The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-11

pst Oniy One In a Huaarta
40 the Prcsiaent-ExPcH-i
Offers Of L.susrs Are Re
frsm Intimate Rriends-t %
CeIehra tioa In GeHerni--@cn
ia Der -olaser Boys Abro 4
santa Claus most app e
ur Mckinley this year w..
of the lease OF the Whli' .
other four years. Bat Do.
the Presidential stockinE
number OF presents Of less
farious In kind. 4 week 1
mas Day they will begin 4
the special lpostman w.o
mali at the Executive b /
loaded down with buuci. !
while many more will be 4
press. The donations tn.
run up into the thousand
prise everything imaginI
paper-Weights 10 typowr
from slippers TO boxes ot
Doubtless, most Of the .
these gifts believe tha.
opens them all himself.
TO themselves tn lmagina
he will experience In iis-.H 4
tents OF their own parti.
Is almost cruel 40 distur. |
Illusion. but the fact Is Oh |
all 10 TO Mr.. Cortelyou t
and are unWrapped by
Those OF them which are /
ticles of domestic useful |
cl0thes-pins or c0ffee-pOts
TO the steward. while such 1
ent tires FOR carriage whsa
h0rseshoes are consigned
man at the Executive ST.
one present out OF 100, viii.
be OF special interest or r-1u
friend. as seen by MT. Mol
gifts Of Liauor Nof . rr
Many cases OF wine and
5re sent 20 the PTCsiGrr
time, but they are invar.8Ur
less they come from p,r
Gifts OF large intrinsic value
declined. In accordance with
tablished at the White TO.
casi0n a brooch set with
about Sl.0o0 was sent Go ..r
BY a stranger. t1 whom Or
returned. Cigars Mr.. Mah
and the good ones be- SmH
Of other kinds are consigned r
attic OF the Executive 81
has become In thlH U.y "a ...
for the most indiscrim.n.-
lot OF old junk that can OBJ.
This Christmas. as usual
ley will have three or -four
and cousins az the Whit, .I
make things jolly. but Oh
spent very quietly. When On.
dren In tbs Executive Man-Is.
hyeller OF course. Queen N..
II an invariaJly rule t. hH (
her numerous gr8udshuIf.
Christmas time as po-sibf
always superb tree with
candles.
Emperor William viii crr
iday in the new palace al p.t
Will be a sleighing party a.
lowed by a festival for mn
imperial family and the hlsI
OF the court. A l8rge nr tr.
Up for the Emperor and ur
there will be seven other f-
adjacent Wild PARK for tho rHH
cd I'm size down % a very ~
Princess louise. For the l4fi. d..
tleDIen Of the court there win .
large tree, on the braucnea sr /,
be hung numerous gifts of "a T..
each one remlndi-am
lent In a teasing way of son
event Of the year. on ar "a
be presents, and the iOril.
held By the Emperor Ia Pei
Millions Spent for Chrisf
Christmas in this couutr-
for months before tho boH
army Of people. and lu This
tiyal confcrs widespread fa
mense sums OF money ars a.
The celebration. Probably t
pounds Of turkey are coHsuu
10 cents a pound. would r.f.
Of S,VD.Ooo. CranbeTTiDs sa. A..
half a million dollars NOR.
surely not an Ov-resliUlf.
that 100000 mlnce pies
AZ 10 cents apieOe these D..
10 H.0e. 900. though in r,
more. II Il he assumed tH
spends 81 for toys %
sOuid be sl5.tO0.tJ. Put r
so.Vo. add another $1,000
sifts, ard the total airaal
rom S0.00DJ Probably il
DOT be an excessive eeumlt.
'i enc Christmas iH tho 20
In the above list might
,eD,ls1 trees at an ayeIa.s
'snts, representing E.CSVa
iitlonal SOJ.JJJ for EruDu
-hfistmas trees come from
'alsam frs being preferred
u thcir pleafaut Od1- and Z
asiing quality 0f the f..
ar OF the country the ru
ee7 Is an important irig..
hem being subjected o. a g
alton. Enough clearing +.
Oom for each tree tV g..
ynmetricaiiy. and iu tg
each marketable size. d
factOr comes. ana. having
landing for cash. orders O..
ed IN bHncnes. Six hundrf 7
" trees each make rSFid
iiS shaps they are trausf.
uts. Some Of them arc
geniy-tWO feet high. aaa
, each. The finest holly. w
'st and most plentiful b .
ON NeW Jersey.
dhF'-IHa- ship for Eurd
The Christmas ship. a.
'ople call iT. sails Tor El
~. December II. by the g.
The last ship sailing "
4ristmas presents and a..
'prepriate TO the season r1 4
lends abroad About that
great Increase ln the mon,
- OF the Post-oniee U-a
ore especially iu the pei
'felsners TN this country . n
kziFy tO money orders.
any small European ta.
phey order Offices. From
ElstoTed letters au8 ulska
2 vessel referred 90. fH.
: being addressed 90 lt.IF
"a maHy registered letter
'lhos sley adopt for The
~ II to poOl their cash. rg
IN perhaps Datiiug tarr
= ieiter With "a single a
.haged one scent Zee d.
money on reaching ifs
''riDgted according to The
'sed.
a"'iern Chrisimas custom
pasan origin. partly Scar
~ ancient Roman. WifH al.