The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-02

season when the foFiSIs do z bic
mess, Tor wherever q gentleman may
have taken tdfRRef occasionally ne
must send AZ New Years some token 81
grateful remembrance, QthePRisei
hospitality "a likely to be Ylthdyawni
and these tributes. Ws 9 fple iRke me
iormiof an exquisite bouquet plF per-
haps, it there Is O mRdemotselle IN the
house the gilt Is Q dainty assoFlrpensqt
GsweetH,
These, however, are tEtaipg matters
which, in the sum total OF New Years
customs, make scarcely any'tRuFe' ~
addition TO the universal exchange OF
presents between friends there are
your servants and dependents TO be
looked after, None Of these can be
slighted Y you value either your stand
ING or your peace OF mind, and 20 some
the gifts must be- Of substantial value,
Such a wishing Of Rpnns Aimee as there
is all around AZ this season. would 90
pne'a heart good, were II not Tor the
knowledge you have that almost every
one who wishes yop Q good year, wishes
also to be remembered by 2 good
present, Everybody who has served
you, or who has been ready, 70 serve
you, wishes you. WellTthe aPpteheF'a
boy, the bakers boy, the street
sweeper the mllkman, the lampllghter,
and in fact afEfaFta aRd7eeRattleaa-et
people, soma,ot whom you VIII never
have seen before and will not 500 again
perhaps Tor another twelve months, IN
liact fills iust as IL Is at Christmas time.
In America, only q hundred times
moro 90,
Here as in England the postmap
comes in for one of your largest boup,
ties, and we only wish that the French.
postalaystem rendered lts representa-
tives as worthy as the English OF what
10 annuallymeted out TO them AZ this.
season, But II the system Is not avery
deserving ono, the letter carriers thepn'
selves are worthy enough, and when
one thinks Of the enormous amounttot
,extrawork the New Year entails, one
can hardly begrpdge the five or ten
francs they expect in the form Of "a
New MaFs laEeess, Which reminds
us Of another French custom-that OF
exchanging carries de visie at this season,
Everybody does II with everybody he
knows. The ordinary ealing card 10
used, and the custom 10 so extensive
that these misslyes are received at the.
postotices in separate boxes. To handle,
them in connection with the other
mails would interfere seriously with
lhusinets, Asst 10, however, they are
distributed and dispatched at the con.
yenience Of the officials, and Y some.
times happens the enormous pileisno
entirely cleared untilthe New Year is'
three orfour weeks old.
"A distinctiyely FFahch functonaryfs'
the Concierge He isiliterally ubiquitous
in the cities and towns, You pass his
room, or hers, as the case may be,
every time you enter or leave your
apartment However late you may
como In at night the concierge, by some
attachment BY his bed, unfastens the.
door for You. He receives your letters,
stands In with the servants for every
bit OF gossip about Your affairs, aud
collects regularly the rent You may
pay. Forthese and various other pur!
poseslhe ia hired by tho landlord, but
much Of his keep is drawn from the
tenants in the shape Of tips aud fees.
You will never 70 amiss In making a
present to this functionary, and what's
appropriate and wise at any time, be.
comes at New Years your solemn aud
neverto'be.forgotten duty, Avery ex-
pensiye one, too; for II you are tivingin
fairly good style 1t will cost you from q.
hundred to,tWo hundred francs.
1t is pleasant to know that the New,
Year isaytime when the poor are spe-
.cially remembered. Asithis season APP
.proaches the people are universally lap-
pealadit to through the Bureau OF Public
lie Assistance for q special contribution
OF money, and few are the families who.
do not respond. This bureau operates
through local societies which exist In
every municipality, anda part OF that
which is collected Just before the New
Year begins Ia given ont on New Years
Day as "a special bounty to- thoserin.
need; tho rest being kept as a fund for
the more systematic relief ofnoyerty all
the year through. In addition TO this,
New Years Day Is marked by q free
outflow OF private benevolence. Many
will be tle,catlsat your door, aud ityon
are in etypieal French family you will
find that hardly any caller Is sent emp
.tv away.
In France, TOO, our American custom
OF making New Year'sc calls is in vogue,
but this function, which is fallineiuto
disuse with US, is still, as 1t always has
been, the life and soul Of the New
Year To- o Frenchman. Every public
oticialis duly visited by every subor-
dinate, and as forthe president Of the
Republic, his Palace In the Champs.
Elysoe Is besieged all day long. The.
entire diplomatic corps wait upon him.
on New Years day, and an intermint
able string OF other carriage folk. But
not the commoners, for the French
president ID. surrounded by more fuss.
and feathers than the occupant OF the.
white house, andEhe draws o strict line
socially even at New Years.
Turkey and trutfles is the great dish.
for a stylish New Years dinner. The
.trutles are stepped In Madeira
wine, and after being sliced are inserted.
between heskin and the meat OF this.
tuscious fowl. This, however Is lux
.ury which ouly tho rich can anioyin
France. Among the pheasanta the
New YEAR, s pig killing time, and q lit,
tie pork 10 the peasants special relish
for the Now Years dinner, But what-
ever the fare on the table, thereis all
ways goodfeeling in the heart aud al.
ways plenty Of good company at the
freside. Not only must the members
Of the household cit down together on
New Years day, but, II possible the
relatives must BIO gathered I'M even 70
the most distant cousin, and one ofithe.
very happiest Of all 'the6New Years.
customs q that which SEXES upon the
day as a suitable time fof healing the.