New-York tribune., 1885-01-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
fDEcApExcE OF NEw-YEAR's DAY.


DEcADENcE OF NEw-YEAR's DAY.
ILLUSTRATIONS OVER IT'S DEPARTED GLoRY-MiLD
yRoIIc AT TIE PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
Once moro loud lamentation go up from the sup.
srs e ay hs, 0nserSUne SVn and
IL diminished Importance, Whst was once greSy M
SOCIAL landmsrk celebrated ia New:York h. WITH ai
Eas dwindled to vulgar popular holiday. on which
people of aristocratic pretensions nee from con'sl
Hating influences to their cOuntry-houses, OF paSs
The day In strict secusion st their city homes WIN
little basket attached to their front-door bells,
out Of compassion for any unsophstieated OF con-
Servave friends who from ignorance oard OF
'0a T1S The Siory has departed from NswYears Day.
paid old lady who has seen many Sssns'Sw &
ho1 day i looked Sas for fsrwsIa s' to
How many nights we lay awaks IVA souss DOWN
in Beach-st on the south side Of the square-dont
interrupt me, know there Is NO SQUARE there & no
and that freight depot stands on the site wnere
the aristocratic quarter, aud New-Yoar's Day, vas
the day of all the year: don't know WY W ngs
people now days haven't tho capacity that we
Had for enjoying simple pleasure, aud they lose .
ssS y + bech. rasy tho
same but, bless you it never interiercd with our
pleasure that Betssy too was enjoying nsrseh IN
ashamed to ring at the front door, because they
saW Michael. the coachman, ringing at the base
ment." T.. p.,sv
and Michael probably represent by far the iarges5 i
class of those who will receive and those VINO VIII
call to-day, although there are stu some fes
whore old traditions still clung to. and where
the ladies will to-day receive the lew FiSi- Isl
inroads Of fashion. The streets, however will not
be deserted because the celebration OF New Years
Day has been pronounced TO DC IN paa Io ~
tribunal are absolute, its jurisdiction Is limited and
does not extend to the youths who this morning Oh
called dudesn by the small BOYS whom they meet.
will proceed to pay their respects to their lady
friends" 1t will be day of great rejoicing IN the
classes. and undoubtedly to many of all classes IN
society it will prove day with sad tomorrow
msrnng. Those who permit themselves & onH tor
In the large very-stables coupes are let at so an
hour, or 500 for the entire day of twelve hours
while landau for the day commands 20
The annual frollc engaged in yesterday by the
members of the Produce Exchange to greet the
New Year lacked the zeSt and spontannelty thaI
that interfered with boisterousness was the pres
ence of large number of the gentler sex.
Promptly at O'clock Cappa's 9TH Regiment Band,
seated on platform at the south end of the main
floor began the musical programme OF tairteeh Sc
lections At this time the floor and gallery were
and it was difficult, even with police assistance
to clear Co. space riding IN roller g skating and
other Entertainments There was walking match
ef one mile by the colored employees OF the Ex,
change sack and potato race by the employes ana
an Irish breakdown" by the scrubbers for q prize
of $40 Mrs. Shay aud Mrs. Barrett danced so wei
that it was impossible to decide when SURPASSED
the other aud the money was dEluoa pS'woun s oaa
them Mrs. Barrett about fifty, years OF age
shouted at the finish: "Oim riddy FUR anither
troial fur tin dollars" ;-.,,,.oa
"Wi Yon Vote IT. for Me- Again p Mayor Edison
"Why Does the Wheat Get Heated y j. WOOD
Watch night services were not generally held in
the Protestant Episcopal churches of the city al
though in few the New Year was usherea IN win YIN
lscsor IstasSu' Mr. serS''fs; Rsnsford oOndussd tho
Arthur Brooks and Dr. HGnngtP9 I abo Of GTaeo
ton. similar service was held in the Church of
the Holy Spirit by Dr. Gullbert, the reetoG Inc
Trinity Church chimes s peg9n 70 pay Among the airs
Gnp UIayed we're % THE Harp that Once through Taras
Halls Blue Bells Of Scotland" Yankee Doodle
AVS Services t' were held IN Methodist Episcopal
churches in all parts OF svorun ,hs SotbSdisi is
Church. ST. Paurs on Fourth-ave, the Eighteenth
Street Church, of which the Rev. DIR. King Is pas,
tor and the old JOHN Street Church all heid specia
services In most instances these services were III
the SuDday-schoo r0sns, but IN some cases
the churches were opened as On Sunday evening
The services began at $50 F % ANA .he
Zion's COlored Methodist Church IN Bleecker-st
and at the Methodist Bethel In Sullivan-St the
buildings were brilliantly lighted ana weii
filled from the opening of tie services
In some of the churches there were responsiSSe 1S
services. few minutes before the
hands of the clocks pointed to midnight
ali knelt in prayer. rising at the sound OF the str1
ing and at most Of the churches joining IN the
"Midnight Song by Charles +. Wesley.
Thousands of people gathered in Broadway ana
Wall-st to hear the chimes of Trinity ring III the
new wear. A more dlscOrdant welcome was gwen
by countless ish-horns and steam-whistles In all
uarts of the city