Show calling on new years morning all young yoong matron was looking back over some old magazines magazine s shortly before the holidays when she bhe ran across a picture showing shoeing an old fashioned new years day reception A great steaming bowl of hot fruit punch stood on one table and on another a pot of hot coffee new years callers stood about with glasses anil and cups cup held high exchanging rood good wishes and toasts for the new year what a pretty friendly custom that wasl she exclaimed to her suburban husband and what a pity that it has died out I 1 watching the old year out Is a jolly cerp ceremony mony but how nice to welcome the new year of the happy day in on the afternoon of the day itself itsel f with all ones ones neighbors dropping in to share it with one well leis aels revive the custom suggested her lord idly through gli tits his pipe lets send out a general alarm that we well 11 hold open house all afternoon id like that all right agreed the young matron enthusiastically ill have a big bowl bol of that wonderful orange ice punch on tap and mary can make somo some of her amusing little swedish decorated cookies to go with it you know she makes snappy little wafers on which she puts lighted candles candies evergreen trees and crimson winter ber berries rles all done in colored icing you can have a table of cigars and cigarettes in one corner of the sun room for the men who want to smoke well invite the entire neighborhood all by telephone of course and just have a regular old fashioned new years at home we can start the custom this year and then perhaps keep it up every year and possibly some of the others will ivill follow fallow suit I 1 think it la Is too bad to lose sight of those charming old time traditions we have revived the custom of having our children dress up as watts waits and sing christmas carols through the snowy streets on christmas eve and we all go out and cut cul down our own christmas trees now why not add the pleasant old fashion of calling ori od new years day tp 0 newspaper New paper service Berv lct service |