Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-19

sny elearea ers % i--r-o-7tu st.ee Is rsls.
~ Wht,s al tAs younv ssherrrsr ara eats-
De1 9. TIE ntiSeeo5Aord rsther 10 make
merry.
ENORMOUS QUANTITIES USED.
whns soas 5eai ., material ]. uses Il
urshths Iri S,a-s and osher assse-s even
no-e Is worked ~ into rogtne which hAs
c,,-ne 20 ne use3 Ia immense cuanglties fz-
church. sore and Auuse 6ecorAiiaa. gcVlrr
Is usuAlly made win hAlsin. Ae-rlock ana
TIE u4tsrlAls uhich are tcss 5esi-ahle Ter
single Fieces TIE snail tuirs s;riCgea from
TIE branches are tvine5 o. wire the lcrS
sc-lrcs are dlVQei u Satltinr Eresn tye 20
give then tI1iiisus colo- ans ere then hung
oui a DOORS ~ In low she5s 10 try before
hei-g sent % Derke5- So-1s itsA o. The tx
te1i % whlcA this b1duch Q. the tusiness rs,
grown cA- he gained from he fac, that las;
ssAsen = single great department store IN
New York PLACED Viih one de.ler Al or5tr so-
is.eaa ysras cs roVinc 10 he used in is
Christmas decorations.
Acres OF ecrts are stripped every rear 20
su7Tly the rrts1ery - characteristics a the
A-lertcA Christmas IL the Jersey district
IiCue sausthlns Ike loo tons Of yrln.ess gi-e
Is used AicuE VITA ca-rexa-u siuE Quantities
.. hels2nn- dr ulusssS and other lncsl mate
rials. An ;his goes &C the making oi DECO
rItive designs end does not include Christ
mas tress uAicA form large item by them
selves i Is impossible 10 tell exactly hor
whole country. to- in many places the supply
Is local hui Tie figures cGnnot be short q
2Aao oaN. Very likely they should be higher
t.au his Sn-ne SCI. .eoa eve-Eretns were cut
Tor This purpose in the CAtskills and Adiroa-
31cks las. ys2T- ana more than Sbe. .tH were
us-aine3 in Maine. New Hampshire and Ne--
mont good many are cui IN Fsnnsylvar a
Esls ihs southern states have enough fn-
their oWr uses Ii would therefore seem tha;
ihe Sogve estimate is much too low.
Tl~rHT - uTsH IN
us-e the clly trees used for Christmas
While holly ana nis;lstce held un5isputea
tie 1e.d .. decor1ilnn. But via the grant
Increase n the demand for CHRISTMAS greens
many other materials have been pressed irso
service TAa cheaper trees ere row pine sn3
hsI}ock. which are less desirable shto -he
! spruce because their spi1es are not - Sols
and slEy ana are more apt 10 d1uc c5 Else-
I ths tree has been kep; Tor 3 few 5lys- For
I decorations great variety q rev things
I have come 10 he used. The Je-seyre- dis
Z covered Ihet th,ir c1T-e flowers with their
; bright berries procured good effect ans
I hat everlasting bittersEeet and great
] -u@her @! similar EroWths coula be utilized
l In the made pieres. The beautiful .u0 per.
vhlch has RlWzys been highly esteemed IN
/ -he south. hes a late found considerable Is
J vu-. and large quantities. of il are -ow
/ SHIPPED no-fh t-G-l she NifclnlAs En3 Caro-
] Inns Moses are used 10 s cc-yiaeT2tae eN-
4 tent. toa. The tAvor!tes Amcnc these .o-
I 5rApery Sni decoration are the grouu5 7ire
I Of New Jersey and the various club masses.
1 Florida moss Is s2De:iuass used. ma two
wears Reo sre2; quantity Of il was SHIPPED
! nofih bat il has roi found any great favor
! On eccount Of its sonher coaoTlnE.
WHERE THE HOLLY CONES FROM.
Holly ana mis;letoe sin hold the Place of
! chief favor. though they have bad - admit
/ many hDmtlcr pants 10 their company. Holly
Z and l-uTel are both gathered chiefly il Ds2s-
I ware, MARYLAND. Virginia end the Ca-ollnss-
4 Il Is packed in big s.xtesn-ioot cases just as
] il Is piske3 and is shipped from The nearest
\ wharf Or railway station 10 oe sold cut IN
sl-l hucchss O. ths rlt! streets. O1e New
York dealer last wear sold 1909 eases 0! holly
slSne. Holly requires more care than some
o. the more hardy greens. IL must os stored
il cool. "a place ans sqr.nklsd vita water
every DAY unil il Is ready fer shipment
Most of the Others s-e merely sprink-e5 Thep
they are cut and &re Piled up in thF mast
convsnient spot When ready for sAip1aen.
they are doused with snalding water. which
Is allowed TO freeze ana Is 10; ihavei out
again until they Gre placed On sale
IL may be q intsres: 10 know thai ot she
/ English ulisileioe 50 consqicuously dis
plsyei on our streets sbout Christl!-s time
not ooe-;enth really comes from England.
orchards Of Worcestershire ami Lin
collshi-e, from which the English
misileioe is obtained. h2ve nearly ex-
hausted their supply. Most Q! the mistletoe
h I
mandy. where II is SO thick that the farmers
/. look upon il 3 e nuisance Some American
, misilstos, from Delaware ana Virginia, is sold
every year, but il IS generally regarde3 ss IL
: te-iO- 10 the imported article.
Il IS difhcult 70 compute how much the
, great American pocketbook Is called upon
10 pay for the EreeasTy Of Christmsstide,
For The trees about s. per hundred IS usually
paid to the wooismEn who cuts them. Il
some places 8 dollar CT two must be added
> 10 This reconpense 10 the land owner,
: They retail &; from Is cents 10 IS each, &C
y eoraicg 10 size and quality. Out ot thl:
5 difference in prices comes The profit Of the
: wholesale and retail dealers, and the cos
? Of transportation. Princess pine, 50 much
T used for decorative purposes. costs $50 PEI
{ iou in New Hampshire, ana freight ADDS
> nearly S25 10 this One dealer used oysl
, ten IONS Of this last SEASON, that !; forms
3 no small item by itself Holly brings from
> 500 TO SIPS per case. and the original COS
? Of misilstoe is entirely swallowed up b!
] the expense Of importing il About 500 cEse
E we're brought into New York last year, and
= il sells for % cents Z branch, this singh
d item In the bill must have amounted 10
2 round sum. Altogether The American Peopl
n probably spend not less ;hsn IS ,053 900 70
5 Christmas greenery- Most pers3ns Will ,
e inclined TO believe that il is worth this sur
Z IN the brightness and good cheer il bring
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