The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

ties during the twelve months that
mark the yearly cycle. Many there
are OF the pleasure seekers who manage
to scare up at leas; three hundred and
fifty out OF n possible three hundred
and sixty-fve.
But they are different. They lack
the brilliant, beauteous, bubhling spirit
OF the dawn OF brand new year.
Likewise do they mostly lack the bub-
bles. The best they can do by way
Of LIQUID inspiration IL froth or some
thing that fixes with the aid Of q
siphon.
There are those who believe. and not
without reason, that unless the little
argument in Europe is settled before
time for the sap to rise in the grape
vines we are in for q long stretch Of
tame and tawdry New Years parties.
Already the supply Of amber JOY Is
so low that Broadway is searching fran
t!cally for a substitute worthy OF the
name.
It Is a trying situation. Broadway
deprived OF rs bubbles would be Hike
street. Centrevile, Kan. II would be a
plain old road designed for purposes of
traffic instead OF cunning little call
cium playground where all the word
comes to romp
The crying questions OF the day with
the spenders are, Are we to lose our
wondrous Wine Way? Is the Lurid
Lane OF lights to be converted into
prosaic course for the plying OF schoon-
ers? Is Baby 1915 to sneak in on us
without his bubble bath?"
Something has 10 be done about Il.
For weeks keepers OF wine cellars have
been holding out on Broadway. They
have been conserving the strength of
their supply for the big night. They
have even gone so far as TO hide the
precious joy Juice from themselves for
fear some reckless Johnnie might come
along and offer them fabulous b!tbe
and they would fall.
Whole armies Of spiders have been
chased to cover, captured and trans
ported to cellars where they have been
forced 20 spin like mad in order TO pro-
vide cobwebs. These webs will he nom
chalantly draped around recent bottles
at the psychological moment and no one
will he any the wiser.
1t is we'll such precautions have been
taken TO preserve the furnished reputa-
ton of the street. Imagine. II your
Imagination is elastic enough-imagine
little F'lossie Twinkletoes facing her sis
tors of the merry merry the day after
with nothing 10 confess but a bottle Of
sarsap arilla. Never in the history o!
musical comedies have ladies OF the
chorus been reduced to such straits.
Why. they will actually be called upon
to sacrifice their before breakfast cham
payne cocktail unless the Kaiser "chucks
II" and promises TO he good. And every
BODY knows working girl must have
some sort OF tonic TO keep up her cour-
age.
So It is that the words Of reinsurance
from Mr.. Mumm and Mrs. Clicquot and
Mr.. Pommery carry warm glow to the
hearts OF the children OF Broadway
For another New Year they will be able
10 string a ring Of bubbles. That is, they
will be able If the bank roll holds out
For OF course, the price Of the golden
supply has sunk.
ANY one with a thousand real dollar.
IN the bank this year will be able TO give
modest New Years party with vine
One or two economically inclined men
have given their playmates the choice
between a bubble party and a limousine
The high cost OF wining has the high
cost of motoring looking like a Sunday
school collection In small town. An
other man Of persp CaCity has decided &c
take the price Of his annual greeting &c
the New Year and go TO California fol
the winter instead. Not bad idea, eh
what?
I'm glad the Joy of the grape II ou
OF my class" said an optimist In sizing
mp the situation. THE best Il ever go
for me was head like a bloated bushe
basket filed with hot irons and flies
ard a tongue like an old woollen mitten
A. II is can pay my February rent or
time and keep the grocer from havini
nervous prostratlon every time the wifi
sends in a fat order"
II don't care n nickel for the foolish
stuff myself" admitted hearer. THE
only reason ! fell for II was ! hateC
~ he nsulted by waters. A man who
takes up table in regular res
taurant New Years eve and ignores tn
nothing but wine served sign is treated
no worse than a pickpocket or SAT-
blower He is every bit as welcome
there as he Is In the street. He car
count on gin hzz tricking down hi
.plne or a brandy and soda being hurled
into his lap quite by accident, o
course. But you will notice none o
these accidents happen to the bubbl
buyers"
This year all those averse 10 m
principal product Of France VIII hav
grand excuse. Cutting down ex
rcnses because Of the war Saving N
The pennies to pay the war tax n
telephones. Collections hard None
tight. The close listed man II n
longer stinry; he Is merely canny. Eve
me man whose friends know he sti
retains the first Ave he ever earned ca
buy Milwaukee wine next Thursda
with impunity
Truly have times changed, Their
comes 10 mind the case NJ the man VIII
Irivcs laundry wagon out Long Isl
and way,
One year ago thi4 garncrCr OF sole