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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-18
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DELAYED.
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04

Join the throng which is bent on turn
ang night not into day, for no day was
ever like New Years eve In Manhat-
tan now, but into a cross between
Mardi Gras. bullfght and a football
game, with dashes of a Coney Island
festival ana a queens birthday.
There is one time honored custom Of
New Years eve which will not be cut
1uf, that of going to old Trinity, where
he chimes will be rung. but there will
Ae a change even in this. Albert Meis-
ahn, the bell ringer. who had oficiated
t1r thirty years, is dead and Colum-
bla undergraduate is in his place.
at the biz hotels and restaurants 1t
Gs estimated that between 1000 and
1000 people will be accommodated by
each. Tables have been engaged for
weeks, aud the demand is so great that
all the rooms usually reserved for
drawing rooms are to be furnished
with supper tables.
In regard to specific arrangements 1t
Is the mode at present to have every
thing at the hotel table as delicately
fine as II one were entertaining at
ones own home. If dish is served
chat can be carved on the table the
hostess wishes to supervise It. and
any chatting dish article must have the
Gnishing touches put In by her. Often
she will make the salad dressing. all
With the notion to give the appear
a1ce of the private entertaining with
G1s public environment
The old time favorites. canvasback
and terrapin. are no longer named by
crosse ordering In advance or by the
Sfsef who prepares the regular menu
DSr such occasions" said a hotel man.
aBer. "These articles OF food are diff
RcuIt to procure. expensive, and, be
sides, tastes have changed.
The favorite supper dish now Is
some Kind of shellfsh daintily prepar-
Ssd so that one can hardly recognize
f1s flavor. The approved menu is ca
Ware or oysters on the shell, a consom
Hrs. or clam broth en- tasse. an entree
or sweetbreads. frogs legs, lobster a
E1 Newburg. game and salad and Ices
with delicious cakes"
Cbrysanthemums and American
H.s9uties lead in the matter Of fora
decorations. with the usual holiday
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04
GIVING NEW YEARS GF Frs.
All France Buys Itself Poor IN Be-
slowing Presents.

All France Buys Itself Poor IN Be-
slowing Presents.
The custom Of making New Years
gifts has gone completely out y vogue
among the people of the United States,
with the exception perhaps Of the very
wealthy. who can afford to gye on all
occasions
In France New Years deg, or Le
Jour differences literally, da.Of gifts.
is the greatest day Of the whole year.
All France buys itself poor. The men
are supposed to give bonbona and dow
ers to every lady upon Vhom they
call, and Jan. 2 finds womer pick from
eating sweetmeats and mer bick from
spending more than they cpuld well
afford, but the average freedman be-
lieves In the old Observation that 1t is
''all in a lifetime" or, according to
our vernacular, that Christmas (New
Year In France) comes but once a
year."
The practice of making Presents on
New Years day was Srignhted by the
Romans and from them aiken up by
the Britons.
When gloves were Iogelties and
luxuries that every wonan wanted,
but not every one coul' afford, they
were the customary gtfs often very
handsome ones made ofsllk and deco
rated with gold traceris and precious
stones. Occasionally gnm OF money
was given instead Of he gloves, the
donor designating the Git as glove
money! Queen Ellzaleth was espe-
cially fond Of stoclfiigs as a New
Years gift
Sir Thomas More wien lord chancel-
lor once decided n ca,e in favor Of a
lady, who, TO snow he gratitude, sent
Sir Thomas pair ofdpves containing
forty gold coins. Sir fhomas returned
the gold with this Iote: Mistress
Since it were against good manners to
refuse your New YeaF gift | am con
tent to take your gloyes, but as for the
lining-I utterly refue It.
When pins were fft Invented and
brought into use ab'pt the beginning
of the sixteenth cattury they were
highly priced as New Years gifts
They. too. were madsof very valuable
material-of gold andsilvfr, as well as
of the common meals The money
which had been stpendsd 10 g,oyel
was then made use or mr. pins, and
money given for fle ppFhase OF thu
new style gift was allied fpin money
The term has Gradually ienlarged iti
meaning, and now the Pnodern gir
speaks Of her .'pl4 monty" but shl
buys all, sorts Of things with 1t ent
: Instead Of receiyiag II fpm friends
once year obnps II. rom 'papa
once a month cf epce q feek-
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04
QUAINT NEW YEAR CUSTOM.
Feast of Asses Of the Middle Ages Still
Celebrated.

