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inside and outside of the buildings. There is a dove over the altar in one church and a little choir and angel in another.
Men, women and children, mostly in Victorian dress, are also pasted here and there around the houses and shops. The women have swept-up hairdos and lonjV skirts. Many of the men sport top hats and canes. Perhaps it resembles the Meadville of Mrs. Wayland’s childhood.
There are even a couple of tiny crystal gaslamps, being lit by miniature lamplighters who are dressed in black.
“Some years I have the parks separate from the town,” says Mrs. Way land, “and some years I mix them together. But I always have the manger in front.” This year they are separate from the manger.
The manger! It is like Noah’s Ark.1 here is a tiny teddy bear, some penguins, a Thanksgiving turkey, reindeer, camels, sheep and a china dog. 1 here are wise men and snowmen, elves and angOls. There is even somebody w ho has come in a covered w-agon to see the baby Jesus.
Most of Mrs. Wayland’s four children, ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren stop in to see her on Christmas day or the day after. With a little snow and some sleigh bells, this could be Meadville, 75 years ago.
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