New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
CHRISTMAS FULL OF CHEER
LAST HOLIDAY OF THE N1NrTrr>-7-r,
CENTURY PASSED UNDER CLEAR
GENIAL SKIES

Christmas again has come and gone That is the
way the holiday has always behaved in former
years, and yesterday was execution -rhara
were many thousands who wanted !, - -.
while longer, and many more who were conter,
that Il didn't. The small boy Of co,,rso -
member OF the former class He urould he -
feotly Wiling 20 wake up every morning TO
Christmas so long as he found his STOCKINGS fulI
Then the poor OF the city TO whom . b,zz
agencies OF charity yesterday gave food ana dr.,,
would also be content TO have the holiday contirT
throughout the next s64 DAYS.
But there is a goodly class Of cs+,zs,s ~, -
wiling thar Christmas should corne ,-, a..,s -
year. and for most logical and practical raasons
Il is not so much a question OF sentiment 1ri+b
them as OF bankruptcy Long before the holiday
these people were fully aware Of its arnrooot rr.,-o
E lawyer IN downtown skyscraper as an ex
ample. About q week before the 9th he notice.
that the elevator boy takes particular mains 70
shoot past him Tor seven or eight floors and then
come al une way back. greet him with a CHEEKY
Good nornin' sab. pleasant mornin' sab vbst
sshf" and then tip his hat before he le+s his oss
senger escape The lawyer If he chances n have
his shoes shined finds himself almost gluA5 to tbe
chair
The oootblaek seems to take much pleasure
n his work that he applies after coat Of noIisb
and hourishes his rag without any visible signs of
exhaustion. The barber, TOO, appears to have found
g long list OF new cosmetics for his customers
face and is 50 considerate as to throw in a dry
shampoo and a face massage. The Office bov seems
70 have sprOuted the heel wings OF a Mercury ana
the waitress at the restaurant has OF 8 sudden
become possessed OF the winsomeness Of a Hehe
II al such signs should fail 70 awaken the lawyer
he viii come across some such SIG, as this at the
door of his club:
But don't forget the poor beII6oys
And 50 all the hearty good nnornin's" the extra
long shines. the various new cosmetics and the
smiles have their day OF reckoning and what is
more OF disbursement But the Christmas of
l-~ou
ptsbly by some. came with nothing but sunshine
and blue skies. II brought pleasant breeze along
TOO. which blew from the south until long after
sundown and drew people out OF their houses for
e walk drive. The day by no means
unTelcome TO the thousands OF poor TO whom II
brought a good square meal The beggar however
much he may be crippled bnghted by fortune.
had reason yesterday 10 crouch IN the street
with extended hands. He needed only TO ask Of
any OF the charitable societies. which gave food
and drink gratis 70 all comers yesterday. and his
hunger would have been appeased.
Al Madison Square Garden II is estimated that
the Salvation Army distributed food for less
than forty thousand persons Commander and Mrs.
Booth Tucker were at the Garden early yesterday
morning preparing for the coming OF the crowds.
In the course Of the morning and afternoon food
distributed n baskets for families who might
thus have their Christmas dinner at home. Many
gloomy OF the tenement district became for
the noncs 6 storehouse OF plenty. and all forgot
the sorTow OF the yesterday the destiny Of the
MORROW. All types OF poverty TO be seen at
the Garden in quest Of basket There was the
inveterate pauper. who would Just as soon be &
paUper not. and the unfortunate whose dress,
though threadbare. was Of fine fibre indicative
OF q more prosperous life that had departed
In the evening the homeless were welcomed. and
they tn by thousands sit down az one great
common board. In the BoWery the crowd forgot
The slot machines, the Pleasure Palaces" the
Partisan Beauties the "Nernaids" and the ''Sea
serpents" for the Bowery Mission and Tim" Sui
nvan's headquarters At the mission between
O'clock in the morning and midnight last night 21so
breakfasts and 100 dinners were served. Dinners
OF were sent 10 rhA
throughput the city. and especially the families
dinners were carried their destinations in deliv
cry wagons
Those who dined guests Of Tim" Sullivan,
however, were disappointed in thing. Tim"
himself wasn't there He his way TO the
41or Springs Of Colorado
Ihe nezsboys were by means forgotten All
p-ho ever sold Extra found a plate awaiting
him, either the dinner given by Frank Tford at
1-yFlc Hall or the furnished by William NJ.
tleiss al the Brace Memorial Lodging House, in
Duane-st Christmas dinners were served at Sing
Sing, as Is the usual custom, and in all the city
prisons The sick in the hospitals who could eat
holiday fare were remembered
Special services held in Of
churches. Al Trinity Church the celebrant was the
Rev. Or. J. N Steele. vicar Of the church. DR..
Steele took for his text Behold I make all things
new
Solemn pontihcal mass was celebrated in St Pat
Tlck'S Cathedral