In certain parts of southern France
New Years eve is still celebrated by
the famous feast of asses Of the mid
die ages. Before the congregation is
admitted to the church great glow
ing brazier is placed in the nave. upon
the stone floor. and broad path from
the entrance Of the church to the altar
is roped off
The ceremony begins with process
sion Of men made up to represent va
riOus Biblical characters At its head
walk two priests singing ar old Pro-
vencal hymn. When the procession
reaches the center OF the church six
men dressed as Jews of the time Of
Christ step forward on one side and
six gentiles on the other. Two advo-
Gates stand between them
"The Lord is made man." the gen.
tiles exclaim.
To this the Jews reply, with scorn-
full demand for proofs. The advocates
then summon the prophets and legis-
lators Of the Old Testament. One by
one the great personages of the past
Moses, Aaron. Isaiah. Daniel and many
more-slowly advance up the aisle and,
pausing for a moment in the glare Of
the braZier. bear witness to he divini.
ty of Jesus and then pass on into the
darkness.
But the principal figure % the cere-
mony is Balaam's ass. from which the
feast takes it's name. Tho ass. under
whose voluminous trappings child
is concealed, bears Balaam up the aisle
and when beaten by his master re-
Dukes him in a piteous voice through
the medium of the concealed child
just as the ass did the real BaIaam in
the Bible story.
The last parsonage of the procession
is usually Judas, who constitutes the
tragic feature OF the quaint festival
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04
WASHINeToNIAM NEW YEAr.
Recipe For Reception = ia George and
Martha.

Recipe For Reception = IL George and
Martha.
To hold a New Years reception la
George and Martha Washington the
drawing room should be arranged to
look like that of a century ago. Let
holly and mistletoe festoon doors and
arches and be massed with pine and
hemlock and other evergreens knotted
with cherry solored ribbons.
The gowns and headdresses Of the
ladies invited to attend may be copied
from old fashioned prints or reproduc-
tiOns of portraits of historic bellies.
The old brOcades, the powdered hair
and complexion patches will transform
the appearance of modern beaus and
bellies In a manner truly wonderful
A few lines penciled on the face will
aid in suggesting the appearance Of
the individual whose personality Is to
be represented Every guest should
be at liberty to select the character
most pleasing to himself or herself
OF course this choice should preclude
the characters Of Washington and his
wife. which belong to the host and
the hostess. If they have a son and
daughter, Jack and Nelly Custis should
be represented by their son and daugh-
ter.
The minuet will. Of course, be the
first dance, and 1t should be led by the
| In fiarN a
/ Washington and bis wife II other
than buffet refreshments are served,
the host takes to the dining room the
most distinguished lady present-that
is. the one whose position In the So
ciety Of the time represented was most
important. The hostess takes the most
distinguished gentleman to the dining
room. The selection. Of course. will
be largely influenced by personal feel
ing.
In the center of the dining room ia
BILE a handsome decoration represent
ing a chime Of bells bearing aloft O
silver star and the figures denOting the
date of the new year should be placed
on bank of green or of flowers. Rib
bon streamers. red, white and blue
should extend to the edge Of the sup
per table. where waxen cherubs. suct
rs are made for decorations on the toI
Of a Christmas tree. perch among tn,
little cluster Of flowers intended a
souvenirs for guests. A knot Of red
white and blue ribbon should tie th,
Flowers Intended for the ladles. If in
dividual menus are prepared each ma,
be given II personal Significance b!
being inscribed with a verse relativ'
70 the fight OF time. Any dict,onar.
II quotations will supply the lines,
The dining room ought to be lIghtel
sntirely.yith wax capdley in handsom
:andelabra.
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04
THE SAD FATE OF
ARES0LUTIONIST

