The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1874, Page 7

. en | the wants of | How Merry Christmas Comes Year After Year. t with the Children’s Saint. MODERN MATERIALIZATION AJaun | distribute bis gilts, and scarce: NEW YORK, HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBE R 25, 1874. ished Christmas, and What ought to be my Wors | witn ner glass slipper im her hand, here is HOW In charge Of some Yankee poetes: who gather in summer over there at the Isle of These singing giris—Uelita Thaxter, Lacy {oink they KNOW more avont out Shoals. Lereom and we re: children than where they Moke & mistake.” Thus Ni Was leit behind, Assood ashe encou Bluenoses of Canada, however, the saint bean to # Louse was left Unvisited between the Guif of St. Lawrence and Labrador, Even Greeuland and Alaska received alteuUons irom Santa Claus, and thence, without 80 UCh 2s SLopplug to Inquire whether there Was an oven Polar Sea around ¢ orth Pole, he went JY on, distributing Ms gUTs to the exiles of 4 and to rich aud poor among the s\ I do; r. Bat ic was bot until Germany was reached that the work begun in doworight earnest, anu, strange to say, Such Was the activity of Sant that, thougu the clock of Trimity ebures 0 begun to strike when the travel! | leit New York, yet ali the cells in the German Em- pate ae Se. The Fairy Ball and the Christmas Singers. pe CHRISTMAS out EVE. How the Stores Put On Their (Firs. LITTLE GE The Vigil Id ll of the “Bulls” and “Bears.” The Church Music Programme---' Ins i wf MERRY CHRISTMAS! A representative of the HERALD who had been present at the séances of the Holmeses wheu “Katie King” made her appearance and who had assisted in the manifestations of the £ddys, was called upon by the editor to materiatize the genit o1 Christmas, “If the Eddy family can produce apy number of spirits, ‘rom returning braves and Wild-eyed inaidens of the aborigines of America to fine specimens of the old Sclavic races of Europe, there is no reason,” said the editor, “why a splendid young fellow like you should not be on familiar terms with all creation on Christmas Eve.” “I think I can meet your wisues, Mr. Editor,” answered the reporter, “if a suitable cabinet 18 provided.” Here was tue diricalty, Days were spent in the consideration of this im- portant question, and alter long consultations with Robert Dale Owen, the Spiritualist, and Mrs, Murphy, the astrologist, it was determined to pro- vide the reporter with a bottle of old cabinet whiskey and trust the rest to the spirits. | THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Thus equipped the reporter seated himself, on Christmas Eve, ata little round table ina dark je of stuffed chairs and 4 diminutive red sofa, conditions were favorabie. It was not long until bis modest cup had expanded into King Witlaf’s drinking horn, and he, imitating the Merry monks of Croyiand—of Whom it was said at Christmas, They drank to the saints and martyrs Of the dismal ¢ soon as the horn was empty remembered one saint more | kept passing the decanter to the cup and the cup to lis lips till the clock struck the llour of mid- Right. Suddeniy the scene shifted. Old Clement | Moore, looking exactly as he looked in the last years of his life when he was accustomed to climb down the steps irom his old house in the encio- sure on the eminence at Ninth avenue and Twenty- third street, and crone about the neignbortood, Was sitting in the chair at Sam Dyer’s barber shop, aud Santa Claus was shaving him, * as the | reporter came upon the scene St. holas saw hin, | | ‘Then turned with a jerk, And laying bis finger aside ot Ais'nose, And giving a pod, up the chimney he rose. With the disappearance of the children’s patron gaint the vision faded away. The venerable poet | Was no longer in the barber’s chair, The shop Its! had vanished and the reperter was alone with his cabimet and am elegaatly iliustratea presentation copy of Moore's Christmas poem spread cat before him, Whether it was a gilt from Santa Claus or the poet it was ig possible to tell, but on a fy-leaf was written in a plain neat hand, “To Alvin Perry, 1 he loves Christmas lore and reveres Christmas customs.’ The bey tumbied out of bed and, ciptehing th me, rolied back again nen he went to sleep, “Dear old Santa Claus.” SANTA CLAUS MATERIALIZED. The reporter still sat at his tay and his arink- ing horn was filled with invisivie draughts trom the cabinet. He put both hands upon the board, and concentrated his thoughts upon Christmas cheer, when presently there came a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping at his chamber door. To his welcoming ‘Come in” Santa Claus | entered, if notin his proper person, at least ex- tensively materialized. He was completely dressed in fur; bis clothes were soiled with soot and ashes; his long, white beard was fillea with ice and snow; but his checks glowed, his eyes | kled aud his nose glistened as if tt nad been y colored with good old Burgundy, He had a broad face aud a little round belly | That shook when he laughed like a bowiful of jelly. An immense pack was on is wack, and pretty | dolls and cunning jacks-in-the-box and miniature soldiers in full uniform, and barking dogs and ery babies, and mobile clowns as funnyyas Humpty Dumpty, and a hundred other devices, instinct with Iie,” imitating Lady Margaret Howard's toes, 4 Like little n siole in and out | As i ared the light, There were presents for e ybody—even for bad litle girls and poor litye boys. The reporter hesitated in greeting nt Santa Clans ad- vanced, like a frizz!y Forrest behind the footlights, and exciaimed, for me, and [ have come; Uf you dop’t want me, I'l go back again.” The reporter: pretended to recogt his strange visitor, and said to Santa Claus, mn ge Lam ied (o suppose you claim to be You sent not 2 your jan, the spirit o1 Edwin Forrest, bat you are too ¢ Minnt) to be the ghost of amora.’ et us | Rot quarvel’on this night of all others,” said we ola man, smiliog. “i am the giver of good gifts to | children and the bearer of joy to every heart. In | New York J am somewhat celevrated as St. Nicho- Jas; in Germany the good cuildren call me Kriss , Kringle, and the bad ones Peisnickel; in other countries 1 am known by other names, but my mission is always the sa As \o myself, I preter the name of Samta Claus, lor by that name I am more generally known to my little friends,” “1 | am glad you are come, Mr. Claw! an. | swered the reporter. “ludeed, to be entirely Irank with youlhave made these preparations expressly for you. The powers of spirits, as you are very well aware, have late. In the past you were associated with Fairy- | Jand, and i have read @ hundred legends relating | to your annual visits on Caristmas eve, This is a | mater'al age, and since you were materialized at my call | Wish you toexert your magic power to | show me to-night that world of joy which itis | your mission to reveal at every learthstoue in the | morning.” In an fostant the vid man was trans. Jormed, and he seemed @ youthiui aod wn eager | Arie) as he saia:— To answer thy best pleasur to ty, To swim, to dive ride On the curled ct “J gladly accept your kind tnvitation,” said the feporter, and the wo were of with a whisk, A TRIP