, 1870-01-03

tts 0bxervnnce In Chlcn9o-AuuueI Cel1a-
WINE nnd Coffee.

Chicago celebrated New Years Dsy IN en old.
IAthioIed ard rather undenoustratlro way.
There were Few public festive gtther1nSs, and the
Day WAS principally devoted 10 individual Efforts
Of wtshiDo "nsppy New Year." and making the
annual calls This last ceremony vas never 50
much IN vogue ~ now. Everybody made calls,
AID received call6 In return. All day loug the
stIee1s ere crowded with hRppy-lookiuR 50ung
men In imma culete ties aNd lavender Lids. aud
happy looking midd!e-aged me1, Whole ore1s
shoTed wile's sppsIytslon. and happ1 lootiog
the fond touch Of q loEing daughter. lhe middle
aRed zen dsFoftd themselves TO calling on old
college cnun {. and men Of buslnesA The elderly
NEE, perhaps were on the way TO Fikit the young
nnen's 1alcer1, Int # naS aiwny8 quito certain
nat the youug men Were on their WAY to ElNt tue
eael m9ns ~ Iaos II sna sns
were irclnded IN the 1lat Of the caefst and those
that received caltA
Much ha1 been ssio, xnd great deaf hal been
written against The 8omewhAt doublfulIy proper
fash,on OF one11pg wine OF other Intoxicating bes.
er1Res to New Year caieit Soma seem TO thlnk
had desirable effect, but We can aasure such
that the impression Is 4 deluAioa. With the edd-
tlonal interest tAken IN calls the CUSTOM Of Offer
lIg wine nss AlEo become moro Rtnrrai and there
were lev people In Chicago, On New Yesr1 Day.
who recelEed calls and could Rtord this little ex-
Ira: assnce, that did not offer tnelr callers soae-
thing in the way OF strong drink. VILE onr well.
10 DO PEOPLE he "lay out" generally conalsted Of
! cold turkey, cake4 biscuit ta1dHtrhts, variety
of fEutt, VINE, tEg.np9f, Couee1 &c. boNe COZ.
| UEfd thetulelres simply 10 cake aud wine, and
| others still, simply to caEe and coffee.
DEE of the oeepeIt eXIetA experienced ana e1-
pressed, especially By the Joung men III lavender
| lids, wss the absence Of anow. Il would have
| reen 10 vastly more " the thing To hare naie
their appearance At tho door In fancy caIttF4
decked With gorgeous r6heE. But the aheente Of
| snoW ETs also regretted BY 0therY. The jingle Of
| sle'gh.bell9 seems ss If should bd natural &C.
| compartment 10 this leatlre day ID md.Htntef,
| and co doubt Eoany poor sunts who c0uld not
have Afforded the laxuiy ot 3 a!e!gh.dde tnem-
eelsef, would hare BET ortghseued pJ the atght
| OF Others engaged In this enjoyment A II WAS,
although The vesther Wa pleasant Altnoet beJond
| rtccedtn1, the car WAS aiiQhly Hinged with
! oresEuetA In this northern latitude, IN the
proper tcssop. the si2ht OF winters WnlEo robe u
| alEayg coneenlsL
| Oni cololcd c,uzcn citizens celebrxted tho day
| ID ! more demoEsuatve manner than tnelr white
tlethrsn, oNlcx TO the fact that New Years Day
IL allo The ohJ Of their 1nnprR emancipation
| Du,1ce the day they pfraded the st1eets, aud II
/ the evening theJ tpIEed out sn m3sse in Far vel
Hall, ard llatened TO orat!ona appropriate TO TIT
| OCCASION. ..-
| Holidays sre always gals days 1t our theatres
| ard New Iears Day WEE no exception Some
| our places Of amuSement8 offered four peforn
8rces, aud played each time to crowded hontss
In III respects the day passed rather pleasantly
| On the 61Ietts there IVES comparatively lltt
drnnf enLese, Rnd those who did step over n
boundary behaved themselves reasonably well
| arc, no doubt, when sober, 6olemuly resolve
! partr "a fo an Nvatn