Show calling on new years morning THE T HE young matron was looking back over some old magazines shortly before the holidays when she ran across a picture showing 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 tears callers stood about with glasses and cups held high exchanging good wishes and toasts for the new kew year what a pretty friendly custom that was she exclaimed to her suburban husband and what a pity that it has died watching the old year out it a jolly ceremony but how bow nice to welcome the new year in on the afternoon of the day itself with all ones neighbors dropping in to share it with one one well lets revive the custom what a pretty friendly custom that waal suggested her lord idly through ills his pipe lets send bend out a general alarm that well hold open house all afternoon id like that all right agreed the young matron e enthusiastically ill hae a big bowl of 01 that wonderful orange ice fee punch on tap and mary can make 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 evergreen trees and crimson winter berries well invite the entire neighbor hood all by telephone of course and just have a regular old fashioned new years at horne home we can start the custom this year and then perhaps keep it up every year and possibly some of the others othera will follow suit I 1 think it Is too loo bad to lose sight of those charming old time traditions we have revived revl veil the custom of having our children dress up as watts waits and sing christmas carols through the snowy streets on christmas eye eve and we all go out and cut down our onn omil christmas trees now why not add the pleasant old fashion of calling on new years day mc el metropolitan nn parter Sor borvice vice |