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 More Gay Parties in Swell
Turn-0uts on jana
airy 1.
Beginning OF Ninaty-Tnree
Quietly 0b5erqel'in St.
Paul.
Op3n House at the W. C. T. ..
Rooms and the CONNER
cial Club.

| calling custom? Not III any years ago
few ladies felt that the daywasa 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 flocks; business
| men made sure 10 miss none Of the resi-
! denceS of their customers, and social
aSprants found it an opportunity to en-
| large their acquaintance and shine
among the bellies. On New Years day
| f0ur-hOrSe Sleigh5 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-
| hap5 something stronger. Twenty-Five
to fifty calls was made by each sleigh
| load. AMI each open house resolved 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
ont. But nearly a 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 all it was only
A 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 With0lt imbibng
too frealy. Young men who never drank
tasted liquor the first tme when they
went ont GA their first New Years Gail
| ing tour. Others who seldom drank,
| and always Sparingly, were unable to
| limit themselves on these occasions and
were pretty sure to fin.l themselves
| very drunk when night came. AT every
| house was bunch. Whe and strong
| drinks, and fair women to urge the call
| erS to imblbe. 1t was next To lmpOsSl-
| bic to resist: worse, it seemed impOilte
| TO do SO. It was charged by the morally
| inclined that the custom was building
up Il race of drunkardS. The press gen
orally turned its shafts against the III
stitution, and heaped ridcnle upon it
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 tie drinking feature may be
left QUIT would seem desirable that it
Sh Guild
liz place Of the general calling custom
| it is now the practice for ladies to UX
pect calls from a few intimate friends.
| and to serve mild punch, and nothing
stronger, with light food, In this way
| 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. \. kept open house at the ASSOCIATION
rooms from to 10 O'clock. A delight
full lunch was served to the large mum
Der OF callers VINO availed themselves
of the opportunity of calling; and after
4:30 Il programme was begun, consisting
| Of songs beautifully sung by the LOtus
club quartGtte. Following these a dra-
matte reading, scenes from Hamlet"
by Curtis w. LindIeY; songs by Mrs.
De Wolf and readings by Miss Mar
guerte w. Morton.
The women who received were Mes
danes Thomas Cochran. c.. E. Dlckn-
son. T.. w. Osborne. IL. b. Walsh,
| William. b. Shaw, |. l.. Mahan. f. 9.
| Snel, Walter }. Allen, l.. J. Lee, A. j.
| Cumming, S. +. Benedict. E. O. Dun
can, L. A. Van Duzee, II. NJ. Temple,
George +. Sabin, William NJ. Liggett,
ii. f. Drake, w. +. Donaldson, Albert
+. Russell. Il. p. Lewis and Miss Hart
The Commercial club kept open house
and served a mild champagne punch
with sandwiches. They were honored
| with calls from number Of people from
| other cities, and quite a number Of st.
| Paul people who are not members OF the
| club. One Of the leading florists con-
| lributed basket OF beautiful flowers to
| tho club, and this Ornamented the table
| Oh which was the punch bowl.
The Phoenix Athletic club also kept
| open house and invited all Of lis friends
| to drop in and inspect its quarters. the
| gymnasium was thrown open tor the
| day, and the instructors were on hand
| TO explain the uses OF the various pieces
of apparatus.
81. Ed Adams Watched.
T. D. Adams, for several years super
| ntendent Of tue American Express com
| pany, with headQ quarters at st. Paul
under w. a. Mayor, general Superin-
| tendent, left last night to assume en-
tire charge OF the company's affairs Oh
the Missouri, Kansas ~ Texas railway,
with headquarters at Dallas, Tex. The
| employees of the Minnesota division yes
| terdaY presented him with beautiful
| gold watch, chain and l0cket suitably
| inscribed, aS a marx of their esteem and
! friendship. +. b. Daniels, general agent
| of the Minneapolis office, made the pres
entation. He said: There are several
kinds of eXpreSSmen, Mr.. Adams, who,
| in my experience of twenty years
connection with the company, always
| require watching. Some Of them are OF
the kind who never will perform their
| work properly unless under the eve of
| some superior. There are others whom
the employees of this division, as well as
| myself consider need watching, but of
| different kind. Such employees, it
| seems to me, need Watching quite as
| much as the other kind. They are eX-
| ampleS to each and every one Of our
! cOmpany'S many employees Of what
| faithful aud energetic services in its
interest may accomplish - examples
! that stir each and all of us to more
faithful endeaYor. AS you sever your
connection with us, it is the wish of the
employees of this division to extend to
you its heartieSt wishes for your sue
cess and further advancement in your
new field of labor We hope this watch
will keep good time will mark for you
hours of success and happiness, and, at
the same time, that every tick may he
reminder Of those you leave behind and
the good wishes which they send after
YOU"
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