Show HAPPY NEW YEAR CUSTOMS CUSTOM of tho mummies in olden olde days day in england tending i to revive visiting on friday january 1 tm mummer wall ill mum their way of ush ering in the now year now how man kanj ok oj them know the he beginning of the cusi cn torn tom or the ending it began li im enough but by alio seventh century it amounted to diabolical paganism outrageous blasphemous llull lans robbed and even murdered under tho the pretense of merrymaking not all was waa frightful however borover bo to 10 home slaves were walled waited upon by their masters and the poor reaped veritable harvests which was but na nr A 2 ural since it all came from the eat bat unella of at the eternal city in england tho the mummers bummers performed plays spoke dialogues and imper sors abed abed famous people especially kinig and warriors songs were sung sum ott bolt by the mu miners aud and their enter entertain ers here to Is one to winters sadness see bee where the follia folks with gad all are arc a c orning R night wantonly a in those days they loved top te masquerade as animals bears andl an u unicorns n acorns being especially favored disguises scotts couplet summed bummed 0 up who llata flats may in their adf traces braces ot of anc ancient ent minstrelsy mn at last this mu taming came to bt a menace as well as a nuisance and the chaste henry vill VIII made it a 0 mlp demeanor to wear a mask it was waa george washington he hc made the day what it 1 bonef was lc ir this country said ho he never forget the cheerful and cordial observance ol 01 1 now new years day tho the celebration Mob tation grow grew and grew until a generation 01 02 so ago tho the scenes enacted at somo receptions were simply disgraceful sa BO clety laying having pro progressed greased some boma since it 1 was waa good form to imbibe until the jn dinv inv bibey quietly slid under the table of lato late years there has been a abend benj ency to revive visiting on the be firs day of the year but it la is all very informal and every hostess know li each and every one of at her gueste which was not always the caso case when it woo was the fashion to have as man many as possible and any man counted one an amusing story Is told of on hostess who la in a lull left the title hay anal went over to tho the punch bowl in a the back parlor saying to a roan alb obe know what Is bobr our name jamef 1 dont think I 1 know you ile he told her she remember it t ao 0 o she ehe asked him with whom he had come lie said he had come coma by himself khero upon she ordered him out imagine her chagrin the next day upon receiving eay from tills man a letter le itar she hal written to a relative in a neighboring city asking that h lie visit ever ho be should be in ili the city also to be reminded by him that he bad sent Ws letter of introduction and re r celvid cards which 1 lio 0 alao incited i in the holiday rush sho bad forgotten the new nev aaroe 4 |