Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-01-03
NEW YEARS DAY.
THk STYLE IN WHICH IT WAS OBSERVED ID
CARsoN-TRR LADIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
LEAP YEAR AND ARE OUT IN STRONG
FoRCE-NoTRs AND INCIDENTS OF
TIE BAY AN ORDERLY
CROWD OF CALLERS

New Years day as observed in Carson was
about the jelliest event that the city mas
enioyed for years. The day was remark
ably pleasant one clear and balmy as spring
and the plan of allowing gentleman TO keep
! open house that they might receive the LADIES,
was entered into with such spirit by the
| society people of tho city that the thing was
even more of a success than its most sangulne
advocates anticipated. For forty eight hours
previous to New Years day the fate of the
new idea hung trembling in the balance OF
| uncertainty while the plan was being discussed
| IN select circles.
TRYING HOUR.
! The maia question WAS, ''Will 1t be the
| proper thlngT Some were disposed to think
| nos and others were inclined to the idea that
it would be lust the thing" Meanwhile
| the gentlemen were in state of anxiety and
| suspense bordering on dispalr. On Wednes-
day morning the intelligence reached Super
! intendent Crawford, the acknowledged leader
| Of the receiving faction, that Mrs ---
aud several of her friends had decided that
the calling of ladies on gentlemen was not
| exactly recherche. This intelligence spread
utter disoomforture in the male camp and
Jim Chesley aud Jack Marshall were de-
tailed to pack Crawfords head in ice to WARD
| off an attack of brain fever. Late in the after
noon it was reported that half a dozeu ladies
OF acknowledged respectability and recognized
as society leaders had ordered teams. This
report was confirmed by the hostlers at the
! livery stables and the gentlemen began to
clean up their kids with gasoline, and iron
the wrinkles out of their swallow tails At
midnight it was settled thing that the
| leading people of the city had determined on
standing in.
NOTES OF PREPARATION.
OF course the wives and sweethearts OF the
gentlmen would not lift finger toward get
ting the refreshments ready. off you pro-
pose to receive 90 ahead and do it, was the
advice from all sides ~ am going out to
call"
The gentlemen go. out their cake books
and started their Cinnamon to work. All night
and half the next day they sweated over the
cooking ranges and conducted their culinary
labors with aching hearts and bllstsrsd hands.
/. was heart rending.
SUSPENSE.
The general Impression prevailed that the
fun would commence about noon. By half
past II the receivers were in readiness.
No callers.
One o'clock
Not a carriage III sight
The gentlemen began to get uneasy They
peaked out of the windows, went down to the
gate, and some even strolled up to the next
corner and scanned the horizon. The streets
wore Absolutely deserted. At Meder's the
gloom was overpswering, when Mr.. Craw-
lord seized with brilliant idea, hailed
passing milk wagon and paid the man dollar
to ride up and down before the house and
make tracks close to the gate, that in case
any body did call late in the afternoon the
appearance of the street would Indicate gen
eral rush. The milk wagon vas turned aroand
about dozen times in short curves, - all the
.sme hack aud the deception was complete.
Judge Beatty auu J1hios lAsoA ""'eihP'SN ~
secure a laundry wagon for the same purpose,
but were unable to got ons. Buck Labtlskle,
however, performed the service In excellent
stvle with a whselbarrow. jim Chesley and
JASPER Ba5cock fixed up the tracks III front
Of their place with velocipede. BY haif-p past
one a stranger in the city passing the resi-
depess of the receivers weuld have imagined
that a thousand hacks had been running all
day.
"HKRk TEHY CONE.
At about half past enc o'clock the ladies
took the highway, and half dozen parties
made \ simultaneous attack all along the line.
When tho first carriage hove in sight each
oro~d Of receivers determined to lead the first
arrivals to imagine that they had been sub
ected to a rush all morning and carried out
the impression by mussing up the napkins,
filling the glasses half full eff wine, upsettlng
come salad on the table cloth and dropping
few snoon, on the focr. This clever decep- |
ton had good effect until some blnnderlng
ass would drop some inadvertent remark and
give the whole thing away. At one place
wher. all hands had been telling what crowds
they had been serving, the lady of the house
who WAS too snwel to make calls, came in
! e,. on. ran,arke5 teYoH must have had |