The Washington times., 1913-01-01
GAyETY RAMPANT
AMID WILD SCENES
IN ALL BIG CAFES
High Carnival Held All Over
City as New Year
Is Born.

High carnival greeted the New Year
IN the National Capital.
The carnival spirit ruled the thou
sands and thousands of washingtonians
who swarmed the streets at midnight
ano early today, who occupied every
chair at every table in the large and
small cafes and restaurants, who pack
ed the theaters to the doors, who cele-
brated the death of 1872 and the birth Of
1913 with song, with dancing, and with
a glass or two of the cup which cheers
and which also inebriates if taken too
often.
Fun began early and lasted until the
orb of day had dappled the drowsy
east with spots of gray 1t was gay
but not indecorous fun. The police were
yigilant. but ha6 no great trouble.
The excise laws were not so gravely
infracted that severe operations will be
necessary with judicial knife. Revelers
on the street were not rowdies nor
hooligans. except in isolated cases. and
no serious brawls occurred.
Society Is Active.
Society folk were active during the
evening and early morning. Besides
those who went to private entertain
ments. which were numerous and hand
some, many were at the cafes and
restaurants
Today began with as gay scenes in
the cafes of the city as has ever been
known.
Vari-colored balloons danced in mid-atr
and jewellers at the tables batted them
hither and thither. Corks really did pop
at many a table Cabaret entertainers
led great crowds in the chorus OF
Down on the Robert z. Lee and
"Hitchy-Koo." Lively couples jumped
up and turkey-trotted among the tables.
Attendants brought curious paper caps
and hats which the jewellers donned
and ordered another drink. There was
life and color and action in p-ofusioE,
and the gsyety. while rarely indecorous
or rough, was general and fervid.
The Raleigh presented the most color
ful scene of the night, thanks to the
abundance of gay favors which were
given patrons. Here all wore the hand
some paper hats and caps and other
gifts of the sort lent color and atmos-
great multitude of handsomely gowned
women and men filled every available
seat In the cafes and Peacock alley.
Actress Entertains.
All the large and all of the smaller
CdAcs dliu IcStoo ANTS Su6Aco Tie gay
cites and incidentally the profits of the
celebration At the Cafe Republique the
merrymakers saw one merry table
wnereat sat a vaudeville actress sur
rounded by the ten tempestuous youths
who compose her chorus. Other actors
and actresses were revelling in other
places. Members o. The Merry Widow
company, who nightly do a gay cafe
scene at the beginning OF the third act,
last night, or more strictly, this MORN
ing staged something like this Maxim 8
scene. in a Washington cafe, and IN
another gay restaurant the ethereal
fairies of "A Good Little Devir' ate
such unethereal fare as lobster Ia
the New Year in and the old out in the
same cafe as did the fairies.
Out on the streets thousands were
making night hideous with tin horns
and the rattle of bells. The police did
not encourage this wild celebration. but
those bent on noise-making made noise
nevertheless, and the New Year was
born amid a raucous din.
Tips Are Plentiful.
II was golden night for many per-
sons The coat and hat checkers In
the cafe got tips without grudging en-
the part Of cafe patrons who, on any
other night. inwardly rebel against this
form Of extortion. The walters did well
ard the, taxicab drivers have a little
more money today than yesterday. The
proprfetors of the cafes are almost
grossly opulent this first day of 1872.