The evening world., 1894-01-06
CHRISTMAS FREE PRIZES.
One Little Winner Too Poor to
Claim Her Outfit.
Information Wanted OF Baby Cos
teIlo and Alfred Curtis.

Julia Donnriley. Of Az West Fifty-thlrd
street, the little girl whose Christmas
letter won the prize OUTFIT. did
not appear at Best 4 CO.'S yesterday.
Doubtless the poor child had a good rea-
son for not keeping her engagement. She
Is only seven years of age. her mother
Is dead, her father has been out OF work
for months, IL little lame brother, just In
his teens, keeps house. and "a brave big
sister, a hammock maker by trade. is
the mainstay Of the family.
1t was arranged that Brother Jim
should escort his !itt!c sister to the cloth
ing store. lie had never heard OF Best
A. Co, or Iiliput. but ne "knew he could
find Twenty-third street. and any police
man would tell him where, No; 81, West
was To the shame OF the clumsy wo-
man who planned this engagement moth
Ing was said about car fare. No one
with IA trace of tenderness could expect
IA pair OF little broken shoes and II pair
Of little distorted limbs to make such II
long journey. Nor was II made. But
amends have been made. Car fare was
the Prize Outfit, which Bes; q Co. VIII
honor whenever II Is convenient for fair
little Julia TO present II. The garments
have been selected. Al. that remains TO
when the child IL dressed up she will
be ~ happy az Il bird.
There IL n fine kings blue felt hat
trimmed with satin ribbon r~osettes and
two cardinal red quilts standing up con-
slderably higher and saucler than a
game rooster's comb. There is the CO.
siest kind of a fawn brown cheviot top
coat with a touch Of red In It. cut like
"A Dutch dress and finished with bishop
sleeves, revers and a monks hood lined
with cardinal silk. II is very prettily
Miss Julia to grow down to. The dress
Is a little Gretchen OF m~aple-brown hop
saekins with a smartiy trimmed waist;
boots. the very best In the house, Of dull
dongola leather, %buttoned, with straight
tips OF the leather, hand sewed welts
e@" SRI ans. but @ts snug fr In th S' aua 8f n.'s SO
as to shape the little feet as they grow.
The stockings are .fast-black corduroy
ribbed. with double heels; toes and
knees, and the merino underwear and
flannel skirt are Just fine. When Julia
goes out for a walk she will be the adj
miration OF the whole neighborhood.
For such a little creaturc the child has
a very big heart, and there will he more
than a tinge Of sadness in her joy unless
the unexpected happens, Tom, aged
nine. goes to school IT. Vas he ho who En .
never gone to school, was her inspira-
ton. He talked Christmas Ia her for
weeks, urged her to compete for the
prize. and finally convinced her that it
would do no harm to try. She tried and
won. Naturally there is a desire to share
her happiness.
"If Jim could have something and
Tom could ave something | could just
take a cloak and hat" she said when the
articles of dress were being listed.
Although the prize letters were pub
lished Christmas in The Evening
World" the prize winners are still to be
heard from, One is Baby Costello OF
this city, whose letter contained II dime:
the other was written by u San Fran
cisco boy. Dec. 10, 1893. signed Alfred Cur
It's, and contained 50 cents.