The morning call., 1892-01-01
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
New Years Eve Celebrated
Chiefly Within Doors.
Hcgmaray and How - T,s Observed by the
thistle Club - Terpsiohore Reigns
Throughout the City-Notes
HHognlana


Many of those who spent last night In a
happy manner in seeing the old year out and
the new one in, no doubt would be pleased
10 hear how It is spent in other countries,
notably in Scotland
The authorities, all quoting from one an
other. and thus agreeing finely, describe
hogm1nay as the old name in Scotland for
the last day Of the year on which children
so about singing and receive a dole of bread
or cheese" Ii is doubtful whether this
custom was ever very prevalent and IN
recent times il may be said to
have fallen into complete deSuetude. In
its secondary meaning "h0gmanay' signifies
q gift given at New Years time, and in
this,5euse it is still in common use; but the
gift SD given is rot generally a dole, nor do
rs recipients as a general rule do much
singing, either in the way OF Suppllcatlcn or
thanks To read the literature on the sub
iectoue would think that q. this period Of
tue:ycaT all the youngsters IN Scotland be-
come common beEggrs. whereas every one
Knows that the time Is one Of general troiic
and*fun, and that the requests Tor hog
MARY are for the most pRrt only pleasant
banter. responded to, no doubt, in nine
eases cut Of every ten by the donation OF
seine sEeetieS or a small coin IN the case
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value when the reminder comes from one In
whose mouth it is the sweetest music.
NLat n cOngiCmeratlOn OF dIScOrdInt
sounds il would make If all the notes and
tim ia which hogmaaayS are won't TO be
asked for could be heard about the same
1imG--the Shrll pipe Of the mess age boy,
'.1e hav'na glen ne my hogmanay," the
deep faSSo pr0fund0 OF tie coal man, What
sort O. hIGmanay 0Ye ca that? the hall
iei.ow-well-m SalatatiGn, Come, Tom,
and gie'S cor hOgmanay.' the mOck-Scold-
ing taunt. " ! e mean aud man, We hav'na
Cl'tu me 4 hOgmanay-f0r the last ten year.
But in atween them a there Is always sure
T. be heard some voices that TO the hearer
are sweetlv pretty-that, il NAV be, of a
first UOTE child that has newly learned TO
make an attempt at prOHounelng the oddly
tangled word. or perhaps only that Of Wee
ragged wean on the street: that Of the
stately maiden one has been trying 10 screw
UP his courage to the point OF asking to
become: his bride, or that OF the auld bed
ridden mitheT who recalls such a store Of
Youthful "reminiscences by playfully re-
preaching the son for pretending to have
tQna6 empty-handed to pay his New Years
call.
Aor do bOgmanays always or even most
frequently require to BE- solicited ut all.
They are given as q matter OF course TO
tause who have been faithful in minister
Ing 70 our wants throughout the year, and
ilsA<A sc 10 lueSc WHO nave Claims On our
affections.
= i is not by any means necessary for these
gifts t0-be given on the last day of the Year.
They are still more frequently given after
tse new year has dawned. and are thus re-
GaTdedaS luck pennies or tokens expressive
tnOpe that the year which has just begun
MAY ne a Pre- speTouS one.
-Eartig because OF ancient customs, but
still more because OF the season in which
tEey fan, the New ear : holidays have also
come / he regarded as a singuIaTly appr0-
pirate period for the giving Of cal to the
poor, and the doing OF other charitable work
Of an equally pTa!sewOTthy character; while
entertainments Of one kiHd and another are
very generally given for the benefit Of the
occupants Of pOoT-hOuseS or others whose
lives are regarded as most in need OF being
cGeeTe1.
Generally speaking, Hogmanay, with the
young folks especially, may be described as
d Gay-0T night of eager expectancy, and our
best hope is that all their bright anticipa-
irons as 10 what the future has in store for
jhem may be more thar realized, ami that
or their march through life they may find
each year better and cheerier than the Ole
that went before. Tie time Is one for
gayety, well-Wishing and good-d0Ing, and it
bshO0ves us all TO he prepared If need be
70 follow up our expressions of goodwill by
tangible proofs of fTieu dship when, clasping
each others hands we wish them "A
happy New Year and mOny o them"