Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1876, Page 9

CHICAGO LRIBUING THE WORLD, fts Preparations for the Christmas Holidays. - Things Proper for Gifts on Such { Momentous Occasions. The Honorable Custom of New Year’s Calls to Be Strictly Observed. Mairimonial Adventures of the Week—A Lively Time Among the Clubs, i A ) NS v Social Events in the Suburbse= The Surprise Parties Not Ended Yet. R Latest Batch of Parisian Novelties--- Wonderful Things in Dresses. ETCETERA. CHRISTMAS AND THE HOLIDAYS. Some one once wrote an essay against the observance of Christmas, advancing many in- resious srguments to show the folly of giving snd taking presents on that day any more than’ onymonsly, for who would dare, cyaic though Je might be, to face the whirlwind of juventle indignation that would be called up by the roposition to abolish the most cherished of the holidsys? Doubtless the writer was some cub of an old bachelor without any home ties or as- gocistions. If he had happened to have lived a few centuries earlier he would by his instincts bave been a fit companion for that dry old stick Eermes Trismegistus. No; there isn't any present prospect that Christmas will fall futo disfavor. Young and old are slike enlisted in its cause—the youug, because they derive {rom it fun, toys, and lots of nice things; the old, because they can for a :{ whilethrow off the restraints and cares of life <4 nd participate in the geucral good-will and in ={ thejoys of yonth. -3 . Does any one doubt but that the older people 5 arein entire sympathy with the day and its tra- ] dtions? Do they not tell over and over agan i thestory sbout St. Nicholas, until they almost really expect to see the obese yet agile old gen- tleman come sliding down the chimney, some- what sooty, but full of liberality and heartiness? 1t may be that they did go down-town Saturday sfternoon, and buy an everlasting number of sleds, and dolls, and jumping-jacks, and a China g (with & gilt rinl and toe motto, “To Our . Shnay * inscribed all over one side of it in rich Iden flourishes), and splendid toy-watches ith long chains, and pounds and pounds of sweetmeats; and mavbe they did havea bill made out, and have the whole cargo of presents st home, with an immense black C.O.D. written on the parcel; that does not necessarily binder them from eptering into the entbusiasm of the moment when the little ones pop their eres on the contents. 1 i To judge from the appearance of the streets . yesterdsy, one would think that the city had : . been gacked by the communists, and that a gen- .. el distribution of property was taking place. ZEverybody seemed to be carrying off bundles from somewhere. A look into anyof the stores onBtate or Madison strcets would have been enough, though, to convince the unknowing spectator—providing always that such a phe- nomensl person could be found—whence all the | property had been obtained. All day the great ] tradepalaces on those streets were crowded with jostling, anxious buyers, and before their combined attacks the piles of goods saunk and wanished. The storekeepers smiled. There was a procession of ladies on the side- valke, and it never came to an end. In that procession were mingled all kinds of dress, the poor and plain standing out still poorer and plainer in contrast with tbe velvet and silk robes that swept past them. It wasajoint parade of Varity Fair aud Poverty Tlat. Two boys, evidently brothers, were hurrying down Clark street, hand in hand. “Itell you what, Jim,” soid one confiden- tally to the other, you jes’ buy me a sled, and I'11 get anything you want for yow.” 4] . It wasa perilous moment. The elder hesi- tated. “You kuow,” continued the first, *we needn’t tcll ’em anything about my Lknowing an);tldng about it. _Come, won't you?'" - “ Joe,’? at length replicd the “oldest, * they ain't nouse. None of the rest of them knows what they’re gomg to get, and L ain’t going to ’ 'phg mv;s on’em and tell you what I'm going 1o buy. - What can an old rag-picker want of Christ- mas? Many citizens bave doubtless observed atsome time or other an aged crone groping about the strects and alleys, bearing on her bent whoulders an enormous bag. She is one of ihe notables of the rag-picking fraternity. The mutations of the weather scem never to affect er, a5 she is out 1n rain and snow and sunshine alike. Now patiently scrutinizing a dirt-heap, now scrambling after & bit of paper or rag'that 4 journcying on the wings of the wind, now stiing on the edee of the sidewalk and staring with colorless old eyes into futurity,—in every ug‘ent she1s picturesqne. Vhat does she want of Christmas? Why. no oneknows but that she may hide under her rude and forlorn exterior as tender a heart as erer beat. It may be that in her little hovel ou Burlington street there may be heard a childish voice and a little step pattering on the boards. Isits grandchild, whom misfortunes of squalor and wretchedness have left in her are, or is it & waif, drifted up by the great sea of life to her door and ever since guarded and orided for by ber? It doesn’t mutter. Only, when this poor old ng-picker, aiter a day’s tofl, walks up_snd down in front of a confectioner’s on Madison street, hesitatingly, and now end then stopping Wlook around s if to see whether she were waiched, evidently something extraordinary is going on in Ler mind. Supposing that, finaily, | sheseems to muster up a vast deal of courswe + 2od enters the brilliantly-lighted and gorgeous- i Irhued ahop, and then actually buys a dime’s ! Worth of candy, including a candy doll, at lcast , inch long, then, indecd, one must conclude s that pomething is up. i 7 Thereismousein following her to her r ¢ and noting the joy and brightening of the eestaused by the production, one aiter.an- i* other, of the swcet treasures, with the addition, :] perhaps, of 2 tin bhorn painted red inside. The + . drag-picker will have her Christmas anyway. Then come the holidays. There is a prospect ©fa grest deal of fun, but socially the week will ‘Probably be dull,—as dull, perhaps, as the past One has been, There has never been a time dur- 10z the present sesson when so little has been Boing on inthe higher social circles. Parties are despairingly scarce, and the few that bave Teported are of the strictly family-and-in- timatefriend order. Notwithstandingthe brill- 122t example sct a few weeks azo by one of the avenue magnates, there does not secm obeany inclination amongz society people to Inifateit. Club meetings are prosperous and _Iroquent as usual, andin them the younger find the recreation denied to them by the Older ones whose houses remain closed. = 4 Amg%’esfionlusheen made that should be eeded by the voung gentlemen. Some of them, sad'to relafe, have fallen into the repre- Bensthic habit, of roing 10 the clul-parties night night without being accompunied by ont of form’and giunce divine. “Stags,” as_they e ronglily called, are getting to be more fre- Quent than js comfortable, Coming thus un- ccompanied, they are ensbled to skim around the ball-rooin aud engage the most cligible Iadies for their mes, while the young Tt possessed of suflicicnt manhood Lo bring & Ellalong finds himsel left in the lurch as re- the latter numbers of the dance. This advantage has been taken so much lately %t0cause u heart-sick and disgusted sodety man to send to the Society Editor & lonz . Itterop the subject. 