The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-09
sEw YEARS Calls.
The Young Men Play the Part Of Hosts. |
and the Young Folks all Enjoy the De- |

The Young Men Play the Part of Hosts,
and the Young Folks all Enjoy the De-
easIon Immensely.
As announced in THE NEWS of the
31st, many of our young men kept open
house" yesterday, contrary to the usual
custom of making calls but consistent
with the special features of the year IN |
which February has twenty-nine days.
The universal verdict among those |
who played the part of guests and those
who received is that all had the most |
enjoyable time possible, and that the |
event was one long TO be remembered |
About twenty-five ladies went the merry |
rounds, passed the compliments of the |
season, and had pleasant time general
ly with those gentlemen friends whom
they say played their parts so gracefully. |
Among the ladies who called we have
the names: Misses Anna Kinnan,- Allie |
and Fannie Riggs and Ella Murdock
Misses Caddie McFadden, Ollie Price,
Caddie Long, Ida Price, Ollie Lutz and
Nellie Gelsten; Misses Carrie Goddard,
Lille and Anna Mitchell, May Estabrook,
Eta Slocum and Flora Frederick; Mrs.
b. Wheldon, Miss Kate Davidson, and
Miss Blanche Davies (of Topeka). Be
side the above Miss NJ L. Hamilton,
Mrs, J. NJ. Steele, Mrs. A. NJ Bennett,
Mrs. A Mckinney, Mrs. C. W. Cleaver,
and Miss Inness each made few calls
| On Merchants street, at the residence of
l., Scvery, the ladies found jolly party
of half a dozen young gentlemen ready
To do the hOnors of the day Here were
Charley Ryder, Ed W. Kinnan, Aleck
Norton, Harry Hood, viii and Cal
Severy. As .he callers entered
the house they were re-
ceived by Mr.. Ryder, who earned
the title of professor as he discoursed
sweet music to the fair visitors. In one
of the parlors was the inscription: "a
Happy New Year" Under this hung a
: gilt horseshoe, emblematic of good
omen. The boys here at first passed
, around crackers, bologna and plenty of
f water, but afterwards invited their faIr
friends out To the dining room and
gave an excellent feast of delicacies and
p good things in great abundance, the
I hosts being the most attentive of walters.
, AS IA memento, each caller received a
small horseshoe with the words thereon,
p Good Luck"
At the Murphy residence the guests
I were received with all the grace Messrs
! Harry Clark. Joe and Sam Murphy and
: Frank MacLennan could command
v As the ladies were ushered into the par
! lor, and throughout their call, they lis
v tened TO the sweet strains of music from
4 an invisible performer In an adjoining
G room were provided games of various
n kinds for those who wished to indulg
e therein. In the dining room was found
v a table laden with substantials, cakes
Il candies, nuts and fruits, which were
, served together with various delicacies
Il coffee, etc. At the end of the room in
Il evergreen were the-wOrds and figures
It "Happy New Year, 1890"
:. At the parlor of the Merchants hotel
Ii Messrs. T. G. Green and Dan Mcdonald
n were right ''at home" and although thei
L young lady friends far outnumbcreC
IS them, they were treated handsomely by
7. the two gallants. Think of nine lively
y ladies, al bedecked for the occasion, com
G ing in at one time to wish them happy
Al returns. The hosts we're, however, duly
,e provided with delicious refreshment
Re and in other ways made the calls mos
T. pleasant ones.
y At the parlor of Messrs. A. Pemberton
h Jr., and Sam. Wiggam, Mr.. Albert Pht
he mis- assisted the other two in honOrin
er the new year visitors. Here was tn
ID special feature of 'culled gemmen
IL with his white kids, white cravat an,
polished boots, receiving" at the doc
ye with all the style imaginable. The usu
I'd al good things were served in liberia
I'd manner, and guest and hosts pronounC
M ed it jolly time.
W In the pleasant parlor of Sterry
n Sedgwick, IN the Emporia Nations
r. Bank building, Messrs. Z. p Brunei
b, Frank Payne, Ben Wheldon, c. A Leigh
IN ton and Tom Sedgwick spared no pain
ed toward giving most successful ente
of tainment to those who were so unive
IT. sally we'll received everywhere. Oyster
g. candies, fruits, &c, were brought int
ed requisition, and all thought it was a fin
to thing "to receive" and ''be received
IT. In the evening a surprise party of SON
Dr. twenty-five couples of young and oil
in folks met at the cOmmOdious residenC
by of DIR. and Mrs. Jacobs and had tho
he oughly enjoyable time in various way
of including dancing to excellent mus
ic- and prompting, thus ending the me
he Year. of 1890 in a manner worthy of
as day long to be remembered by the youn
at folks of Emporia.