aomo seasons the lust eiass Is predo tnl.
nant but this week Ia q business week Tor
busy women and everybody has a lot TO
buy.
holiday appearance, hut Fourth street
Ukrwlse That thoroushrarc has b1en
CONVEX ted into a yerttab'e forest OF pine
and cedar traes. while wteatlis OF over.
green's red berries. holly sand sprays OF
romantic nstletoe are to be had IN any
quantity. In5 ui5piaJ 40 ho''
good A.. ,,.
the hearts of their littlo ones hhpny gu
(,hrislmas morning, the chlldrol are won ,
deriuu ii there ever was SANTA Clans, anu
syen the older folks regard the leseiios OF
Tho saint as myths.
But there was once a parsonage Tearing
that title. lie was Archbishop OF Myra IN
g42 anu the name under winch no eh1oys
mn unuuut popularity In this country IS
tue German form, that came with the
Germuns custom OF Lhe Christmas tree ahii
ell the rest of IT,. -
al Siobolas Ia a great saint with all The
Tsulnniu and Scandinavian peoples IL
was his prerogativo to inahitest ms piet
when at his moiher's breast. ioT ept tn'll MN
he is suid to have fnstsd Oh Wednesday
ami Fridays. AZ matter OF course he
suon became famous III ~orbihg inifaclss,
and hero aguin he appeared TO SOCK iafoi
one of Ihs many legends is that OF M
tSpkeeper having killed two young
gentlemen and put them III tho pickle luo
Intending to sell them as pckleh pork
the salnt--who. in vision, nau seen .ht
deed done-deelared ho would put stol
10 the business, and tlereupon ne trans
lated himself from Lycia to Athens. am
stood before the astonished lnnneepei
and said: "Nhat hast thou doneF
piored forgiveness, Having patted III
man on his back and said. boh'L 40
any more,n the holy man turned to Til
pickle tub, when the imitation 81 les log
snd hands OF pork pegan to stir, and II
auiok sticks there came forth not wv
boys merely, but three, as may be proves
by the reference to the Salisbury Missa
al 1884, wheraln there Is II pictare oil tn
eyent. and one OF its pecuiaIlties Ia thar
rs the three boys rise conpieto OUT OF IN
pickle. the barhnrous butcher is Stu Due.
II cutting one of them up.
st. Nicholas advanced yet anothe
p,aim to he regarded as the friend U
youth, for he was partial 10 ooAihS, mn
employed his skill In ths 'maniy art
upon the heads OF bishops.
The guardianship OF the young
santa Clnus was of old recognized in EnA
land by the custom OF choir boys in calh'
drais choosing boy bishop on the ua
Of st Nicholas, December q. This was
very Important event, rs may te seen
Homes Every Day Book, ]. 1859. whei
there Ia an eiiiuy OF boy bishop fror
Eallsbury Cathedral. The custom WIS
full observance from early times unt
ls42, when 1t was abolished py pfociaut
fion OF Henry VIII
According to the old North German GU
iom, the happy time FOR fhe chiiufeh
the vigil OF 81; Niehoias. Tho night,
December g. Then 1t is that ho Ridt
about, putting good thiigs into iuoky bag
and spying out the inertia aud demerl
OF boys and girls. and sometimes nnspa
ingy pralsinR or rehuking THEM.
M. he is not q myth now any more ina
h. ever was. He Ia ry real as well s
syery good saint indeed, and, for u
g udren's sake. may his shadow new
grow less.
While the little folks are talking
Santa Claua. the Older people are Mlklf
pi gifts. AMI the man or woman who HI
n large circle OF friends each Oh VINO
must receive u prest mt, thinks at til
time that there arc good arRumen
against tle saving III is mere blessed
give then to receive" 1t is fact til
there are hundte IL OF reep!e ID Mlinlh
ton who would be vi II the custom
giving presents was doao away VIII
These people DO not caro- so mueh Tor I
sxpenee rs the do for the worriment
eaUses.
What to buy that Will be appropriate
no small resi- onsbility eyen for persI
Of moderate mems, not to speak oil 20
people. AS a muttur OF fact 1t appears tl
OF klndiy tokens of love and esteem
become a kind of business. The iudivi
nal WHO fet Is worst about ha Gbristm
present Ia the Young falow with moh'
III salary and Dest girl This you
mac Just nnw has his dhy5 nnd MS niA'i
Spoiled hy his woEderins whnt he S
give her He nsks Ills friends but thoy
not lite to ray. hs matter oil TACT
ono sceins to Know The YOUR fell'
wants tu g5i something l." al ono. |
al tho alne tine lie ws 5to be will
neasuit too.
Several months ago he made up
mind TIM he would tut down eNpens
and save his chnnge for this very TIM
Ot course lie did not slve the money, Il
now liz ilnds himself with magniiiet
wall nnd an ifsipn,iipant capacity. l
Is tho haggard Young inan who can
srBn IaokhI i'll the WILLOW of the jew
ry ana saneN gaods store and the III
cnnnt WHO will etart IA ueparLnent for
hAnellt ei this sohng mall Will nhu !
tins nj his door.
While She Young man Is so non-plus
over the selo stiun of lbs gifts tho yot
ls~fs.sss lad Is iita wise. But shs hould not
for what wii not make an accepta
pref ont for I. rauug mun2 SO. while
tall OF giving aud receiving Is going
betnean al classes. Tho tirle is rapi
approaching whom tine Torriment VIII
over and Tho Ghrl .tmas season OF 1891
b. Il tt:ia ot tho past.
titemoyet.
Nm H. Dawson has moved to Vest
we'll near Elkton, the faiin purchased
oeutly by Lis brother l.. w. Dawson.
Newark. Tho iatter is engaged In
0teamery business quite extensively
Newark. and bought this farm bscaus'
itb adaptation to grazing. 1t ts n
place in Z beautiful country, 100 acres
vary Drnuurttyn Iatld SaVsnty-iiYa a