Suburban hospitality
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Suburban hospitality
Suburban hospitality. Illustration shows the arrival of a guest at a suburban familys home on Christmas eve; the guest is welcomed, given a drink and a large meal where he carves the turkey, then after the children are put to bed, he helps decorate the Christmas tree, reviews building plans while standing in the snow at midnight, sleeps under a pile of blankets, wakes at 5:00 a.m. on Christmas day to a chorus of children playing musical instruments and cries of delight over their Christmas presents, he is fed a huge breakfast, after which he pulls the children on their sleds. Finally, he announces that he must get back to the city and makes his departure, only to be left sitting on an outdoor bench, in the cold, at the Welcomehurst train station. Date 1909 December 1. Suburban hospitality. Illustration shows the arrival of a guest at a suburban familys home on Christmas eve; the guest is welcomed, given a drink and a large meal where he carves the turkey, then after the children are put to bed, he helps decorate the Christmas tree, reviews building plans while standing in the snow at midnight, sleeps under a pile of blankets, wakes at 5:00 a.m. on Christmas day to a chorus of children playing musical instruments and cries of delight over their Christmas presents, he is fed a huge breakfast, after which he pulls the children on their sleds. Finally, he announces that he must get back to the city and makes his departure, only to be left sitting on an outdoor bench, in the cold, at the Welcomehurst train station. Date 1909 December 1
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