WITH SANTA CLAUS, ‘the travellers went gaily sauing over New Eng- land in (he traditional sieigh, drawn vy reindeers, waict Santa Olaus always emptoys tn nis mid-air voyages. Though cities, towns end villages were passeu in rapid SUCCESKION ile sicigh did not stop, wreatiy to we surprise Of the rte tymoulit dock Was beneath them, amd it Was plain Santa claus was goulng to pags over the country without | son a single chimney top. “ls not New | 4 part of Curisteudom,"” asked the re. | iast, “that you refram irom bestowing a | $ upon the Children of this rough land?) id gladly ple the childreo,” the old man | OrrOW.WU¥ sad. “bad tae Pilg ERawherg @uaial | thimk ! have no business liere whue their | goose stusled with sage and onions. | way.” | mas a protounder retigious char ‘tm ta pire were still Upon the frst stroke of twelve When the work (tere also Was finished and they hud crossed tie troatier into CLAUS IN ¢ Many Where Santa Claus seemed to raily welcomed tban auywhere There was scarcely & child’s cot Veul an expectant face iil of Visit. In ever nd Santa Claus he a bird, and haughed and cuuckled aad he gully dressed tne tree. He seemed tu know instiucnvely What each child most earne estly desived and did not evea wait to be totd, Sometimes he would lead the reporter to the bed~ side of (be ttle ones aud show hin a pie Nappipess sv compiete as even to touch tue hea 0 rt aNew York Bohemian, O ce, i the coldest ul Prussia, where the snow was deep and crisp, Uke sleuwh suddeuly stopped belore a toy Unue, che dow sat a tue girl, thinly Bpparentiy waiting for Santa Chous Saiul’s tace beatied like a@ woman's as took of his cloak and wrapmiug the child in it fluced a beauttal doll in her !ap, under its folus, “The toy,” he suia, “Wa ed lor a godchtd of Macawe Bismarck, bat placed it where it will do the most good.” 1Ol MlWays lat Santa Claus attended to Christmas duties himselé. Sometimes he gated bis work to oun nO imitated fis and made the distyipution of the ce When such @ visitor takes 3 he is calied’ Raecht Rup , Dut the saint always looked a little ry When he dispatched ope of them on an errand of tms king. Peisni yusipess ought to be discontinued bere altogether, said, to the reporter, “as it was MM America, and the cnildren be allowed to Sieep quietiyin their beds unili t have fled the the Christinas tree. ‘The imagination alWays produces pretuer pictures t such awkward realism.’ Santa Ciaus ned ty Nave become a philosopher among the Phiegmatic Ger Dappy in his work, IN FRANCE AND THE LOW COUNTRIES. As bas beeu observed before, the charch be! Were suli upou the first stroke of twelve when the saint and his companion cro It Was eVideot Chat Santa Claus Was no politician, for he did not stop to sing “Das Wacht am Rhein,” 28 he crossed the historic stream, nor did@he show any Jess Zeal tn his work tn France than in Ger- Many. But he seemed less generally expected, a thongeh be accepted ais Frenen name Noel Without a murmur, it Was plain he was D much of aiavorite. “The French,’? he said, like the Yankees—tbey want to do everything themselves, Besides they do not !tke to acknowl. edve Sauta Claus because be comes (rom Holland, Still you see Lbave done much good here, and 30 We Will leave Doth peasantry and Varisians vetiad us.’ [n the Low Countries, too, the sainc’s work Was quickly accomplished; bat here it seemed tne queer little auan was also a doctor and he healed stX children, as well as made thea happy by means of guts. ‘When T was plain Bishop of Myra, more than 1,500 years ago,” he Whispered in the reporter’s ear, “I brought three murdered ciifidren to ive again, and once on Christmas Eve { supplied three maiilens with mur- riage portions’ vy leaving the money on weir window suis, Tue thing worked so well that I have been making young people happy on Coristuias ever since.” As Santa Claus uttered these words the reporter noticed that they wer crossing the English Channel, aud at the same moment the sleisa ianded its passengers in merry Engisod. stockiugs and decked SANTA CLAUS IN ENGLAND. ne Enguish love Christmas,” said § ut they likeitin theirown way. nta Claus, Sometimes * © * chimneys smoke, And Christmas blocks are burning? heir ovens they with baked meat choke, Aud all their spits are turnin, Old George Wither knew them well, my boy. and there 1s stillenough of the vid leuven In tiem to justuy the saying of the Italians. ‘as ful! as an Huglish oven at Christmas.’ The turkey is an American bird, better fitted for # Dhanksgiving dinuer than a Christmas feast. The*boar’s head, soused, is the disn for me. If you could have seen 1 as { have borne to the tanie ‘upon asi platter aud minstraisye,’ the attendants chant- ing the Christmas carol, which Wynken de Worde | Was tue first to print, pri diftero, teddeus, laudes Domino. The bore’s hieed in hande bring [, With garlands gay and rosemary. T pray you ali synge Qui estis in cor I am sure that in comparison you would pro- pounce your American vird but littie better thaa Weil, iffieed, might tue sprightly Englisn goue betore sing in their day, A ‘The bures heed T understande Is the chete servyce m this iande— and if 1 had time fo stay for dinner { would join the dous at Queen's College, Oxtord, to-day in‘singing the mwodera version of the concluding stanza— Our Steward hath provyied this 9 Tp honor of the King of Biss, Which on this day to Ja Keginensi Atri aput apri detero Reddens lauves Domino, “Oh, there, 1am out of breath.’ ‘The reporter had been listening to the little old Saint in amaze- Caput | ment, but as Santa Claus stopped le said, “1 am notastonished that such a long speech should | caoke you, It had more poetry in 1t than there 1s m the Greek Anthoiogy and More learning than in tue uew “American Cyclopedia” or tue “Book o! Days.’ it took away mny breach, too."’ The oid man Made & proiouad bow and announced the re- turn trip. SANTA CLAUS IN IRELAND. The sleigh had scarcely been turned for the homeward journey when Sante Claus gave a quick start as ii Suddenly remembering something that n overiovked on the way. ne Said, a8 Soon as he couid re sell, ml 80 accustomed to Meeting the Irish wherever Igo that J almost forgot Ireland. It would not do to give the ould sod the go by in that When the pair reacued tre:and they found the Whole population at miduignht mass and the reporter observed that the Irish gave to Curist- er than it re- He saw besides that ccives in any other country. it was every Where a family Jestival, just a8 Thanks- giving ay is the season of family reunions in New | England. In the Catholic houses a wax candle, typi- cal oi the “Light of the World,” was burning, and | santa Clius was careful n0t to touch it while depos- ‘The iuiny bis Christmas boxes for the youngsters. apartments of poor and rich w holly and ivy, but the saint, in attention’ to the absence of the mistietoe, whicn they had seen everywhere in England, jaughtogly suid, “fhe Irish, you see, were never Druid wor- sbippe Joy Was ancontined, but the oid maa ified up his magic glass and the reporter saw many poor Irish wanderers in foreign lands, who seemed about to die us they recalled Keegau’s pathetic lines: J thought of pre: n, my } thonghtot J thought preh of ivy screen; own native