The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-02
RADLED IN THE SUNSHINE.
Crowds on the Streets and at the
- Park and Beach.
ADAY OF SPORT AND PLEASURE.
Enjoyable Events Which Were Well
=: Patronized by Seekers After
Recreation.

When the midnight chimes rang out on
Monday night old Father Time gave vent
to mighty sigh Of relief. for the latest OF
his children--the year. 1894-was obligedto
give up his little rocking-chair in the old
mans ,freside circle to his newly born;
brother-the cherub of 1885,.
:: 1t may seem strange that paternal Sigh
should: be- given over the departure of a
favorite child, yet so it was with the old
gentleman who presides over the 'destinies
of this mundane sphere, and, in. lieu of
crown carries in one hand an honr-glsss,
with which he ''keeps tabS": on: humanity
/: in general, and in the other holdsa we'll
sfIarpeDed scyihe; which he uses>at mo-
ments convenient to. his own peculiar
moods, butineonyenientt to those whom ne:
uses it upon. =. H.. J.. t.. =.
-. Considering allthe.: circumstances, there
was some reason for :. the sigh of relief
which, the old mau. gave. The year 1894,
from the:timeof it's. birth, was a froward
child in every: respect In fact. it was a:
;; Nero, without the imperial power. among
the many children of: Father Time,
It was born amid the commercial con-
Vulsions of*hard-times. While il was well
come d in with all the: reclamation: which
usually greets a new year, it was not long
in discovering that, " lille the world is fair
to look upon in .the.gIare OF the sunlight of
prosperity, 1T is:not pleasing to witness the
: effect upon the Inhabitants when the
clouds Of adversely and poverty rise from
the :. horizon - and obscure the blue
heavens and the.golden sunlight. 1t was
amid such surroundings as-the latter that
, the year. 1894 W as born, and that Is why il
was troublesome child for Father Time
to mana &c, w lille there are many things
TO be. thankful for in the course OF: a
fwelvemon tn inc. benefits which 1894 had
Ito bestow in general were few. Up to
aim ost the last:moment this fretful child
of Time pouted and ...fT0wned upon: this
part of@the world: especially: 1t seemed
! to have pointed Issues with the sle ments
10. make. the closing weeks~of its power
asdisagreea bic as possible to Californans
who. had for"Years. been priding :tbemselves
upon.the beauties of the climate of the
State. .: y: :: =.
!: Tine birth*of. the new year: was however
attended with .cOnsidera Bile: pomp and
glory ON the part of nature. The clouds
Nhich. had hung heavy in the sky were
@TGlled back, AID with the dawn of a new
year the sun shone over the eastern hills
from. a. cloudless sky. and shed its warm
@effulgence over the city. H.: was not until
the afternoon that some scattering clouds
came over: the heavens, and reminded
those: no had so. joyfully welcomed the
new year that winter was mot over yet.
. The drifting clouds, however, refrained
from. dropping any water. down upon an
ear h that is already pretty we'll saturated
by rain.
- As holiday the opening day Of the year
was generally observed. All the down.
town business firms were closed and very
few of the retail stores were open for the
transaction of trade. The feature of
making calls, which has marked the day
In. the past, was hardly noticeable. In
some respects it is dead custom. While
so many more through custom than any
thing else kept open house and entertained
callers the latter were few in comparison
with former years, and there was a scar
city of the novel features which marked
the progress of the caller in d avs gone by.
= There were no hilarious individuals ar
rayed in fantastic costumes riding around
In dump carts drawn by mules or horses
arranged in rope harness and other queer
trappings. While there we're. some buggy
parties they werenot conspicuous by their
mum ber The gay and festive young man
in a. rubber coat and carrying a huge
pasteboard card with his name thereon as
well as the individual with the negro min
streI collar and the appetite for wine and
holiday cake was largely in the minority,
: and in fact was rarely seen.
Altogether New Years day in the city
was very quiet. There were several inter-
estng entertainments, particularly at the
Young Mems Christian Association, and
at the Haight-street grounds there was
match game of football which drew
large attendance. The racetrack was also
well patronized. During the afternoon
the various car lines leading to the park
and Cliff House were crowded.
During the afternoon the streets down.
town were Gro wded with people who took
advantage Of the pleasant weather to en-
Joy a stroll along the thor0ughfares which,
. during the past two weeks. have not been
d: desirable prone nades on account of the
!: Indictment weather. At the theaters
where matinees were held there were
crowded houses. Taken altogether New
Years day was highly enjoyed in this city.