Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-01
BIG SOUZE ON BROADWAY
New Years Greeting Along Gotham's
"Great White Way"
SURE HUMMER WITH HORNS
Noise Makers, Wet and Dry, Alter
nRteIy BLOW Hot Air and the
Coin Around the Lobster
Palaces.
SURE HUMMER WITH HORN

The old-time New Years celebration
has entirely passed. The day has come to
be a time when late breakfasts, sometimes
served two hours after noon, and consist
ing Of rapid courses Of tonics and am
nominated vichy, are the principal event OF
the twenty-four hours beginning with sun
up II is a day when. wrapped in an
elderdown quilt over kimonos or pajamas,
according to sex, one answers the in
sistent telephone bell something like this:
"oh. no. l haven't forgotten but, my
dear fellow, | can't come. A horrible ac-
cident. l have swallowed a pin," which,
by the way. is the very latest excuse
when one does not want to keep an en-
gagement, or cannot do so.
or. perhaps, 1t is a feminine voice that
floats coolngly over the wire, and the ex-
cuses for the broken engagement may run
through a gamut beginning with rheu-
matism and ending with the fiat truth
that the zest has gone out of everything
but bottle OF smelling salts, a darkened
room and a wish to do some real serious
work In the world, to cut away from the
frivolty that leads nowhere and the de-
sire 10 use ones dead self as stepping
stone TO higher things.
All OF which. translated, means simply
that the speaker has been welcoming the
New Year In the new style.
You couldn't drag New York man
out OF town on New Years eve, and the
only trips he will plan are auto rides in
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 ar
ranging for dinners II is with the under
standing that the party shall go later 70
the theater and stil later join in the
| throng which is bent on turning night,
not into day, for no day was ever like
New Years eve In Manhattan now, but
into a cross between Mardi Gras, bull
fight and a foot ball game, with dashes
Of a Coney Island festival and queen I
birthday.
Hearing the Bells.
There is one tlme-honored custom OF
New Years eve which win not be cut out
that OF going 20 old Trinity. whore this
chimes will be rung. but there will be q
change even in this. Albert Meislahn, th'
bell ringer. complained last year that the
crowd made such a noise with their loot
ling horns and their screaming voices tina
the music VI inc NAAAAAASe W@e NAANAA ~
.ost. once people stopped there on theiI
way home! Now people stop there OF
their way back 20 the great white way.
AT the big hotels and restaurants Il Il
estimated that between 1000 and 1000 peo'
pie will be accommodated by each. Tables
have been engaged for weeks. and th'
demand Is SO great that all tho rooms
usually reserved for drawing rooms arr
to be furnished with supper tables.
In regard 10 specific arrangements It &
the mode at present TO have everything
at the hotel table as delieately fine as 4
one were entertaining at ones own home
! II a dish Is served that can be carved OF
the table, the hostess wishes 70 supervise
IL. aud any chatting dish article must hav,
the finishing touches put in by her. Otter
she Will make the salad dressing. All will
~ notion TO Eiys the appearance OF ~