cot with 1 f hopes that can't us forever dimmed, And dropp! may burn It was an ‘ower true tale” to many a sad heart both ta aud ous of fr d, and @ tear glisteped i the old man’s eye as he recited the stanza to the reporter af y were again upon their journey. ADVENTURES ON THE WAY AOME. ‘The way home Was not in a straight line by any leans, jor Santa Claus is uot a believer in steam for ocean trave!. A gdod many ont-ol-the- places had to be visited, from the Cape of Good Hope round te the Straits of Magellan, Aus. trail aud South America, the Kast aud the West Inches were ail traversed. the travellers suw the men turned into wolves aud heard them rating agamst aliimankind. In Italy aud other countries mn the South they were almost compelied to joi in the saturnalia. Everywhere mass was hear tie churches were adorned With evergreen. Santa Claus laoghed when he beard the negroes tu Cuba say that tnetr Christmas was goming too, and as he passed he stirred up the biacks, Old and be about betimes to Say ww every early riser, “Mussa, my Chrismus git? The reporter no- ticed, however, that he did not give the white people so many presents tur the negroes as was his custom beore the war, Since leaving Engiand there had been much though the work itself was ligat. But Pennsyl- Vanla Sauta Claus found to ve young Germany. There were half a dozen stockings in every chimney and a Caristimas tree in every house. “At length the Delaware was crossed dnd New Jersey at- tended to in a trice, St. Nicholas was happy aa he came over the Hudson and rested on the chim- ney tops of the metropons. his work, too, was soon euded, and the travellers heard the chimes of ‘Trinity strike the lust stroke of tweive as they | again entered the reporters’ room and seated in the dark circle of the chairs and | je and little red lounge with ine cabinet whis- | nselves key belore them. “it Was quick work,” said the reporter, “And hard work too, for that matter, out very pleasant,” answer: d Santa Clans, that Lt is over, let us call our friends avout us and anticipate the cuildren ail over the World by hav- ing 4 merry tune ourselves.” As he said this be fied @ giass for himself, and, bowing to the re porter, said, “Here's my opinion of you.” lie thea drank it of and lit his pipe, the room beng filed With fairies at each pull of smoke. THY VAIRIE® CHRISTMAS BALL. The scene was ai chanting oue, and Children's dy hashes pices through Ww Seaved om tie pak wana of anoke was Cinderella, | as, DUL he Was none the less | 1} that’s yects of | | | | | er | wand’riogs in the woods among the Molly | D 4 tear on Christmas fires that never more | auld vejore the revels began, and far and | toward # west side market, travelling, | | borhood bright and cheery, and attendant | upon ner in the guise Of the Prince was tie poet jaureate reciting bis dainty verses oa the Sleep. | dng Hedut A little ower tn the folds of ‘he cloud was a Nock of sucep, and littie Bo-peep Was with | them, ber eyes Oiled with pearly tears because their ‘aus were lost, At the secomd pud “Beauty and the Beast” foated amid the aroma of the tor bacco, and the reporter ' azed, Alittie frightened and mush amazed. There too were the Baves in the Wood, Unaine the Gsherman’s daughter and .Kilmeny” and “Litte Betsinda” and ali the beauties of Fairy- land, in one corner, out of the Way of the rest, satJack Horner, Wh his thumb alreacy m the Curisimas pie. Another pull brought all tie princes sung im fairy lore, and old King Cole was amoug them, looking as iresaand lively as Santa Clans bunsel, ‘The Jourch pulf was a moututul of ants, beaded by the OWner of the seven league outs, With piccures lamtly traced in the smoke of Jack and the Beanstalk” and the memoravie acevements of the Giant Killer and a hundred other legends wil realities for onc Tues | disappeared one alter the other, but tne fairs | remained When all the rest were gone. As the smoke diffused Itself over the room the modest apartment Was tramsiormed imto a@ fairy pal and the fairies’ bull began, And now | Old man smoke the iairies danced “througa the magic paiace other figures began to gather apout the poet laureate, While they were still but dimiy seen Santa Claus whispered into the reporier’s ear, “These are the Ciristitas singers who helped me to invest ali th -y joims Of poetry’and ro- mance with thew holilay characteristics and en- abled me to call them forth on the chiaren’s hight. But for these ite fairies would not hoid sca high carnival to-night and be us realistic in | the dreains of the childreu the world over as they | are 10 us. Watch the pictures as they come and | #o and you will recognize many Well-remembered | iaces, Some Of Wuleh you may meet in browdway way day.” the very quielly indeed, and while THE CHRISTMAS SINGERS, | lt was in the halovf the smoke about the poet | jJaureate Liat they seemed to gather, Lu came old | George Wither, chanting | Christinas comes but once a year, then let uy ail be merry 5 and With him was Herr: a3 great a Christmas sibger us te. Other bards gathered aroana them, en sibging his oWh seugs and attended voy prives ol Lis OWN creation, There was a great SU us cach OeW singer appeared upon tne scene, but the greatest commotion of ali Was Wwoen 1t was | seel thus Charies Dickens hud come. He was ful- joWed by a long truin of attendants, Pickwick tak- ing Wie jead and Sai Weller making most of the juga, Vid Scrooge came next, aud With Lim was Boo Craconite towiag tiny tim in his arus. oe little fellow saying,@us ne had so often said be- lore, * Goud biess us, every One.” There appeared So maoy pictures With quaint figures of queer lite tie men aud women, all acknowledging Lim as their master, thac the reporter began to deus | Wheiuer if Was Dickens or Santa Otnus woo was | magician, Other iorms, however. crowded imere, and iast of allappeared tue | le ligure of Wiliam Cullen Bryant, ais | ullaren Of the Snow” peeping out of bis ed over ito France, | pockets, sitieg on his shoulders and nesting in his long white beard, The saint had tred of | smoking, dod as he laid down his pipe the repurter saw Diu > shut his magic glass. Then with tis little tier lock it And stow it deep in his tur pocket, As the smoke cleared away the images disap- peared, aud when tne reporter looked again Santa Claus too was gone. Running to the chimney he Saw the sleign as lt Was Whisked away and leard the saint exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, “Happy Christmas to a. aud to al! a'good night.” ‘he neXt moment he too was wide awake and the children were running to and fro all over the house showing their presents and crying ‘Goud, dear oid Sauta Claus.” CHRISTMAS EVE. SEEING CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY-—LITTLE GER- MANY BY CANDLE LIGHT—AaT AN EAST SIDE MARKET—IN THE BROADWAY sHoPs—FILLIN® HE STOCKINGS. Away from tne wide, thronged sidewalks, the crowded aud costly shops where the people from We uptown streets and the high toned avenues are spending money like water for Christmas giits this Chrisynas eve, away with us to “little Ger- many” on Che east side of the town, where dimes count as dollars, and where, if anywhere, we can | find Santa Claus ‘at home.” What is that blazing and