1ts lengih probibits its - m‘:&"‘ Buta word to thie wise should be Already it is time to begin talking about New. Tear's, before the echoes of the;Christmas carols, died out upon the wintry air. It is slmost any other. Naturally the author wrute amn-, certain that we will have good sleighing, and, hnv_lnz that, there will be a great deal of calling. More than ever before, some ncople think. That, howerer, is mere guess-work. There is certainly no good reason for discontinning a custom that has kept its place in good society for several centuries. About the only motice able change in the .custom from year to yearis ite growing formality. There is an effort on the part of the highest classcs to make the New l\“e:_x; .r; l:(t;u:pl.musdmon: n_lr_ld more sclect, and 3 more yo 3 mindablhm ressy. That is hardly com- ‘or this year the indications arethat full dress will be'considered inaj i ladies or ‘;.rdgntlemcn. cod nanaroiiste fob kithiee in accordance with along-standing usage, THE TRIBUXNE will publish the %{st of L’Ag\l[eslfi‘%o in- tend receiving caliers New Year's Day. It shoald be understood that the greatest care will be exercised in_making the 'list ready for publication, and -only people of good: standing will be allowed representation. . Notices should be sent in as early this weck: as .possible. The list will be published next Sunday, and once :lx:‘lg.gd.E\’mston and Hyde Park will be in- *“Whenever I eat a bad dinner,” sald thejolly Abbe de Tourville, *“I think of the poor souls in purgatory.” Ashe always took care to be provided with the best of food, it is to be feared that his thoughts did not often wander- to- wards the condemped souls. The :dinner is an important clement of Christmas-Day, and one which inthe estimation of the children ranks mext to the gift-finding. about turkey would, of course, be appropriate in this conncetion; but in deference to the many ood thiugs that have been said_so often in ooks and papers. the subject is_dropped with the merest mention, It is to be hoped that the poor devil and the rich saints may alike dine satisfactorily; that thedreams of innocence may be fulfilled’in_aheap of presents and a happy time all around; that nobody may be sorry and everybody may be glad. Youtl, live on! Hopc, fade not! Vanish disappointment and care, and inward grief! And from the sepuichre of the yearlet us pluck the flowers that are still fresh and fair, before they wither, and fade, and pass away beyond recall, ETCETERA. GRACE CHURCH SOCIABLE. * The second party of the Grace Church Mite Society was given at the residence of Mrs. Ed- win Walker, No, 655 Wabash avenue, Monday evening. Hand & Freiberg’s orchestra farnished music for the company, among whom were the Rev. and Mrs. Locke, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Walker, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Mayo, Mr. and Mrs. Hitcheock, Mr. and Mrs. McElros, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Sidway, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrenius Hall, Mrs. Tatum, the Misses Sharp, Miss Clara Huater, Miss Nellie Bickford, Miss Lucy Fleet- wood, Miss Dora Hunter, Miss Mary McElroy, Miss Alma Kemble, Miss Kate Tatum, Miss Carrie McElroy, Miss Effic Rean, Miss Louise Kemble, Miss Mamic Fowler, Messrs. Stanley Fleetwood, E. T. Sumwalt, . Fred Eent, James B. Bowen, James F. Olcott, Arthur Hauxhurst, YLeonard E. Reibold, Fred R. Tattle.. William Oleott, Brant Walker, Ed Walker, Charles Hun- ter, and others. SURPRISE CLUB. ‘The second party of the Surprise.Club was given Monday evening, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reed, No. 501 West Adams strect. Among those prescntwere: Mr. and Mrs. Perionett, Mr.and Alrs. F. L. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mason, Dr.and Mrs. T. W, Brophy, Mr. and Mrs. Barnhart, Mr. and Mrs. Durand, Mr. and 3rs. Cole, Miss Julia Richarc- son, Miss Nellic Sherman, Miss Belle Danolds, Miss Maggie Owens, Miss Clara Miller, 3fiss Johnson, Miss Walton, Miss Perionett, Miss Metta Johnson, Messrs. E. Brown, A. G. rd, B. B. Brophy, Mr. Bines, J. 8. Chard, Walliam Miller, A. G. Nasmith, Bartman. Thonext mecting will be Jan. 8, at the resi- dence of Miss Walton. No. 224 Ashland avenue. CHUBCI BAZAAR. The Fourth Unitarian Church held their holi- day bazaar and promonade concert Tuesday evening at Carr’s Hall on_Cottage Grove ave- nue. The room was crowded with guests who hifilfly commended the goods on sale. The ladics deserve special mention on account of the ficeness and variety of the goods. Frel- ‘berg Bros. discoursed their finest music to the many young people who danced until after 10 o’v.-locg. Amonz those present were Dlisses Wilson, Miss Purdy, Misses Church, Miss Gif- ford, Miss Gill, Misses Cleaver, Biss Gray, Miss Brown, Miss Clarke, Miss Hogane, Miss Lewis, Miss Holland, Miss Towne, Miss Church, Messrs. Clark, Gray, Stanton, Weare, Babcock,, Church, Wilson, Jackson, Mick, Percil, Barnard, Heath, Mainiere, Swett, the Rey. Mr. aud Mrs. Sunder- 1and, and Mr. and Mrs. Babeock. AMATEUR DRAMATICS. The Shakspearean and Thespian Clubs united at the residence of 3Mr. T. L. Andrews, on Ash- Iund avenue, Tuesday evening, in rendering the tragedy, “The Gumester.” Following was the cast: Beverly. Mr. Charles Wathen Chase Stukele: AMr. . M. Hale Lewson Mr. Fred Barry "Mr. X1, A¢Elroy JAF. Arthur Lesley 2ir. Frank Davis s Kute McCollock Miss Helen Barry Miss Mary Stuart Sadie J. Holden gave a birthday party (thir- teenth birthday) at the home, No. 20 Aberdeen street, Friday evening. About twenty of her little friendswere present. A nice supper and a merry time was had, lastine until midnight ‘All were bappy as children usually are at such festivitics. AINOR 8OCIAL KOTES. All Saints’ Churchrave 2 social cntertainment Tuesday evening, at Martine's West Side Acad- emy. A birthday party was tendered Friday night to Mr. Sam Witkowsky at hisfather’s residence on Twenty-sixtn street. The members of the X. Q. P.G. Club met Thursday evening at the residence of Mrs. Fan- nie Shfl(fcn. No. 305 West Monroe strect. Thursday cvening the Young Ladies’ Guild of the Episcopal Cathedral met, at the residence of MMrs. Henry Sweet, No. 423 Curroll avenue.. The silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Degenhardt was celcbrated Friday, Dec. 15, at their residence, No. 512 West Madison street. Mr.and_Mrs. John V. Clark entertained a company Wedncsday evening at their residence, No. 120 street. Hand & Freiberg provided the music. PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Dulaney, of Fort Scott, ‘Kan., are visiting Mr. J. T. Williams. Mr. apd Mrs. ‘A. D. Lamb and family have taken rooms ut the Palmer House for the win- ter. % e Miss Mary McKay, of Lounisville, Ky., who b A iNe gicst ‘of tho Misses Sharp, No. 1396 Prairle avcgue, for several weeks past, re- turned home last Tuesday- THE CLUBS IN evxézr. 5 " The Queer Club micets Wednesday evenl at the r%sldcm:e of Mr. C. Hill, No. 113 Park avenue. Our Friands gave evening at Bournique's. wuished the music. E ‘The Pall-all Club gave a third pacty Thurs. day evening at the Gardner House. . The next of the series will occur Jau. 4. The ladies of Unity Church gave a pleassut pmyc Wodnesday. ev)enlng at Martine’s North Side Academy. Apother party will occur Dec. &0 The 8. C. C.” was entertained by Mrs. Mor- tou Monday evening ut her residence, No.