, 1866-01-03
NEW KRARs DAY.
Its Celebration In Chicago.

New Yea,s Day was, 70 fur a the weather wah
concerned, ali which eopia b desired, elear, utsp
but cot cold. md brilliantly snu-shiny. Business
WIS generally suspended. through the city, in
he1r* and In public otaees OF all kinds, and the
people, OF nil cl1sses, gave themselves up to unal
loJed enjoyment Of the day. .Dnring Inc night
p1eccdiugg,-that In which The old tesr 1nade its
e1i. ard the curtain was ''rang mp" for the drama
Of the uew year-a constant fuslade of sra1i artas
~ salute 70 The New Year. "Watrh night was
slao oheeEsed IN : nur1ber Of the churches, and
with Ill due reg11a ios thu ancient form, kept up
10 ds,sy ese.S on. New Years dsJ tho tteets
ns1, 9s and, % jadge on the sp.isd shoss, Z tha
echoed Il The q enns. hsre snd there, the anoaat
OF liquid hospita'1ty dlspcascd must haze been
unife e1tenslse. The number Of honses opened
ns @ asseR2ns 3s I'd a efeiP e s6Se
lanrinc out card basket, the tigt6s,y and POM
posity 81 which Ii even worse than The custom Of
receiving calls. was very lntie iol!oTsd . FSw csr-
Titinc pcdesntsntsm eren bJ the most lazy. Aside
hpm fhe amuEement q calling, olher pleasant
odes sss Of % ef e. he sse1 e5u9.s
in for eare share Of public attention. The several
skntine parks and the r!Dk we're crowded during
he @ see5e sa ssss of UNUSUAL ependor. The milisni
arhcal lights were palea by the mellow says OF the
fuil moon, nnd the Ice CLEANED like broad sheet
ot oliver. Over this expanse gtfded the lithn and
movements As BIRDS, oyezdowiue With bealth and
me1riment, Here, the struggles and awkward
tunbaes q novice would elicit pealA Of A4ghteg.
There little feminine shr1cks and expoatalatous
proclaimed the result Of a race proposed BY some
1AIr one, too conadegt Of her owl speed. Un every
h1nd WIS to ba heard the sharp ring OF the steel
upon the ice md the rush OF ewify moving lies.
Dye1 all Acaed bew1lchtng music, it stss!ns seern-
ing but the rythm renewed Of the merT ment OF the
ally II one can seo It from warm room, through
the clnb house windows. Not only In
the Paris, hut On the tireF there was
people who did not deem IN Investment IN Park
ticket necessary sacrifice to tcspeciahilIty, aud
their enjoyment sesmed guile a. hearty Us that ol
their more artstocsatic comreers. The seYesa1
md evening performances to overflow.
Inc, and hundreds were turned aMay from the doors
Of every place Of amusement in the city, unable to
gam admtttance- The bills Ut the ttcstres had oI
coutte been prepared alth special reference to the
Ieattye character OF The OCCASION. and were cousc
quent1y heartily enjoyed By The immense audiences
but II Ecened as II anything Ia the shape of At
amuscmcnt would bare drawn equally we'll, nnd
would have beeu equally well pseaeed with anything
at McVicker's. Mt, Proctor played In superb siyls
the thrilling p!ay Of t.A1nhltton." md at Wood'i
.I}eauty and ibe Bea*t was given for the Last time
| as eilt holiday almost Al popular ~ Christmas
| One Of the most prominent public presentation
was thai ora fine gold watch and chain worth $50
TO Mr. II. ". squierz. the foreman Of the Nottl
Chicago City Railway, BY the employees Of III
Taking all into aocoun', tho New Tears Day ins
paaeed Wns one Of tho most enjoynb1e and mos
hea1tily enjoyed, ever experienced r. thn dty;
been, and what 60 manJ wished It 10 thar friend.
| - Happy New iear."