The sun., 1916-12-31
BY JANE DIXON.

three days M three nights,
Can you imagine It? Sew
enty-two hours. and this il exclusive
Of the hang over period. too. The big
celebration began yesterday when you
left duh care behind and started out to
he richly deserves.
1t Is still on. Any time between now
and Tuesday you a run wild. act
foolishly. burn bills and otherwise con-
duct yourself like a ut subject for a
padded cell. You can celebrate during
any Of this time or all Of II. The only
limits on the fun. frolic and frenzy are
the power Of endurance and the more
or less badly bent Christmas cash bal
ancc. A great three nights, If you
don't weaken.
When some holiday hound. seeming
ahead for a day when he could stay
away from work without being locked.
discovered New Years eve happened
to fall on Sunday. there arose tn the
high heavens "a combined groan that
sounded like Brooklyn losing the
worlds series. Here was IA fine
camper on n perfectly good party.
New York's biggest night out--and II
had to go and pick out the first day or
the week to happen on.
The whole thing was just naturally
Fuined-shot to pieces. For no matter
how far you have strayed from the
little old brick church where you ale
most won a medal once for never MISS
ing Sunday school the spirit OF the
nrst day springs fresh and green with
every passing week.
Here was a fine kettle OF fish. After
saving up the price Of schooners for
weeks in order to drink the welcome
toast to the tune q the classy grape.
down went the damper. And to add 10
the general gloom. Mayor John Purroy
Michel, grand marshal OF any cruis-
ing done In our thriving young city,
issued an edict. to wit: I'VE are
going to throw out anchor Monday
morning on the stroke of l o'clock as
prescribed by the statutes. Persons
attempting to purchase liquid fuel II
stock up after this hour. and until the
hour of 8 by the clock OF the same
Monday morning, are Just the same
a. asking for q ride to the hoosgow.
And they'll get It, too. II l get them,
The good ship Rock-and-Rye or BUD
bles or Hot Scotch. or whatever hap
pens to be sailing the high sea OF
pleasure when the hour strikes TO
stand alongside, will ride steady on the
waves or stagger through them as best
she may until dawn. No exceptions
nor special dispensatiOns. o any
thing. The lid goes on at ] ana IL
stays on until g."
Now. whadda yuh think o thar
Who ever heard OF closing a New
Years eve party at such an hour
Why, things are just getting starteu'
the oil is beginning to work into the
cylinders and set the machine num-
ming. To think OF turning OF the
" before she has a chance to snow
her ~speed-why, it's simply too ridicu-
lous. This Is New York. not Hoho-
kus.' as Magi<t rate Murphy would say.
To which His Honor the Mayor
Mr.. John Purroy Mitchell, makes reply
May be ridiculous, but must he
done. Laws a law
You will admit the roseate hopes Tor
Q large evening on the thirty-hrst
turned to a dull drab when his Honor
had that bulletin tackled on the door
down al City Hall. The betting was "A
hundred to one that the celebrated fes-
~tiyitles would he a big bust" ii was
q case Of pulling In the welcome mat
and allowing that distinguished yoflng-
ster. Baby 1917. to find his way in
the best he could with the soft pedal
On the Iibations and the burnt offer
.ngs. Nice way to treat a visiting
stranger; about as hospitable ar Pan
cho villa greeting a Chinaman.
At this point one OF the disgrnntled
suggested, and with reason. too. that
It might III a good idea to start the
new year either one day earlier or one
day later than the calendar. The mo-
ton was received among the graro
surg!ers with almost as murh cnthus-
iasm AZ was shown by h Boeton
VETS to Ode John Barieycorn upon
tho occasion Of his recent sweeping
victory In the City of beans and Back
Ray Bellies.
No sooner suggested than adopted
BY all means lot the rrvelry he staged
on some day when It can be lone with
out danger OF a lid being clamped
down on top Of the cocoa Heads feel