™ 471 West Washiogton strect. Fitzgerald’s orches- tra furnished the music. COMING GLUB PARTIES The Clifton House Club will hold another reception Tucsday evening. The annual ball of the St. George's Soclety will take place Feb. 1, at the Shermau House. The Woodruff Hotd Club will give their second party Monday evening, Christmas night. The next mecting of theRiverside Social Club will be at the howzf'on the evening of Thursday mext. “Fhe third reception of Orfental Consistory w?uhri Dec. 28, .t? the Asyluin, No. 76 Mouoroe strect. xt ty of the Idle-Hour Club will beflfiliai‘el:len St%i\.roline’s Court Hotel Monday evening. i te Francaise de I’Harmonie de Chicago wxfio:i:e fhelr first annual ball at the Uhlich Block Saturday evening. vanhoe Club will give the next party “'ll.lhl':di] cn-fing' at the rcsgildence of Mrs. An- drew Pearson, No. 79 Park avenue. Hclectic Club of Evanston will give 2 Th(‘l, Ccnven:!nl arty ‘Lucsday evening at the Tesidence of Mr. William Blanchard. o ual reunion of the class of ” C'{lh.e Ss.‘:c?vlfiil ;:nhcld at the Mattcson House, Wednesday evening, Dee. 27, at 8 o'clock. s to be given by the La Favorite ec::‘l‘:{yp:r:ivt mm? evenlnyg will be_ude of the wost brilliant souial events of the holiday sea- a third party Wednesday Hand & Freiberg fur- Something - son, The attendance promices to be unusually zi';l'ege, and the Iadies will probably appear in I Prof. Carr will give a holiday reception Monday evening at his Academy, at the corner of Wuod and Lake streets, aad also Monday evening, Jan. 1. ‘The West Side Receptlon Club will give a party Monday evening. Christmas nxgm.g"rhls will be a full-dress party and the attendance promises to be large and the party a success. MATRIMONIAL. HOUGU—GILMORE. At Trinity Episcopal Church Tuesday evening were married Miss Hattic C. Gilmore, daugbter of the late Addison R. Gilmore, and Mr. Willlam T. Hough, of the firm of Hough, Hunter & Evavs. - The attendants were Miss Hattie Furlong and Mr. George Wheaton, Miss Minnie E. Bweet, of Detroit, and Mr. Willlam Bristol, Mies Isadora Gilmore, of Ialamazoo, and Mr. Joseph Graham. Messrs. M. Nugent, Morton Sterling, and W. Lockey acted as ushers. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Sullivan, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Des Brisay. *At its close the Rev. Dr. Sullivan presented the bride with a copy of the “Book of Common Prayer,” in’ accordance with the old custom of giving a prayer-book to the first daughter of the parish married in the church, ~ . The reception followed &t the residence of the bride’s.mother, ' No. 1411 Wabash' avenue, and was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Mac- donald, Mr.and Mrs. H. H. Willtams, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Leach, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stearns of Rochester, Mr. and Mra. L. B. Stowell, nee Bamilton. Mr. and Mrs, R. H. Cooley, Mr. and Mrs. Wolf, Mrs. Col. Mulligan, Mrs, L. M. F. Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. Hough, Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Grew, Mrs. . F. Whitman, Rev. Dr. Des Brisay, Nies Alice Nugent, Miss Moreuce Root, Miss Alice Mulligan, Miss Eugenc Griswold, Miss Hattle Bartyn,, Miss Florence Nugent, Miss Birdie Hough; Messrs. Henry Hough, Theodore Wood, T. Worthington. Jr., L. Dozzett, C. N. Bishop, E. Strader, William Gilnore, John ‘Whitman, Joseph Bristow, and cthers. SQUAIR—JOHNSON. Thursday evenmng, at No. 232 Park avenne, were married Miss Lizzie W. Johnson, dnughter of the’ Rev. 1L H. Johnson, and ir. Fiugh nair, - 'he presents included a_silver and cat-glass pickle dish, from Mr. Daniel Booth; silver but- tor dish, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith; silver com- Dination water scrvice, Mr. Alexander Squair; two large panel pictures, Messrs. Ransom ant Mapes; hiandsome casy chair, Mr. Danicl Squair; ofl painting, rom the artist, Miss Goudy; writ- ing-desk, and six volumes-of ** Half Hours with the Best Authors,” employes of John Alston & Co.; case of silver nut-picks, Mr. H. J. Colvin: brouze clock, Mr. Alexander McQueen; silver and blue vascs, Mr. and Mrs. Ghormley; ivory brush. comb, and toilet-glass, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Squair; silver and cut-glass card receiver, Miss Addie Holmes; pair of clegant flower vases, Mr. and Ms%. John Alston: complete toilet-set of blue satin and lace, Miss Kate Inniss; black sillk suit, Miss Annie Davison; seal set, the 'fl!st of the i ; solid silver napkin rings, Mrs. Gaylord; silver and gold card receiver, Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford; fruit set, Mr. and Mrs. J. Klein; bronze vard standurd, Miss Gracie E. Wells. HATFIELD—HARRIS. TEvanston witnessed a notabic wedding Thurs- day afternoon. Theparties were Miss Hattio A."Harris, daughter of Bishop Harris, of the M. E. Church, and Dr. Marcus P. Hattield, son _of the Rev. R. M. Hatfleld, of Philadelphia. The ceremony occurred at 1 o’clock, and was at- tended by a large number of friends, aumfon whom Were Mr. and Mrs. A, E. Bishop, Mr. an Mrs. J. 8. Harvey, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. O. H. Tiffany and daughter, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Ed\\':lrdfi‘Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Dean, the Rev. Dr. Luke Hitchcock, Jr., W. H. Pond, Mr. and Mrs. Orrington Luat, the Rey. Dr. and Mrs. €. G. Trusdell, Miss Nena Lunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, Mr. H, A, Ware and sister, Dr. Tobert Tilley, Mrs. S. A. Kean, the Rev. Dr. aud Mrs. H. Aylesworth and sister of Providence, R. L, the Rev. William A. Speucer, the Rev. M. M. Parkhurst, the Rev. Dr. Jutkins, Mr. Morley Rean Ar. Fred Clark, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Hat- fleld, of Philadelphia, the pacents of the groom, Miss Emma Hatfield, Magters James and Harry Hatfield, Mr. and Mrs. William Deering, Rev. Dr. Basliss, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Pitner, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Pitner. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Sew- cll, Mr. und Mrs. John E. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hoag. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pearson, Prof. and Mrs. H. 8. Carbart, Mrs. Gov. Beveridge, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Shepherd, Mr. Elf Gaze, Jre. Underhill, Capt. and Mrs, W. N. Brainard, Mrs, A. J. Brown, Mr. Robert Brown, Miss Jes- sic Brown, Master Fred B. Sewel}, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. M. Raymond, Rey. Dr, and Mrs. 0. Marey, Mrs. Col. W. Bramard, Miss Hitchcock, Miss Belle Brainard, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Hitt, Mrs. Arga Brown, Miss Ella Prindle, Miss Emma Prin- e, Mr. and Mrs..John A. Pearson, Rev. Jobn Crist, Miss Lulu Bannister, Rev.. Dr. and Mrs. Henry Bannister, . Mrs. Prof. Donaldson, of Delaware, O., Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Farwell, Mies Jennie nyder, Rev. and Mrs. R. D. Shep Derd, Rev. Dr. J. B. Weatworth and daughters, Dr. and Are. N. 8. