New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-02
A DREARY NEW YEAR.
MIST, FOG AND RAIN MAKE THEIR COWS
THE PEOPLE DO NOT TAKE TO THEM KINDLY
BFFOHTS TO BE MERRY.

THE PEOPLE Do NOT TAKE TO THEM KINDLY
BFRoHrS TO BE MERRY.
January l. 1901. was a day for silent contemplation
IL began with fog and ended with rain. and was ait0
gcthcr dreary and gloomy that reolcngs over the
birth OF a new year were carried Indoors. The
theatres and other places of amusement we're crowded
with afternoon and evening" but there
was no outward manifestation in honor of the day
The hotels like loadstones, for the customary free
lunch was served Extraordinary preparations had
been made, the chef of each house striving to QUITO
his rivals and many Of the chef doenvres at the Hon
man. st. James. Gll.ey, Sturtevant. Coleman, Grand
and Morton House tables were marvcls OF the culinary
art some of these were TO eat some TO L. at. At
few of the hotels the luncheon served from noon
TO midnight, while Others did not wreck the CASTRO
nomc beauties of their tables I'LL the middle OF the
afternoon The Fifth Avenue Hotel and Dclmonico's
were exceptions TO the general rule No lunoheons
were served there the propretors having notions OF
their own regarding such favors to the public.
Van Courtlandt Lake ready for the skaters
but the weather bad that few cared for the Ice
Comparative silence regned downtown. The En-
changes Custom House and other places OF BUSINESS
closed.
At the City Hall there was some life and activity,
as the old officers the municipality yielded up their
places to the newly elected servants Of the people
The attempt to make display Of patriotism from the
fagstafs was q failure rs the bunting hung limp ana
motionless in the fog
In the evening there were musical entertainments
and receptions and dinner parties in all parts Of the
city, but as a general rule New Years calling was
dead letter.
The day made as pleasant as possible 10 inc
unfortunate prisoners in the TOmbs by Mrs Arthur
C. Taylor. who gave interesting and attractive con-
cert for their enjoyment Perhaps no more apprecla
tive audience ever listened TO the sweet strains oil
Music heavenly maid than that made up OF the
inmates of the city prison. After each number Oh 'he
prSon corridors fairly rang Win
applause. Tear-staned faces too, looked throush inc
prison bars and showed the depth of the feelings stirred
in their possessos by the plantive song AMI SOFT pr'
tone" Words full Of gratitude were whispered lh'o
the ears of the performers they passed from cen
10 CELL II was day which the prisoners Will long
recall.
The programme was introduced with quartet, 10y
Miss Hallenheck. Mrs Taylor and Messrs Evans and
Courtney II followed by bass solos by Mr. Evans
soprano solos by Miss Iaenbcck humorous read
ings by Mr.. DAILY. soprano solos by Miss Ella saho'
contralto solos BY Mrs. Taylor. tenor solos by Mr
Cour,ney and piano by Miss Florence r. Taylor
daughter of the organizer of the concert. fhe eNcr
cses closed with the singing of The star spaheieo
Banner in which all the prisoners joined
New Years reception held at the Twenty
third ST. branch of the Young Mems Christian NSNoct
ton from to 10 p. M YESTERDAY 10 "h'h '"c
Young men of this city generally were invited Noou'
o 600 persons visited the building during inc oaH'
The reading room was beautifully decorated Win
Turkish ard Armenian tapestry. and eight Armenisns
in full national costume, who were mcrhpeiS VI u'
as.oca,ion served tea, lemonade ana s~ec'hea>'
An Illustrated lecture given hourly in the a'te
moon In the west parlor In Intervening z! mnaSuc
exhibition wa given in the large hail. followed D! lain
in the parors by z. Il. McBurney, the general SEC
retary Among those present were MI. ana MIS-
Dicha,d a. Morse Mr. and Mrs. Cephas Brainerd, IT,
Mr. and Mrs Haskell \. Searle Nr and MIS- H. H.
,reene Mr. and Mrs. 4. l.. Howell. Mrs James W
\eAander Mrs H. y. Beers, Mis-. L. j. Bclioli' MIS-
,uhau,c Miss Il. L. Morsc, Miss Mcliarg' Mis- Ah'e
stearns Mrs. J. IL. Chcever the Misses WINE '''
" Al caldwell Mrs. Horace Porter, Mrs ~ Brdytoh
nan ,e I.Sner \ Corning Mrs. \. +. TAFT. Mrs. A.
p,cb,nan Mis-. Pren,s Mrs. II. j. sharpe Miss avery
Hamilton r. Fairfax. William j. Yates Alfred r.
Na,Ipg J. Edgar Lcaycraf. Herbert h lw''hiH'
wiIhur C. Fsa H. Ibuka, president of the PresoN
terian College Toxic, Japan; and "iiham Chnrch
Osborn.