flashing down the street? See those Names swaying In the air, those bright colors; tt looks like a gigantic Christmas tree reachtng to the very tops of tae houses with its festive burden and fasiing lights; but surely it cannot be. Let us come nearer, Yes! we are right, It ts onlya butcher’s sivn, but he gtves notice of nis holiday wares in rigtt jolly jasnion, Pime branches are fastened to the naked arms of the tree; rabbits, poultry, links of gilded sausage and torches are hung all over it and a Jadder reaches to the lower limbs by which thg boy will climb to the very top | and bring you any bit of game you may fancy, | Yes, it is onlya shop in the air, but itis a Christ- | mas tree for all that, and makes the whole neigh- | STRANGE TOYS AND PASTRY, j Smaller trees gladden nearly every corner and eager children press around the open stands and | look with wistful eyes at the tin soldiers and | figures of the Christ-cnild done in candy, German | 1s spoken on every hand and ail the toys and fancy articies are imported direct irom the *Vaterland,.” | Wreaths of art:ficial Nowers, such as are worn at | German picnics, wainuts covered with gold paper, | bears that swallow great slices of meat without as much as a single chew, ‘itue planos with only four keys, men made of prunes, tender papas done in | plaster, carrying obstreperous children in their | avms, and hundreds of other things that are thor- | Ouguly characteristic of the simple-beadedness of | the people who make them, | Whe pastry cook’s shops are an inexhaustibie source of wonder to the uninitiated American. There are gingerbread “giris of the period,” with uninistakable panniers, and their hair done up in immense Water Jalls, covered with nets made by | threads of icing, their. faces adorned with the roundest and most u pressive features, ana there ure vulgar little boys, made of she same | materials, with their naughty thumbs placed | against their gingerbread noses, and, oh! more ' enchanting than all are gingerbread generais, in full uniform, mounted on gingerbread horses, whose trapping ani manes are made of. the Whitest and shiniest 0! wing, Lying temptngly | on the counters are diamond shaped cakes | that crack like shells wifen you bite into them, | but which ure sweeter than the sweetest nuts to | the taste. And there are squares of apple cakes, and little German girls, with long Plaits of light | hair hanging down their backs, paring the apples | with # macbine of Yankee invention, and there | are small boys. not over clean, scraping covoanuts for pies and cakes, The good-natured Germans ‘laugh when we buy hailf-a-dozen “girls of the period” to putin our sister’s and cousin’s stock- ings, and a “vulgar little boy” each for Bob and Joe. | Not the least interesting of these shops are the erockery dealers, What pretvy, grotesque, useful and useless things they display. We pass hastily from the common suowy china fgares of cancan | dancers, ano tne like, and turn to the shelves where | the stone ware is Kept, Such beautuul jugs of grey stone, decorated witn graceful designs in | dark blue, and with substantial pewter covers to | keep in the heat. “There is a perfect wilderness of beer mugs; glass, China, stone, highly coloreu, | simply colored and periectly plain, and bushels of in vie trozen North | lite jugs and bow!s, small enough fora doll and ubique €nougt to sec an artist irantic, IN THR MARKET, Leaving the orderly crowds that throng the streets of “littie Germany” we wander down Whet a change trom the comparative qniet of the German quarte Hager men dash aloug the sidewalks and nearly put var eyes out with their Onristmas trees; lat and prodigal and Jean and thriity housekeepers penh much enlarged of | Young, in our Southern States, $o tuat they might | jolt against Us and almost Knock the breatn out of our voules With tlel great baskets, toaded down with the Christmas dinuer, Surill-voiced venuers | shout tue Inerits of their Wares in our ears, hand organs squeak Guelr joaiest aud torches’ fame their brigiitest, and everyting Is bustle and con {usivn ubout the Market place. Inside the stalls look lestive m their grecus, The butchers make roosters and pigs, gorgeously.adorned, out of lard; Produce dealers make Kris Kringies of their pota- | Woes; jokes are cracked and peals of laugnter as- | cena to the ravers at the least suggestion ot wit. Out through the mar sid Up past the crowded | places of awusement into the heart of Broadway, | Splashing through the mud and slush, gomg over shoe tops at every crossing; but what of thaty We wre out to see Christinas b-ve, and our golostes pat nolselessly on the slippery pavemenis, “ IN BROADWAY. Here, too, in Broadway there 18 a“joyous feeling abroad that ts altopet contagious, ‘ihe benign | oid gentieman, Staggering iuto the crowded omii- Now | bas with hits arms lull of brown paper parcels, juils across the lap of & beaming young girl with a doli’s carriage in ber hands, who, instead ol scowling at his awkwardness, su S @ knowing smile as he gathers his parcels together, The otner pas- Sengers exchange a tow words about Onristuas presents and good nature reigus suprem To make his store as attractive ag possivie ts the | ambition of every trat n. Lights are not , pared tonight. They shed vt ental glow upon the sidewalk and into tie faces ol the eager crowd outside, WhO, regardiess of appearances, flatten their noses arainss tue great panes of plate glass | and enjoy the signta to their hearvs content. Un« lead Your Mind Wy prety Well made Up Lv dd AlMOBL | | rush and coniusion are so great, Now and then you | | folded package curetully in he pocket of nis | mumber O1 fibs that have to ve resorted to for cov- | ful chimes of Trinity took up the refrain, ringing impossible to buy anything on Christmas Eve, the | Wiil see a busgiul young man looking over an | assortment of breastpins, and bearing like & | mariyr tie pushing aud jolting of tue crowds of Sightseers. It is strange tuat the people will leave their present buying until the very might beiore Christmas. Sometimes, however, it is inability to procure the hecessary money earlier, but oiten It | 8 Simply procrastination Let us look tnto this fancy store for a moment, There is a young mechauic ih his beat sult of shining Ulack squeezing a cry baby with his awk- 3 to see [hal Its Works are ail right, )», is a group of little children wio 1@3 01 the cat that awallows the | isa parcel of lads who laugh and titrer at the cow that gives real milk, particalarly | When the giri opens a liole in the back and pours w the licteal fuid, Which she then abstracts In the most appoved siyle. Over in a reured corner Stand a poor jooxtng couple consulting as to | Whether they can pay seveuty-Ave cents for the | Noau’s ark, waoicn tl had huped to get for ftty. | ‘Yo our right is a pleasant looking young man with a rather carewora expressiog about the mouth and eyes, “lease give me two yards of your best wide riboon,’”’ he says to the girl on the other side of tue counter. “What color and what | style, sir? she as “| don’t knew, only give Ine something mic Do you Mean sash MY- | bou she querte: “Oh, yes, tuac’s it, sash | riovon,” and pis whole face lights up with an ex- | pression of pleasure and relies ‘Please give ine | two yards 01 your best.’