New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
OLD CUSTOM REVIVING.
MORE .NEW YE4R'S CALLS.
Perfect Weather Brings Ont Cro7cds
of Pedestrians and Vehicles.

New-Yorfers who did not leave the city for
the holiday passed New Years Day quietly
There was a dearth of senli-public observances
hut there seemed to be a slight revival OF the
cid fashioned custom of paying New Years calls
on ones friends. Il was not so long ago that
New Years Day was devoted in New-fork
City TO a perfect Inaelstrom of calls. Almost
everybody kept open house on that day ana
streams of callers Hocked UP the steps of nearly
every brownstone house to pay their respects
and make known their wishes for prosperous
and Happy New Year for their momentary
hosts It was not at all uncommon for oache-
lor 10 hire hanson a cab for the entire oay,
in order that he might complete his round OF
visits before nightfail
Things have greatly changed in this respect
and the alteration is due 10 variety of causes
chief among which is probably the increasing
hold which country life is taking upon well to do
and fashionable Workers. Many families
leave the city before Christmas, not to return
until after Twelfth Night. the holidays being
spent at country houses, where large ana gay
house parties assemble and manifold and eiao-
crate diversions planned and executed An
other cause for the change is the increasing
popularity Of out of door sport. Even in the
dead Of winter the golf enthusiast never loses MS
ardor for the game and hundreds were out all
day yesterday pursuing the red guilty over
frozen links.
From a weather point Of view it was perfect
day The sky was cloudless and while the sun
Was unobscured the air was just fresh ano Keen
enough 10 make gentle exercise delightful anu
exhilaratfng There were crowds OF pedestrlahs
in Fifth-sve from Twenty-third-st TO some
distance above the Plaza. and the avenue was
flied from curb TO curb with smart equipages
and automobiles which were, Of course, more
numerous than ever before on New Years Day
There were altogether too many OF the motor
cars TO suit some people. One nervous pedes-
trian halted with companion at street corner
as the rattle and "chug. chug!" preceded oy a
smell of easoleue announced the approach OF
a racing machine.
'Hurnphr' said he as he looked around Filth
Avenues getting TO be machine shop
Right you are" said his companion Might
as we'll 20 for stroll under the elevated road
Il much prefer the elevated. responded the
first speaker The elevated makes almost as
much noise, but it can't run you down. at any
rate"
Nearly the entire country enjoyed the same
beautiful weather that prevailed in New-1ork
The coolest place was Albany. where the mer-
cury touched 10 degrees above zero one Lle
warmest- Of course, was Jupiter, Fla, WheIe
It reached as high 40 Snow or rain Is
promised lor to-day.
The annual mass for the Holy Name Society
was celebrated at ST. Patricks Cathedral, ana
bout five thousand members Of the society were
1,resent The preacher the Rev Charles
H McKenna. In his sermon he dwelt on the
prevalence Of blasphemy-
Before the close Of the service Archbishop
Farley assembled the pulpit, and made q brief
address welcoming the society to the Cathedral,
and urging the members 20 Jealous work he
Impaired the Papal blessing