CHRISTMAS CHEER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1873, 24 December 1884, Page 2

CHRISTMAS CHEER.

Mlwjhko -the didjeatablish'eil custom' : ii\-. all -/EngliaH l , .speaking-' countries • atJ th is: *is6ason -..0f; tht> local :biitcyrs"opened their shops lsst:njght for. the/display of their \Christmas Show. Mtbe • good cheer being', (lisTSubttted ainongst the num.erous families who. look'i'upon Christmas Day, as the 1 '■pne 'great' day fofrtbfr reunion of friends ■ anil' general; rejoicing.. The: prime Gareaaaesdisplayed niglit in : the three- main .shops.: of ; the. town were cerfiftiiily, a oraait' •to the district, and before;.do we remember seeing, such ...cptribinatioh of quantity and quality displayed in Masterton, ' Mr Perry's No, I shop showed .two splendid bullooks, and in the centre a seven-weeks old bullock that would puzzle the Empire City to beat" weight for age. ... His. verandah and . shop window contained a dozon carcasses of lambs of. prime, quality, and in the centre -hung a fat sheep which was beautifully dressed; and shown to great, advantage. The remainder of the window was packed with suckling pigs, brawn and small goods -generally, the tableux being finished oft with artificial flowers and evergreens. Mr Perry's No, 2 shop, under the charge of Mr Holloway, was as equally well dressed as the other, and the display of show meat called forth general praise. The jcentro of attraotiQn in this Bhop was a fat sheep in tbo window, which was shotfn off to its best advantage with a number of.ohoice lambs ou either side.

Messrs Wickersou and Waglaud were not behind tbeir old established neighbor in their display of meat, their .'shop being literally lined with carcases. In the contre were two splendid beeves from the well-known graziers, Messrs Burnett and Pike, of Ti Whiti, the larger one turning the eoale at 1000 lbs. (Strange to say they came into existence on the same day and were not parted in death). Two calves from: the same growers hung abovo the larger beasts, nice splendid looking veal, The lambs shown were really splendid and a credit to the grower, ifr R, McKenzio of Masterton, Ten gvand fat sheep hung around artistioally ornamented and much admired. They showed the. capabilities of the Upper Plain- as graziug lands, being from the farms of Mrs Yates and Mr Thos. Chamberlain. In the other window a varied assortment of meat puddings, black, white and red, sucking pigs, brawn, and other small goods made a splendid show. The whole of the shop, inside and out, was ornamented with evergreens and flowers, natural and. artificial, very tastefully arranged. There were crowds of visitors around all the shops till a late hour.