The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19
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TRAD1TION has It that Christ
mas Is peculiarly the children's
holiday. and though things do
not always work that way,
the children do have a goodly share Of
the Christmas fun.
And tbs fun need not be in the least
fashionable. That's q lucky thing,
though perhaps . fashion pase Ia not
exactly the piece for such an admis.
sion. As q matter Of fact the fun
depends upon what the child gets
than upon what the child wears and
depends more upon what the child 10
than upon what the child gets. always
providing the getting 10 not altogether
eliminated. 1t 10 dihicult for even the
blithest child heart and the most
riotous child Imagination to and
Christmas gay when Santa Claus
passes by without even so much a.
hssitatins beside ones chimney.
Non fashionable children viii enjoy
their Christmas treee-if they are for.
tunate enough to have them-quite 90
much a. wet folk dressed Ia the latest
mode. but come Of those latest modes
for children m d~electable. just the
same. and the shops are full Of charm.
ing children's clothes for the tempting
Of mothers. even though the childrsa
themselves may be more interested In
the toy departments.
And apropos Of fashion and toy de-
pArtments and c~hildreu-Ai: three
oos OF tile delightful bits Of detail In
tie showing Of frocks at the Rits.
Carlton Fashion Fets was . small
negro page who carried tho train Of
worthis exquisite bridal sown. He
Wa little. slim. serious faced, clad in
q costume Of white satin and silver. q
huge white satin turban wound round
his small head.
And his dignity! Never did dark
skinned child page wait upon a Pom.
padour with more lofttness Of man.
ner. more consciousness Of his exalted
position and more careful pretence of
Inconsistencies. He divided attention
with the bridal gown and attracted
perhaps rather more than his share.
A large proportion Of the models
shown at the fete were bought by .
retail dry goods Arm far down on
Broadway firm, by the way. that
launched the idea Of showing frocks
on living models in this country-and
there in the big shop the gowns were
shown again. also the original Access
sories. including the tiny negro page
in his white and silver m~agnihcence.
He vas as impressive as ever. won
the same murmur Of friendly approval,
but a few moments later q grownup
wandering into the sacred precincts
behind scenes saw q nice looking negro
woman sitting e the dressing room
door. Beside her sat q small boy In
unromantic norfolk and knickers, a
tiny negro boy crumpled into q little
heap on a chair too high for him and
scowling fercely at all the world.
It was the scowi that attracted the
grownup's attention. but something
vaguely familiar about the thin, angry
little face made her look more closely.
II was the page. Shorn OF his splendor,
he was only a rather frail looking little
negro boy and his serene dignity had
melted away with the white satin and
silver.
isn't this the little boy who carried
the brides train" asked the grownup
in the foolish. toploftical. c~ondescend-
ing way Of grownups.
The little boy scowled more fiercely
than ever.
You did II splendidly." More
, grOwnup patronage. A more ferocious
scowl.
"You must have practised a lot to
learp to do 1t so WELL"
0rownups never know enough to
sesp talking when nobody wants IA