The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24

Jolly Time where They Have No Stock.
inRs TO Hang Up for Presents.

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| oo h'uo mermaids playing on the yellow
,s, m'ie island In the North Atlantic,
'oo on up wistfuOy and said:
shall VIC have Christmas trco this year,
nun' hargafe'
Aunt Margaret was amiddle.aged merlady who
oN'ou as chaperonc ana goyerness for young
"o.maos she glanced over her spcctacles,
Gnu rephcd'
your department continues TO be correct
we Will have Christmas tree at Coral Mansc.
All who arc In the swim will be invited"
In hor youth Aunt hargar,t had filed holiday
engagement In Bnrnums museum at New York
one saw many Christmas trees In the metropolis
ana on her return TO her ocean home told tho MGR
people all about them. They thought II q pretty
custom and were about TO adopth
And now, little merm aids" said the me,gov.
erncss "you NAV return IN schoo, a., $50
your lessons IN ss,. ,u 10 ''"o0' and resume
The three little mermnids diyed into Tho b,,o
waves on their v,v 10 Tho I,,,,. ,ca 60, -,
mousse
Aunt Margaret still sat on the bcnch ln,,,,r,
She was knitting gloves. for Tho rr.,r,.,s. a.
No, vs., ha slo',' ,oi 'no mermaids do
they have no s,o<lings to hang up th,, ,sev
". rs. an so eager 10 have christmae tree
N"is'mas eve came. Coral Mansc. which
was an old.fashioned house, with seswced growing
on the roof Was bri,,i.ntiv piu,,,n.,.s n. -
.,.,,,,.., ~, . '"","o''u oy au
o'oo"'oicci apparatus us Old red walls. with
ful light On ,ho ,,.s, a., - "Nn ,nee,
sea eowc,, and ,s,. suhm.,,n. " ,, ma' u.n'n@
.,A &c anu '"o submarine plants In tho
bcrs and other marine vegetables,
The Cbris,mas ire. = haudso ,,,,,. $3.50,
in tho middle Of the drawing room mellow ' witS
~. Eimos lights glittering with star nsh. and
cleaning with pearl Boughs of mistetoc and
punches OF red holly berries drifted hi,her by
.ho Gun stream added TO Its beauty. 1t hung
full OF toy drum Ash tin sword nsb. and wooden
,ss 49, "nu Nn",'s 'no' hoa oeen saved from
,n o, r'V ,, depended ON It's branches 1t had
,ba, opened anS sosed ,S, toy oysee.s
a apa' i ty swan. Toy pirates looked grimiy
smiled hen.stb a.. 10 W anu msimaia oohs
All who we're In the swim locked TO corsl Nansc
sea urshins Dainty mermaids and merry mcr.
butantes noated into The drawing room. escorted
py howl,ng ocean syells Even gonty old mer.
p,et nnu STOUT mcr uo"ngers eagerly Joined the
some Of the mermaid rosebuds looked very
pretty and quaint In Spanish gowns Of the court
Of Isabella, With old India gems and Moorish
levels as ornaments These picturesque COS
tunes had come from Spanish gallcon, wrecked
OF curious appearance, too. were some of tho
met .matrons in poke bonnets Elizabethan rufs,
enormous hoops and gowns OF the Seventeenth
Century. These fashions came from the ancient
wreck oil an English colonial ship. and the stately
ner-matriarchs wore them quite unconscious
that they were not modern
Six Of the hnndsomest young mermaids in deep
hea society. aii danghters oil old blue water fam
lies received the guests. Each had twinkling
green eyes and shining golden hair. caught In
psyche knot with golden comb, They wore
nitramnrne gowns. trimmed with sea foam lace.
and carried bouquets Of choice sea flowers Green
and pink pearls were their ornaments Their
pam.s were: Miss Diana nace, Miss Grace Null
let Miss lille Iarpon. Miss Ethel Bass, Miss
Edith Perch and Miss Sallic Salmon.
The distinguished guests did not come till late.
Among them were Alderman Turtle Of Barhadoes,
Capt Swordhsh. with many battle scars; Sir
Gregory GrampuS genial and pompous' and a fine
old family Of cXtled Spanish Mackerc, that had
LETT the shores 81 Cuha at the close OF the war be-
tween the Initcd states and spain.
-, Nrptuhc' WIN long ioam-Whlte nearu entered
the Manse, hung his crown and trident In the hat
rack patted the SEA urchins on tho head shock
bands win me niue mcrmalds and the ehiIed
Spanish Mackerel. ana said pleasant word to
evcrynodS'
tive me a smali seat " the corner said INC
whale as ne came IN, Ruinng and blowing lie