"HE New Years resolutionlst Is
thinking hard these days,
n smoking against time to get
rid Of his Christmas cigars
and get himself as full Of nicotine as
possible before boining the anti-tobac-
CO. league. making memoranda of the
errors Of his ways during the past
yshr and buying nice, fat. inviting
journals, with 1855 white pages and a
cover Of red leather, lettered in gold.
The New Years resolution habit Is
one Of those things that won't be
snubbed out Of fashion. as Valentines
day, New Years calls and other an
cient institutions have been. 1t Is an
Instructive proceeding, this making of
promises. signing of pledges and TAX
ing the vows, 1t shows up ones weak
nesses and one'b strength to all and
sundry, but especially to the signer Of
pledges and maker Of promises him
self. 1t proves that two-thirds Of the
worlds resolutions, like pie crust, are
made to be broken, and occasionally 1t
wakens up dormant pride and prin-
eiples In some weak -willed individual
and sets him strenuously on his legs
But the success attained by the man
who keeps his resolution unbroken
through the year is sometimes Of
doubtful value. It puffs him up with
pride, conceit and intolerance. Having
accomplished his feat of strength, he
has no patience with the weaker ves-
sells who fell by the wayside-to put 1t
Hibernianly.
One such individual resolved one
New Years day in the flower Of his
youth to take a cold plunge every
morning.
He considered cold plunges good for
health and good discipline for lazy
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04

rigidly adhered to. A woman. for ex-
ample. may drink all the champagne
and cocktails she wants, but If she
attempts to light a cigarette she will
be asked to desist.
Taking care of a big restaurant or
hotel crowd. 1t is learned, is not so
difficult as it sounds. When one Of a
party becomes boisterous the head
waiter asks the assistance of his own
party in keeping him in order, which
is usually given with decision. One
Of the Broadway restaurants which
will display the sign Champagne
Only After 10 O'clock" also offers the
explanation that the reason for this is
that a crowd champagne fed is merely
hilarious and good natured, but when
highballs and mixed drinks are served
there is always trouble afOot for the
management.
The price for the table d'hOte sup
pers will be about the same In all the
first class places. The hotels that do
not place an embargo on wine usually
20 further and serve their patrons a
Ia carte, as much or as little as may
be required. The regular sum charged
Is $5 for the menu prepared without
wine. In the grill rooms, wine vaults.
extra supper rooms. less desirable In
location, some Of the hotels will serve
n 81 supper and a few offer a very
attractive menu for So.
Besides the hotel and restaurant cell
ebrations most of the clubs will keep
open house. The National Arts club
will have special reception for the
members, and the members Of the
Players club, next door on Gramercy
park, always foregather, no matter
what other attractions there may be,
to celebrate founders night. The low
ing cup is passed around. u custom in
augurated by Edwin Booth, and after
that the doings are wrapped in Inn
penetrable mystery.
The New Years eve celebration will
by no means be limited to the res
taurants. hotels and clubs. although
they perhaps furnish the most pictur-
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04

Background of green's, holly and mis-
GIssllOe berries and red ribbons. Carna-
dO9s are also favorites. Many Of the
-ssMTved tables will have special dec
1a-s1ions Of flowers and souvenirs sent
Nv the entertainers. One hostess has
ordered an elaborate centerpiece Of
orchids, with orchids for the women
and gardenias for the men,
some OF the hotels VIII not make
rules IN regard to the kind Of liquid
rerreshment served. If one wishes a
cap of tea at 2 a. m. at these places
ne can get It. But at many Of the
hotels and restaurants nothing but
champagne viii be served after stat
cd hour.
Though the occasion seems to spell
iIESnse. this is not really the case. The
propriedes to certain point are to be
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04
new YEARS EVE
in new YORK CITY

or couldn't drag a New York
man out of town on New
Years eve, and the only trips
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04

NE WOULD BhAo AND hE WOOhD hbONOhA
and sleep loving body. He lived down
south when he began his early morn
ing aquatic performances. but later he
came north to live, and he kept right
on plunging head first into cold tub
every morning. winter or summer.
He kept this up for years. and his
vigor and bloo.. we're splendid adver-
tisements for the benefits of the cold
plunge habit and incidentally to his
strength OF will in acquiring and stick
ing to such : habit
But he had the weakness Of his
strength. He would brag. and he
would lecture people who did not like
cold pluuges or else took them only six
months Of the year. AS the years
went by he got more and more vigor-
ous and more and more impatient with
complaining. late rising, cold catching
persons who would not be converted
to his ways.
Il rise every morning at g." be
used to tell every one who could be
prevailed upon to listen to him. "Then
draw the tub fun Of cold water-the
colder fle better Then plunge in'
and in ten minutes am ready to
dress after violent rundown with
the roughest. crash in the market
And do ] ever have q cold7 Am | ever
Ill? / haven't had a pain or an ache
in THRIFT years. and am never in bed
after o'clock g. m."
Perhabs 1t Is crnel TO tell. but y
a positive relief to his frienf
one nlosnlng he was fopnd
bed al $3.50 The coroner
been de4d Eve hours.
blamed 4 all on his not
cold plpAge at .. Bdd
then and taken MS
said. he lever would
! New ylrk Eve;iiry
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04

