The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-01


The thoughtful soul 10 solitude rclircs- 4
So sang Persian Omsr, and ii,
topic WAS the ancient pr.uori .
tiou OF the New Years resolution. su,
not so in Salt Lake. Whatever rcyolu,ion1
making ma rkcd th@ reception cr the New
Year went forward TO tho mcrrv tune Of
popping champagne bott,es, loudly clanr-
Ing bells AMI srrecch:ng whlstlcs Soli.
tudc wss now Nherc.
Far from seeking il. the arrny OF ,.-I
soIyers sauied forth IL minclc socially In
such numbers thu; ali the cafes war,
bursting with tnc sounds OF frolicso,uc
fellowship. prolonged almoa' 10 the Grst
dawn nf the ucH born wear
Nor did tb" fact ,hat ,lc old y..f
should choose ,o die on the Sabbath in ans
wise impair tho festive spirit of ,hc or
"asnn. With < fine Glsr?.V,rd Of ciyiy.
ordinance thc forbidden GOlj was rourcd
forth without restriction aIJ thern was
mono To gains"y. Gay rcvelry ran on did
tho pms" vi tho r~Nclor gnJ The ca
pa.ity ut tho cafes.
Cafes Overlooking.
Early In tho evening practically pyerc-
cafe and grill room ot consequence besan'
closing its doors against all who had mol
T'ESrNtb III 3hFI0Gts lID0I'ttlS fOIuu.
themselves denied tables III Which d.
feast the old year out and drink the nec,
year iu. But the lesser cafes sssumed|
more prel"ntious airs Tor tho nnncr and
th" evening tho crowds began 10 arrive.
The women IN furs and iincrH and lie
men in top hats and NH evening dress
Hooked int" ihc brilliant vruJear"Is IS.
scores and hundreds Thoy "aino T., largo
parties. in Jroyos aul Icy twuS sud thfces
Their merry laughter rang 1lpre thc|
frosty streets III Il continuous crItn ard
With every Sv inGinC Ut the cafe ooors =
burst cf song and good ohcer noatcd our
10 mingi" with the bells and whistles and
horns t,ID; made haruai" din ont Of
doors
In each cafe TIE management had gour'
10 particular pains 10 prepare fov the vc-
"aSiun, AL the table, were ,.rossrd wlth'
special care and fcstoons or flowers Urre|
draped from pillar 70 pillar Hnd al along
the walls Each cafe had special oulcr-|
tainmcnt Tor lis guests. Aiusi" sud Yeu-'
Jsville. songs and jest Wed With eacl,'
other 10 meet the demand r"r pleasure
Special Music Feature.
Al the Hotel Utah tho management
threw open the main dining room and die
grill room in the bascTncut but still thc|
supply was not equal To tin" demand. The'
big hosiery WAS tho scene oG score Df
private parties given by the rlir'S olifs,.
The display OF wealth and Emery was|
greater there than auyrherc clgn sps.|
cial music was rendered by Prof j. j.
Mcclellan orchestra ana ny Tumbe,
ot solo!sts.
At the Louvre. under thc Scnloh ro,el
more than 500 persons 1'crs seated al ih<'
hour Of midnight. and this attendance did
not begin 10 diminish Until several hour
later. An orchestra OF fifteen pieces.
several singers and hIlf dozca vaude-
Williams. from the local thcatcgs provided
ent cr tainment.
As carly as . O'Clock in tho evening
Ma&ims cafe locked lis doors and ONLY
admitted bearers uf cards sJcntfying thaN
they had made Tcscrvetio ia ADVANCED
The management turned away more than
2Ou prospective guests bcfC." midnight.
Just at that hour all the lights in I'D
care went out except those over The or
cheslra stand. and the musicians led o.
II. L. Wolff. played Aud Lang Svno.+
Then came d burst ~ lights showing 81
decrepit old man with d Jcytho llmpinz|
across the stand. chased ~ litllc fsI1|
bearing OH her dress The figures "l9ls"
Little Gladys Williams VAS the cnDlom oI
the new year. After she had routed ihe'
old year she climbed uncn a table and
sang popular airs Toy the diners. The Ut
lie tabieau was Il pronounced success.
The halseThof. the MoXum. the Wu-.
son. the Eathskellcr. the Palm Garden
and . score OF other places were each tbt
scene of frstivlty that continued unu
carly morning.
Revelry Ill Streets,
On the streets were noisy thoussnd:
that round thclN iun in the throwing q
confetti. the blowing o; horns and III
otherwise producing betting rande'|
nonium.
In the residence districts hundreds d
parties were held and the hills OF iht
northeast bench were alive with coasters
who sped down the icc-ylad slopes On
great bobsInd8 equipped With claneinS
Songs anG auto hoTns. MANY grown -ups
choae this way Of spending the evening.
and Quite number Of coas,inS partics
were errauged III advance. Zig bcrDre5|
nla2ed on the tops OF tho bills whcre the|
merry coasters cpngrcca cd Ia keep ne
frost from their fingers aud csJa.
Despite the unhiDdersd coIcbrgtinDs, ea-
ceptiopll order maintained throughout tGs
city. Up TO ! O'Clock this morning tns
police had made no arrests for dsorierr
conduct and no untUpaTd accidents baa
been reported az "A result OF the i>sVclrsr Il