The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-28
A NEW CHAPTER OF THE YEAR.

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Time, as he passes US, has doves
| wing.
Unsoiled and swift, and of a silker
sound"
Haruiy seems the busy year begun IN
til tn spacious panorama, the mingled
crowd of 'days-bright and dark-have
FASTENED by, and time, like a complais-
ant host. merrily speeds the parting guest
with Christmas feasting and "wacht
he'll" while with ever welcoming smiles
and hands outstretched he welcomes the
newcomer.
AS again the relentless shadow moyeth
| Ger the dial plate of time, with what
different feelings each one turns the leaf
of the old years book. The youth eager
! with loud acclaim and poyous anticipa-
ton. the brazen-throated bells which
proclaim that time. that travels on swift
| steed, rides on apace to those remote
scenes and distant horizons which seem
! SO dim and far away 10 the impatient
spirit of the young, who in the sublime
| audacit yof faith and with ambitibIs
feet, secure and proud, ascends the lad
der, leaning on the cloud
Youth is an easy spendthrift of time.
that precious holding of which they have
the least. and should part with sparingly
| as with money. Neither do they realize
| that in our summer days Of youth we
must gather honey to sweeten all our
after years.
/ Middle age stands at the crossroads IS
! the hour strikes one again. and knowing
of what shadows youths dreams are
: nj Aorx oh Of
things yet to be are prophesied by their
! beginning, whether weak or strong,
makes new resolves that though perhaps
little late. he will try the ground again.
and with the experience gained of past
years. derive best value from the days
that are TO come, not for himself alone
but for a nobler end
The aged listen to the bells ring out
the old, ring in the new" with either
sigh of regret or relief because they
deem the story so nearly finished. But
one short chapter more perhaps that UNI
folds no new stu; tons for them, But
the poet Longfellow, who has so beauti-
fed old age, says:
Age is an opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another
dress.
And as the evening twilight fades away.
The sky is filled with stars. invisible by
day"
or is this the end because the pulse of
life stands still, for there comes the Sc
ouel to the story. and the plot we weave
here does not end when we close the first
volume as earth's night comes donw- II
we learn to live we'll we need not fear
the passing of the years and the verging
into age, for the first faint streaks Of
gray DER the forehead foretell the dawn
of another life that is TO break DER our
earthly horizon. as in the eastern sky
the first faint streaks of the morning
The Young Peoples Holiday.
The spirit of good cheer attuned TO
Christmas still keeps the heart aglow
and although a little gnost of sadness
will creep in to sober the minds of the
older people. bright faced hope with soft.
alluring voice stands at the threshold of
the new twelvemonth. and we step across
with willing feet and let the curtain fall
behind with reluctance TO shut out
as far as possible the sorrows and disap-
pointments Of the past.
But the new year is essentially the
young peoples holiday; so let the day
be to them a joyful celebration. filled
with the noise and jollity which their
care-free souls so dearly love. Let every
man and woman be but boys and girls
grown tall for this one day at least; and
let the children see that hearts don't
change much after all.
Ae New Year gifts bear no significance
and if. perchance. someone be overlooked
- show the best
taste or consideration TO impress this
slign, upon the friend or relttive by send
ing them a New Years gift.
The pleasant and distinctive feature Of
e New Year is the games for the young
people, and the Informal masquerade
their intimate few Others content them
day guest and few intimate friends
The more sedate ard sober. who do
not care To celebrate with so much noise
md rnerriment and yet wish to retain
and merriment. and yet who wish to par
take in some way of the spirit OF the day, (
may observe the pleasant and friendly !
ceremony Of New Year calling among
dance for the entertainment Of the Holt (
selves with sending a loving or courteous (
reminder Of their thoughts 10 friends /
and acquaintance. embodied in appTo- /
pirate verse or sentiment. on n card
Christmas Dishes, and Decorations. /
The nature OF these vary little from I
those appropriate for Christmas. Dis /
pense with the plum pudding. however. /
and replace it with a lighter. more deli I
cate dessert adm let the rich. black fruit
cake be the crown Of the New Year feast
ing For the baked meats a capron or
crown OF mutton are TO be preferred to
roast beef turkey. etc. Small cakes.
always popular with children. are il or
der for New Year festivities. These may
Christmas sugar-piums- As FOR
the table and house 6esorations-thOse
arranged for Yule-tide are OF course APP
,letoe which Of course. has no meaning
OF any other day except Christmas.
The New Year dinner should be very
simple and notable only for its refined
elegance. not its rich and profuse dishes.
For in order that the nes! be beyond
re proach after the PRODUCTIVITY OK The
Christmas feast. there must not b too
much OF good thing.
German New Years Cakes
Warm mixing bowl and put Il into
two ounces OF butter. add hair a cup
II sugar and beat to a cream: then add
two eggs well beaten; level te2spoonful
n finely cut lemon peel. a t.aspoonfuI o.
anlseed. an two finely puivertsd carsia-
non seeds: mix well; then add half =
-up Of milk and finally stir 81 fcu-.
These are baked in wafer irons, q tea
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