The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-02
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and an appearance similar to that represent
in the above cut So, it will be perceived, New Years
day has its ills well its joys and there not the
slightest doubt that many, like Byron, iwere calling
Justify for "hock and soda water" this morning.
The custom of making New Years calls originated
with the Dutch settlers in New York city and
other parts of the State II with our ancssters
quite different thing from that which the march OF i'm
provement has made IT, In oden times the calerswere
now shown into the best apartment where on tabie
was placed hugo dish generally made Of earhen ware
and filed with doughnuts prepared for the occasion by
our worthy granddames who offered to their guests the
bountes of the board accompanied by invitation to
drink cider at their pleasure from the single mug which
passed from mouth to mouth, and re-fed as often
became empty and it is not recorded Of any vstant
of those days. that he refused to eat doughnut or drink
CIDER when invited to do SO by the good dame Things
era altered now and the descendants Of those doughnut
eating, cider drinking worthless, would doubtless feel
themselves highly offended il they to be entertain
ed after the simple Of their ancestry, which they
are so proud to claim The incidents Of the day. apart
from the great feature not very numerous in TACT
almost every thing completely swallowed up by
the great business of call making. The Fancy
Guard" turned out for their second annual parade
and marched through the principal streets Their gro
esque appearance made them decidedly the liens Of the
hour, wherever they made their appearance They mus
tered about forty muskets and wore uniforms Of high
color striped figured calico with black wool hats the
broad brms of which bound with yellow quality
and the surmouned by the talest kind Of fantas
teal feathers. They marched remarkably WELL and had
IN their train hundreds of admrng urchns black and
white.
Among the vehicles chartered for the day, root
beer wagon, named Dandy JIM" which furnished
conveyance for about fifteen jolly fellows, who made
calls in company Kipp and Browns canoped omnibus
also brought into service by party OF callers Just
night carriage load Of happy ones were making their
way through Fourth street, when, they arrived at the
corner of Broadway wheel came Of and neither love
nor money could procure them another vehicle they
were reduced the essity ofcornuing their journey
ofpleasure on fsot
lady up town had on her table, among other delica
ces fine turkey whose unseemly legs, all bare as they
were so affected the Of propriety Of of the
Young ladies of the house. that the drumsticks were at
her suggestion encased in pair Of pantales before the
bird allowed to make its appearance at table In the
afternoon, while all was hilarty and confused mrth
around a mournful proce making it's way
through the Bowery marching to the solemn music o.
muaied drums and brass instruments, discoursng the
notes Of death march. II was the funeral procession
of deceased member of the German Benevolent Socie
ty. The procession was long onc and wound its way
through several Streets till arrived at the place o.
There the coffin lowered to its resting place. and
that noble band OF brethren, before the grave was
closed, joined in singing hymn to the departed The
sound of their rich German voices, sustaining the four
parts of Soprano Alto tenor, and bass cams from the
grave yard in the greatest harmony, and seemed to be
waited away by the gentle air, but OBTAINING, the
sounds were lost many pedestrian who stepped to lis
ten to the sounds produced by that mourning band
For the Time the spirit Of the changed, and
gaety gave way to feeling Of solemn respect for the
dead The house was length closed, the sexton per-
formed his task the coffin lost to the sight Of the
spectators the members of the society formed again in
procession the brass band struck up stirring air. aad
the long train novel on in quick time complred with
that which measured their tread before the gates Of the
cemetery were closed, solomnty was exchanged for
mrh and the confused sounds Of the former hour again
met the ear drive away the remembrance of the cere
monies ust past, as II the wave Of oblivion had swept
over the scene and oblitersted II.
There was q grand rush in the evening towards the
doors of the Broadway Tabernacle where Yankee Hill
received the calls of his friends at quarter dollar
head and many such quarter days the comedian would
doubt, be glad to enjoy
|, Thus We TO- from the funeral to the play and the
forms and ceremonies and Psrchance the earnest grief
Observable at the 6rst, changed for the enjoy
msnt Of the last and In this respect the initial day OF
lsl7 may q miniature Of the year itself And
let be let canksring grief be lsss prominent fee
turs Of the coming year than JOY, and the interchange
Of kind words and sxprssssns Of sndsbp nay plenty
rown The board, end joy rule ths year.