Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-26
ny JOHN

virginia II was not for n day or two.
but for weeks. and in tho pot,icoed
lpnses set among virgin forests the
nHiish holiday customs were car
ia out on Il grandcr scale than tho
"a country had ever known. over
i,ted roada. In gaudy coaches with
rsiiIlions md retinuc. There came TO
a." OF tho big houses all tho resi-
q iIs OF The h|eiEhburhood, invited
r"d uhin"lted. to enjoy tho hospital
Is That waT cheerfully welrome 10
o with leisure, slaves. lands and
money. these firginians considered
TIC object OF Tie To bo happy and
Christmas time the fiesta or the year
From year to year the home where
n~eriinieht relEnrd was changed. In
iie fredericksburg neighborhoDd.
parties were held sometimes at the
home OF william 1'itzhugh. at Hos
robcl.' Mt Charles Cartcr'e "Cleve,.
t1c Srotswood'a Newport Colonel
J iidwcll Lees BERRY liiii.'' Fielding
wis Kenmore" The Naury home
II cleveland" Mt ~"Travclers' Rest"
! 81 owned by W~ash!nston'E mother,
Mary ltail. ana later the home OF the
Z rays. at Chatham. or Willis nm, or
any OF tho many ettatcE. and In the
Itthos River colony Colonel byrd en-
;'rtained al "w MISSIONER
Among thosn who entertained and
IT II record was Squire Ier, a famous
LOST at Christmas tide. The mansion
] use IL act In a grove o! oaks APP
J cached by n road scntineled by tail
'recs. From the from, door. upyning
ON the plllarcd porch. tile passage.
Wy hiscctR The hall. To tho left are
NO great rooms. the folding doors
I tween them open. fragrant with
liar and holly. warmed by bright
IS and lighted by sperm candles
IN silver sticks-all ready for tho
tt1cr.
Holly md Cedar Plentiful.
tho right Is the pyrior. gaudIly
etei. SGT with lowered chln,z-
Z H"rod chnirs AMI Cha sofas. On.
]Fentd with portraits IN oil. drnpcd
Y II running cedar and holly boughs
I = great ioE.hr" burning IN the SIX
! 81 chimney place. and crowded wifh
. dnr and old.
SeXt To this room, tho folding doors
{ Ut except at meal times. !s he
{ irE-room, where the old house SCR
. ~ "'''''"'feaIiy ruie" a dozen
''"'S VINO carry dishes
! And from the Kitchen. set the t,e,e
800 '"'", H''Nvr"ar'' pol'Fl'd
""' '"'h "h"'ef'icfs
""r' '"nh me nest, III" guests
. chose tho .sHt 1.a,f,. H.. t,....- ,
~ ''''e'1"R place. bragg :!
W. i""f" Foa's In siN-h"r {"
"''F' 'he guests. whni"
1870 "S""''' except now ana 'h"'s
80" 49, b"'he'ut. ag!oh OF
Wv ~" ""ose me W's devoted Is
a' ,"e ,S''H' ''''iN" s''A'ut'et'
800 "'"''"s """ paging rretis
,''F' ." "S not L" wear
- ''.''',S ''o"nr' IN "a" y
,',' '''"t"'ht 20 iiehrE
- """''' N"'' GU sometimes -
- -" 'f'rn'S' '"''Hts up u
y" ''"t' ~" "''h ",'ahtti 'hs
. I'm "''s p''''''"'S '"l"
49, ~ ""'H''' hh' many s''NAI' =
wa i"' n''S'A
=. """'" ne ''"''eh'
What n problem FOR IA" housewife
today. to make plac. Tor halt II h!n-
l,,j ,pas,s v.t.,t, ia. ,,a,,g. -,
'."'' '' ,"'u' w"
~ """' ''' WE '"' i'u''''nr'u neh
without. aRd stauic q regiment @:
hoJsts! nut =. IVA. sinIola tncn q,
hi. ,n,,, s.,,,,, r,,. =
'"'" """'' "''t"
The usual ret'nue "a; my mothers
house was fifteen wail-trainci dlninE.
room servants vb,, ,no h.,.. 90.
o,i,i 49,, -
"'!'" WIN 'o"hPo"y. ana as many as
thirty and more sat down to dinner
for days and wc.ks tor.thar,,
nm go az, 60,
i "''c ""s ''..cu w" youth an"
pchnty ana older pcup!c.-ih their
th!rtlas. Brandy decorated the side
hoard ana wir,cs IA. ,,h,a ,.ha,.
49,. - 49, 49,
'u'h''' osS'trs' man, H~cEctaoies'
plum pudding. mincc pie, fruit cake.
wine Jelly. nuts and fruits were p,t.n
In , r.on, ,,,o-,,,, ,.,, 49, ~
-" '"'.' '"''r, MI
f'thlah. made bri!iiaht by the !isht
OF four sperm candies" The food
cnmc from -, ou,xn,o Lu.nn,, ,,,,.
In ,a ns..SsS' 49,. "".'e'
"a "a" 'p'' "'epi''t' WIN po's' ski
TETS ana ovens. over a bed OF Goals.
Aun, Phyllis prepared tho dishes TO
bo cnrrIol bous.u,rJ hv .u,,,a .,,ny
""" ny - '''e army
81 nproheo boys ana Gsris.
~ table the guests tucked nap