New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-01
oE1EBRATIOy OF THE EEW-TEAR.
PLENTY OF PLEASURE, But NO BUSINESS.

ADJUSTMENTS OF TIE DAY-C0UNTRf PAhlIh9-i i''
CUSTOM OF CALLING.
The people who sat up until after midnight
70 see that Old Time got safely over the hreshoa OF te
NewYear and 10 celebrate the transition by rSs Dce'
singing prayng dancing, or other exercises ana deVo
lions have left little OF the days uadluona
p~ogramme TO carry out except naAlhB cans
T ere IL no indication Of a celebration OF 'he I'd! Al
any important respect different from that oil rece-
business will be by general consent neglec'eu' ' "
street will be as silent as sunday The Custom House
ryin no omen for short time in the morning ior inc
entrance and clearance and of vessels and the fo't
Office will be open until 10 a. H. as
II IA his second year in ONCE 'ItSol
Edison will not receive calls at 'Ao C'S
Hail. and his Office will be closed Inc iloS' .n-
,or,aDt change in the city government will be IN the
ncs ~ Register where John Reilly formerly president
Of the Bead Of Aldermen, will succeed Augustus l.
pocbav This being the last day OF the Pedestal Loan
Exhibition at the National Academy OF Design uero VIII
probably be full attendance Gilmores OfcnetIa j. "
furnish music as an additional attraction lheIo
are 10 he plenty Of other places OF amusement open
There Ell be matinee performances at the CASINO Day
Tbestre the Grand Opera House, the Madison square
Theatre the Fourteenth Street Theatre. the New farK
Theatre the BUou Opera House. Niblo's Garden the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, the Theatre COmique ana H'hAn
Third Avenue Theatre.
Bouleyards will be taken advantage OF
nv thousands OF people Of every grade and with horses
and slegbs which have seen all conditions OF scrvuoe'
reception will be given by the Young LADIES' CnIsu"n
TEMPERANCE Union and the Boys Loyal Legion IN tne leo
rcadingroons for boys at No. l6 East FouTteehtnsL
The Stecklcr Association will Keep open hou9e oi 'uo
residents of the district at No SO East Fourth-st
meeting Il also to be heG at the Hotel
brunswick to arrange for the annual Hhher
on Evacuation Day every year Threatening weather,
and possibly snow, may be looked for so th"t Ola
Probabilities" seems to frOwu on NeW-1earS ca''elS'
Rain or warm weather wnuld make the streets us
agreeable. NJ,
,ir rocapt Years II has been noticed that New-YorE
certain extent turned its back upon one OF It's
avn old Kpickerbocker customs, that of gentlemen call
I'M, ON their friends. With wealthy aud iasaohaole
neope il is now almost entirely out OF vogue tue reason
being that society people have their days al nome
tbe season and II would be an uapoSslOle
w o. least bcrcuo,n task for gentlemen whose acqrant
ancc extends 10 500 or 900 people 10 call on them all ii
one dav The ladies also prefer to SEQ their friends IN ne
acbmcnts instead OF all once, and that toe on ho
day Then, the time Il not forgotten when II was
frequent occurrence for boisterous revceI7 u ohIer
houses where they were unknown and unwelcone' to
the great annoyance Of the occupants Hence
fashionable people will celebrate tho DAY
by hanging on the bell knob pretty cardbasEe tied with
ribbon OF q calculated 10 as.uage the dleaPpluE
Is hons - saii woman IN socet" yesterday.
should have lot of old bores here all day, aud II would
lee awuly dresry Country parties are lay9Ile uyt
been announced are Mrs. W. K. NandeTot al OdhdaIe
l. / Nj TIdcn's. at Grcystone Mrs W q u''& = ia, az
Kobbe aud the Misses Bgelow, at West Iomt
Not few prominent aides have been laIsGS aotu
in Of the newspapers 10 Keep open nous IT,
among them Mrs, Paran stevens tH buI,o ~ NJ,
SON. Mrs Pierre LorlIard and Mrs Nuia!n AatYT 'any
of those mentioned will be at their homes. ana De a. APP
pToachabc to their friends a. on any o,e -y ,. .
-; and they will not expect 10 make fccp'"h my o u.
Fashionable florists aud caterers said yesterday thdt IL"
OF their customers would keep open house. , -,
To many literary, professional and other people e1s
parJicular about the cauous Of fashion, to-day VIII
vi %tb TeiSo frends With some it is the ONLY
year they ind time to SEQ their ~
ancient intent New,Years calling is not likely to do
New-YOrk New Years calls are pretty general tue ueu
isdv friends and hy this moderation net over
taxing the endurance Of those who receive Among
me who have announced themselves TO be al nome
fosy in THIS city are Miss Thursby at the era
park; Mrs Leland at No II East Weiy linA-S
VOID 40 ii Ea-' Tqrnty-,cGoud-,t; Ms. W. H. Oakley,
jr Mis-, Henrietta MIrksten, Miss carrie r. A!"soh am
Ms o, Il. Buuco. Ccrymcn generally wiz tecfDe can.
Gfy Uau between 10 a. IN. aud y m. The
Dewitt Tajmago and many Of the other Clergy
men In Brooklyn r receive tue, trend, tn"
ers The Young Mems Christian A77ocaiion at Futon
ST. and Galatin place, Brooklyn VIII keep open nous"
and there will he music and retro,hneuS besides Tle
Christmas decorations TO make ne rooms clGIrIL m
managers Of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum "lu upId re-
Ccption at their new building McD1LougLst anu SIIy
/ yc-aut-avC., Brooklyn. ,, l.
The custom Of sending flowers TO friends IS
! one Of the pleasant features Df the DAY
and will DE widely observed this year.
simple plated basket, OF various coors are among me
most fashionable reccptaces fUrHJ"ers OF the blossoms
Themselves the sought after are hyacthe- roses
and vioets MiguOuctc. madcn-har fern ihcs-ol-'hc-
valley and stcva are used considerably with the uOTe
striking flowers florist said yesterday that prices We're
high al THIS season Mar6cha Mel roses were 10 -
each the pink La France roses ~ % to ~, loh
eiene roses 81, JacQucmiHots IL and q -
Gorie de Paris ind Baroness Rothschtd y.
Russian yolpts with deep orange centres sold at Slo
hundred Parma vioes, which have the sweetest per
fume at IS hundred, mignOnette al ~ Dozen ny a
cuthCs al 81 Dozen ana llesOi-thcvaey at 10 cents
a spray Narci-sus buttercups ana coruhoWers are also
LEuriced and In good demand For large pieces, tuNp-
cUcLariyts ascension lilies and pou-"ttia leaves may he
used but the finer and delicate flowers are prefer
able single florist used yesterday '1oO roses anu near!
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