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Queal, Proi. D. Boubright, Mr. M. R. Harris and sister, cousms to Bishop Harrls, Solomon Thatcher, Jr. 3 There were no attendants, Messrs. W. H. Har- s aud D. P. Donelson acting as ushers. Bishop Harris and the Rev. Mr. Hatticld performed the ceremouy, and after the usual reception the | couple departed on an Eastern tour. COMING EVENTS. The wedding of Miss Birdie Easter, daughter of the Hon. J. D. Easter, and Mr. Walter E. Haskin will be celebrated Monday evening, Jan. 1, at the residence of the bride’s father, in Evanston, and will be a brilliant event. . WEDDING NOTES ABROAD. & The wedding troussenu of Miss 1da May, con- cerning which there bus been so many news- paper squibs, has been appraised at $3,000 for customs, and the'duty on the same is $4,200. Between forty and #ifty articles are embraced in the trousscan. Thenewspapers are remiss in one respect, though. They don’t fix the wedding- day when all this finery is to be aired. The Hon. George C."Gorham, Secretary of the United States Senate, was married Dee. 20.to Miss Efliic E. Bassett, oi Washington. Presi- Qent pro tem. of the Senate Ferry and Mr. Flogg, principal journal clerk, acted 25 groomsmen. 'here was a very large attendance of friends ab the church. - _SUBURBAN. OAKLAND. A very pleasant surprise party was perpetrat- ed on Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Cherry, at _their reci- dence, No. 4205 Langley avenue, Wednesday. The guests amused themselves by dancing, cte. A fine supper was served at 10 o’clock. There were preseut Mr, and Mrs. James Cherry, Mr. and Mrs. Cummings Cherrv, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Cherry, Mr. and Mrs. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Goodrich, Mr. and Mrs. Hanson, Miss Tillie Cherry, Miss Katle Weed, Miss Nel- lie Wron, s May Cassell, Miss Lizzie Cassell, Miss My Hanson, Miss Tillie Watson, Frank Weed, William Cherry, H. Rich, L. L. Ewards, J. McQune, Frank Wauglop, Fred Blackman, aund C. Carson. 2 ; The Homelike: Cliab met at their hall in'the third party of thei serics of partics Wednesday evening. This was_ong of the most 2njoyable of the scason, and the Odd Fellows’ Hall uever saw a scene of lite:and merriment before. The grim skull and croesbones -looked down from Their places aud sunled. The next dance will occur in_ two weeiks. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mr. aud Mrs. Dr. Pease, Mr.aud Mrs. J. B. Ferris, Mr. and Mrs. Hutl, Mr. und Mrs. Davies, Mr. and Mrs. Dunkley, Mr. and Joice, Mr. and_Mrs. Standeivg, 2 Jackson, Mr. aml Mrs. Williams, Mr. and . Lundberg; Miss Fulton, Miss Orsean, Miss Hall, Miss™ Frisbic, Miss Sayles, iliss Dunklee, Miss Wakelee, Messrs. Kenett, White, sud Fry. MORGAN PARE. The Chicago Fumale Colleze gave ‘Thorsday evening, in the College building, a voceal an instrumental as well as literary cntertainment. Tl exhibition was gotten up for the parpose of aiding in the provision of a library for tue Col- lege, and accordingly therewas an admission fce of 50 cents. The attendance was large. The whole entertainnent was faultless, and the vatrons and f{llenfls I;f ,the College, t‘h!ah.}v leased with the evening’s amusemen {)nclr departure. A special train left A Park at 10:15 p. m.. The Jeading s¢ event of 5 of course, the marriuge of Dr. gL P. Hatfield and Miss Hattie, daughter of Bishop Harrls, which was fully reported in THE TRIBUNE of Friday. 4 Next in fmportatice comes the Leap-Year par- ty miven by the lady members of the Social Club Thursday evening, which was complete in all its appoiutments, although decided upon but & fow days previously, and reficcted credit upon the Jadics instrumental in carrying it through to a successful termination &t an uoknown the next morning. A number of invited guests e zocond part The Q. E. D. Club is to give at the rui&i‘;nwmol Gela Julius White, &u Evanston, esday evening. The Eclectic Club met at Mr.J. M. Lyon's residence last weels, and_will indulge in & C(.‘l"l— tennigl entertainment at Mr. Win. Blanchard's Tuesday evenins. Evanston society is pleasantly agitated over the announcement that Mr. Walter E. Haskins and Miss Virginia Easter will be_wedded New Year’s evening. Both arc popular and promi- nent in social cirdes, end the preparations mak- ing indicate much pleasure for those fortunate En{’l“gh %o}yc‘k\ngdcln I,;: the marriage feast. Mrs. T. F. Wheeler Is making a brief visi Watortorn, N, ¥ brief visit at Miss Jo Meade has again taken up her resi- dence in Evanston. 5 m(l}’cn. White has departed upon a brief Eastern MIGHLAND PARE. Stegu are being taken to secure Central Hall for the mectings of the Hizhland Park Social Club the coming season. o Club, although only & year old, a membership of over . fifty active members and own 3 complete set of stage scenery, and their dramatic entertainments last winter was the icature of the amusement season of the Park. -The first social gathering of the Club this winter will be held this week at the residence of J. M. Platt, Esq., and a general good time i expected. READ AND BE WISE. HOLIDAY NOTES. The new bangles have bells attached. Cut-glass inkstands are still in demand. Real thread-lace necklaces are in vogue® Bohemian glass toilet fets are very pretty. Fire-gilt cribbage boards are exceedingly neat. Russian-leather playing-card cases are on sale. TFor thimble-cases Swiss painted wood is used. A pretty tablet is made of gold filagree work. Bon-bon boxes are made to represent cucum- 8. glsiuez guipure lice collars are pretty for little 5. The novelty in dolls’ furniture is the high chair. All kinds of worsted work are in great de- mand. ’ Glass vasea set in gilt stands are pretty and cheap. Glove boxes of Russia leather are mounted in silver. Umbrellas this season have unusually fine es. Since the Centennial, mosaic jewelry has risen in favor. Elegant boxes of tinted note paper are a holi- day feature. The new penny banks for children are made of rattan ware. Tur?uolsa Jewelry, set in steel or silver, is much in favor. Gold pencil and pen holders are 23 much in demand as ever. A rather large toyis a meghanteal organ,which plays twelve airs. Chinese papler-mache waiters are useful and sacceptable presents. Embroidered suspenders and smoking-caps with Persian embroidery are shown for gentle- men. A handsome present for a gentleman is a cij eue] match-box, und pocketbook of tortoise- L Pretty standing picture frames are made of shver au, with ornamented roses and forget- me-nots. ‘Hair recelvers are made of silver or gold card- board, with colored silk bags and satin ribbou pleatings. ‘The new Christmas-tree decorationsare zayly- colored artuficial butterflics and isinglass horns of plenty. The fancy chairs for gifts this season are made with the seat of gay worsted work, and heavy walnut frames. A pretty flsh §1ohe has a stand of lavaware, and on either side of the globe two small lava- ware flower pots. Some of the new paper wall-pockets have a piece of the wood cut outy and embroidered monogram set in. Very pretty ;ewcl-boxes are made of mother of pear], with glasstops. The boxesarelined with silk of gay colors. Conch-shell jewelry is in great demand. Onc of the handsomest scts shown has the shell cut to represent roses. . The helmet inkstand consists ofa fire-ilt hel- “met set .on a white marble stand: The helmet lifts and discloses the ink-cup. Fans with white lace flowers embroidered on with gold thread, and the feather edges of the fans tipped in gold, are quite mew. * A new jewel-case is made to represent a table, the legs and sides of silver, the cover of glass, and the box lined with tufted satin. For mourning, an elegant necklace is of onyx. Each picee has a diamond in the centre, and they ate joined together with gold-work. A very handsome “holiday gift is a combina- tion of a card receiver and bouguet holder. The ‘basket for cards is of silver, with & carved silver stem. A new pincushion box is made of white silk, ‘embroidercd in colored chemlle. The sides of the box have white lace pulled on over the silk. The edges are finished with pleated silk ribbon. PARIS. THE FOVELTIES OF THE SEASON. Bpecial Correspondence of The Tribune. PaAR1s, Dec. 7.