The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics . gh-out the long round of \isits, partakingof cake and wine offered by each gracioushostess. Nor did the day end evening came, there was a sub-stantial supper to which the intimatefriends of the family were in\dted. followed by a stately dance, presidedover by a black fiddler, who called thefigures. Thus was the New Yearushered in. We do not go into New Year celebra-tion on quite such a spacious scalein these da^S, the old custom of NewYear calling, with its continuous per-formance of eating and drinking
The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics . gh-out the long round of \isits, partakingof cake and wine offered by each gracioushostess. Nor did the day end evening came, there was a sub-stantial supper to which the intimatefriends of the family were in\dted. followed by a stately dance, presidedover by a black fiddler, who called thefigures. Thus was the New Yearushered in. We do not go into New Year celebra-tion on quite such a spacious scalein these da^S, the old custom of NewYear calling, with its continuous per-formance of eating and drinking allday long, having quite passed , hospitality is now usuallyconfined to the evening, which leavesthe day comparatively quiet, so thatone may rest in preparation for thefestivities attendant on watching theOld Year out and the New Year who entertain in a large styleoften give a ball on the last night ofDecember; but the watch party neednot be anything so extensive and elab-orate, in order to be successful. A small. 466 THE BOSTON COOKING-SCHOOL MAGAZINE. informal gathering of friends and neigh-bors is often more enjoyable, with asimple bvit substantial supper servedlate, not only because sitting up to thesmall hours makes people hungry, butbecause it is desirable that the New-Year shall come in while the guests areat table. As the time of waiting before suppersometimes passes rather slowly, it isa good plan to provide some occupationbeside dancing to keep people affords amusement to supply eachperson with a pencil and paper, andrequire him to write privately a NewYear resolution. The resolutions arefolded separately and mixed in a basket. from which everybody present drawsone, and reads it aloud. As the personwho draws is supposed to abide by theresolution chance allots to him, themisfits are sometimes very funny. It is a pretty idea to present eachguest with a little souvenir calendar,which may easily be made at a sheet of red mat-b
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