Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-25
CHHR|STNAS DAY
IN OLD GLASGOW
STORE FRONTS ABLhIE WITH
WELCOMING SIGNS.
hike TO THE COUNTRY
day-Houng Men Flock 20
Rural Scenes

day-Young Men Flock 20
Rural Scenes.
GLASGOW, tho commercial metrop-
oils OF Scotland, wiH It's well nigh mil
Hon Inhabitants, can be- chosen as an
Interesting illustration OF tho manner
In which one-fourth OF the people of
tho country spend the holidays Many
days before the store fronts on Aryle
street--a thorOughfare ar busy as any
/ In tho land-are gayly and profuBely
| decorated with holly and oyergTGens.
Above nearly every entrance signs Of
welcome and tho compliments of the
season are exhibited IN holly leaves
on Christmas even tho stores keep
open late. Either side Of the thorough
fare Is a mass of blazing. cheerful light
and there Is a moving mass Of human
lty between. Hut when the stores close
they close until boxing day All the
working people now get their Christ
mas holiday.
On Christmas afternoon the lord
mayor presldcs at tho annual meeting
and breakfast given by the directors of
tho royal infirmary His lordship
hakes speech, after which there is n
distribution OF good things to all the
patients In the large institution. Then
he visits sundry other Institutions for
the care of the sick and poor, where
there are Christmas freeing and feast-
Ing. BY the way, Christmas day is one
OF tho lord prOvOst's busiest DAYS. At
J o'clock, according to annual Gus
toms for years past, he presides at the
annual dinner given to from 5000 to
5000 poor men, women and children
In the city hail. Albion street His lord
ship and the city magistrates occupy
the stage and take dinner with the
poor. During the rcpast which consists
OF soup, beef, an entree. plum pudding.
tea or coffee and fruit, stirring Scotch
airs are played on the big organ by his
band or musicians and his
lordship makes a speech, which is re-
ported verbatim In tho newspapers. II
Is usually a mastery production.
Outwardly the aspect OF the city re-
sembles that OF Sunday Nevertho less
thousands OF people are moving about
The myriad OF riveters In the miles OF
shipbuilding yards along the Clyde
have come 10 the city with their wives
and families and are attending the
matinees or evening pantomine per-
formances that have already been run
ming, These pantomines are feature
OF city life In Scotland during the win
ter. Usually three open at the big thea
ters In Glasgow Christmas eve They
hre rehearsed for weeks before. The
playwright usually chooses as his
theme fairy tale. Jack the Giant XII
ler" IAN Baba and the Forty Thieves"
and Aladdin and tho Wonderful
Lamp" have been favorite themes.
As a rule the playwright retains en-
ough OF the tale so that the young
folks can recognize the characters, but |
taken altogether the production be- !
comes really dramatic burlesque OF
local life and character interesting. en-
tertaning and even eleva,lng to old
and young Actors and actresses OF re- |
nown take the leading parts while |
there are dazzling costumes, magnifi- !
cent scenery and gorgeous ballet .
thrown In No wonder II is that often .
until tho middle Of spring the pan I
TONNES enjoy a continuous run. Lat
terly they become In sense classics, |
for their lihrctti undergo weekly Inn
at tho suggestion Of local |
wits noted for the fund or dry Scotch .
humor they possess, II IL no eNag- |
geratlon to say that these pantomines |
are visited by some persons each night .
all the season through and by others .
full score OF times
Then there is tho usual exodus OF /
young men to the country at Christ |
mas tide II is a common saying among .
Scotohmen that all roads lead to Lon
don, THIS is changed to Glasgow or
Edinburgh studying for the professions
OF law medicine, the pulpit, tho army /
or tho homo or foreign clvil service /
with what hope and pride tho advent /
of the young student Is looked for at |
tho little railroad station up In the |
on Christmas eve or morn /
ingl II he lives on an estate the next /
day he is given a side by hls rustic .
countrymcn In their annual Christ
mas day football match Tho game Is .
usually a stoutly contested one, um- .
prcd and refereed by the hlrd and |
heads Of the estate At the corner Of ,
the field is placed cask of good .
Scotch ale, from which the players .
regalo themselves at half time. Then .
tho game resumes, and tho second half
Is fast and furious, Around the ropes
are the young women Of the estate
looking on with pleasure and discuss
Ing their choices IN tho dance list OF
the evening.