The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-16

He's here. the man with the wreaths.
Hurrah for him and the wares he
carries,
Oh. know 1t isn't the thing TO
make a fuss over him these days
Christmas has gone quite out OF
fashion, they tell me. It's proper
nowadays to groan whenever you hear
the name Santa Claus, and t's the
correct pose to wish the hideous holi-
day season was over and done with
before 1t has fairly begun.
We are awfully out OF fashion
the little boy and 1. hopelessly behind
| the times. We love Christmas, why,
we can't even think of sleigh bells
without wanting to prance, ana as
! for wishing 1t was over, we'd thank
people with such wishes as that to
keep them to themselves with their
| other gloomy views of life.
| Such felix's don't know what fun
II is to live at all. do they, little
/ boy7 I'll warrant they don't even
Hike mince pie. and the very idea OK
a plum pudding would give every one
/ Of them in6igest Ion for a week.
What they want is tea and toast, or
zwfeback and mineral water. or cock
tails and caviar. Well. they are well
come TO them for all Of US, aren't
they. little boy?
Well take cider. and eggnogg. and
roast turkey. and g. round Of beef,
and mince pie with lots of raisins,
and plenty of good, rich crust. and
pumpkin pie, too. with old-fashioned
| American cheese to go with 1t.
None OF your foreign stuff this
time Of year. Imagine Santa Claus
speaking with a French accent Nuts
and apples. and cider, and oranges,
big, yellow ones. and little fat, comfy,
'r"sh 'ony fellows reddish and easy
to peel. Citron. too, candles and
preserved ginger. and candy. sticks
of It. red and white, and candy canes,
and old fashioned choc" late creams
with a little white button on top OF
them and gingerbread with nuts chop
ned up In 1t, and raisins, too Dear
me, little boy, what world full Of
GOOD things II is, to be sure! Ana
can smell them all whenever | 1ook
ct the man with the wreaths. can't
you?
He's a funny little man. Isn't he?
Sort OF withered and ragged and tired
looking. and yet there's twinkle
in his eve. wonder II he knows
Santa Claus and got those wreath $
right from Santa Claus own wreath
pa den, I shouldn't wonder, would
your
| Hello, there. wreath man, how did
Won leave the re'ndeers and have the
toy trees borne a good crop this
wear? What! Better than ever
Hurrah' and the candy bushes are
fa 'rly bent down with glorious fruit,
all colors and sweeter than ever.
Snow! You're surely going to have
sorr,e # that nv Christmas, aren't you,
wreath man. There may he w
sled. a regular sled with low runners
and screa ming eagle on the side.
End we've got TO have a chance to try
that.
Dolls prettier than ever this year,
p.e they. wreath man? And soldiers,
regiments Of them. T-r-um. tr- UNI
can't you hear the drums. little hoy?
Hark they are faint and far away.
hut gums for Ell that. Hurrah.
Christmas IL coming. Christmas. the
ioIliest harriest gavest. k'ndest. most
generous tine in all the year. Hur-
ran f0- dear cid Christmas and all
that Christmas brings!
show us your wares. wreath man.
That's a snlerdid ferow with the
berries. I'll tata that. and what 81
~'~~'ors green that hollv Ia, One OF
those. riense WHY. we couldn't Al.
p Mite without a wreath in the dining
room window and one for the light
above tho table Festoons? Well.
YES. wen take son'e ~ that. too.
tEu~rah' Wa'l look like the very
hor>e OF the blessed old Santa Claus,
won't we. little bow
We IKE YOU. wreath man. and we
love the thoughts the sight OF sou
hrinrs ~ us. Happv thoughts. ten':- :
.ho"~hts vere~ons thoughts.
| How 10 'he it+lA sewing woman no
WORKED SRI hard 20 get daughter ready
for school 'h@ f,l', how vs. Il going 70
be with Rev Chriet~as? Lives Pill
alone s~raav'Hare. doesn't che. on the
!or Fcor tNat 50 rc-a ton warm?
Invite he~ and her best friend 70
r'n~er At tive hest RESTAURANT IN the
~o'~""o~Hccd Vow can't be there
| Well what NJ thnt: she CON he vow
| e.'as+ i'st tNc Save CAN'T shee go
| and gao tNA ~es+ouroct nav about It.
h-'o q tah'e Soc~~ate@. and send ~"
'''tle sea~'St~nss tn dine IN style Cor
once Won't she he an~cnd 10 show
her friend what Enc f~ieras she has
"n the~e ~ the hie world where rto-
nile we"r real furs and ride in cal
automobiles?
what has hnrouoe Of the old F~a~rh
4 teacher who used to say "hon Jour" 80
cheeriiv every time he came into the
hcuse9 He looked n little male the
; io~. +f-~n sow N,r,r WHY not