MERRY CHRISTMAS
, GAIETY IN BRITAIN. •UNPRECEDENTED JOY MAKING." - > By Telegraph,—l're«B Am.—Copyifcbt. Received December 26, 6.5 p.tn- * • London, Dec. 22. ( The Christmas holiday season promisee i to be a wonderful round of gaiety. There j is every indication that it will eclipse all previous pre-war records. Hotels, hydros, coun' y and seaside resorts are crowded, many having (Men booked up since the autumn. The theatres and reetaursais are h«*ily booked up and there li i MUurktMe revival of public and private dancing. Tb» orgy of spending continues unabated, and the shops are full of expensive ar-J tides, such as furs and jewels, Which in* the West End stores are selling faster j than ever.
A significant feature of the crowd* is the gieat preponderance of iimiiiflir hirers' employers who are benefiting bj, high prices, and a comparative- absence of the middle claw) salaried people* 4&o are hit by the increased cost «t livftg.i On the other hand skilled wactanen «nd' laborers are enjoying Ugh i spending freely. Food is cept turkeys.—•Aue.-N.Z. Cable A»sn.«.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1919, Page 5
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