St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-03
new YEARS CALLING
The Old-Time Hilarious Gus
tom Has Become Almost
Obsolete.
No Mors Gay Parties in Swell
Outs on Jana-
airy 1.
Beginning OF Ninsty-Three
Quietly 0bsepqeliin St.
Paul.
OPP an House at the w. c. 7. U.
Rooms and the CONNER
cial Club.


calling custom? Not III amy years ago
few ladies felt that the daywas.a sue
cess unless they kept open house and
had many callers, and 10 gentleman
could let the occasion pass by without
DOMINIC his dress suit and calling upon
every lady of his acquaintance. Pastors
made it an occasion for calling upon
every member OF their tlockS; business
men made sure 10 miss none of the resi-
dences of their customers, and social
aSpirants found it an opportunity to en-
large their acquaintance and shire
among the bellies On New Years day
four-horse SleighS conveyed parties OF
gentlemen from house to house. Each
call lasted from fifteen to twenty min
uteS, long enough to partake of light re-
freShments and drink wine, and per
haps something stronger. twenty-five
to fifty calls was male by each sleigh
load, ami each open house received sell
dom less than 100 calling parties. New
Years was day of festivities and con-
quests.
Socially inclined and society people
asserted that the calling custom was
one of the most delightful of all social
customs, and that it would never 60
out. But nearly dozen years ago
open houses and calling parties became
less Numerous, and few years later 1t
went out entirely. Why it went is a
source of difference OF opinion. Some
are convinced that after allit was only
Creature OF style,
and that in time it will again flourish in
| all its former glory. Others see in its
| downfall a more serious and possibly
| fatal reason. 1t was source vi many
disgraceful scenes. Few calling parties
carried the day out without lmOlblng
| too freaiy. Young men who never drank
tasted liquor the first time when they
went ont GA their first New Years call =
ing tour Others who seldom drank,
| and always Sparingly, were unable TO
| limit themselves on these occasions and
were pretty sure to finl themselves
very drunk when night came. AT every
house was punch. willie and strong
drinks, and fair women to urge the call
| erS to imblbe. 1t was next to lmpoSSl-
! bic to resist; worse, it seemed impolite
TO do 50. II was charged by the morally
| inclined that the custom was building
UP race Of drunkardS. The press gen
| orally turned its shafts against the III
| stitution, and heaped ridcnle upon 1t
and the many shameful affairs each
| New Years brought forth until the Gus
| tom went out Of existence. 1t is quite
| likely the custom will come back in
time; but the drinking feature may be
left QUIT would seem de5ra0le that 1t
| sh Guild.
In place of the general calling custom
| it is now the practice for ladies To eX-
| pect calls from few intimate friends,
| and to serve mild punch, and nothing
good many ladies kept open house yes
terday. Gentlemen made very few calls,
| and only at houses where they were In
timately acquainted.
who Kept open House.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
| C. A. kept open house at the ASSOCIATION
rooms from to 10 O'Clock. A delight
full lunch was served to the large num-
Der of callers VINO avaied themselves
of the opportunity of calling; and after
4:3O programme was begun, consisting
of songs beautifully sung by the LUtuS
club quartette. Following these dra-
matte reading, scenes from hamlet, "
| by Curtis w. Lindley: songs by Mrs
De Wolf and readings by Miss Mar
| guerite w. Morton.
The women who received were Mes
danes Thomas Cochran. G. E. Dickin-
son. L. w. Osborne. Ii. B. Walsh,
William. 3. Shaw, l. l.. Nathan. E. q
SnelI, Walter j. Allen, II. j. Lee. A. d.
Cumming, s. f. Benedict. E. Q. Dun
can, e. A. Van Duzee, H. NJ. Temple
George Il. Sabin, William Nj. Llggett,
II. F. Drake, w. F. Donaldson, Albert
+. Russell. r. p. Lewis and Miss Hart
The Commercial club kept open house
and served mild champagne punch
with sandwiches They were hOnoreC
with calls from number Of people fro n
other cities, and quite a number OF st
Paul people who are not members Of the
club. One OF the leading florists CON
tributed basket Of beautiful flowers tt
the club, and this Ornamented the table
on which was the punch bowl.
The Phoenix Athletic club also KEEP
open house and invited all Of It's friend!
to drop in and inspect its quarters. The
gymnasium was thrown open Tor The
day, and the instructors were on hant
to explain the uses OF the various piece:
of apparatus.
f. Ed Adams watched.
f. d. Adams, for several years super
intendent Of tue American Express com
pany, with headquarters at st. Pau
under w. a. Mayor, general Superin
tendent, left last night to assume en-
tire charge Of the cOmpany's affairs OIL
the Missouri. Kansas u Texas railway
with headquarters at Dallas, Tex. Tit
employees of the Minnesota division yes
terday presented him With beautiful
gold watch, chain and locket suitably
Inscribed, as q mark Of their esteem ant
friendship. f. B. Daniels, general agen
of the Minneapolis office, made the pres
entaton. He said: There are severa
! kinds of eXpressmen, Mr.. Adams, who
in my experience of twenty years
connection with the company, Away
require watching. Some Of them are o
the kind who never will perform thei
: work properly unless under the eve o
some superior. There are others whom
the employees of this division, as well a
| myself, consider need watching, but o
a different kind. Such employees, i
seems to me, need Watching quite a
much as the other kind. They are eX
amples to each and every one of on
cOmpany'S many employees Of VIVA
faithful and energetic services in it
interest may accomplish example
that stir each and all of us to NOR
faithful endeavor. AS sou sever you
connection with us, it is the wish of TIL
employees of this division to extend tt
you its heartiest wishes for your sue
: cess and further advancement in you
new field of labor. We hope this waite
will keep good time, will mark for yo
hours of success and happiness, and, a
) the same time, that every tick may he
, reminder of those you leave behind an
the good wishes which they send afte
YOU"
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