? Aud he puts the prety | ne threadbare overcoat and walks triumphantly out of the store, But there are places where the blessed Christ- Milas brings no light—abject poverty, hopeless sin and unmitigated mesery, Let us not tarry here, but hurry home, for it 18 thme to fili_ the stockings, FILLING THE STOCKINGS. To get your tmas presents into the house without being seen 28 nO easy matter, and the ‘ rat, and the 1. ering one’s tracks would rest heavy on the con- science at any ovber time. Bob and Joe go stamp ing and whistiing warningly throagh the house for a week beiore Curisumas, and do not dare to go into the girls’ room without knocking. If they | happen to forget and come suddenly 2von Kate | abd Louise, with their iaps tus of Worsteds, the | girls sare like guilty things and cover their work | With thelr aprons anc cail the boys “horrid crea- tures” jor not giving notice Of their approach, | Ot all the lun and preparation jor Christmas there is nothing like filling tue stockings, 1t 1s almost as good as opening them the next morning, There were ten stockings to fll in one family that we know o1; what a jolly time they had! The longest stockings to he found are seiected, the kind that gariers above the knee. First, im: goes the apple, that fills up the toe; then, if there is a smali pres- ent of value—say a diamond myg from mén uncie Tom—that is wrapped in paper Wom it reaches the size of LWO appies, and that ts crowded in; chen cones 4 candy, wrapped up with equal care; and, aiter that, the pen holders, paper cutiers, thim- bie, Becktles, earrings and other things that swell the stocking into the most outlandish and dropst- cai proportions, Such parceis as are ‘oo large to go inside tie stocking are ted to tke outside and add the finishing touch co the work, Where there are $0 Many in tue Jamily the Mung is divideu, to Save confusion and so that no one wil see his own present, very member of this family, trom the Tmotner down to the youngest cond, Dangs up a Christmas stocking, These stockings are put over night 1a the room with the olg fireplace, 60 that they can be hung at the mouin oj the cntmney. | The eifect in the moonlight is singular encugh. | One could readiiy beiieve taut a parcel of oid witches had been flying around the room,on the:r broomstick3 and ad got Stack in going out by the chimney, leaving nothing tn sight but their gro- | tesque dod missiiapen iegs. THE BROKERS’ CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL. DEMONIACAL ATTACK ON BEAVER HATS. Christmas Day is always @ season of insane fes- tivity at the Stock Excaange, for that is the occa- sion which the brokers seize upon to uncork All the bottled up madness of the year up to date, and when it is uncorked che effervescence is realiy tremendous and can hardly be described; and it 1s somewhat more dangerous to witness it than to witness a bail fight or a lion tamer’s ex- bibition, for the average vroser is like an infu- riated animal on Christmas Eve, aad has no re- gard for sex, age, quality or condition. He will have his carnival and tts attendant ex- vesses, Whiie the stone and brick walls that encircle him so safely prevent any interference by the pohce. It bas sometimes been a fashion with the brokers to wear Visors or masks or false Doses, but yesterduy they were contented with carrying the tin born 80 beloved vy noisy boys, anu which is used by the howling gamén to herald the approach of the Fourth of July, Christmas and New Year’s Vay. Eariy yesterday, soon after the opening of the Boara, the fun commenced, and rough iun 1. was. Many of the brokers had drunk | liquor and were ina frame of mind to encourage any kind of deviltry, and not the less on account ol the fact that business is so very bad now in stocks aud the brokers have been taking in very little money and making very tew sales. The first performance of the day was that which in its, nature was intended to throw discredit on all monarchical institutions, Some poor darky who had never, probably, offended avy one, and Whose occupation is that of a waiter, was induced, for aiee of "$5, to enter the stock Exchange and personate King Kalakaua, His Majesty of tue Sandwich Islands, ‘ne wretched darky hud his pockets fied pretty well wita sandwiches, and then, to use the language of some of the boys, “the nigger king was fired into’ the Stock Exchange witn frightial velocity. ‘There he was husti:d and jammed and ite bad his hat broken; a thousand blasts from a hun- died horns were blown at him, into his ears and | his mouth, aud he was lifted off his feet by the rush apd he was upset, but still the crowd bore bim upward, and, as the liquor jiermented in the brokers’ brains, th@mock king bad a un fish born placed in his hand and he was driven to and Iro, and finally was toisted to the rostrum or tribune, and irom thence he was told to address the maddened and jumping crowd below, who were now grunting like pigs and alternately mew- ing like Bick cats. In terror of his life the poor darky was forced to blow his born as loudly as his lungs would permit. Soon aiter an ofgan- grind-r was brought into the Exchange, and was treated in a manner somewhat similar to the negro, and he was hustled and his coves were torn like @ sail before arougn Biscay gale. The frighted Italian was deprived of his breath as if bears had been hugging btn, and then he was “sughtly bounced,’ and had his bair shampooed by a hugh scrubbing brush procured lor the purpose Avout a quarter beiore three the real King Kal- .akaua, with hig suite, entered the building, and Was the recipient of much hilarious discordance, Which was no doubt taken as reaily the heartie!t homage of the assembled board of Brokers toward bie’ His Hawalian Majesty. OLD TRINITY. THE CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL—THE CHURCH WREATHED IN EVERGREENS. “Ola Trinity” yesterday presented a holiday ap- pearance, The body of the church was beantiully decorated with evergreens, and various holy and Seriptural devices in holly wreathed the patnted windows. There were crosses and garlands over Gothic doorways Oo! the interior and lestoons of ivy twined about the massive pillars. Silken banners | emblazoned with Scriptural quotations were | placed in various parts of the splendid building; the pipes of the great organs shone lke goid; the liguied candles on the massive braziers im the chancel gave a festive air Ao that part of the church, and the flood of meliow light that came through the rich windows filled the edifice with rainbow colors, There were prayers in the morning at nine o'clock and aiso in the evening, but the jeature of the day was THE CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL. This took piace at turee o’ciock, and the church Was thronged with the Sunday school children, their Jamilies and friends. The music was truly | fine, the male chossters—boys ranging in ages Jrom eight to fourteen years—singing a Christ- mas carol with spirtt and artistic metuoa, which reflected credit upon their musical training. A hymn called “The Children in the Temple” was sung With organ accompani- ment. At the end of each verse, the beuuti- out upon the winter