The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-01
THE NEW YEAR.
A list of These WAC VIII Receive.

and fend anticip atoms. Last night at u
o'clock sharp OLD Esther Time. kicked 1880
his predecessor, into eterhity. II wss joy
Gus yet folsrnn hour. The old year has, with
its Joys ana sorrows, filed up the measure of
its days, and as it takes its place among the
shadows Of the past, the new year, whose
coming has been so anxiously awaited, is
born, ana the first day Of the first year OF the
last score Of the century is partially re-
corded. There is JOY even natures gloom,
and new life springs from the shadow OF
death. Put your actions for the past year
on dress parade, resolve to do better, and
so turn over new leaf in ysur
lifes book and set clown on
the book The first day of the year for
many ages past in various parts of the world
has been celebrated IS religious and social
festival. The Romans made an especial boli-
idsy Of this day and took G ,eRt care that nll
they thought and said and did should be
pure and favorable, since everything was
ominous fort whole year. They appeared
in the streets in festive garments, exchanged
kindly saHtations snd gave to ona another
presents called Streum, consisting Of gilt,
date 6gs, honey, cakes snd copper cCiEs.
This custom was net peculiar to the Romans.
The Druids cut and distributed branches OF
the sacred mstlstoe on this day, and thu
SaxonG observed it with jollity and fesstiug,
sending out gifts to each other In Engsad
the .inging in of the New Year from the
church beltries is still observed. In Paris,
France, large and fabulous sums are oxS
pended for bon boRs, etc. In this country
the day is celebrated by tho gentlemen max.
ing social calls upon their lady acqualnt'
nnces. This custom oates back to the ear
lest settlement Of New York city,
and has grown until it has become
the main festura Of New Years day,
which is universally observed through
out tho country. Tho HEgALD, in answer
TO published request Of those who intend
ed receiving to-day sending in their names
has received the names given below. The
ladies this year evinCe good sense rs well as
good taste in clubbing together at one house
which ia both great convenience to them
selves moro pleasant, and at the same me
it gives the average caller, who generally
gets SO tired before his rounds are made less
ground TO traverssf The following Is the list
Of tnos. aud the p assistants who will receive
NEW YEAR CALLS:
residence Of ihlir father, Col O. b Stephen
son, 1913, Ross avenue, assisted by the Misses
Mason,
Athor residence No. 1902 Evay street, Mrs..
jenkins assisted by Misses Cora freeman,
Ida Coughaour Liliiaa and little Vivian
Jenkius.fro to 7 o'clock p. m.
Mrs, w. D., Clark and Mrs II. w, Taylor,
will receive at their residence, No. 1876
Mckinney avenue, assisted by Miss Bessie
Taylor and Miss Pauline Bonham.
Miss Hallio Afford viii receive at her
fathers residence, corner Of San JaCinto and
Harwood streets, from u m. to D. M, as
sisted by Mrs M. Mcclellan, Miss Fannie
Knopny and Miss Mamie Brown, of Shor-
man.
Mss Ada Rauch and Mrs. Fawcett will re
cave at their residence, on Olive street ne'r
the corner of Live Oak.
Mrs r. w. GoldthWaite will receive, as
sisted by Mrs Stevenson, Misses Simpson,
Shannon, Fe1rn, Fitzpatrick, at her resi-
dence, on northeast Mckinney avenue,
Mrs, w. X. Wheelocll win receive at her
residence, corner of Pearl street and Pacific
avenue, from the hourl Of to o'clock y.
M, assisted BY Miss Almeda Furst, Miss
Matte Burtord, Miss Fannie Crowdus and
| Miss Susie Wheelock, three months old
miss,
Misses NJ. and f. WOLF will receive Now
Year calls,
Mrs. Joha Stone and daughter, Miss Mel.
lie, will receive e. liz, assisted by Miss Edith
NJ. Watson and Miss Ola Matthews, from lt
q. m. to II p. m. NJ residence, corner OF
Br0wd0r and Park streets.
Mrs. Edwin Smith will be ct homo Il
friends, ut residence on Olive street, between
HARDWOOD aud Bryan Streets assisted by Mrs
Robert Ogden, Miss Bette Hamilton, Mis-!
susie Hamilton and Miss Jennie Aston.
Mrs. 5. j. Adams, Mrs, w. Q. Conner
Mira. T. h. Maraals, Mrs. Phillip Sanger vii
receive with Mira. Alex. Sanger vt her resi-
dencO on Eryay street, from 2 to 6 o'clocl
p. M.
Miss Cora Gillette Miss Rosa 0pp0nheim
Miss Bertha Oppenheim and Miss Emm
UppOnheim will receive callers at the resi-
deaoo of j. Oppenhsim, 925 Elm street.
Mr. and Mrs. Jules Schneider will rsceiy
from this p m. until T. o'clock, assisted b,
Misses Kate Fonda Edith and Molll
Jones, Lizzie RsincJ, Marian Seward an
Lula Smith.
MIRA. Thomas Walker and Mrs. Theodor
Wallace will -ceive at tho residence of Cap
tain Tom Walker, 800 ErvSy street, assis to
by Misses Anna Bssye, Lula Smith, Hanna
Ripley, Katie sOsbsll, Lula Peak, Glen
Parker, Belle Bsrklsy.
Mrs r. V, Tompkins will receive at resi-
dence 90l Young street, with Mrs. j. "
Webb, MIRA. ID Titterington, Misses ASHi
DenmAn, Leila CowarS Jessie Pace, Ell
Pace, Eugenia Hamilton, Sallis Wilmot.