New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
urRE COMES THE NEW-YEAR.
n,,r orn GIoRrEs OF THE HOLIDAY GONE.
,,vvx ONE WHO CAN DO so GOES OUT OF TOWN
NOW" SPREADS" At CLUBS AND

rvYRY ONE WHO CAN 10 81 'of-> OtA Of 1O"->
NOW" SPREADS" At CLUBS AND
RESTAURANTS
.uonc nil the holidays which. like milcStones'
..rk the progress OF the year no one mas oeeh
u,.r.d 10 sink so far into moss-Rrown dlsuse as
~ Years Day. The old Dutch custom OF MAKING
N.w Years calls which hourlshed In provlhcmi eN-
rherance In the New-York OF the oiden tme' mas
..sanpesred. Nowadays all who can afford 1t leave
80 an the first day of the year If in mortal ter
- Lest their friends might call OH them, and when
~ adjacent sunday and Saturday give two and
n.N holidays together. as happens this year, the out
ostown movement is exceptionally great
The old days wcie great days according to the
,...nds which have come down TO the present time.
Ts. rushing about from house to house In the EFFORT
- make a hundred or calls. the repetition by
sa,bess guests of the stereOtypcd greetings, COM
u,,ents and Jokes carefully prepared, the prompt
nd unceremOniOus way in which the victims were
I'D st 10 he refreshment table and then discharged
al combined TO render the custom of colonial days
. hollow absuidty in the growing metropolis. And
a the custom died from excess and from changing
conditions The young man Of the period no longer
rmries himself into pair of tight boots and close
sr,nr trousers adoins himself with gorgeous waist
etccat and bellcrowned beaver all In the style OF
,he Paris fashions Of two seasons before to HE him
18th on New Years morn. The well-wOm story OF
~. mon who starts out IN the morning With his
cnsp New Years greeting but from tne aDsoiPuVn
NJ many kinds OF punch degeneraes through success
dive grades of inarticulateness TO 's'hap'Nleh !"
,d comes home in a cab with IBIS feet out Of the
window has been relegated to its place among the
classics First the inhospitable card basket hung to
me doorbell drove the unhappy caller to drink
HE own expcnse-and now not even that concession
~ the traditions Of the day is left In Ncw-lork
Today New-Year's Is simply a holiday. to be en-
,ord according to tine OF the individual citizen.
and the proper thing to do is to 60 into the country
nr make a flying trip TO another city. II one has a
cuntry house I'm the family, a friend who has
snends his holiday there. Entertainments at TUXEDO,
tsnox the Country Club and the Long Island hunt
suts and all such rural organizations cater TO this
teshon The only vestiges OF the old time universal
hosn,,alty remaining In the city are the luncheon
tables set BY the clubs and large restaurants Many
n, the clubs, as for instance. the NewiTE Athleuc
cot mn most elaborate uncheons on New Years Day,
and II Is subject OF remark that certain type OF
members appear on the first day Of the year under
those conditions who do enter the club doors on
any Of the remaining 3G4.
In Brooklyn the calling custom has held lis place
hotter than I'm New York. Many OF the quiet folk
Of that city avail themselves OF the frst DAY OF th
wear TO round up their acquaintance. In measr,
fut the refreshments offered TO callers are gh' IL
any are offered at all, and the ooServances p the
custom are only sporadic and quite Informal. In
the President which Is sim regularly gone through
with by the diplomatic corps. 'the representatives OF
various branches OF the Government and the great
Ameeican public.