The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-22
THE FARANDOLE.

decorate the upper halls, and cham
bers, but the immense drawing rooms.
ball room and supper room, grew out
of the wild forests Of Germany, France
and ENGLAND, the old Virginia homes
and est IS sent a wreath of Christ
mas green's"
In the entrance hall, burned the Yule
log in the great fireplace. The CHM
ney was hung to the ceiling with ivies,
holly and mistletoe. Low, uncushioned
benches Of wood Were made and placed
around the glowing fire, where a young
Scandinavian, in costume gave a flu
ont account of his forefathers, their
Christmas feasts, when they burned
the log to Thor"
The benches were never empty, and
all for centsi One booth was q. thick
forest of evergreens, where a sturdy
woodman, AK in hand, sold Christmas
trees.
One entire end of the big drawing
room was given up TO Kris kringle.
The improvised chimney was splendid
in size and decoration. Branches of
holly, trailing pine and the softest
evergreens covered the rough wood,
AMI I'D brick Santa Claus himself
appeared at 6 in the evening, furnish
ing everything possible from tin horns
to banquet lamps. His assistants, from
the crowds of children, and their pa
rents, thousands of gifts.
Good old ''Kretchy kindly Santa's
wife, was the queen of dollies' domain
Her Irresistible broken German speech,
the merry twinkle of her handsome
blue eyes, and her wonderful stories of
the homes away up in Greenland"
told to the fiocks and tribes OF bewitch-
ed children, as she sold hundreds of
dolls. was the feature of each even
ing. (Her face was, ] think, recognize
ed by some quite important people at
the capital)
Floral Chimney was the supper
decoration. 1t was built of red tricks
Ono sham, but by a bricklayer), with
white mortar lines, and out of the top
climbed a doll Santa with hands full
of toys, He was sold the first hour Of the
fair This chimney stood in a snow
bank Of cotton and white flowers. with
the scarlet berries and glossy leaves of
holly tTailed over the table cloth. For
sale We're plum buildings on ancient
platters, plum cakes of all sizes, pat
ties, corrections, nuts, raisins and
fruits of all sorts, salads and cakes
donated by chefs in high places.
At exactly O'Clock a "crier'' dress
I'd in English costume, shouted: 1.-The
CarolerSi The CarolersI" and from
afar-at first faint, and distant, then
Heater anu IOuQeI. CdI1e Tue sweet GILL
adrenS voices, singing carols of the OIL
den time. This was a dream of deli
cioCs music. Out from the forest of
pine trees the CarolerS marched
through the house receiving wondrous
contributions for their singing.
In gay costumes, with flying ribbons,
small boys and girls trundled about
push carts" express wagons" lined
with yellow straw, ON which lay chick
ems, and turkeys garlanded with holly
and zine.
4 tall fashionable belle sold sweet
herbs' from a large fiat basket tied
with pale green ribbons, which she car
ried in her arms. Her pretty cap,
apron, and market gown We're very
becoming and tiny punches Of thyme.
sage and summer savory," sold as by
magic. Fabulous sums were paid for
sweet herbs tied with cher colors."
A thriving business was carried on
at the creamery" Lovely dairy maids
sold golden prints and pats of but
ter-''their own making?" "Of course"
Little glass jars of cream, tin cans of
milk. The belle of 1.-The Assembly
sang il a clear voice to the paSsers-by: |
Nice fresh buttermilk! and cottage |
cheese sold herel''
Never was there a merrier crowd. !
The fair was held two days and even |
ines. The first night everything was
sold The workers were early at the |
big market laying in stock"
Contributions poured in. Flowers
were given from the White House and
florists; Maryland, My Maryland" and
role Vfrginy'' sent from their rich for
ests of evergreen, generous gifts. The
old servants delighted ito help young
llistresses to serve"
OLD families ana new families sup
piled themselves with the whole Christ
mas dinneri Never did fairer market
women" sell with greater tact and
grace Never was there more sue
cessful fair. At its close the chimney
on the supper table was sold to a beau
tifrl mother for 800 use On her own
Christmas table, when the little news
boys dined with her The silver icicles
Of The tree were Fought by Mr.. Ban
croft, the historian, whose handsome
face sfloHe with pleasure as he gave
them to friend fo.- her Christmas tree
at the Orphan asylum.
wonder if boys and girls can make
Laem. They are very simply made by