esque and interesting elements Of the
celebration. Broadway will add its
decorative features, and hundreds Of
thousands of people will rush back and
forth, II the night be fine. enjoying
themselves by watching the fun Of
other people doing the same thing.
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04
Now. Yaar,, In Enrnpa.

In Londpn Sew Years Gay is OBJ
served With littls formality. but in the
capitals Of the e-continent 1t is a day for
Official receptions.
The Hartford herald., 1911-01-04

some sequestered locality late on the
afternoon of the LIST. so that he can
get fresh air and perfect quiet. As for
the New York hostesses, when they
are arranging for dinners 1t is with
Ghse understanding that the party shall
nm aater to the theater and still later
New-York tribune., 1911-01-09
GUNNERS MAKE HIGH SCORES
Wind No Obstacle to Members Of
Larchmont Yacht Club.

Notwithstanding the fact that q. thirty
mile gale from the eastward was blowing
across the range, the gunners Of the
Lsrchnont Yacht Club made many high
scores yesterday in their weekly shoot.
Fifteen faced the traps in the chief con-
test of the day-a I25-target match. ster-
ling Hslstead, who had handicap Of IS,
was the winner Of the prize. His score
was 10 r L. SPOTS, the scratch man,
broke 1o5 clay birds out Of the possible 12i
T Lenane, with a handicap Of r. was the
runner up, with score Of los.
IN the leg for the January cup Halstead
was also the winner, with full score
Of e, and SPOTS captured the high gun"
prize for the day. His final score was 1o5,
tying that Of f. L. Samson, and in tbs
shoot-of he WOE.
W. Z. Benis was the winner OF the leg
for the Sauer gun. in which fourteen men
contested. Ee Won after q shcot-of with
T. Lenane both having made fun scores Of
.. c. W. Lembeck was the winner OF the
leg for the Baudoine cup, breaking all but
enc Of his targets The 10 and Il target
scratch matches were won oy K r Hooker
and T. Z. Samson. respectively,
Ths summaries follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-01-09
TEE PETROLEUM FIELDS.

WLle there has been a disposition on the
mart Of oil operators 20 slow down for tie
winter In the central West, a fair amount
OF activity has been shown IN other dis
tricts. and the results IN some cases have
been above the ordinary. During the last
ygsek two wells better than the average
were brought H. one in the West Virginia
oeld which produced one hundred barrels a
aay after being shot. This wei is owned by
the Fisher Oil Company aud is located in
Richie County. The other we'll located In
Fairfield County. Southeastern Ohio, pro-
duced seventy barrels In the flrst fourteen
hours. In the same district another well
wss brought IN which is producing sixty
barrels a day. In the Kentucky Tennessee
geld only one new we'll is reported COM
pleted. In the Bremen, Ohio, district sey-
New-York tribune., 1911-01-09
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGES.

