The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
ARE YOU READY
FOR CHRISTINA?
EVERYBODY ASKS THIS QUESTION
EVERYWHERE You
Go.
CROWDS ARE MERRY
THE WORLD AND HIS WIFE ARE
Buying FOR
CHRIsTMAs.
CROWDS ARE MERRY

Have you finished your Christmas
shopping? 1t is thus we are hahoy
In these strenuous Days of preluue
before the grand chorus of "Merr"
ChristnGses' that will nc sung alike
Is the wee little tots VINO can piiot
their tongue with diaicuity throlgo
the iaDyrntn OF m ana - ana By
the .sranufatners and granumotners
VINO are routed out of hed on GER
tam morn iii LeceInDer wnen ola santa
has scarociy haa time to ea,cn ms
breath AFTER his scramble up the
chimney, III crank UP ms machine or
TO MT mis- airsnlp from the roofs OF
iitle old Richmond town.
or course IT ~ going II he Il merry
Christmas. ana GOOD wishes ana Ereee
ings VIII come later. But these give
way before the avalanche of questions
that arc hurried at you on every size.
II you 20 It, church, Your fellow
brothers and sisters as they snake
your nand viii PROFOUND the same old
quiz with the air of an Aristotle. and
III YOU happen to I've one Of those nexit
gent nortaIs who has not even started
an his search for Just little re-
membrance,' YOU plead Your cause
with the eloQuence of Homer. all the
while feeling Ike a Daniel come u
Judgment. If you meet Fonr rr.snus
On the street whether you I've out on
business bent or lust for a stroll with
your best girl or real sutton. which
ever tho case may he. worm not pro-
gresA far till he will challenge YOU
with the OF All conversations here
You may seek the quiet retreat or tn q
crowded thoroushfare, hut ever and
anon will come before YOU the query
Of interested friends, Are you ready
for Christmas"
Tho one absorbing. perNadlng, tn
veloping question nov Is relative 70
Christmas shopping. When Mary
meets Jane she docs not pause To sav,
Hello" but calls out a block away
Ready for Christ, Jane All ms
things ars made" When Fam meets
Will tho same odd atorr takes a
new lease on life with the opening
greeting, Ready for Christmas. VIII o.
People are thinking about nothing
else and doing nothing else bot gee
ting ready tor Christmas. careful
heusekcepers with most exaetiDs
Eamedtcts Let the meat burn ard for
get 10 order the dinner 50 in.eni are
thy on the grand surprise that when
presented 10 John ON Christmas MORN
viii make up fer all past shortcom-
sngs. The Johns In turn are laying
campaigns that IN their immensely and
ntricacy would have discouraged n
caesar, but are US nothing to the Rich =
mond men *ho are waiting to meet
uid Father Christmas on his arrival.
Underneath all this smoke, pr rather
chatter. about Christmas shopping is,
of course. q bright Tire that is hnrn-
ing in eeeryboay's hearts. and, inciden-
tally. In some folks pockets, the latter
resulting In something besides warmth.
4 demure. shy little maid was heard
TO say recently. Il ioSe Christmas bc-
cause all The contrary IaYSs l"aSe
their gardens" and the same might be
said OF the shopping part. which. after
all constitutes u pretty hlE slice in the
Christmas pie. Everybody on the
streets is In good huiaor, aud the
little eod of grius If there hs such
parsonage. IS busy waving his Taud
about through the crowds. ] h* stores
are crowded and the clerks are busy.
bat there 10 time everywhere far q
courteous kindfiness and good chc@r.
The plague Of 'groueh@s ami gEHui-
bles" that so often s.izns individuals
has beer aisp"Iled by the spirit 81 the
season. ard its absence Is nowhere seen
Ia better advantage than in the hust-
iias throagm ON the streets.
Money is rafting around. ms our
f9.aninies would say. fit 10 Kill. and
the merchants are wearing The smile
that won't come of, at least not until q
dull season comes,
Hard earned dimes are following in
the steps OF the n1iti"neiro's THOU
sands, bat the same love of giving IN
going with each When the Yuiettde
has passed We. who are not descend
ants 81 good old Croesas, VIII mediate
truly but without rer1orse over Our
,hristmaa shopping when WILL tiu-