New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-03
KEEPING NEW-YEAR'S DAY.
MUCH PLEASURE BUT FEW CALLS MADE.


bright cold coupienancc its many admirers The
light which fell the night before, and which the
wind blew into small drifts leaving many bare places
Of irritation to callers as reminded them
of the good sleghng which they enjoyed year ago Inc
day seemed TO be celebrated very quietly The down
town business streets were silent Sunday Tho
inmates Of penal reormatory aud charitable lnstitu
tons did have the good dinners witch make their
memories Of Christmas and Thanksgiving Day pleasant
Nevertheless generosity OF patrons the kindness
Of keepers supplied some little extra deli
cacy 10 mark the day The hand-shakng between poll
ticians mixed with comments the }iayors message.
kept up holiday traditions at the City Han
Paving visits for the sake Of seeing how many calls
can made. grow less fashionable every year
People apparently just as willing to greet their
friends yesterday in the old but taore was larger
class than ever OF who decided that they would
not call where their visits merely meant one more
ond there many ladies who did not care 10 waste
the holiday and weary themselves ia entertaining anr
bilious callers who only cared 10 beat the record as
To the number Of visits made There sOme small
dancing parties the evening Many people went out
Of 20 the country houses OF some Of their friends
largest these parties speut the day
the country seat OF Abram Hewitt Another party
of New Workers spent the dag u Montreal having
yartcd FRIDAY Of last week, and VII, return to NOR
row. Mrs. Thomas YoungS entertained soue young
people al Ogsicr Bay These only few OF many
gatherings that Long island up the Hudson or
IN New-Jcrscy breakfast given by Cornelius
Vanderbilt at 1890 p. ru., In his house 40 3l9 Filth
ave- to the remaining members Of The French Commis
sion 70 Yorktown who VIII saii for home to-day About
one ACndrcd guests present and Llnders occncs
ira gave the music
SCENTS ~ UPTOWN STREETS.
Although 90 rag v.,i,s moi at ar imperative There
were enough golfers 10 make Fft-Ivo and hc uptown
oros.streeis lively. good many handsome c1rri4ra-
were living about, hut many HrD walked. The cold
tcudci to iculucu the caIi- made 90 NOT unplr
donable break nrp run IN Futl ave-. and many
DID 10 iu olucr 10 Keep Rows OF glossy beavers
F:ded quickly uI ald Gown the sdcw. k- CO.. fiiA''"
all the afternoon and in carly evening Under these wac
stratum OF rel ears aud noses. and bearing these along
was tn. procession % unusually lively egs while hight
cIoyed iAsds bent eIcu other order To- Rc,p
kow and then @ould bound out OF cine PROCESSION
up Tire steps at house With The ajacrtv OF tc
egraph messenger hoy. Olcc INSIDE there wonld
BE- quick coHus Of the overcast then rustic
Of silk a hush in The conversation In the par
lors, feminine voice Of welcome. an exchange
OF wC-seasJuad ,-.ceun-,, more or less rl-lrrSc
auc.WuIt with tcTt'ita gH'f attack on ai4 ItFe",
u another Persons who called uAu. places generally
retire. hmcut tables wore never bounuui Fcw
drunken men Ne. TOD, seen AlI'u- o." alto "9u. n
loursuficred \ fetv urriu9 amused themselves,
Whie they confused hou>eh'I,s JOS stealing cards from
on, basket aud putting them some o,-r block or SO
away Toa IRlEu~L reporter WHO Wake ug tI'tu-a
from Washington Square To- 'e"il Fa'~ ana u-" ut''
excursions H other avenues aud 81 'I' SIDE t'i,,'' y
door some or tl.se were very pfc;tlF trimmed viii
cara Dt.'St nun "".5u. a. " III nv" ~
the ftc, Mrs Cofueul. yInaerud; re,svoi visitors a
ci9v'ard a5d Yrs Robert l. craefari AMONG otlcr
house that were open were Mn, res Van war; H. h-
John I0ylnr Johns o. Mrs O. \" Hufuham s. MIS- H.
d ccsroits Alr LeHr~, J. 'a"go,s Mls E,rseA
So =, .l,T ~ s, @ eva w., .la ,.ry ,.ar,..lr
aicey anyone WIS ri work. ,1cep drivers and ar con
eouIIb e -oeu thawme out AN unprotected wa'er pine
LIE sH-io.l 81 cslHS va, ,'' i,'' d Ne.
