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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1893
Page
7
Poem by Flavel Scott Mines describes a ballroom scene by firelight. A graceful couple dances in a misty glow as shadows soften and a bygone era’s romance returns, casting away modern cares and Mammon’s rule.
In a 1895 tale by J H Connell, circus star Nanine Lascelles, famed trapeze artist, sparks a deadly New Year drama with Alphonse Dubose when jealousy over a watch and a rival dancer Babette Paillard leads Nanine to sabotage. A brutal attack by animals ensues. Dubose is mortally wounded but survives, and Nanine confesses. Dubose recovers and marries Babette.
The piece explains lunar New Year timings among oriental peoples and contrasts it with English calendar changes from March 25 to January 1. It notes historical confusion in dating after 1752 and mentions the Greek year starting at the winter solstice, highlighting how artificial some year starts are.
A ceremony called oni horai or devil expulsion is performed after nightfall on the last night of the old year. The family head with roasted beans travels through every room scattering beans and shouting Faku wa achi, oni wa soto. No one should sleep that night, and if sleep occurs one must wake at about 4 o'clock on New Year’s Day, the day of three beginnings.
The piece notes Pepys on New Year 1601 offered a wassail bowl by a singing lass, with wassail bowls carried by girls adorned with ribbons. Wharton the antiquary links the wassail bowl to Shakespearean gossip bowls in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Jack Manly, a dry goods clerk in B-, struggles with a feud of silence with Mollie over years of quarrels. On New Year Eve he plans a bold test, a gift and note to win back affection, only to find Mollie’s quiet patience guiding him to reconciliation as the church bell tolls.
The piece describes New Year's among Orthodox Greeks including Russians and Bulgarians, detailing gifts, money, and customs. It notes obligatory money giving to wives and children, pomegranate breaking for fortune, nuts and dried fruits on the table, toy stalls in streets, and a holiday king crowned after a shared cake containing coins. Families, rich or poor, celebrate together with visits, sweetmeats, coffee, and the servants honored.
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