New-York tribune., 1890-01-01
WELCOMING THE NEW YEAH
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS THE CHIEF CEhh
MONY.
THE CUSTOM OF KEEPING OPEN HOUSE nN'
NEARLY DIED OUT - GAMES BIZ
,rnr CITBS.

NEARLY DIED OUT GAMES By
ATHLETIC CLUBS.
New Years Day IS less and less oDserN'u d,
year. owing to the dying out, for the most p"'' VI W
GOOD old Knckerbocher custom OF ealing OH al O'O
friends on mat day. The greatly lncrehsc' ""''''
of uersons who are in society IS donbtiesS ue '""
~, tho docodopce Of New Years calling, as II woud
now be "A physical mpOssibllty for a hehOc' Vi "''
social world to visit all his friends In single u'y
An eoualy great objection that the task OF enter
tanning all OF the set In which hostess moves wohu
be task which few would care to take on theuseFc''
A:other custom which formerly dls'lhct'c
fcalure Of the day, that Of serving elaoora'e Hec
lunches and magnificent dinners at the hotels Is alSo
di,appearing Even the time-honored haOit oi 81
many persons Of making resolutions to give up
various beseting sins, is longer 40 mnch III vogue
as II was formerly and that of opening oiary Is
sharing the same fate.
New Years Day will, however, be observed by
general cessation Of business, and many persons e'
the city Yesterday to begin the new year WIN feslcs
in tbc country Az Tuxedo Park, IIemp'tead' inc
Country Club at Pelham and other country clubs tero
will be dances and entertainments OF various Minus
ON the whole however. New Years Day IS getting 10
he like Washngtons Birthday. day Of rest ana noun
Ing more another sunday with most OF the rcis'ouS
services left out.
There will be few changes in the courts anu
municipal Offices and also small number Oh un'"cr'
and entertainments. The theatres VIII nave Poi
f,rnances afternoon and night G. +. Ncrnam pro
pretor Of the Morton House. will serve good dinner
nj O'Clock to every district and telegraph messenger
who appears at the hotel in uniform.
The Prospect larrlers Will have their annual cross
countrv handicap rum starting at 1890 a. III. from
Manhattan Cottage, FOurth-ave. and sixty hfth-st''
Erooklyn number of prizes Will DC sNch'
f.. G. Carter IS the handicappcr.
The Manhattan Bicycle club will have road race
To TarrytOwn.
The Crescent Harrcrs will have a cross'couhuy run
from Bay Ridge this afternoon
The Fresh Nir club will give cross-country walk
At Fi-hkiII The party will leave the Grahd 'c"udi
station at a. m. .,.
The Harlem Ilarricrs will start from the Alianu'
Hotel At . T. m. for a run over the toft "eof7o
-rc, al -crviccs will be held in all the Roman
C,ti,u, .,Iie-. aud members of that DENOMINATION
,tr ,Ili.. attend mass and 10 do no WORK. $50
Teo fv ytnifd street Branch OF the loUls Non r., >
fr,n . 10 10 y. u. There VIII DE- an cAHluit VI
,bnf,rsun, Iy The society of Amateur ih"t0-la
, loan collection of paintings ana etchh-' bNirti','
4, b, have studios 300 the building o tlc a'eo'lfVl'
a. ,l,v ~ rlrc illustrated books, an exhibition oil inc
r,if.1u phoroGlaUh. and exhibit oi pictures "l "','
riatinn tuldiuc, from the ari, Exposition, q ~ III
,,-,t. g., hll.ou in tine hail from 30 10 > p III,
,,I.rfy nf music and refreshments, ana Ne" year
The \mcrican Museum Of Natural History Will be
,,.., 70 fh. public oday from - a. ~ 10 ~ J.. AZ.
Exchange, INDUCED in skyla9kng Yesterday anu anu
closed their years work m good Npiill,.s AZ t"e
produce Exchange some speeches were made, ana a
poem Wa, read. some oi the younger ulcu,.i.' it
noir. to give the fellows white records for l77'
they said.