—As the season advances many poveltics in dress materials succeed each other; but with few exceptions these do not exceed in beauty those which first sppearcd. Among specialties is noticed a peculiar lustrous crépe, whose sparkling surface is produced by tiny dots of embroidery closely wrought, and Which are generally of floss silks, but sometimes of silver thread, ciel-rose, and ivory-satin, have increasedin favor for youthful toilettes, which the most fashionable modistes invariably trim +with lace {n preference to fringe or other garni- ture. Among supremely-elegant dresses at the late solrce given by Prince Galitzin, those of ivory-satin were remaiked as being peculiarly effective beneath lace dresses of the same rich hue, whilst those of ciel and rose formed pregtx contrasts beneath filmy coverings of Spanis! blonde, As the charms of. creamy white and ivory tints are rlnc(fiaflv due to their soft re- flections in candle-light, they generally predom- inate where their cxclusive beauty is thus brought to view, but arc rapldly disappearing from glaring sunlight and that of gas. A BRILLIANT AUDIENCE the opera last. Wednesday even- ing, when *““Robert le Diable” was presented to an overflowing house. The prescuce of Mare- chal and Madame Marechale MacMahon added to the interest of the occasion, which formed a striking contrast to that of the previous Wednee- day, when another miscrable fallure attended the presentation of “Jeanne d’Are.”” The dis-* mal audience who witnessed that performance was Gescrfbed by reporters as attired in m:x:ligo costumds, only suitable for a promenade in’the catacombs, or an inspection of the Column of Vendome. " This opera of M. Mamet has expe- rienced o nournful departure, Dotwithstanding: jts splendid “mise,en ecenc.” The decoratious have been returned to stores on the Rue Richer, and the armor will rust away. M. Victor Masse’s opera of * Paul and Vir- ginie ¥ is still rexcardcd us the greatest musical Seusation of the day, and the creation of I'uul} by Capoul, *narks the ‘most_brilliant~ period of his career. Hecontemplates leavine the stage after the final rendition of this character, and it could not leave it more. fiflllm;)hlnfl], even in the rand role of Raoul, in the “ Hugienots.” M. Masse 15 constantly the recipient of congrat- ulations from cininént cowposers, many- of whom are well known for their Wagnerian ten- assembled dencies. Among these are Saint-Saens, Am- broise Thotnas, Massenct, and others equally renowned. RECEPTIONS are now the order of the day among great and small, many means are resorted to by that struggling portion of the community who desire to keep up appearsnces under unfavorable circumstances, and de- nouements occur at times which are extremely embarrassing. Last week, sn enter- tainment which was heralded with- great eclat, ended in a sineular manner, on account of the ‘hired commodities suddenly disappearing before the door. Porcelain, silver, glass, curtains, snd many necessaries of life which evers housenold is imagined to possess were stolen with the wagon which contuined them whilst the driver waa assisting In carrying an immense lustre into the hall. The goods belonzed toone of the principal agencles in the Faubourg 8t. Honore, where it is imagined that some subterranean depth # now _gfittering with the crystals so mich mourned.” As it was impossible to make other preparations for the reception before the appofnted time, the guests assembled in an ap- parently poverty-strickenhouse. . *” "IN ALLUDING TO TOILETTES, an omission occurred- in not mentioning the new fcorset sultane” and the * Jeanne d'Are,” to which is buttoned & Recamier gkirt. The union of these produces a perfect arrangement for compressing the figure into the smallest compass which Fashion can possibly devise, and as the extremity has mow ‘been reached in this particular, lcnn-u;nnding ex- ‘pausion will po hllv ensue. The *corset sul- tane” is extremely long, and the elastic ‘cein- ture ” whichis ed supports & skirt styled Recamier on account of the scanty trimming formned_of edging and inserting. Surely, we nced a Moliere now to represent the tyranny of Tashion on the comic stage, for there is a wider scope for reformation at the present time than when the ‘Precienses Redicules reconized themselves, Iaughed, applauded, and reformed. & g’um.u.nz. ———— HUMOR. Chemists bave discovered that a purp yell color can be made from the bark of dogwo The pensive mule is not usually regarded as susceptible to pathetic emotions. “And yet ‘he occasionally drops a mule-teer. *‘He’s filling his last cavity,” mournfully said o young dentist, as they lowered the coffin of ‘'his deccased partner into the grave. First Citizen—** And you, too, arc for & war?”” Second Cit.—* Not a bit of it. My brave substi- tute suffered too much in the last one.” Shoc-denler: .“I find we have no No. 12 shoes; but_here is a pair of large 9s.” Cns- tomer: ‘*Nines! Do you takeme for Cin- deriller?” P A Philadelphia shoe-merchant -wrote to his wife that he had become 2 convert to cremation, and shesaid: ! *Go ahead; have your ashes re- turned C. 0. D. tome” . - A Londoner, having read in a Boston paper an advertisement headed ‘‘American Steam: Rafe Company,” remarked that he was glad if the Amcricans had made steam safe company. Detroit Free Préss: Between starting out to find the North Pole or_going to a lunatic asy- lum, the man who selccts the latter roate will have more friends and keep his feet warmer. It wasn’t a bad hit, the other day, when some one eaid, *In 1776 we went to war on account of the Stamp act, and got the nigger; in 1861 we went to war about the migger, and got the Stamp act.” . A visitor at Philadelphia, befng asked wheth- er he preferred pictures to statuary, said he preferred the lakter, as “you Kin go all round the mms‘ but you can't sec only one side of the picters.” Norristown Herald: “Why was g very sick voter on election-dny like Captajn Nares of the Arctic expedition?”” This is an’easy one. **Be- cause lic fuiled to reach the poll.” " 1f thisis not géxe right answer, it is 28 Nares we can come to it. - ‘Two: gallons of whisky were consumed by a colored man before he fully recovered from the bite of a tarantula. It was then discovered that he had been slurfishy awasp. The men who contributed the whisky were too mad to speak above a whisper. - A locomotive engincer, who had just been dis- charged for some cause, gave vent to his spite by saying that it was about time he Ieft the com- pany anvhow, for the sake of his life, for *there ‘was nothing left of the track but two streaks of rust and the right of way.” Atlanta Constitution: The climate of South Georpria is as mild as that of Italy. The only change of appurel that the editorsin that sec- tion make when winter comes is to pin a pod of red pepper to the lappel of their summer coats, and even this is oppressive. Brown, senfor— Well, Fred, what did you see during your trip abroad?” Brows, . junior— “Aw, 'pon m’ word, don't know what I saw xactly; only know I'did more by three coun- tries, eight towns, and four mountains than Smith did in the same time.” The bulldoze_cocktail has just made its aj ‘pearance at the fashionable bars. You must tilt about a teaspoonful of water into the glass and immediately intimidate it with as much whisky as the glass will hold. Then when the count made, throw the water out.