The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-31
A WORD ABOUT TOMORROW.

| THE TIME FOR MAKING NEW YEARS REsoLU.
rIoNs-BEEF TEA AS SUBSTITUTE FOL
WINE.
The books for 1879 must be closed to-day and lifes
account be reopened tomorrow page 1880. The
HERALD has discussed nearly everything that per-
tains to the proper observance of New Years Day
except the important matter of new resolutions.
Somehow that day has been selected by fral human
ity as the ttes time for lntr oducng all kinds of
FORMS mending habits that are sadly out OF repair
and generally revising individual codes of conduct
1t will not do to say that every day begins new
year. even though you may be able to prove it.
Men and women are SO in the habit of dating their
lives from the lst OF January that they would
scorn proposition to thereby resolve" upon any
important change in tho month OF December
In fact December by its very nearness to the begin
ming of another year. is tho most de:noralizing
month in the calendar. Christmas redeepis 1t partly
with its tide OF generosity. and gives mankind week
to reflect what dear. delightful creatures they can
be when they try. 80 it comes about that the first
day OF the frst month of each year is esteemed
good time for fresh start. 1t is we'll enough to
accept the theory since we have one foot al
ready upon lie threshold OF another twel vemo nth
Resolutions in order. and Father Time has the
chair. He has the faculty of hearing everybody at
once. so VIII not be necessary to call the roll. II
Mr.. ~" has anything to repent Of he may take the
floor while "A is speaking. and all good resolu-
tons will be considered not deDatable.
THE DAY FOR ACTION
Wicked and imperfect people ought to remember
that this is the last day of the session for the intro
ductiou of bills There will be no time for re-
aection tomorrow, since everybody then must cali
upon everybody else. and New Years dinners will
complste the oblivion that New Years sideboards
begun II every man. woman and child were to
spend two hours Of to-day in serious reflection. and
the proceedings in each particular brain could De
reported like the proceedings OF Congress-, what in
terestisig reading 1t would make! People, however
are inclined to pursue their reflections in private.
second day of the month would be to exhibit
some OF the reformers in sorry plight People dislike
above all things. to make themselves ridiculous in
the eyes Of others. They be made SO in
their own. There is a class who despse or affect to
despise. New Years resolutions because of their sub
sequent failure They done the thing so often
on their own account that they have foresworn the
practice and laugh at those who continue 1t. II the
truth were known very few people 20 from Decem-
Der into January without some shade of moral trans
formation. The effects of example and the effects of
human nature are both too great for the most con-
solving something, il it is only to break themselves
OF the habit OF carrying their hands out Of their
way yet 1t would be much more to the point il some
OF our inhabitants would determine to keep their
hands out OF other peoples pockets.
THE WINE QUESTION AGAIN.
correspondent has reopened discussion upon
the subject OF giving wine to Now Years callers.
He says to zone Of Many Anxious Ladies'" that she
would be quite in the fashion II she would follow
the example Of many ladies In the hrst circles in
Washington. New York and other large cities. and
signs himself IA Friend Of Humanity" No ono
can afford to throw away suggestion and beef tea
Is said to be very good thing in its place. but tho
reporter to whom this branch Of the subject was
ferred for investigation found that he had to labor
against the prejudices of majority of the
united in favor of beef tea, and in liberal
circles tho beef tea proposition failed to excite any
enthusiasm at all. "a Friend Of Humanity" says,
however. that he has only son. Gin the early
bloom Of manhood" he expresses it. and he could
not forgive the hand that presented him with his
drst glass of wine Would the only son ever forgive
the hand that presented him with his first glass OF
beef tea? To extend the inquiry still further would
he ever, ever. forgive the hand that presented
him with the second? Such were the obstacles
thrown the way Of the reporter by the opponents
clearly out Of the question at this late stage Of the
campaign.