The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24

40. and yet met so many peo-
MD, With CHEEKY smile we
s.,,sr regular Christmas weather.
W. n What dreams of Christ
u aid that smile and oheer nave
&, Adown the path of years gone
s M, goes, passing by bright mile
80 name is christmas ana
u those happy days is alisht
s.,rt. and brlghtens the eyes as
4. ~ the word that brings the light.
ssu Dsyl Who is there among us
4, not sweet memories OF home ana
,.... connected with the sound oil
s,,ss, who has forgotten the thrill
,.,r with which the stockings. taken
~, inv hands trembling with Gag
"a ayplored with such rapturous
's.,;onsq The bunny, lumpy stock
s.snss broken outlines suggest such
,|tsi things to be found-witn perhaps
y, Mead or toy gun looking out over
sna delicious surprise hidden IN
Y, sne agate or tiny baby doll or
\, ~ ALDEN dollar fished out with bliss
,s,ss there was no expression!
NM n l. the bounden duty Of every
= rad Dickens christmas Carol
n,,mas time. to get ones heart
4 m IN true Christmas harmony, CIV
N spirits of Christmases past a iaiI
.rai our hearts. that are so prone W
Il Max Muller. one OF the worid
tnovn educators, says; II nave oc-
sadly given expression TO my regret
Il. nd system OF learning by heart
en- have gone so completely out OF
s.as Now. | agree with him. not only
4, sensa in which he meant it, but
alh,rs. We learn many things by
~ and love and reverence for
sstuas time is one OF those things. or
M there are Scrooges and Marleys
rshere TO grumble at the day ana
h,hat every idiot who goes about wlth
gy Christmas on his lip should be
Csa with his own pudding and buried
a a stake Of holly through his heart.
N us hope there will always be true
With wholesome hearts In their
zsts 10 answer that Christmas time
I'm from the veneratlon due to its
aed name and origin--if anything be-
Ibng to 1t can be apart from that-is
Ead time; kind. forgiving, charitable,
Annt time; the only time in the long
krar Of the year when men and wo-
IA seem by one consent to open their
ntap hearts freely and to think of
9k about them as if they were really
bv passengers to the grave, and not
pls from other worlds, bound on other
Ensys. and say. God bless it, And
lsN that all who can not echo that
ltntnt may have more than one ghosl
hunt them-and come out of the trial
we'll as old Scrooge did.
As long as there are children in the
ua with their eager hopes OF what
fttmas will bring. their little letters
atl full Of faith in the power of the
. Christmas will bring with it charm
happy glow that no other OF the
tsys OF the year can show. Around
tday has gathered the glow of nineteen
alles Of loving remembrance of the
Aiaay Of our Lord, the Prince of Peace,
~ men all recognize to be, If not the
mcarnate. yet the truest, purest eX-
s's Of man yet given to the race-whose
salnss are surely divine in their high
pure character. Some curious Gus
y aud legends have also come with it.
~ less good and acceptable, but let
Fhlt hold its sway--the spirit of
~ on earth, good will toward men. u
'iispears says:
sae say that ever 'gainst that season
comes,
sIsln our Savior's birth is celebrated
saa OF dawnlng sings all night long
abroad;
nsfis are wholesome; then no plan
cts strike,
charm.
showed and so gracious Is the time.
Margaret H. Foster.
g W. MaScy gave a charming
suas card party" Tuesday after
supplementary to her sister, Mrs
4 Drake of Austin. filling
Na'y rooms with roses ant
.suemums and a bit of green
ssy OF sprays of Southern snila!
wiae proper "Christmassy" effect
MA markers were Just too cute 70
iirs Each guest was given a doll
NJ waicn was pinned on to tn
riss SUI niled by the candies tina
',s, eacn game. and the tiny doll
m y lone hands made, SO by tn
A. games were over the stocking
aelightfully bumpy look tina
e wearer think of days gone b
NJ S;. PACK the sweet thrill o
s,,,n sn which the real stocking
v, o,ed. Thus real Christina
l,enl,, aNained. and the afternoon con
kmss, delight. Mrs. Maxcy's re
NJ ss were In happy accordance wit
y, ~. served Very charmingly. He
E,s.ete Mrs. Drake. Miss underwood
~ pOla. Mrs. c. w. WEIGH. Mrs
b c.,aws!er Mrs. Jennie Hart, Mrs
cssrsell, Mrs. ]. H. Ruby, Mrs. NJ
Mrs. Ingham Roberts. Mrs
s,.,tmis, Mrs. #. Vaughan. Mrs. {
~ H,,s, Mrs, J. p. Galbraith. Mrs
Dsysa'e, Mrs. Frank Goodrich, Mr.,
llhrs mrs. Ivor Wandless, Mrs. z
xasy Mrs mrs 81 Packard, Mrs. r. q
III %rs. y. j. Parks, Mrs. F.. u
NJ NJ Mia Morris. Mrs. G.. +
kus NJ ~ b, A. Everts, Mrs. r. n
w. u,s' X NJ. Hall, Mrs. S. +
N ans y. A. Wilkins. Mrs. j. C
Nj aua Misses Kate Morris. Maria
' Annie Laurie Davidson.
s.rlase OF Mr.. T. Sanford Glib
- oliye Birdean Beadle occurred Q
as Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il. Jone.
III s,a'er, Wednesday evening at
NV. aey II. F. olmstead of Galvesto
kmsl The event was very quiet an
" rs,s. nu Was attended only by fe
y, natives and intimate friends Of Ii
"a Iay home had been TASTEFUL,
~. 'or the occasion With bambo
~ earnetiops and chrysanthe
NJ. especially effective picture be
A 1'sa In the bay window Of II
essm which the simple but imprei
lsisoohhy was performed.
wedding march. TO th