—Burdette. Burlington Hawkeye: Messrs. Sitting Bull and Old-man-kicked-by-his-mule - have got into a Dbitter quarrel over the division of the season’s scalps, and M. B. has written to Bishop Whi ple to mect bim alone on Christmas Eve miles t.‘uS" of Fort Feiterman, and sce a fair counf Norristown Herald: Fourteen suspiciouslook- ing individuals, witk carpet-bags were scen prowling. around ' Washington on Wedves- day morning. They were subscquently arrested and examined, and in the carpet-bag of each wis found an entirely new plan for clecting Presidents, and no two plans were alike. New - Orleans Bulletin:: A verdaut - youth who had just lost his board-money at faro re- ceived a dispatch from his father, who was anx- ious about the clection. It ram thus: “Dear Ned, how hasit gouet” The soft youth, who thought the old man had. beard about his los- ings, responded: * Dad, it all went at faro,” - Tierc was man who had 8 clock— His name was Matthew Mears— He woond it reguiar every night For nearly twenty years. At last his precions time-piece provea An eight-day clock to be, And & madder man thari Nr. Mears You would not wish to see. ‘Worcester Press: In the midst of these har- rowing uncertainties as to the result of the Presidential contest, the newspaper paragraphist complacently returns to his matton and pro- ceeds in 2 business-like manner Lo construct a new joke on the basis of a mule’s hind leg. The recuperative energies of the Republic are some- thing wonderful. ‘A juryman was summoncd at a County “Court. - After replying satisfactorily to the several qaestions propounded by the solidtor, he was nccu};tcd, and, in the usual way, com- manded to look upon the prisoncr. After scan- ning the man closely, the unprejudiced juror turncd to the Judge,and in a firm, solemn voice, he said, * Yes, | think he’s guilty.” Rome Sentinel: When 2 man has made a.slip at the top of a flight of stairs, and is carefully marking every bump with an exclamation, ashe slides down to the hall below, it is no time to ask his opinjon'about the Louisiana Returning Board. He cares nothing what the end of na- tlonal affairs may be, so long as his soul is filled with anxiety lest his own end shall be marked by contusions. Calino and a friend are congratulating cach other. They have both been married that day, and the one is vaunting to the other the charms of his chosen one. ‘“Just think,” quoth the friend, when my wife undoes her chignon the ends of her hair touch her ankles.? “Is that all#” cries Calino. ‘“The ends! Whfi" when mine undoes her hair the whole of it falls right down to the ground.” Some years ago, when * going West ¥ was more of an undertaking thanat present, a young maa was leaving his home in Vermont for Iili- nois. Thefamilywere zathered to say farewell, and not without tears. The grandfather took the young man by the hand, and said: “ Now, John, remember the - Sabbath-Day to keep it lioly ; and look out for rattlesnakes, and be care- ful'that nobody steals your watch.” ‘This from that most aristocratic of all English rerfals, the London Court~Journal: By an order of the Lords of the Admiralty, the Admiral Superintendent of the Devonport Dockfard has formally and severely reprimanded an engineer student for replymg to the ‘examiner in a face- tious manner. The student,whenasked, ** How would you proceed to get up steam?”’ answered, | % Tighten your funnel-stays aud reanlnLe your funnel-Iraught, then look up- to our Fatherand say, ‘I am ready to go hoine if the boiler front comes out.’ & w % By my troth,” saith Edmund Yates, * they are merry fellows in the Town Council of Gui- way! Aplan was laid before that body at its last meeting for the erection of u new wooden bridge in Slnce of the rickety old one between the Claddegh and the fish-market. Theen- gineer said he was_prepared to’guarantee that the new work wouid last fifty years. ‘Ay,’ said 2 canny Councilor, * but will you guarantee that we shall be liere to test that pledge of yours?’ ¢Nay,”" quoth the Sccretary, *some of us will have crosscd another bridge.’ *Isit a wooden one, you mean? ‘querivd the engineer. ‘A B]fidfie of Styx, anyhow!' was the prompt re- ply.’ From s few Old World anecdotes sent us by a friend, we give this of Wordsworth: It was sometimes the custom of the poet to ramble about the country in his neighborhood composing poems aloud. The estimate placed on that sort of thing by those of the vicinity may appear by the answer of a poor man who was breaking stones on the Rydal road. A gen- tleman who knew both him” and Wordsworth found him at work one day, and greeted him with, Good momlngl John. What news have you this morningi” " Why, nothing very par- ticular, only old Wordsworth’s broken loose again.” - And when the poet died, a sympathiz- {ng neighbor suggested, as an alleviation for the affliction; that *ihe mistress is a cleverish sort of body; I reckon she can carry on the busi- ness.” The members of the senfor class of Hanover College were very much exercised over the Gu- bernatorial conteést in their State,—~Indiana,— and, as a result, few were prepared to recite on the following day. Among the unprepared was “Judge” Walker, a ereat Republican, and a ‘The “Judge,” mot_relishing the idea of 2 zero, detcrmined to run the chances and recite. Armed with this determination he took his nsnal place in the sstronomical class. Tt belog his turn to_recite, Prof. Hamilton pro- unded the following question: * Mr. Walker, ow do you account for the fact that it takes us twenty-four hours to complete the solar day, while it takes us but twenty-three hours fifty- six _minutes to complete the sidereal day, swhat becomes of the other four minatesi® #\Well,” replied the *Judge,’ solemnly, *there harve been quilte a number of explanations given of this phenomenon, but I believe that t.hfi(ane now geoerally accepted by astronomers is that thesc four minutes are set apart for refresh- ments.”” That, we believe, is the theory main- tained by Proctor. ‘There are people, mostly young and gushing, who look upon newspaper lifc as about tnc pleasantest thing going,—somcthing that makes one feel zood all the time, exceoting when the compositors and paper man have to be confront- ed, and cash comes in with cunctation rather than colerity. Let such read the following tabular statement, setting forth with bald accuracy the experience of an ablc journalist of Texas, and determine whether that man had many lelsure hours that he could give to the “cultivation” of poesy or the higher branches of art: Been asked to drink. Drank........ Requested to Didn't retrac Invited to pa: fishing for pufls Took the hint... Didn’t take the hi Threatened to' be 5 Yz gz By 3 g2 g £ad [-3-33 g En 4 2 YR 2 RER Been to churc] Changed polliti Expects to change still Gave to charity..... 3 5. Gave for a terrier dog. 25.1 Cash on band.... L - 83884, SONGS ‘OF THE SEASON. 