fn America was never more forcibly proved than in the unique, artistic desizn which mw arked even the simplest articles of home manufacture. The excerable weather of Raturday pereeptibly deeredsed the number of buyers, but the salesmen were Kept moder itely buay, and nearly every passenger by ferry or hy horse was fncumbered with bundles of most wy sterions shape. Toy shopa were, of course, the best patronized of all the es. tahiishments, Dolls of every conc ivable disposition snd temperament were dealt ont in prolific numbers, Yorrible, {allusions to “blown up steam engines,” chopped-up mee tr,” “chopped-up monkey,' occasion ally were heard passing between salesmen and thought fui looking ma‘rons, to the painful consternation of the uuimtiated in the mysterios of modern juvenile mnuse ments, Frequently there could also be heard anomalous demands, sneh as for a dollar steam engine,” or for “fifty cent firc-proof safe,” all of which were wholly unintelligible to the old people w hose recollections of toys dated back to another AZe. Thatany one should have ventured to face the severities of Saturday night implied a certain heroism. The anmy atmosphere, the torrents of unpleasant water whieh deluged everything, the sleety fntermittent rain. «nl the dangers of walking, caused by the sudden thaw, wom good and sufficient reasons for staying indoors, even ut the rick of disappointing an expectant friend of a Jiesent, or worse atfll, of disappointing an expectant Lonsehold of the bi-yearly turkey. But ench a thing was vot dreamed of for moment, and those who had not vide their patchiases before went forih to their labors i spite of tog and slash, To the markets there were wchts enongsh to grate on the most ardent lover of fonestic oacitement. The poorer Classes, whose Latkes is 1ovalably deferred until the end of the Cay, mustered au sous force, merry and full-hearted, a ous ehilied hy the damp Ary oue of their delivers ooze ve Larned from ther good behavior and temper thal ibete is wore baoanity 1 bem an is credited. THE CRARITABLE INSAITUTIONS AND CHILDREN, The anual custom of providing the ianates of the va Floas har table dnsbtutious with extra dinners, giving to (hey ae are in the prevailing bappiuess, and so ap pealing to ther bolier mstinels, will receive due atten ton te dav. At the Five Pomts Mouse of Industry there w be