air like a solemu echo of the hymn within the church, “CHRISTUS NATUS HODIE!? The services were conducted by Rev, Mr. Walker, of Culvary chap and Dr. Hobart, of Trinity parish, the latter gentieman making ap interest- ing address to the chiidren, CHRISTMAS JOYS FOR THE POOR. IMPRESSIVE SCENES AT ST, JAMES’ INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, No more appropriate scene incident to these festive times could have been witnessed than that presented yesterday atrernoon at the industrial School room of St. James’ parish, Rich ana poor | have their joy8 and sorrows, but It would have giaddened the soul of the most flinty hearted mis- | mony most impressive. anturope to have the cheerful spectacle which real benevolence and true Cnristian charity con- tributed to bring about, For over ten years the Rev, Father Farrelly, the esteemed pastor of st. James’ church, who, by his energy and unremit- | ting attention, has worked wonders in behalf of | the charge entrusted to him, has been steadily raising @ Monument to his mdefatigable perse- verance iD @ cause which merits not only the substantial support of the large hearted parish. joners by Whose voluntary contributious tuis | school has been maintamed, but commands earnest public recognition, The main objees of Father Parretly’s insti fH 18 to clothe and edu- cate the chitdren of parenis whose descitute con- aiuon wegudes thg powsiviliy of tem daily | | | supervision, they being compelled to leave them | 18 a8 Jollows:—uUpening, “Shout the giad while in search of employment. With this aim in view over 200 semi-orpuans, so to speak, are carefully trained and provided daily with b- Stantial dinner, without which the poor Wi would be obliged to last. The preservation of t family circie, poor though it be, is perhaps among the most commendable features of this nobie es- tadlishment; lor in the afternoon payents may call for tueir children, gratuttously provided tor, and take them home, he Society of St. Vincent de Paul bas adforded valuable assistance to Father Farrelly. Yesterday afternoon.the good pastor summoned the litte ones to the spacious school room, auc, in gental aud benevolent tones, an- nounced that he was about to make his Christmas presents. A hearty and joyous cheer rang through the building, and as the 800 articles of clothing Were distributed to the poor boys and girls of the parish the faces of the recipients beamed with erautude and delight. But this was oot au. Scarcely haa the enchanted juveniles received their substantial parcels, when Santa Claus, suil- ing more benigniy because his guests were poor, came forward and suowered upon lus cherished litte friends «a perfect hail storm = of charming delicacies, to say nothing of the toys and tricks which go to make this merry ume one of rejoicing at the yamily uearta, Altogether the scene was worta the pencil of an artist, and i one can judge of human faces that of the reveread pastor was the happiest in the room, To-day Father Farretiy in- tends to entertain Nis cherished little friends of the street with a rousing Curistmas dinner, when they wil appear witt all the flush of triumph int anew suitof clothes must naturally pro- uce. MIDNIGHT RELIGIOUS SERVICES. At St. Ignatius’ Church, midnight mass was celebrated after the fashion of the Episcopal church, The atteudance was large and the cere- The following was ghe music rendered :—‘Introit,’”” ‘08th, 1st,’ “Kyrie,” Calkin; Sequence, “Bright, Brigntn iver Light;” “Gioria Tibi”? C..er; Credo," Intoned Omeriory, Rayan; “Sanctus,” Rink; ‘Benedictus, “Hymn” ? Adoration;” “Agnus Exceisis,” Gregorian; ‘..uac Dimutt: sionai, “Hark the Herald Angels.” At St. Alban’s church the first vespers for mid- @d eleven O'clock for the eucharist. bs a Night mass were sun, solemn geiebration of the h music consisted of Procession Maria,” Millard; Hymn, 44, Hom Attwood; Offertory, voluntar 48; Processional, 42; & trowt, psalm, lptro:t, psalm § +; Jioria £201," “Nune Dimittis," P Tne services at The ysecond ‘Credo 3” 100. e Church of St. Mary the th Virgin were aiost impressive, being chants tow and solema, by the cnoir only, Ho instrume music for the Occasion betugs used. The couroh was densely packed, and the most beautiful prayers of the Episcopai Cuurch to Him who died that the world au live were oerei by the olticiating ciergymat CHRISTMAS MUSIC IN THE CHURCHES, The organists of the principal churches wil! have | an opportunity to-day to display tneir talents and the merits of their cnoirs to the vest possible ad- vantage. Christmas and Easter are the two great festivais of the year when music occupies the At- tention of the congreganion and the sermon 1s con- sidered a3 secondary in importance. We appead the prograutme of our leading churches :— ST, PATRIOK'S CATHEDRAL, PRINCE STREET. High mass will be celebrated at the Catn@dral, comimencing at hati-past ten A. M., aod the masical services wil be under the direction of gramme 18 as follow! be nud; Veni Creato , by Stra- At the Olfertory—'0, Jesu Redeniptor,” soprano solo. At the levation— ‘Ave Verom,” arranged irom Mozurt; Vespers, by J. Senmuit. “Alma,” by Est; “Yantum Ergo,” by Spatinte loliowilng are the solo singers:—Mrs. Gtios, so- rano: Mrs. Edenrich, alto; M! Tos%, soprano; rt, Bersin, tenor; Mr. Urchs, basso. TRINITY CHURCH. The services at Trinity church will begin at the usual hour—hall-past ten o’ciogk A. M, The oliow- Ing is the order of service:—Processional hymn, 42, hymns A and M; anthem, Barnby; ‘Kyrie, Schubert; “Gloria Tibi, Hladyh; ‘Nicene Creed,” mass in 8 flat, Schubert; sermo: ofertory, “Christmas Oratorio,” J. 3. Bach ; “Sanctus,”? mass in B fut, Schuvert; “Agnes Dei,” muss in B far, Schubert; *Gloriain Excelsis,” Schubert; Reces- sional hymu, 43, hymns A und M, GRACE CHURCH, The choir at the church consists of the following quartet:—Mrs, W. N. Oliver, soprano; Mile. A. Drasdil, coutralto; Mr. George Simpson, tenor; Mr. John Clark, bass, assisted by a chorus of boys | and men. The foliowmg 13 the Cfristmas pro- gramme:—Aathem, *Behold, | bring you good tid- ings,”? J. Goss; ‘“Venite,” OC. S. Fischer, Jr.; “Glorias,” in F, Berthouid Tours; ‘Me Deum,” in Bflat, Dudley Buck; “Jubilate,” in C, Dadley Buck ; hymn, “Hark! the Kerala angels sing,” Mendels- sonn; anthem, recitative, aria and chorus, “0 ‘Thou that tellest,” Handel; oifertory, ‘“Lhere were shepherds,” James A. Johnson. ST. ANN’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, TWELFTH STREET. High mass commences at this church at eleven A. M., and Dachauer’s Third Mass wit be renderea by the choir, the soloists being Mile. Corradi, so- prano; Mile. Gomien, contralto; Mr. Komeyn, tenor, and Mr. Blum, basso. M. Louis’ Dachauer will be the organist on the occasion. . ST. ALBAN’S CHURCH, FORTY-SEVENTH STREET. ‘The music will be according to programme for Christmas day :—Fi Processional— Hymn 43. collect), Millard. Hymn 44, Hammel. Magnificat (alter sermon), Attwood, Ofertory—Voluntary. Kecessionali—Hymn 48, First and second Celebra- tions. Processionai—Hymn 42 First Incroit, Psalm 93; Second Introit, Psalms. Kyrie, Gloria Tibi, Creed, Sursum Corda, Agnus Pel, Benedic- tus, Gloria in Exceisis, Manuseripi, Sequence— Hyma 43. Anthem—“In the