'LOOEING POB SANTA CLAUS. Paps, Sants Claus is coming—he is coming soon, I ow, Formy Mainmn says he always comes to see us with the snow, And she says, when he is coming, all the bells begin toring: - Papa, tell me do you think tbat he will bring me anything? See, I've got my stocking, Papa—but T think it is s0 small, For it wou't hold much, my Paps—no, It won't hold ‘much at il Lwill 2o aud get iny Mamma's— will Just go now and see: Won't yon hang it up, my Papa—won't you hang it up for me? Iwouldlike to see him, Paps, for I heard my Mamus tell How he loved ns little children—how he loved us, oh! 5o well: Did you ever see him, Papa? Mamma says he's such a sight; Oh! I wish be'd come soon, Papa! Oh! I'wish he'd come to-night. Little_eyes are looking upward,—little ecyes are ‘bending Jow, ‘While above them and around them fairy visions come and go. Like the soltest tone of music floating o’er & sum- mer's sca, Are the dream-1fke, fairy fancies of achildhood’s Toverie,— Are the dream-like, fairy fancles on the eve of such A day: Blissful slumbers withont numbers follow quickly —fiy away o the far-oif land of beanty—to the alry-land of | B fs, : And come back with loving daty, with a Merry Christmas kiss. Cacauo, Dec. 20, 1876. Joszrm D. TURSET. . A CHRISTMAS CAROL. The Merry Christaws time is here, And let us now our voices raise © To Him who sends us goodiy cheer, Whosc kindness well deserves oar praise. Praise Iim for life, for health, and peace, For richest mercies, undeservias His wondrous bounties ne'er decrease, Though we from Duty’s path have swerv'd. ‘Hisgenial sun has clothed our flelds With Barth's best products, rich and rare; Each acre ample incressc yiclds, And well repays the farnier's care. Pruise Him for loving fricuds, who meet To-day around the festive board ; For these reunions, short but sweet; Forgarners with rich produce stored. _Praise Him that He our lot has cast . Tn this brigat land to Freedom dear, Where foul Oppression cunnot Jast, And humbic Worth has naught to fear. Praise Him that while, on Earope’s shore, Curnage and battle-¢hocks are rife, We are secure from fearful War, From Fumine, Pestilence, and Strife. 0 Season, hallowed by the birth Of Him who died upon the tree, Who defgmed to'share the wocs of Earth, Our souls from Sin and Death to free! Blest day! our hearts with joy are filled, And sicred mem'ries filL éach breast Of friends whose voices now are stillod, Who in the churchyard calmly rest. But let no gloomy thought alloy To-day ot mecty Chrlstmad cheer: While we our goodly gifts enjoy, Let Sadness have no dwelling here. Think of dead friends as **gone before™ To wear a bright, immortal crown; We'll meet thew when our corilicts o'er, We Iny Life's duaty armor down. Cacaco, Dec. 22, 1576. Carr. Sax, CHRISTMAS CAROL. *Twwas eightecn hundred years ago, Tn Betblehem, the records show,. A Child was born, 3 Koyal Babe, ‘And in a lowly manger laid. A Child of prumise, long foretold By proplets in the days of old, He came at last. the looked-for One: "T'was Mary's Child and God's dear Son. O'er Bethlehem's plains a gleam of light Dispelled the darkness of the night, Whilc angels, {rom the realms above, Bronglit down swect meseazes of love. The shepherds, who on earth recline, Beheid the glory 'round them shine. An angel, clothed in robes of light, Appenrs to them in glory bright? **All hail! to you zood news I bring, For unto you is borna King. In Bethlehien, that lowly place, You'll find the Savior of your race.™ And then a host, a heavenly throng, Legan the Heaven-indited song. They sang of peace, zoud will to man, ‘And thos the heavenly mncssaze rang: **The Anointed Child to you i= riven, T'he Jast and best great giftof Heaven: Gonow and worship at Iis feet; The Royal Son of David greet.” In haste the shepherdstake their way TUnto the lace where Jesus lay, And, in the stall with oxen Jaid, 1n Bethlehen they iind the Babe: They see in Him an infant King, And unto Him rich presents bring. Long, long years have passed away Since that sweet Babe in Bethlehem lay; The Lawb on Calvary.was slain, Dot Judah's Lion comes to reigns We've acen His star, and we lave come To crown Him on His nghtfal throne. . G. McCurLocH, Pastor of A. C. Chiurch, 91 Green sireet, Chicago. : . ERISS KRINGLE. ] There's a noble old fellow, with heart warm and ‘mellow, Whose birthplace s the Juvenile noddie, And his subjccts Small are'the children all, From the youth to the pet who can todale; And such i his fame that to hear but his name Makes the biood in each young broast tinglo, For with him draws near the scuson of cheer, The reign of the merry Kriss Kringle. From bis home in the® North every year Bo goe rt : To visit his dear little vassals, - Fur-gloved and far-capped; in a far coat wrapped, And u heavy.fur robe with tail-tassels. Oz e earth Qoes his ride at the glad Christmas e le. i o ‘With his silver bells all in a jingle, u When the snow. gleams whito in the meonshine bright, 3 This jolly old joker, Krisé Eringlo. His round face of red tinge, With iong beard for fringe, - ‘And black eyes of a sharp, roguish twinkle, With cheeks adipose, and 3 rublcund nose, I8 not marred by & frown or & wrinkle. And shing on his back he carries & pack Filled with presents by dozens and single,— . Pretty knicknacks and toys for the good girls and boys, : 5 The favorites of friendly Kries Kringle. His team i# a pair of young reindeer. rare, That can canter as swift as the lizhtning, And yet they will stand st the word of command, — ‘Their lines never need any tightening; And his sleigh, strong thongh slight, skims the snow loose and light, Like over the wave the white-wing gall, il it comes to 8 stop near some tal chizimey-top, ‘Whence descends tho gift-laden Kriss Kringle. Likea witch on broom, he enters each room Without either ringing or knocking; Then will at his pipe pull, while proceeding te sta With goodies each litle cne's stocking, As they hang in 8 row, darried at heel or at toe, From the mantel by fireplace or ingle,— Horas of plenty to hold what is prized mere thaa 2ol The love-tokens of dear old Eriss Eringle. And at daybreak next morn on the still air {s borne The echo of cheering and laughter, ‘When the juvenile eyes espy with surprise The signs of his visit soon after. Then he holds royal court, while in frolic and sport. Their voices in happiness mingle, As the; m]:}:e l‘ba walls ring, shouting **Long live & Kingloon - The mmnx:% of Childhood, Eriss le! Marcorx TaYrom. ) BOSTON. The Chestnut Strest Club. One of the Scientific Lights Holds Forth on Evolation. 5 E I_hp_ Opposition Force at Tremont Tem= - ple on the Same Morning. The Moody and Sankey Tabernacle--Lively Times .- Expected—Betwoen Three Fires. Special Correspondencs of Tha Tribune. Bostox, Dec.- 2L.—The monthly meeting of the Chestnut Street ‘Club took place at Mrs. Sargent’s on an - earliex Monday than has been customary lately, owing - to the holiday sezson. The scientific wave scems on the increase, and Prof. Hyatt In' the chair reading an essay on Evolution, and démonstrating {t by blackboard disgrams, was a curious contrast to some of the purely literary and théological pupers that wers the feature of last year. The Club could scarcely be sncered at now by the practical Gradgrindsas “transcendental '; - for- even the Grad- grinds know enough not to dispute sclen® tific marvels. Tt 'j3_doubtful, lowever, if the majority of the rank and file of listeners— if I may be allowed this very expressive term in application to this very select audience—will en- joy the scientific name as well as the literary or theological. To few people comparatively is it given to understand cnough of the science of cvolution to enjoy hearing ascientific exposition of the gradual growth and .progress of all tha earliest forms of life up to the present. There are & good many men and women who zo and listen’ to such things with any amount of wis- dom in their faces, and with a very little amount