Margaret a Jackson To Herman Wronkowt
400 So.
American Mortsas. Co to Margaret Jaek'oni
Frank Gass. Inc. 70 Henry Lseb; $40
Anna c Stephens b Elise Gotthold; 5000
New York Life Insurance and Trust GO 70
e." Il. York Life Insurance and Trust Co. 'I.''
Herbert S Shoemaker to Edith H Ronaid's
City Mortgage Co to New York Trust %,
LAWYERS Title Insurance ond Trust Co to New
York Savings Bank $4,000 .n.
American Mortgage Co 70 Augustine Smiths
s2s 600
same to Addie B Clark: $4,000
same 70 s Entwista: 81 600.
Title GUARANTEES and Trust CO tc Ella W snnst
same 10 James G wsntz: $4,000.
same 70 German savings Bank; $1,000:
Catharine Handlbode, extrx, 10 Catnarns
Sampson II Weinhandlsr TO Henry Goidstorss
s., 600 --,.,. c..
Hsrris schwartz to Gertrude II Winter; sioo-
James @ Wentz 70 Ella " Mills. $1,000
Matthew F Casey 70 annie Moran 81 80.
FREDERICK S seggerrnann- s1r. 70 Loui'' s's'
lanes Eiigar 10 Margaret Elgar: {s.ooo
sadie b CHocke susan Duryea; SS.oU. "a
! Bronx Investing Co 10 William w Johnson ~
ano trus; S27.OOO ,t.Sau,. s-oo
| .Tohn Wintrich 70 Julius W Hanitsch; E'WD,,
Fila Guggenheim, extrx, 70 Bertha hSiS
faw;vers Mortgage Co 70 Emil Frank; Nooy&
Oiaisg Henry Roberts to Mary Roberts $40 A,
! Abel King and ano % Isaac TTSia Sn.,rsnoS
william Harte e Lawyers iA''7
/ Tr~7fGr
New-York tribune., 1911-01-09
MECHANICS LIENS.

12gTH ST, us East; John u Srump as. nS
perardiuo Louisa Garabarine, Rose posse 80.
theresa Garabarine, owners Eineeh' S0@4A- WV
i7sTH sT e, 100 II " Of Vyse ave. oy1,U .sI
Dayid Shapiro agt K Realty Co OWNER &a1
I52D ST. n s. 80 Il W Of Amsterdam n ave. -
no Tonis Nader sgt Church OF 81 Cathe1ns 2.
Genoa. owner; Thomas Eaters 70 ODnH'S''''
S-i5ty -i85ttyEIFcKER Is ST. 2ls 70 219; conmonwssitas.
pooGng % agt Florence L Parsons. Cortlana1
y f{iSbop and David W Bishop. trustees OWL
ar. Pocco NJ Marasco contractor; sZO1 ,
q3D ST 81 20 43 West; bocknah q sn.p~r -.
sgt rourneur Realty co, owner elsnluno 60. 60.
GTc) and Charles II Parsons oonc
s'2S wilkins AVE. VS.. rs II ot l7oth St Iss
,o0. Gabriel Al Gabriel agt Harry n nleessS
owner. PUGET Contracting Co conractor, 80 .s -,
SAME PROPERTY; Giovanni MARIA es' sSi"e'
S's SANE sS PROPERTY; NicolO IppOlito ast 'arn''
'-e SANE PROPERTY: Donate Ventura art
''ss SANE + PROPERTY; Nnooa DeliUiIH 'S'
'a5ls SANE F. PROPERTY; Francesca stansa sst
'AsIs SANE PROPERTY; carmins varrecchio sEs
saga SANE Ft' PROPERTY; Giuseppe Audousin sst
io9D ST 1ss East; sam Cohen sEt Sam
| Cohen owner: L Rossn. contractor; S,Oto
] NET son AVE 1859 70 1868; Henry Flsher
act James II Hayens' owner ana eon'racro''
f25TH ct. BIS East: Henry G silleck. Fl. ag.
Frank A Tsrbrook owner ara CONTRACTOR siio.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-09

,t new wells which run above the recent
....,e are also reported. Advices re-
~.,,.sd from Tulsa okla. say that the lower
o.aga pooI looks like heavy one, and
,renarntions are being made for further
onerations. In the Illinois field operations
are progressing on a smaller scale, c. me
vttirues 70 furnish the principal attrac-
,tnns and the Sandoval pool is developing
sny,,a zocd producers, the productions rang
s from rs TO 80 barrels. In the Califor-
Ma field activity continues in some dis
tricts. although in others there is disposl-
.;rr 10 curtail operations and TO await a
tstTer market The estimated production Of
tS{s fed for 1910 is 16,SO,0C0 barrels. or ap-
nr.nrrxfruately 100000 barrels In excess OF
consumption.
Priees for refined petroleum remain un-
changed at 40 cents in barrels at New
vork and $50 cents IN bulk. European
1rices also aIe unchanged as follows: Lon
don spot SID. per imperial gallon: Ant
v-erp. 1917 francs per 100 kilos. and Bremen,
g * marks per 80 kilos.