, 1881-01-02
NEW YEARS.
The Festal Day Generally
Observed in the City
of Chicago.
Charming Weather, and Preva-
lence Of Gentle Peace
and Order.
Receptions of the Temperance
S0cieties-Civil and Mill
tary Dignitaries.
Incidents at the New Years
Birth at the National
i. Capital.
Customs Prevailing Since the Gov
ernment Was First Estab-
ished.
The Shams That Have Crept In and the
Simplcities That Have Been "
Retained.
The Hon. Jack Frost the Most
Observed Visitor the Pres
ent Season.
How the Day Was Spent in Other
Parts Of the Country.
CHICAGO.
The Shams That Have Crept In and the
Simplicities That Have Been
Retained.
How the Day Was Spent in Other
Parts Of the Country.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
A PERFECT DAY.
The professional New-Year' caller could
not have desired pleasanter day for his
business than that which lie had yesterday.
It was day of medium temperature, warm
enough to make walking agreeable, and not
50 cold as to require an intolerable amount
Of muf1ing up; for nothing is more dis
agreeable to a person than to be compelled,
dozen, or twenty, or thirty times day, to
unship his ear-muffs, remove his mufaer,
pull off his wTistlets, extricate himself from
his oVercoat, and rid himself Of his over
shoes. After one has gone through. again
and again, the process OF unbundling which
it is necessary to do with the thermometer
far below aero, one gets wearied of calling
and Of coffee, Of pretty girls and
cake. It might have been bet
ter, perhaps, yesterday, had there been :
a little more snow OIL the avenues,
SO that those gentlemen who have sleighs, or
money with which to hire them, aud are fond
of making display. could have done so. to
more advantage. But Of sleighins there was
none, and the greater number OF callers
adopted the common and much cheaper
method of walking or using the street:cars.
The avenues on the South: Side, = term
Prairie, Calumet, etc, were a scene Of 'ani,
mated life. The sidewalks were tl1r0nged
with pedestrians and the streets themselves
with carriages; the opening: and ,reopening
Of numerous houses gaye r. evidence that their
Of visitors which used to be, and in some
i&sht Of the Heart Of tie lay Of
the house. Other houses were chaste]y and :
sizes, indicating that the ladies Of these par
ticular mansions were receiving elsewhere,
or were not receiving at all. The fashion,
able North and West Side streets, were SINH:
sun went down the lights III MANY, windows
gave evidence that the mirth and happiness
Ut the earlier hours had not come to an end,
but were being continued into the night
vas a. s'nEulasy aaa ;gqa qa.e{ { Peaee1 eoa ami AMI
very few, who began the year III the police
stations. owing to too much. indulgence
New-Year's Eve, or to the fact that they had
dealt too freely with the property ot their
ing. Preceding New-Year's Days have
been marked BY sloppy weather, by snow
storms, biting breezes, fires, murders. Ut by u
public display Of intoxication. YESTERDAY
in private houses OF saloons there was very
little. Owing either to change i'll manners
or to the Influence of the temperance socie-
ties, the custom Of offering wine New Years
Day, has died out to great extent. .A1lGtner @
among people occupying a. .higher social posi-
ton IS that Of prolniscuous calling. It was
found that the acquaiptances of lady we're
III the habit Of abusing the privileges OF New
ea Pax X By no2 saqf e 5ePeons 9Re@ heF w% a9
the lady Of the house knew nothing OF. To
check that, the custom has been adopted OF
sending cards Of Invitation to those persons
whom the lady Of the house desires to see
pected to call whether they receive them or
not: but without them the run Of ordinary
acQuainta1nes are expected to stay away.
So from the combination Of all these clrcum-
restrictions in receiving, and the absence Of
riot and of crime the first day Of 1881 was 50
pleasant that it is doubtful whether it will
be excelled by any NeW-4ear's Day for years
to come.
TEE FARwELL HALL RECEPTION. ;.
A number of the ladies connected with the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, the
Woman's Christian Association, and the
Young Mems Christian Association deter
mined to receive in Lower FarWen yesterday
In order to encourage those who are sttang-
ers in the city to live temperate lives, and to
set an example to other ladies' to offer no
wine at table on Year's-Day. For this
purpose four large tables were fmprovised
and set in. the most approved receiving style,
with choice cakes, sandwiches, cold meats, .
foreign and domestic fruits, etc., and large
urn of steainlng hot coffee stood on the staec-
ALI the good things were the generous
contributions Of good people who have real
desire to save young men from drunkards'
graves. But even kindness is abused, and
Yesterdays experience was NO exception to
this rule. and showed that profuiscu0us pub
lie receiving will not do. especially when
free food and coffee are thrown in. /
At II o'clock the doors were thrown
open, when there were present Mrs.
Il. Il. Smith, Mrs. DR.. G. r. Waters,
affss Tobey, Miss Souther, Miss Cary,
Mrs. Lowd, Miss Dr.. Morse, Mrs. J.:
H. Patterson, AIRS. ]. E. Zimmerman, Mrs.
Bayley, Dr.. Odella Blinn. Mrs: v: $. Hill,
Mrs. j. K. Anderson. Mrs j. II! Brodie,
Airs, 4. Fl. Parsons, Mrs L. A. Hagans,
Mrs. III. 81. Conklin, Mrs H. s. Greenlee.
Mrs. W. I. Midier, Mrs. Pr, Moore.
Mrs. Z. A. BurnelI, M1s- D: W. Whittle,
bliss Grace A. Fuller, and Miss Hand, as-
sisted by Messrs. a. s. Vail and s. ,Schenl-
front Of the hall, on Madison street, was
hung ont i sign inviting all to come in No
one expected that the ladies would be int
posed upon as they were for several hours
Their hearts were set on receiving all who
calue, but they had no idea that u horde
would swoop down upon. them To- consume
everything they had in a short space
Of lime After the doors were opened