The morning news., 1899-12-31
ALL HAIL TO THE NEW YEAR.
19OO's FIRST DAY WILL BE OR
SERVED IN MANY WAYS.

Tomorrow Ushers in the New Year.
Many Believe 1t Brings in n New
Century-The New Century starts
With 1901, However, and That New
Years Day VIII BE Notable One.
what Has Been Arranged for the
Enjoyment of To-mOrrow-HoIida
VIII BE Given and All VIII Re
Free 10 Spend 1t as They List.
with the passage of to-day, 1899 will he
no more. The old viii go out and the
new win come in, just as for centuries
time has changed one date for another
Many staunch adherents to a belief that
the century ends with the year 1899 and
that the twentieth century starts with the
first day of 1900. will see more than the
ordinary close of a year in to-day and
the opening of another in tomorrow. To-
day, with them, is strictly fin de steele
Just ninety-nine are lacking to- prevent
New Years eve being a century's eve
so to those who are firmly convinced that
with to-day the twentieth century starts
this marks new era, and is an occasion
of no little Importance.
But the devotes to the theory that the
end of 1899 brings the century to a close
are in the minority II is not speechless
minority by any means, however, and they
know just as well and insist just as
strongly that they are right as do those
who nurse the conviction that all others
are driveling idiots who do not believe
as they. Were there a majority instead
of a minority pinning faith to 1900 instead
of 1901 as a century starter, it might be
that one grand and long intensity of cele-
bration might start to-day and close to-
morrow.
Next New Years, however, will have the
crowd with it. 1t will stand much bet
ter show consequently, in the celebra ton
line, and no doubt there will be not a
few who will take an eye-opener with the
new century. They win want to start it
off in good shape and see that it is duly
welcomed for great things are expected
of it, The nineteenth has been by no
means slow, but everybody, except writ
ers of the rospective-retrospec hesi-
tates before making any wild guesses as
to what a century may bring forth.
There win be the usual batch of good
resolutions this New Years, but they can
not hold the faintest light to those that
will be made with the dawn of a century
Ii is a novel sensation, that OF starting q
new century, and there will be many who
will then resolve who nave never resolved
before. OF course, the result will be the
same yet the novelty of the thing will
be attractive, and novelty is what every
body is looking for nowadays. The BIZ
zarre is all that is particularly fancied
and there are few things more so thar
opening up a century. All are not cen
tury plants, so that is a rare pleasure,
falling to but fortunate few. Many fine
observances of the great event will doubt
less be forthcoming from the smart set
when the year 1900 draws to a close and
its successor with all Difference to those
of the contrary opinion) ushers in the
twentieth century.
religious welcome will be given the
new year in Savannah. 1t has always been
the custom for several of the congrega-
lions to have services TO bid farewell to
The cd and welcome the new. Prayers are
offered, forgiveness for derelictions of the
past and aid for the future being asked.
More than the usual number of these ser
vices will be held this year. and those who
nd will receive the new year with ST.
lent prayer.
Tomorrow will be observed as New
Years cay. Custom and law has made it
a holiday, and business generally will be
susrended The pubic buildings and insti-
tuions win be closed and day off will be
enjoyed by employees. They will have more
than the usual run of entertainment from
which to select the most enjoyable, and
doubtless the day will be more pleasantly
spent han can be said of the majority Of
the New Years of the past