The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-01-16

ket on the front door kneb is aise beisa discontinued. Some of the gay rsvslers on Fifth avenue dropped sscoad hand chews of tobacco, cigar stumps, and othea contributions into the baskets.
 was talking with my New York friend Sykes about New Years calls. Sykes is a sort of dude himself.
 Did the young society men of Nex York make many calls this yearr" asked.
 Not as much as usual Making calls on New Years day has gone ont of fash. ion. It is not in good form. you know T
 "No, l didn't know it. didn't even suspect it until you told me. Sc the young society man no longer makes calls on New Years day. We'll, wheze does he go to get drunk-into saloon, as usual7"
 "Some of them do"
 Do the Flfth avenue ladies hang out baskets on the door knobs for the rscep- ,ion sfvisiting caIds, cigar s.umps, secsnd hand chews of. tobacco, and other con- ributions ?"
 No, that's gone out of fashion, too The proper caper is for the gentleman to send the ladies his card through the mail on New Years day."
 " That's first rate arrangement as ia, as the ladies arc csncsxaed. should think it would give lady the blues fo, Inc entire year to have couple of hun dred dudes naussase her on the first of January. ! suppose when alady receives New Years card from a gentleman, she immediately sends him by express a pint flask of whisky, and an order on the nsarss; cake stors for halt a pound oi fruit cake. Is that the way 1t is managed now ?"
 No, my dear fellow, 1t would be very improper for lady belonging to the elite to ssnd gentleman a flask of whisky on New Years"
 "Well, does she send him one of the brass checks, with good for one drink on i,2'
 "No, of course not. anu surprised at you thinking such thing. How do they do in Texas on New Yeal's?''
 "They do pretty we'll, thank you There is net much suffering until the day afer. E gnog and wine are used to make callers feel at home. Formally there was great deal moro calling than there is at present, Even the gentlemen call on each other-when they play poker, but they do that all the year around. They don't wait for New Years day in order to enjoy themselves"
 
 The custom of making calls and drink ing wine at every house is a good one to get rid of. It was a constant source of danger to all concern cd, and even to out 'iders. The young man whNis full oi new wine is very apt to do or say some hing which he afterwards regretted. know of case where young man acta- ally proposed and was accepted, while under the influence of fruit cake and vine.
 On New Years day it was impossible 10 cross street without being impaled oy the shaft of a buggy loaded to the nuzz'e with the callers.
 On cue occasion two vehicles full ef young Hebre~ clerks, who were also full, ,ollided with great violence. For several minutes there was partial eclipse of the sun, owing to the air being filled with New Years callers. For ten minutes it rained intoxicated clerks in he vicinity. One of them came down in he orchard of worthy ciiz.a, and de 'troyed valuable peach tree with his aead. One of the horses had the hide of of his shoulder, and another got the blind staggers from smelling the breath of one of the festive callers.
 In some families where the ladies re. :sived callers, a step ladder was placed near the hont gate, to assist the drivers ,f vehicles in loading and unloading .hci, vehicles.
 Taking 1t all in all, New Years call ng, where wine is set out, shoull be made felony for all the pard 6 implicated