Beginning was the Word,” Allen. Post Communion—'ymn 345. Pro- cessional—Nune Dimittis. Parisian Tone, CHURCH OF 81. MARY THE VIRGIN, FIFTH STREET. At the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, during the high. celebration (naid-past ten A.M.) this day, Huydno’s Imperial Mass Will be given by tne choir and a full orchestrai band, under direction of the organist, Projessor George B. Prentice. TRINITY CHAPEL, WEST TWENTY-FIFTH STREET. The music will be by @ full chorus of thirty voices, accompanied on the grand organ by vr. Walter B. Gilvert. The following 1s the musical pie ate i—Karly celebration at seven o’clock— rocessional, “Shout the Glad Tidings; Giibert, In D; Sanctus, Mozart; Gloria in Excelsis, Guvert, in C; Recessioval, “itcame upon a Mid- night Clear.” Mating at-hal past ten—Proces. sional, hout the Glad Tidings ;” Venite, Hvateh; Psalms, ‘to Trinity Psalter; Service, Gilbert, in D; Anthem, ‘For Unto us @ Cliid is Born,’ Handel; Nicene Creed, Ancient; Hyima, “iark! the Herald Angels Sing; Giorta in Bxcelsis, Gilbert, in C; Nune Dimictis, Gilbert, in C; Reces- sivnal, “1t came upon & Midnight Clear.” ST. PAUL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1177H STREET AND FOURTH AVENUE, HARLEM. — REV. FATHER M’GUIRE PASTOR. High mass at five, and at half-past ten o'clock A, M, Generalli’s mass in G, with “Sanctus and “agnus” irom Haydn’s Second Mass. ‘Tue following constitute the choir:—irs. Charles Hamilton, soprano; Miss A. Dowdall, alto; Sig. M. De Na- van, tenor; Mr, Phil. I’. Sullivan, baritone; Pro- fessor H. Marum, organist, and double quartet. 81. PETER'S CHURCH, BARCLAY STREET. Grand bigh mass at hal!-past ten o'clock. Grand Mass No.1, 1n B flat (Haydn). Solo aad chorus, Onttertory, Adeste Fideles (Noveilo). The choir cou- sists of vhe ge tian rage Mrs. Easton and Mrs. Becker; alu, Mrs. Tobin and Mrs. Jacobi; tenori, Mr. Alves and Mr. Fritch; bassi, Mr. Stoud and Mr. Frost; organist, Mr. David K. Harrison, ST, ANN'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, WEST EIGHTEENTH STREET. ‘The services at this church at haif-past ten A. M. wil! be:—Provesstonal, carols by the children; Venite, Mendelssoin; Glorias, Weber and Fufler; “Ye Deum,’? Mosenthal, in B fat; “Jubilate,” Dudiey Buck, in B flat; hymn 23, sAvison ;’ Kyrie, Dudley Buck; Vidi, Jackson; hymn 17, ar- ranged trom Haydn; ‘Trisayion and sanctus, Dudley Buck, in A; hymn 27; Gloria in Excelsis; recessional, No. 42, ancient und modern. Organist and director, Charles A. Cable. ‘The cholr is com- £ese4 ota double quartet. Solo singers:—Soprano, iss Mary Dodds; alto, Mrs, Mary Turner; tenor, Mr. George 5. Loop; baritone, Mr. 2, &. Henry; bass, Mr. U, F, Guild. CHURCH OF ST. VINCENT FERRER, LEXINGTON AVENUE AND SIXTY-SIXTH STREET, In the church of st. Vincent Ferrer the first high mass will be at five o’slock on Christmas morning, after which there wiil be mass every halt how until ten o'clock. At half-past ten the second or pontifical high mass will be celebrated, Very Rev. J. Rotchiord, Provicent of the Domiui- cans, 48 high priest, Very Rev. M. D. Lilly prior, Will officiate at the first mass and preach at the Jost Mass. Mozart's ‘Third Mass will be sung in the morning and Mozart’s Twelfth at the fate Vespers, Ave Maria (aiter third FORTY- | mass, with ihe grand new orgun oi Roosevelt, Miss Louisa Morrison Fiset, a8 soprano; Mr. Hanschei, | organist, and a double quartet, Miss Fiset will sing Cherubini’s “Pastoris” at the offertory. CHURCH or st, crcruma, 105TH sTREET. The religious services at this church, dedicated to the Patroness of tue Divine Art, will be unusu- ally elaborate and impressive, High masa wall commence wt hali-past ten o'clock, and the sermon | will be preached by the pastor, Rev, Hugh Fiattery. Some ol the musical selections to be performed have been composed tor the Povey by the organist of the churcn, Signor Carlo Mora, The choir Will be Miss Louise Dennison, soprano; Miss Jessie Atkinson, contralto; Mr. Edward AtkinseD, teuor, and Mr, David Kennedy, basso. ST, MARK'S CHURCH, SECOND AVENUE. The musical services, commencing at ejoven A. M., Will be rendered by the jollowing choir:—So- pranos, Mme. Dowland and Miss Martin; altos, Miss Jennie Bull and Miss Shepard; tenors, Mr, Arcihur T. Hills and Mr. B. O, Jepson; baritone, Mr. William fd, Beckett; bass, Mr. Wilam Price; Orgamst, Mx, Willa &, Beamon ‘The urgcramine P | re the following | tf a Wilson; Venite, chant, Boyce; 1, 7 anthem, Dr. G, W. Beata ;Te Deum, "iveatiy yr in D, Mauuscript, Dr. ‘¢ W. Beames; Jubil Mendeissohn, in E flat; Hymn 16th; hesponiee in 3 A one solo, W. 4 ett, Fame ;’“Prisagion,” Guatwese.” acing CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, ess STREEY. Musical services here will be direction of 8, P. Warren, organist, ned will come Sist Of “Hallelujah Chorus,” Handel; -Venite Ex- ultemus Domino,” Warren; “Gloria Patri,’ King; “Te Deum Laudamus,’? Warren; “Jubilate Deo, Mozart; “Hark tne Herald Angeis Sing,” Men- delssohu; “Gloria Tibi,” Warren; “Portyy Hymn,” Offertory Anthem, Haudel. The gol will be bet palyntts eoprenos. Mrs, J. M, David- son, ‘contraito; John J. D, Trenor, tenor, and ‘Adglp. Sobst, basso, Lehi ZION CHURCH, THIRTY-EIGHTH STREET. The services here wili begin atten A.M, The soloists 10 the Choir are Miss Ida Rosburgh, so- prano; Mrs, Sarai Barron anderson, alto; Di | Arthur A, Barrows, tenor; George E. Aken, basso | George F. Bristow, organist. The order 0: musical | services will be as follows:- Pastoral Symphony, “Messiah,” organ; Carol, “Noei,’? Sunday school; Recitatives Messiah—fbere were shepherds,’? “And Lo! the Angel Of the Lord,” “And Sud- aeniy;’? Chorus, Messiah, “Glory to God; Sen- vences, &c.; “*Veuite,” Bris'ow; Psalms for the day, 19, 45 and 85; Giorlas—Nos, 1,2; Chant—No, | 3, Mosentnai; “re Deum,” Lristow, in Bb, ; *Bene- dictus,” Bristow, in Bb. Autuem, solo, Messiah, “Behold a Chorus, wessiah, That Tellest joria (ibi,” Tails; Ryman, “Ciristmas” (choir and ngregation), Hand Offertory, solo, azaretn,’ Gounod; ‘fhe Halle- Jujab Chorus,” Messiah; ‘*{resagion.” Hymn, 207 (Hymnal), Kev, J. 5. B. Hodges, D. D.; “Gioria in. £xcelsis Deo.” ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH. At St. Stepnen’s church, in Last Iwebty-eighth: street, the usuai ine music wil ve rendered by an» extra choir, under the direction Of tle Organist, Mr. Daniorta, Both the sanctuary and the dody of the church have beep handsomely wimmed with: evergreens and fir trees, and tosmorrow there will be w rich display of towers, CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER. The Church of st. Francis Navier. in West Sixe veenth street, is decorated in a tasie'u, manner, Evergreen is iestuoned aiong the ironte oi the gale leries and twineu uround the supporting pulars, ‘The sanctuary 1s also dressed 13 a style 10 core nd with the rest of ine interior. * The organ wil ve supplemented by a full o1 chestra and tue choir by @ chorus of thirty voices, | The following are the -sdloisis:y°—prano, Mise Theresa Weraeke, alto, Miss Mar Sueke; tenor, pignor Tarinaro; bass, Sicmor bacell. The organ- ist {s Dr, William berge. In the morning the music Wiil consist of Mozart's :weliia Mass and Berge’s Adcste, CHRIST CHU: FORTY-SECOND —YIFTH AVENUE AND THIRTY- FIFTH STREET. Services wili be held at 7.30 and 10:50 A.M, the latter the musica: programme wit “Processional March,’ Merdeissuln; Thomas, 6 vat; “Jubilate,’! suilivan W. T, Best; ‘Sanctus, Agnus D: Anthem wasic by Haudel, Meudelasoun aod Mo- wart. Male chorus and quartet choir, James: | Pearce, M. B. O., music director. CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES, CORNER OF TWENTY-EIGHTH STREET AND NINTH AVENUE, Charles. Fischer, Jr., organist and choir master, ‘The choir at this church cousists of a dozen mem aod boys, Witt Cue addition of some eighteen girls. as chorus, The Jollowing 18 the Oltristwas pro- yTaume :—Processional_ hyma, “Come Hitner, Alb Ye Faithiai;” “Aueste Fideles;” “Ventte,” Jamea i Purie;.fe Deum.” m A, F. ives; “Jubilate,” in A, | Bridgewater; nyma, “Hark! the Heraid Angels Sing,” Mendeissoun; anthem, ‘Arise, Shine for Thy Light,” Dr, J. G. Eivey; offectory, “Ali Things- | Coie oi Thee, Baravy. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S URURCH, MADISON AVENUE.. ‘The following selections will be sung tlis fore- noon :—Processioual, *Kiag all Glorious,” Barnby 5: Veuite (anthem), “O Zou, Tuat Telest,’? Buc. in G, Lioyd to C, Buck; Giora ry Be 3 Gloria i (MS) aiter; Juviiate, In Bb hile Shepherds V ad ( “Kyrie, C. 0. 0.5 “Gloria. bi,” Wilson ; Hymn, “Come All Ye nnn: Linda; Ofertory, “ilark! the Herald Angels Sing’? MS), arranged by Walter; Recessional, Walter. | Tue choir will consist of a double quartet,. Mrs, | Imogene 0. Browa, Miss ‘Yaliman, Miss Anna | Bulkley, Mra, Apgar, Mr. A. Bischom, Mr. J. We | Lore, Mr. Franz Kemmerta, Mr, Welgiich and a Jull chorus; Kari Waiter, organist. CHURCH OF THE HEAVENLY LEST, FIFTH AVE« NUE. Charles S, Fischer, Jt., organist and choir master. The choir at tis church consists of thirty men and, boys, with the addition of two tady soloists. The | following programme Will be carried out (or Christe mas Day :—Opening hymn, ‘Come Hither ye Faith- ful”? Ades te Fideles; “Venite,’”? Callcott; “Te Deum” in Eb, Samuel Jackson; “Jubilate” in Eb, Samael Jackson; hymo, “Hark! the Herald Angels- | siog,’? Mendeissolin; antuem, ‘And tue Glory,” Handel’s “Messiah offertory, ‘There were Shep- herds,” J. A. Johuson. | cHuCH OF THE HOLY SAVIOUR, TWENTY-FIFTR STREET. The following musical services wiil begin at. eleven o’clock A. M.:—Anthem, ‘*fhere were Sbhep- herds,” Johnson; enite,”’ Flagler; ‘Gloria. Patri,” Goeb; “uloria Patri,” Hattersley; “Glo- Tia in Excelsis,"” Mozart; “Te Deum,” Frey; “Ju- bilate,” adapted by ‘Lower; hymn, “Shou: the Glad ‘Nidings,”? Wilson; Response, -—; ‘Gloria Tibi,’” ‘rower; hymn, ‘tlark! the Herald Angeis Sing,’” Mora; “Gloria Patri” (aiter sermon), Lamoiliotte +. Offertory, soprano solu, ——; closing “Amen,” | Mullard, | JESUIT’s CHURCH OF, ST. LAWRENCE, EIGHTY+ FOURTH STREET AND MADISON AVENUE, The masic at this church will be by goloists and a@ chorus of forty voices, under the direction of the organist B. O'Donnell. Hail past ten A. M.:— Grand mass, by Coccia; offertory, pastorale by Lambillotte. Half past three P. M.:—Grand ves- pers, by Rossi; “0 Salutaris,” by Muncouteaus. “Lantum Ergo,” by Rossi. ‘ ST. ANDREWS PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1277H STREET AND FOURTH AVENUE. Tistinas music ab this church will, be:—"Proe ceskional Hymn,’ Meding; Carol, Warren; “Ve- nite,”’ Arnold; “fe Deum,” Gerrish; “Jubilate,’? Arnold; hymn, “tark! the Heraid Angeis,” Men- delssohn; ofertory, “Rejoice Greatly,” from Mes- sian, Choiv—Miss Edith Guy, soprano; Miss Lydia Starritt, alto; Mr. George W. Draper, tenor; Mr, . McManus, basso; assisted by St. Andrews? Chorus Choir and members of Mendelssoin Union, Charies W, Meding, organist and musi 1 directo) ‘. ST. THOMAS’ CHURCH, FIFTH AVENUE. . At this church the musical services are to be i the forenoon:—Hymoa 16th, Respous to Com- mandmends aud “Gloria Tibi,” Beau Hymn 17, Oftertory, solo, W. fH. Becket, Fame; ‘*Trisagion ;’? Greatorex, “he double quartet includes:— Sopranos, Mme. DoWland and Miss Martin; altos, Miss Jennie Brii and Miss Shepard; tenors, Mr, | Arthur ‘. Hilis and Mr. £. 0. Jepson; baritone, Mr. Wiam H. Beckett; bass, Mr, W. Pr: BROOKLYN CHURCHES. | CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART. . Haydn’s Sixteenth Mass in 8 flat will be sung at. hall-past ten A. M. yrie Kieison” (adagto and fogue), B nai; “Gloria in Exceisis” (allegro), B hat; “Gratias Aguuus,” C major; “Quoniam,”’ B flat; “Credo,” B flat; “Bt lucarnatus est” (adagio), B flat; “Et Resurrexitv”’ (ailegro), G minor; “Sanc- tus,” B flat; “Aguus Dei,’ G minor; “Dona Nobis,” Bat. The choir consists of Miss R. Rot, seprano, Miss A, Cavannagh, alto; Mr. f. Macau- iif, tenor; Mr. ©. W. Morrow, baricone; Mr, Le Weinstein, organist. a CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR, There will be services at this church on Christ. mas morning at eleven o'clock. ‘Tne music will be:—"'And there re shepherds watcning their flocks,”? Williaio Te Deum Laudamus,” Merca- dante; “Hark! What Mean These Hoiy oices?’? Gounod; “Let the Bright Seraplim,”’ Handel; “Calum on the Listening Kar of Night,” Goulds ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, Henry street, corner of Scammell street, Rev. W. N. Danneil, rector. Service at haif-past ten A. M. -Provivional—“Onward Christian Soidiers,” A. 5. Sullivan; anthem, “Thy Seat 0 God,” Dean Aid~ rich, in F; “Te Deum,” Tucker, in B fiat; “Bene- dicwus,? Dean Aidrich, im A; hymn, “Rise Crowned with Light,” George W. Warre “Kyrie,” Gounod, im G; “Gloria Tibi,” S. P. Wai ren, in A; hymn—“Shout the Glad fidings,” Avi- son; Offertory Sentences, J. Barnv§y, Tucker; anthem, “Hurk, the Herald Angels Sing,’? George W. Warren; “sanctus,” Hodges; Com- munion hymn, ‘Bread of the World,” Tucker; “Gloria in Excelsis,” Old Chant. THE INSTITUTIONS. Reilgious services appropriate to the day will be Lela in all the Institutions. The Charity Hospi- tal, the Penitentiary, the Workhouse, (ne Lunatic Asylum and the Workhouse Hospital will be im- pregnated with the savory odor of Christmas tur- key and chicken and pudding, The same sort of feast will be afforded the inmates of the Inebriate Asyium and the disabled veterans of the war who are domictied on Ward's isiand, ‘The Orphan Asylum of Randall's Island will be a point of interest, No pains will be spared to make the boys and girls happy during the day. The usual Christinas dinner will be given them, with all accompanying good cheer. Dolibabies: |} and other toys will be given the,girls, and tops, fes, drums, futes and whistles will be dig- tributed to the boys. ; On Hart's Isiand the usual religious services will take place, und they will be accompanied by Christinas festivities. . At the Tombs tue 1umates will not be forgotten, and the shut up prisoners will be made to feel that Old Christmas has come to take a peep at them. Bellevue Hospital will be the scene of a most elavorate Jeasting. Warden Brennan hi | been sent loads of things for the poor patients, | Good cheer, music and happiness wil) prevail at the Five Points Mission, the Catholic Maile Orphun | Asylum, the Children’s Ald Society, New YOrk Ju- ' ventle Guardian Society aud the Schoolaip Mets JL bUrye