The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-26
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guns and heating Of drums :"
This N the beginning OF one Of The many New
Years proeihmations OF Peter Stuyvcsnbt director
general Of New NeiherlaBds--his farm. the
''Houwerit," on Manhattan island gave the Bowcry
Hs name~-by which he hoped To prevent more
sins, debaucheries and ealamlties" In New Am
stersinm during his II years Of administration,
iNf2Ul For II WIS In old New York that the
American custom of New Years calls had It's be-
giniting. And when the fun got TOO bosterous old
Peter would come stamping along ON his silver
handed wooden leg and try 10 make an unwilling
rattie~watch enforce his proclamation
New Years day WIS the holiday par excellence
~ cd New YORK. u WINS dry peculiarly detli-
Gated 10 family congratulations and the renewal
OF friendships Ia expressions III sympathy nnd
good will which. following closely the sacred
festival at ChrIstma. inspired uii with peculiar
Significance Washington irving has said "Nrw
YORK was then handy Town. Anyone who did
not live the way was "a he nund round the
corner. M the mnking OF New Years calls was
easy. Let us glance NJ the New Amsterdam Of
that tns ou the first day OF the year.
tn. soh~r. older citizens, sturdy figures, richly
and wnrmly clothed. walk, slowly smoking. to tn.
fa~f Ia render New Years Wishes TO the officers
of the garrlS"n and then 10 the White Hall by the
tatfery 10 da the governor the same honor. Ever
sinr~ ashreak nasicr element hns rcycied up
and down III. marrow lanes Hnd by III. hanks ~
the canal tnow Rrend stree1, shouting greetings
shaking .rumhllngpots" aud drinking rivers Of
hser. gr"up Of saunE hurghcrs with
clumsy firearin. snaphanee murther"r, have
gone ff.m innr ta .iaar of each eorheisroofe
house firing blank voess. gathering recruits
drinking more beer. I'LL nh repnir 10 teeknan's
Swnusp tknawn Ia this ,las IN New York us the
Swninp1 to lire AT tnrget.
>oise and New Years continued In he closely
~onneeted la the DAYS If the American colonies
New Years slay fn,orite dns Tor Shootlne
nj mark. for sheatns for trtke- and target
sansanles'' ~ very respectable citizens early
ln She n,nlnsng fnf ihese contests, Per Il waS
aee,ae,i ma>t selfish aud rather dlsrepu,ahie foe
u n,Nn sls'nd ihe eniire day Ia sneh Sh"oEing.
He esnli IA With MS target company In the
.naftilnv nnt he nast pay a round OF cas 20 thc
fair IN thr nfternaon,
fa The days of New Years celebration in New
York. In the first half ~ the nlnrteenth century,
sh- town ssensa great family f.unlan IN which
..Nrk ylsd With the either Ia hoisierns delight.
Sh.,tss were lighted windows garinnds.i streets
crowded. Great vans stages With four and six
har~rsp~-sere crowded With groups ut men, often u
group NJ klnsfoik old ncight,ers. ar hilarious
sn.l, al ,nen nlilri IN paIities--or snmr target
e~saf.ssss" "hand nt old nremen. The ne.
suafnsanse. of each we're called upon IN tern
n was shnnt the beginning "f the ninstecn,h
century tina, N. chang. from n nelrhhorly oh.
s-~~snnrs ia ane ~ pure fashion began n NIL tbs
isres elsvs The Younger wnsnen of such hous.
hssaaa a. had daughters we're hostess.s. aud grsal
Ms their rssafs. with Rnothcr. ia resa.ct "a
rsssais lsass.i T.frvshmen tnhles md elrsanr~ .l
,ailst I'll. dudes IT lns. lsss-thrs called them
.heaaS" and -,lamle>" aal ~galisnis" -eittr,~
themselves Ia ,s-ir best aui started out early ~
ia. nsot4,ing their calls
n as. nat mutt atAai the misi,e nf IN. century
fs,nl the si,u-- which nualy lesl ta ia. customs
a...i us negau dor gears the dandies of New
sesA anil nlher large cities risH-ti another IN
tise tssggh .f th-tr calling sts sn the calls ss'o.
srsnas y. u. nothing than haxis St"ps~-,a@rs
snnia S.rEsng~ af cake and gnipinEs 1T wine--in
s,ensi of the nd-tinr friendly calls af nen ul,os
tise fanillses Of Itels friends aud neaunn,ance<
Then the iadsS--th~ matronS Well tbs
y.,lus wmnirn--i,sgRn "a vie With one another u
,ile nnrni..r of their CATERS. This i.d tn th,
,,sSi EXTRAORDINARY prnetiees. Callers re
eY.ii,sst lnti.-sa mitch customers druulnes
~ s'sssi.s< IA CARTS announcing tina
Miss Titssor That would he at hams" IN Janaar,
1 wer. ~essl almost ind ssrimlnaeis.
Tt.-n the Sunday papers Of the time hegan q
srani lists nj ihnss Nho wauld receive and In
sasiNss .f tha-. msntlnaed Ia the lists sur
h., i.sieged by nulnl,er~ 81 men whom TIA
,Hsises i,rd never henr at aud desire
! s.,.r 10 meet rsain. Aleu- Mould ~ calling Ii