Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-24

-uVilr. thls lf largely trua OF enc
whole Of Great Britain. wales at all
seasons Of the year Ia a great place Tor
tsui't.a hud sraVtisra. especially duras
Christmas. l can account flr ihis nUt
M % other way unicss II " because iht
mIilc tNprtftel in the trad .1rli moi
oiles ~ she prinU4nhty makes f an
.4til sp0t. For weeks before Cnfistm1s
young people meet coach and g.
hcaise appropriate munc. lclroisy nryi
eerrrtds their friends rly Christmas
mpftinE. Only those who cave been
awakened from their sumb.rs during
toe ftill hours % th o. chs Wi.h tht
swt'i melodiuUs sound. tst uunetrs
NOM . Grained chorus D; mixt1 welsh
voices clu 1gprCga.U ta divine runu.
ente and effects. H. silis mems aym.
phthleA 10 their very center and causes
Them % imagine thee are Ns.arirs %
On ahEeiic hist singing pulses 30 The
Redeem To- u the world.
t1lln"lnna are taken.up ,eic day after
thtiHnf1s, Known as boxing Day"
when hundreds ~ ,n1uurs use paI To-
ne chorus.s which are used for rhlr.
nblc purposta
More aims lre given On ihis day IN
Walls shlr Cd ary Other of the year.
Inc Weisa people are also firm h6llsV-
eir 4n STnti Claus. An n'd rIy.fr in
Nalca u. ihlt che bIr1ans - Sin,t
Claus uuEhi " be- Increased Zach ys59
10 order il sg.cn ana bflfhicu che
heitis " he youfv fi'ks Who pigsfiy
look forward 10 the time Of his arrival
III humhl0 and I1lre.c CtmhrianH
chfifimis would indeed b. Csc mtfEc
" hcr vhit from stffn Cl1rs
The picturesque beauty ~ wales dur
ltf '1i I Tide uflJu1i iiy ads 10
IT, p1pulnf ~ ari fimf. t.. holy aud
mintlfiof EruWr there IN rich album.
dince. loo former dlgpnSe Era. lux
w. ihce ma tin u rTn c1 b lga Or
miles at a stretch. The mis,lctoc. too
- very rirf ifnI r. the a.f.n 90 ttft
AZ Wales and IL said 90 be- Intimately
rurri iHi Wih many Auri.Tt 'lri#fs.l.
tons ~ the DrudH. A chief OF one "
"a ancient Wrish tribes o. fiil 10 have
b0in 'l.n VITA ~ ~ n mis;itioc mi
t unc time it WAS held On peculiar ,H-
teen Tor De mlgioil vitiucs. The Gus.
tom IN Waha row D. go Aafg @ 10 thp
ccifnr ~ a hallway uud kiss thc gris
CauEni underneath II.
1nc anlly, ,yccgrccn una miscieiac
ore used more particularly 30 dfcu0itn
chufchff WHh during Chr.r mas. Poe
pie nlal decorate thfir hugfsa wih 81.
Runft beef AL plum pudding are
N vhef urilcifs ~ dit durifSs that
season - To- y.1r and 81 a aynritr
dinh with she ilh ara poor utkr.
a d.illnHulinci tturc % Chi.Him1s-
Tile IN Wa4H ga, a. have hHsure
seated. M hoaudful ~ ylrg one hears
ni,,r ufdnlght chusrnIs eve. The IT,
nruuil r.al rcreuaders ure known ni
waits" 'und | surputr they Wer. given
THIS peculiar cngromfn hHritat n poo
r,e have - wall a year br'lrs hearing
them play nw1in. Thu y1rtilHis nrd
known aa carol singers ana the custom
~ garE Ground Christmas sud NON
Years has htcn tr vogue cvt' since the
second ccffury.
~ buslnchF - suspended during
chr.rsm1a All tbs holidays often last
"a whu'a we w.
well remember Christmas Of iSss
when crowd 81 ~ boys made n tflr
60 Craig y Nur Castle Tor iha purpor.
OF serenadlng Madam PaiH. We char.
tered n large bus and started out about
10 O'Clock ~ nigh; from che town Of
SwauSca. The dlsianns We had 10 travel
was neariy sevcu.esn miles. ON shc
road We stopped 90 aiuE AZ the residences
81 number Of sauircs anu weil-so-do
farmers.
II was about O'Clock In the morn.
lng when We reached she claio grounds
and never snail ! forgtt the scene shat
met our View. The castle Hes In tho
midFi ~ fine mountain scenery, and Is
said TO be the most rJmaunc spot w thf
march. "a relative ~ William the Con-
auror. In the year 1891. u was near
thls place l.lcwelyn. the last Welsh
prince. was KILLED In 1889.
The grounds and walks were M up,
and hundreds Of poupiu, Representing
choir singers. were walking co ana nv
1hs hrr, sluna shat greeted our ears
was the music that came from an
orchestra, with the harp ana fiute pre-
dominating. The music was positively
grand. Thln came mixed chorus. and
then another ana another. II seemed 81
me that there was 10 snd 90 ghe oh0lrs
aud Instrumental bands. l thought "a
myself "ihe madam " surely grttlng
enough music 10 last her for all slime
20 come" hut u seems she didn't get
hH iired. for she applaud,d each num-
Der. ana IN a few Instances requested
more.
After . choir got through a man ser.
want would come on. from behind great
big folding doors ana Invite the crowd
In. Madam Pat;l greeted and shook
hands with everyone. ana | have csti-
mated chat she must have taken fully
ave thousand persons By the hand that
Christmas morning
II was about o'clock when our Choir
Us got ready 60 sing. We waited until
marry everybody had gone. for the
reason shat our leader a haahful young
fellow, couldn't muster enough courage
60 START az while She older ones were
around. Finally We took our position
aud commenced with Jerusalem My
Glorious Home" W. got through In
nne shape. and then We heard the ap.
plnuse from within the grand I'D dwell.
Ing. The gentleman IN buttons came
10 the door, as he had hundred times
before shat morning, and said; Madam
patti desires m. 90 shank you very
much and 70 Invite you all In"
II n needless 20 say We accepted the
Invitation, and would have feli awfully
disappointed had We not received one
We entered the citadel IN single file and
were conducted into mnsi g0fgsous
and spacious apartment. WHORE We mel
and shook hands wlth the prlma-donni
She chattod with our leader a few min.
uies. and requcsf .d that he favor her
with another selection. We did, by rem.
derlng Brlmlsy Rieharda'a LET ,hs
nils ResOund With Song" Then We
were Invited to the Kitchen and regal, Z
with coffee, wine and cake, oranges
apples, nuts and candy. etc. NlcOllne
(Patti's husband, now deceasedD glV-
our leader Ave gulneas and invited him
and all Of Us. In behalf OF the madam
10 come again. n would be an utte,
imposslbllty for me 80 give a descrip.
tlon OF the Interior OF the castle. /
must say, however that was amazed
al what I saw. We reached home In
time for cur Christmas dinners, and Ia
receive the gifts Santa Claus had lef-
~ during our absence. Should you
ever be In Europe during the month OF
December. my advice 10 you IA 20 take
a run over 20 wales. and. my w,rd
for H. YOU Will spend what 1 wonld