The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
AN XMAS DINNER ABROAD.
WOES OF THE AMERICAN HOUSE WIFE
VINO TRIED TO CONCOCT 1T.

1 hssf W EOretRnern VINO WYNN" ss'fN -
Suletide, Turkey and Minoo Pie and
| Plum Pudding and other Things That
Remind Them OF tho Season nt Homo.
Tho woman who had lived abroad heaved a
mighty sigh Of content
| When think" she said, that am actually
going TO have genuine well regulated Ameri-
' can Christmas, feel like shipwrecked sailor
who, at last finds solid ground beneath his ieeI
| Did you ever live abroad? No? Well take
my advice Don't Living in Europe isn't SO
bright rose color az II Ia painted. Still could
| have worried through my years OF IT, with deccn'
resignation. II IL hadn't been for the holidays,
| in general and Christmas In particular I've
housekeepcr and mother Of family really probes
hcdepths Of despainti she has tried TO concoctan
American Thanksgiving Day or Christmas din
out Of European material I've tried II in French,
and in German. and in Swiss, and in Italian, and
j don't know in which language made the most
| ghastly failure. But rather think the German
| Christmas the least gruc6omc and the ltal-
| ian was the most lamentabc. Perhaps II Is only
| because the Italian experience was the last and
| the German IL the most remote, that they take
| on those proportions In my mind.
"Wc lived In Europe from necessity. not from
choice. That was the only thought that buoyed
| me up when was struggling with the celebration
problem. II ] had felt that was responsible
| for my own mar,yrdom, II would have been bitter
| beyond bearing. My husbands business inter
ests took rs abroad and kept us there. Everybody
said to me- What splendid opportunity for the
children IN learn the languages Poor little totsl
they learned 10 talk polyglot So did l. II l
were going abroad again tho only parts Of the
| languages I'd rub up upon would bc the vocabu-
laries Of profanity. Then I'd feel fully prepared
for the season Of peace and good will ! made
ou' my ,his'mns menu yeSe,uAy, "na Nn." -
realized that all would have TO DO In order 70
make IL a fnct nrcomplishcd would be- 20 send out
| and o,d., ,ho,,,;,rs 7 to,i uno, ,h. p,c,, q, NV
"a, cook "t and went 10, ior She mingled her tears
80 .,''@ 80" oee' '' "''' '
Last winter. az 1 told you VIC were in Italy.
They arc very nice abou, Christmas down there
They laugh and show their teeth even more than
usual, and every one scatters greetings indis-
toe and holly, too and the children 20 about
blowing on the long glass horns that properly
"''"s "'"' ."s"" n' '" n'"e' 3"
was great fun at first hut as Christmas Day came
nearer they began to show symptoms that I
r,Vop'" " ana my ne"i' SANK. rncy e'Neu
and family dinners and old times As for the
he'd =, IN. ,.muy no .,. oron,r and rn,.se,,.dlv
nenu ., ,ne '11us' nv H.' opeh,s ",,n ,'
MY dear he said 70 me- 'wo mus, make IL
=. much M, hor,. No ,o.sth. 1T. h.r.
NJ INV" INV "'"'o q" p"''o,, ~ nov.
genuine American Christmas dinner. lie had
made that same remark for four successive
Cbristm,s s.,.ons and h. hadn't learned ,
s'N ' "' ~ , ' "
Thing from past experience This confidence in
my ability 70 make mnce pies out Of ches,nuts
,nd .,.n,.,,,.s 80, =, liz. ,,.,r, ...L.,
= a ATT, NJ. -, ""' " ~ ,s.s's",
didn ! make any comment What was the useE
It's a good thing To have one optimist in the fam
Nv Rut went ont % m. li,ch., vb.,. Nor,v
was rrcs,Iing Win, Su Charcoal hrsl.t "n''' "0's
Mi Pinnk wants ns a. nave a God American
ch,is,maa dinrn, ,ii !" h"ss 80 i,h ,
ness Thai sh" " recosn,sd a. Bitter wiz" ir"nS Sse
Pm dn,Iin sho ssid bon.,.a.iy 'nh.u,o,
do thrse rahbenn Rvetniians say uphin " th.y
y., IL ~, sS"'V''" "'''n''a''S sa' WIN" hss
we had had the Christmas dinner--oh. yes; wo
il Nnu tno,. ,hnsI 100 rs 90. -. :, ~ W.
one Of a crowd thinks a certain Thing and doesnt
dare say i, Tor fear som, one els may hc bnSgns
an iilus,on "a !, misht ~. az ,,, may RI
BEGAN With the tWrkrr sai,isd fo,,h is sO.,nS
Of the bird. and hnni,a. the chestnut woman
on tho conner who WAS nv guide. pbilso"pSr,
and friend told me NOT n aS ~ ouI h,,nhsy wbn
would, so shs assured me steal my dinner from
wood. No; must 20 20 tho market She could