of interest or understanding behind their faces. But, todo 2 THE CHESTNUT CLUBBERS Jjustice,I'thinkthere arefewer such listeners than on many other occasions,—at least amongst the men listeners, for men don’t come out in the heast of the morning tosucha clubas this simply to follow g crowd, or to see thelr fellows, or for any other than a real individual interest. ‘Women have plenty of time nsually—that is, the women who frequent clubs—to go for all* the mixed reasons of social following. Butl maintain that the scientific wave pur e simpl is not so attractive to the generally cultivated listener as the union of sclence and philosophy such as Mr. Weiss or Mr. Wasson gives us. Prof. Hyatt very naturally began by stating the principle of Darwinism,—the recognition of 1 progress In the animal kingdom from the lowest to the highest. And he stated the fact thaf there wasbelief in evolution long before Darwir, But the survival of the fittest _hy- thesls was introduced by Darwin. Prof. [vatt declared that he did not agree with Hux- ley in thinking that the views of evolution have been mathematically demonstrated, though there weas extreme probability in the proof. After this opening, the Professor showed s specimen of tne nautilus as existing at present, and explained the internal structure wi& BLACEBOARD SKETCHES. He also passed around a fossil nautilus be- longing to one of the middle geological periods, and another of a still_older period, in which the coll of the nautilus was more unwonnd. From this, step tg step, the theory is carried . on until, through all coils, we get straightened out - at last. Prol. Hyatt’s theury Ln that @& rave may produce any kine of sbnormal growths, but it = cannot alter the race type which it had inherited, and the race must die when it has lived long enough to carry the adult casracteristics into the egg, und cmbody the race types. Tie straight form is the lost of the race. Prof. Hyatt believed in -Agassiz's theory of embryology, which hs also believes supcrior to Darwin's theory of natural selcction. - 7o There was a discusslon, or a talk, alterwards, in which ' MR, WASSON, AND DE. BARTOL, s and Mr. Cranch, asked questions. - Mr. Wasion asked where the lowest form of-life crlzhmted& ‘| and the answer that. when we can prove ant trace the differentiation of species by each step," evolution is ptoved, did not, after all, prove a complete reply. Very modestly, like most true sclentilic followers, Prof. Hyatt took the ground that, though in the present statc of kuowlean sny other theory than evolution s untenable, that, in farther progress. differcnt conclusions may be reached. % . 1t is a Httle curlous that while the evolution-- ists were thus having hearing, and the very sci- ence of materialism up to its latest develop- ' ment being stated, the apostle of spiritnal faif the Rev. Joseph Cook, was holding one of his Monday meetings in Tremont Temple. As one of the religious newspapers recently said, Mr. Cook has the title of Rev. only by courtesy, as he was ‘neyer ordained. He'was educated, [ think, at Yale, and directly afterwards he wis invited to %'end: fora Conererationalist Church | at Lynn. He accepted; but the visiting duties, * the friendly inkings, etc., which ten an fiftcen years ago, even more thin now, wera’ part and parcel of pastor’s obligations . 'WENT AGAINST THE GRAIN of this young disciple, and he at length threw up the pastorate and went abroad to study. TEeolozy and not social life, was his foremost thought, his great interest. In the years that be spent in Europe_he made himself familiae with all the modern German theolozy and philos- * ophy. Whenhe came backto New England a vear or s0 3g0 he began to givea course of lec- tures under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association. These lectures were on * Monday ‘morning, and though I have uever bieard & whisper to the effect, L strongly suspect that they were set on Mondsys st nidday asa little counteructing effect to the liberal not to say radical “heresies " of the Monday Chestaut strees club-meetings, for they take place al- most at the same time, and_are fn spirit and matter from the beginning directed tm.lr:ljum the proving of spiritual law and force against material law and force. & - HE HATES WITH A CORDIAL HATRED the liberalism which is setting up science as the only law and gospel,=—the science that is, that denies Christianity. He maintaios that science and the Bible are in complete harmony. “I am_scicntific,” he declares, *‘therefore I am. “biblical, and because I am biblical I am scientif- ic.” ' One thing is shown in the fact of the in- creasing’ crowds that flock to hear him.on these Monday mornings, and that is’ the .deep-rooted desire that is in people’s hearts to have the spiritual nature—the soul—that the scientific * investigations have undertaken to rout, proved as in entire barmony with sdence itself.” Tyn-* dall himself admitted that he broughtup agafust inexplicable mystery at the end of his invuug'y tions; that he nor no other human being couid | account for the first germ of life. Prof. Morss, only follows this wheu he states with much modesty -that there may be different con- clusions reached in advanciur thought; vet all the same the ieadency — of beientific investigation is mnot favorable to spiritual faith; and it certainly is & matter of rejoleinig if Mr. Cook can bring his culture to bear upon the unfalth of to-day, and show that the scientist's *‘further conclusions™ are even now treading upon THE BOADER LAND OF IMMORTALITT. But Le wow't doit by assailing the liberalism he hates in » disrespectful manner. It is the ¢ liberalista,” really,—that is, the skeptical, as he mneans by the liberalists,—whom he should want to reach before m others. But by the- course of attack, he only repulse them; and add another to the rank of the *Rev. Or- thodox Bible-Bangers,” who please their own followers and nobody else. And with his earnestness, his great powers, Mr. Cook should e able to do the greatest of all things that Is left to be dope at this da uicken the spirit- ual minds of his so-called *‘libernl ™ brethren, 0 that they may get into the babit of looking for and not overlooking the spiritual germ in their following of science. But as the matter now stands Mr. Cook is, though really the sen- sation of the day, not reachine the people or the class of minds that he ought to desire most to reach. And tbe fact that own lack of dis- crimination m classification i3 the reason of this, discovers also another fact, that by this lack he proves himself unrclisble. But he'is in earnest, and his very earnestness in direction in which he{s set is a great thing. Next month when THE MOODY AND SANEEY TABERNACLE is done,and we all go in to hear how the emotions may urera tide of public feeling, - we shail certainly have achance to weigh the défle{enm of philosophy and spiritual faith or theology. ‘The Rev. Joseph Cook and Moody snd S8ankey, alternating with Radical Clubs and free religious. meetings, wheu,“go borrow the never-to-be-for- gotten words of Warrington, * Christ is on the defensive,” will make a livelier etzte of things than old Boston has known for many a day. How it will result, whether in the converalon of us all from our general on-the-fence-ness, or in the general declaration of inde ence, no prophet a3 yet can testify. But of one thing we are certain: that between thethree tircs we not stagnate, or beleft out in the ccide No By