The Dolores star., 1914-12-25


New Years eve In crowded restaur.
ants. Neither did they. ut the stroke
OF twelve. put ON caps OF colored
paper ring Cow bells. and throw con.
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N cule their traditions and superstitions.
WkNhJcan nnd II seems. no more satisfac-
My va tory way In which to speed the old
ES year and welcome the new.
Perhaps we might prontably follow
thssr eEampie Certainly their way OF waiting for
the new year At home. or at the home Of their
friends. With games and songs and domestic cheer.
wns lees expensive than way. Also II Ii 4
natter for regret that the pleasant customs Of
saying New Years calls and Of giving New Years
prenents has disappeared All the ritual of the day
il gone: even the newsboy brings only prosaic
caiendar nowadays instead Of the elaborate poetic
address which In years gone BY set forth his
Chains on the worlds generosity. And New Years
rssolutioas exist chiefly In the Imagination Of hui
morous writer's.
Now. Il 10 true that the apparently harmless
customs Of paying calls and giving presents on
New Years day were not regarded with favor by
Ill critics Of morals and manners. Early In the
ct&hteenth century Henry Bourne. NJ. A., "curate Of
The parochiai chapel Of All Saints. In Newcastle
upon Tyne." wrote Antiquities vulgares or
ehe ANTIQUITIES Of the common people. giving
account Of their opinions and ceremonies. with
peooeS reflections upon each OF them: shelving
which nay b retained and which ought to be
lid sss1e" Aad he felt that he must be very
caretui indsed with his discussion Of New Years
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vssthsr or not the words have any special sis.