Bisbee daily review., 1913-12-21
Yuletide in Ye Merru
 England
PREP ARATIONS FOR HOLIDAY ARE JOYFUL, THOUGH EFFECTED BY
 UNSATISFACTORY IN. DUSTRIAL CONDITIONS

LONDON, Dec. 13.-onee more the merry Yuletide is approaching and all England is preparing for the holiday season with all it's traditional plamour 1 and excitement and joyfulness. High ana low, from the King of Bucking. nam Palace to the poorest cottager. is to some extent imbued with the Yuletiie spirit which seems to per. meate the whole atmosphere of old Engiand Yet, in spit of the joyful anticipation prevailing throughout the country, even the most casual observ. CT cannot fail to notice a dominant note Of soberness and the absence of great deal of the customary popuIar enthusiasm in the preparations for the coming feast.
 - Industrial and financial conditions have net been satisfactory this rcar. Laeor troubles and industrial depres- sion have caused an uncertainty of economic conditions far greater than in many years. The high cost Of living, irksome enough in times of prosper. ity, has become an onerous rlrdcn under the existing conditions ami ali are suffering from it's effect. Many thousands Of persons in this city alone are out of work and in otaei. cities the conditions are not much better.
 But, ro matter how hard may be tte times. how dear all food stufs and how slim the fund deseryei. for fulztde merriment, the people of England will not forego their closer. vation of the greatest of all holidays. They will celebrate it on a smaller. Lore economical scale, perhaps. but abandon 1t. never. The averags burgh- CT may find himself too poor this year to afford turkey or roast beef for the Christmas table. but rabbit is good eating and rabbits, shipped rom Aus tralia or trapped in England, are plentiful in the market and rot be. yond the reach of the poor mans purse
 The Kings civil list is quite liberal and his private income is compara- lively large. but his expenses gre tre. mendous and less fortunate in that respect than his subjects, hi. position Gees not permit him to aconoTlize in observing Christmas lt is esti. mated that the aggregate vaiue of the presents which the King sent to rEe various European sovereigns aud their consorts this year is between SS.G00 ala S10,0O0. For several week. the leading purveyors to the cOaci have teen sending selections of their mos; artistic wares iewelry. hina. bronze. ra'ace. where these things wero ar ranged as an exhibit. Then he King accompanied by a secretary locked over the display and selected Jhe srticles which appealed to him. and the sovereign to whom they shou:l 5e ssIt, With Greetings from George B. and l.
 In accordance with time hOnored custom each one of these gifts is packed in a handsome mahogany case. lined with scented cotton wool Spe- cial messengers deliver these gifts 10 the various sovereigns for whom they are intended These gifts represent large variety of objects from pipes and walking sticks to jewelry, from hina or bronze vases to golden cigar or cigarette cases. The presents to the consorts. which are invariably sent in the name of both the King and the Queen. are always some handsome piece of ieweiry, carefully selected by the King.
 But these gifts to the crowned heads of Europe are by no means all the gifts the King has to provide for h accordance with custom the King annually makes Christmas presents to all members of the royal family. to the leading members of his house
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