The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1883-01-06
NEW YEARS IA CANON.
How Our Gentlemen Called and Our
Ladies Received.
Cahon's Latest Suceessrui Calm.
Day, But Not the Last,

!, N Eariy last week the RECORD sent OF
=, nearly one hundred postals to such ladie
q as were likely to join in the renew;
oil me old custom, requesting them to n,
r NY US whether or not they would receiy
Ia calls on New Years day, and the resul
doubly exceeded our expectations. Man
IS ladies, still in doubt if the custom would h
any more observed than heretofore, ha
ie nearly decided to remain quietly at hom
n anu let the day go uncelebrated. but yhc,
they tonnd the popular voice was in favo
a of the observance they decided TO ioin tn,
Il number, and the result for this occasion
9. was success, being the first effort at hay.
ing general reception day. The postal.
which had been enclosed in one eeni
S stamped envelopes and With or printed ad-
. dress on their face began returning TO MS on
. Thursday in such quantities that we fopnd
our published list would be quite a respec-
table one IN numbers, and composed of op-
best families, so we felt fully repaid for the
trouble and expense incurred in giving the
hrst impetus to this best of all methods of
aiii.iiig oio friends and making new ones.
Alter making ont route we started ~
the east end of town, making our first call
at the residence of
MISS FERRIER.
4 where, seated IN the parlor were Misses ca, a..
| Mack. Minnie Mack. Fannie BogIbv MI
Canfeld and Ussie Fcrrier. AI,honet thsse
young ladies are all in their teens and nu-
plIs oil our nigh school, they went through
.he ordeal OF their first New Years recen-
Hon with the grace and ease of some NJ
our eastern society bellies, and tbe I,,,ch
they prepared showed the training tbey had
received at home, which viii be worth a
( great ueal more to them in after years than
many OF the accomplishments showerei
upon some of the less fortunate sisters NJ
me east After partahing of fair ssnple !
Oh the lunch and exchanging the compli- |
hehis OF the season,we started for the next |
residence, which was that of
MRS J. l. PRESTIsS
who, with the assistance of Misses Ta-,h,.
ana Duckhn, was prepared TO receive |
hef numerous friends in a most bannv
manner. Everything abcgt the rooms
showed most exquisite taste, the ,s,rlo-s
2nav
toilets to look still more charming. The
lunch was all that could have been desired
hy the most critical epicuresln, and the /
rance that the celebration was not one OF
rigid formality. We next called at the res |
idcace Of
MRS J. F. CAMPBELL.
who was ably assisted by the Misses Pat /
tee, and agnin were received with that agree /
able cordiality, devoid of all stiffness and 1
ceremony, which at once places one Mt his |
ease, and causes the minutes to fly like \
seconds. Here the table fairly grcaned !
with everything that fastidions taste
could suggest which, with the flowers that
decorated the windows, made n very hand
some display. From thence we stepped
into the residence of
MRS. T. A. RASNoLDS,
who, in receiving her many callers, was ably
assisted by Mrs Robert S, Lewis and Miss
Harsha. Here we met a cordial reception,
an excellent lunch, comprising raw oysters,
etc. Jolly party of callers and a regular
merry -making. One novel feature origin
ated by these ladies was n souvenir pre-
Sentcd to each gentleman caller, comprising
I q card on which were the names of the
| three lady hostesses and also a turtle, the
! body of which was made of a raisins, and
I tine legs COMPOSED of cloves. Another and
/ still more humorous feature arranged by
4 these ladies was sn apple Of fair size sGs-
! pended from the chandelier by silk nib
I bon and hanging low enough Tor any one
1 to reach with his mouth. II was an
nouuced by the ladies that any gentleman
| who could bite the apple without touching
| ii with ANYTHING but his teeth, could kiss
every lady in the room. As such prize
! was one not to he drawn oftcncr than once
a wear. the efforts of the young men callers
were frantic. One ambitious aSpirant nearly
split his face from ear to ear and had TO be
shipped to the hospital for repairs, an-
other opened his mouth so wide that his
false teeth fell TO the floor, and he WAS COM
PEELED to heat :. hssty retreat 10 Dr. Wades
/, Office without stopping TO claim his prize.
Several got the lockjaw and started for
the f;rst sanple-room for some key to un-
lock it The next place we called was st
MRS. HENRY EARLE's,
where we !oand Miss Julia Mitchell and
Miss Fernside assisting in doing the hon
, ors. Here we tasted n cup of choc-
(; olate, and delicious drink it was. The
,ordiality of our reception made US feel
that we Were among those who we had
e met on many previous occasions, The lunch
: was composed of many dclieacies and somt
OF the solids that are 50 necessary TO such
n a trip. We next found
: MRS t, u. PALMER
! ! and the Misses Freeman at home, making
. their friends happy and serving their re
ffcshments with the hospitality 50 common
in the south. II was here We first tasted
\ err-norg. n drink which we had no
L ouafied since our first Christmas visit &
5 Nashy lille in anto-bellum days. The iadie
We're careful to put in more egg thai
e nogy, so that there were no sad results t.
h chronicle. AT the residence of
l. MEsDAMES HARDING
l. we found the ever agreeable Mrs. NJ.
Harding and her charming daughters-'n
h. law, who make up rs happy trio as ca
is he found in any family in America. Th
( bill of fare at this place was equal TO any
10 thing for. which heart could wish. Slice
tarkcy and ycnisou fruits, cakes, etc, e,r
:, made us feel sorry that the custom eoul
n not be made permanent, institution, e.
az tending through every day in the yea
y. The ladies see,ued 90 bo in their be
" spirits, and many hearty laugh was e'
loved during tho few. brief hours whie
m, they received. The time for receiving,
on to 6 p. m. drawing near u close, We we
"a, compelled TO make each succeeding Wis
RS shorter and shorter until towards the Ia
rs it began to partako OF the city style
IN. wish You happy New Year and good b,
M, in the same breath.
I'd, MRS. H. II. Ai.LlNd,
TO with Miss Nellie Alling and Miss IA
ks Bartlett to sssis, hes&rsesiSsd her frien