Of a-sertie5 flcIds
Tie range Of tie t,upe.a-ric ye.-c'5ay va o.-ot
Januay l. 1s9l war. however, several doere<e colder
Tie thcru'mriei at H'd"rrs Yesterday 'ulgat,d al /
% and Al $50. . m 2O' ago there "as good
Skating ia Central Foft
DuWS loNN AND Is PUBLIC OFFICES.
few o. the heads o.; the Gig departments called upon
Mayor Grace YESTERDAYS Ia the short time Dis Office "as
Upeu ANON, those rnc visited urU were President /
Herrs Of tho Department OF C.auucs ana Corrections;
Thomas j. Cosusll, supervisor of Ih' CtV Bc'rd : /
Police Justices smith and Whue. aud Commissioner /
Pnrioy: Lin Liaus Yuan. chinese c'"s1i-Gencrd "a /
Hayaua and Chan Sheu yin, Chinese Consul al MI- !
tame, also called, is dd many oi the Aldermen.
The various public Offices in the CITY Hau an !
closed excepting Mayors Office aud t.o rooms u the
Que of me ar a"ts of pl,.c.-Attorrcg Wctoon yes
teIdby to order tte IaItoT tp fake from al the
dnrne Gis r. term when Inc jans;or reached
tIc occupied by 4 :. Ergurr, one of tie new
aud questioned TIE Jauor as to his authority Tor taking
at1 doing it b the orders OF IN McKeon" said tho
jauitor just then the DstIlct-A UOruCi entered trs
room Did You not tell uo 10 remove tlis iounsot'
Yes cir" said McK-on. decidedly. 81 lounge IL
no; y ut arlclc oi furniture tor uh'ic office"
l. the Federal kD1mg The 4ay "as observed o. Giofr
holiday, except among the Pos, ONCE olhgs.s "ith
them The usual holiday routine carried out. be
ng,Iies ade IN The early morning hours, and all
ulill, closed al 10 RI But she Post ono" cDt7
by no means iUc. a heavy European ntA arrived
late tC atcrHOun and 70 hH 10 he assorted dnd ready
fur delivery thc opening Of the Office tals morning
-E.
With the Produce, Cotton ami Petroleum * "ali2cs
Sunday There not the least tI2n %. hic 80 .Ec
Offices u erchaus. OF 10 tine large mercantile n""sN
double holiday
At Caetle Ga.dou ne crnPI9e7 ass.mblea eliy to
American soil. steamers being reported up 10
tho doors aud gates were closed and the men dS-
ing 80 receive passengers from the steam
sps CITY ot Chester aid Arizona, which vessels arrived
last ujght'
tie steamships and other vessels N the baIhor con
graduation Unchanged between the "icecs tud
LATTE, received calls from number 'i biz Go4Gnnt~
enoes The captains OF The wyoming tht "aida'
Cambria and MUsel also entertained then lreuls
CALLS OF THE BROOKLYN MAYORS,
At tie City Hou, in brooklyn. Mayor Low and eH-
Mayor Howell received calls from 10 to Il N, and
upward Of 1900 persons greeted the incoming and the
outgoing officials II said there had been such
throng visitors since the days of Mayor Martin Kab
nelscl dozen years ago. Many prominent politicians
pad their respects to the Mayors among them were
Police Commission JOurdan. City works COmmiss ioucr
French exCoutroner Steiamoz, Corporation Counsel
Dewitt e1-Mayor Booth, and the majority Of the Board
Of Aldermen As the City Hal clock marked the hour OF
IL however both Mayor Low and his predecessor out
slipped out Of the trOng ~ persons seeking 70 greet
them. secured ovcrcoats and. making ther way
through tile crowded Corridors of the
Cts Hall hurried 10 their respective Carriages and
driven away MANY person disaI pointed IN being