Show the new tear in scotland every householder knows when boxing day comes round because of the people who come round with it and also new years day even the oldest of us are wished a happy of it cor there is no one baya cicero who does not think he may live a year moreover if we do not give our family the usual presents on that day they do abot scruple to remind us of it flow ever artificial indeed may be the division of oar year first day stands out in it in a manner and really seems to separate the old from the new though we must have lived in scotland to know how very much new years day may mean in that country it is christmas day and all the eaines days rolled into one everybody flits up till 12 to see the new year in and in the more enthusiastic thusia households the house door is nn barred with great formality to speed the parting and welcome tha incoming guest in england the new year haa never been made so much of and i such customs as belonged to it are dying out but in america it is kept with enghu illustrated london news |