Evening star., 1896-12-28
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Holidays Joys for Rich and Poor Little
Ones.
How Three Brothers Helped to Trim o
Tree-In German and Spanish
HOmes-COming Events.

Contrasts between what constitutes hap
| piress for the rich and the poor never
more vividly Illustrated than at Christmas
| time. A rich child who has had every
SPOKEN wish and almost every flight OF fam
cy gratihed by loving friends cannot get
any more pleasure out of all this accGmula-
ton of treasure than the poor child will
| from a rosy apple, few sticks of candy or
tiny doll or toy. For the latter it is all
| unexpected. therefore, 1t means untold JOY
and delight. and the little ones who rejoice
| in health and bodily vigor. and who scarce
| ly know what Illness means, are the happy
figures associated with the joys of an ideal
Christmas. 1t is a picture that always in
| terests. and remains a pleasant memory.
But outside Of the homes of the poor.
! where Christmas does not come sometimes.
there is another class of little people. the
sick and crippled inmates of the Childrens
| Hospital. to whom the happy day brings
great joy. although it is limited in some
| ways Their Christmas tree is an institu-
tion all by itself. The rules and by laws of
the house have not anything to say about
| 1t, and officially it Is unknown, yet, If you
would ask any of the small patients there
today, you would hear tales more fasci-
rating than you could find in story book.
The Christmas tree has been provided for
years by one lady who personates the mys
| terry of Santa Claus so effectually that to
tell her name would upset her kindly in
| tentions and do away with her chief pleas
ure in it. She has splendid resources in her
4 friends, ana the tree is always a gorgeous
| ore
This year a half dozen young ladies'
| whose names appear most frequently In
| social matters helped her trim it and see
| to 1t that If Santa Claus would forget Just
now many stockings were hanging at the
foot of the little white beds he would find
| a convenient store of good things to help
out. In the midst of their work the ladies
| We're interrupted by handsome young lad
visitor who brought his little iron bank
and asked them to please take what in
1t and buy toys for the children.
| You see. ma'am, Will, Tom and ] have
| each spent a Christmas sick here and We
| remember how nice it to have books
and toys to play with | was here last
| year, and when | went home. | just made
| up my mind we would help out this time
We gave mother the key and here it is.
| just as she put it in the envelope. and all
the pennies we could save since are in the
| bank
There a suspicious dimness over the
| eyes of the lady who opened the treasure
box and little unsteadiness in her hands
| as she counted out s9.3I. Jolly cries the
| youngster. we did not think there would
be so much am so glad. Happy Christ
| mas. ma am. Goodbye" and off goes that
| three-foot hero, leaving a group of women
| with their souls lifted up to higher pitch
| Christmas tree and small boy.
| A pretty little Incident occurred Christ
mas night at the hospital which shows
how the spirit of the festival had perme
ated the house. Between ; and an af-
| fray occurred in the neighborhOod. and
| the victim would have bled to death had
not his injuries received immediate atten-
tlon at the hospital. Naturally such
| usl al sounds aroused the little patients,
and when the night nurses came back to
the dormitory after helping the doctor
| there was not head among the eighty
four able to be lifted from its pillow but
which fastened two questioning eyes and
wanted to know what it all meant.
What do you mean?" said the nurse TO
one little girl. why, Santa Claus OF
| course. We heard him. We heard the
wheels come in, and we heard them again
just before you come When / first woke
| up l called to Jennie: You asleep" She
just put her head under the clothes and
did rot say nothing" The nurse turned UP
the light. and when the bulging stockings
and the books and toys at the foot Of each
bed were seen. the children knew Santa
Claus had come and that they had heard
him.
AT the German embassy the Christmas
| celebration jolly one for the little
daughters of the ambassador and, in fact.
| the entire household There is a beautiful
| Christmas tree in the big ball room and
near by on long table are arranged all
the Christmas gifts exchanged. not only
| between the members Of the family, but
eN en- those given to and exchanged between
| the servants of tie household
At the Spanish legation the minister and
| Mrs. Dupuy de LONE have carried out all
| the observances of their far-away coun-
try. The children have a gorgeousiy trim
med Christmas tree, and in the dining
| room there Is representation of the
| stable at Bethlehem.
The Misses Patten will give a tea We'd
nesday in honor of Miss Newlands, who IS
a debutan.e this winter Mrs Newlands
| he U-jf NJ nfot o,,lS ;, t.,
| deep mourning owing to the recent death
of her mother, Mrs. McAlster of New
York.
The Japanese minister and Mrs Hoshi
gave an elegant dinner Saturday night in
| honor of the Peruvian consul general at
| New York. Mr.. Bergman. The event also
| celebrated the ratification of a new treaty
between Japan and Peru. American beauty
| roses decked the table, and each of the
apartments was fragrant and beautiful
with flowers. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoshis other
! guests were the Mexican minister and Mrs
Romero, the Brazilian minister and Mrs.
| Mendonca, the Gautemalan minister and
| Mrs. Lazo Arriaga, the Chilean minister
| and Mrs. Cana, the Argentine minister and
Mrs. Garcia Merou. Miss Cana, Mr.. Matsui
! and Com. Martha.
Justice Norris and Miss Morris have in
vitations out for an evening reception, Jam
| uary IL.
! Intimate friends had the pleasure the
| past few days Of viewing Miss Bonaparte's
| wedding gifts. The de Moltke- -Hultfeldt
family diamonds. which have come to the
| groom as the head of the family are among
| his wedding gifts to his bride-eect The
chief ornament among them is an antique
| diamond necklace. 1t is in a vine pattern.
| and seven large diamonds form a pendant.
Miss Dora c. Van Horn of Lay Hill. Md.
and Mr.. H. Hallowell Leizear of Washing
ton We're married at the NJ. e. Church, Lay
! Hill, Thursday evening" December TO- by
| the pastor. Rev. VIM. Melville The church
was crowded with relatives and friends to
| witness the ceremony. The ushers were
| Messrs. Owen and Dan Matthews of Wash
| fngton. Miss Nettie Van Horn sister of
| the bride. was maid of honor and the little
flower bearers were Carrie Parker and
| Marian Van Horn. The best man was Mr.
| I. c. Waters. The church was prettily dec
| GRATED for the occasion. Miss Maggie Hew-
lit rendered the wedding march. The bride
| was attfred in a becoming dress of brown
| and old-god brocade satin. trimmed I'm lace
| and white ribbons. and carried roses. After
| the ceremony reception was held at the
| home of the brides parents, after which
the couple left for their future home I'm
Washington. The presents were numerous,
| pretty and useful.
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