Freak Dinners.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 July 1910, Page 3

Freak Dinners.

HOW MOXICY IS SQUANDER!)

IX I.O.NIX)X AND XI'JW YOlMx

Freak dinners are. the privilege <>)' the. lew, ami each one «viiis more ridiciilo-iis tli.an its predect»;or. K\en Iho ladies have succumbed to tlio temptation. That

pyjam:' afteriwKMi te.;i party at Chicago t.ho oUiC'i , (kiy w.as their idea. Whai , .. yhaip.' will the next one hike? Will it be a fasting AYo are now told that fasting is a cure-

all, ll' y<lll catch ccld OT liavt* tlie "tiMitliaclit , . ju.st fast I'oi , a month and vou will be cured. Tho menu, however, yoeins 100 inexpensive foi , fasts to be-rwne faHhionable. Certainly t.lrt pyjania party referred to did not eusfc much, beintr, on fclu , (ifiivt rary. ,a. rat!ior scanty affair.

Hut. this wax an exceptional case, is the ou-tsl.-Hidinp; mf crazy lanquoKs is their cost. Thev ma'v

run to anylbin.!.;--from C-X up to liundre:ls of pane's pi>r head.

Okattiiio; with Mr Xobile. of the Cecil Hotel, who proJKibly knows as much about "freak" bnnf|iu<ts as anyone livinc;, I was informed that a chaise of from -C/iO to

I'M t'Olt JvACli GL'ICST wa.s willingly paid, even in London, l>.y alllueut people desirous of fur-tli'j-ir frii'iidw with i>lwi.sa.iit ji'n.-'-i.ruifo.niio .surpri«es. And in ninny iny,taiiee.s the. diners discover! under tlh'ir .soup plates, or hidden m tlu-ir wiTK-tto.s, soureiiiiir.s that must- 4i:!'d vtry ma.teiially to the outlay of tlhfir host.s.

_As befits the toiiutry of million■anvs, Xew \ cvk i-aii Loas-t of main c(i!i,-,s:i! ••ire-ik' , function.-;. There ij'a- - . a party of thirty-two who sa.t down (.;;_!;,•: !ur in a !;i;t.'l in ;i nn>m whicli iia.-!. l.i'.HMi fitted nj) ,as a, siaSile. lv.ic.li «;:iest .sal astrido :i

liiirse, and his ('ishes we.ro handed to him hy waiiers dressed u.s o-room.s. Tlu> ce.tvf.r:> of the w:\s o.'ciipio.l. l.y a .slnlfwl hor.se, and. scenir efft'd.s ha.d b>--en to represent „•! (uiintry sveito. with wiud.iiKj; ri.'a'ways, brocks, and green The. sun was rej)resentod very eiu\c:!iv hy ;i.n elec.ti'ic light arrangement in ihe roof, .find giant elnis and oaks filial in the kickH'roiind.

S'diiewha.t similai - in charac'ter w.as dinue; give-n by tho Xew York Ki|iuv:tri:!ii V-lnh. Tho flour c.o-.-i»re.l witli real grass, and the taMe w.;s I'ui-ined in'the sh.a.pe of a horse's h;.'ad. the eyes, nese. u\v\ ni(.i::li b.--i;:g repir-ented hv flowers. T,on , 'on can give ,n. /rood .acxouiit of itself in the 2:\s f ro!'.oi!nV line.

Th'.M'e l< ,the f.:i!ii''iis dini'i'r given fo;r years ;i"ii nt. i'u> Oait-ty !{->- tiuran! lo Alt- fT.-ny liarnalo hy eleve'i iiii! : i.>!i:ii:re I'ric-uds. Tliev sit d.->\rn t.y a dinner scrvel in a IT), in r, .)'.!•■■ ■-lit , 'l , '- r>. iiuniu" - enmn !'.' t l -. •-!')■. '|- : -i- ; .V.-!!.V..-r\; jitri'.vsi('n cost ovi'in c-ofio. 1i;.. , ;:e. lie r-ji.'/i. ~.<-\\ ie: , . in all ainaz"i:!:;iv r.Ml:Hi.v v/av tho Kiiuberh-v :'-Ki :;::>.-. K:rd;. a,ii,l cliir--11-,11-,l 1 - , ! -'rll£ I ]uxiii--:'--ir. fi-liage, ana 'n;.'." ciU.'.vi/ h!;)/ks reared their '■■''■'■* \ ! .■•:! a :'.;,:i:i-siri wii iloor, as ih.jiig'i they !;a-.! just l)een east from t!i ■ mine's n out:!. !>:in>r was svr- '■;■ i i:i -i t;'!!!". fnt.-i'l;> wliidi wa.s i!i.spliv L i th-e iujimrtioii, " Plei'Sw' Wr-.'i your liMi'ls bel'oro sitting dov/n ti> ent." The diinncr iiiensils wei'e

K'li-.h us jirf> used in cniiiji. an-rl the .'i-it-t'inliints wi>i'.3 "made up" to reani!..-'. Hoers.

I'i'is !i":i.tiii'r:!!!; fi:llo - ,\T>d on an ."•M'liei' ''iTPil; , ' hanfi'iet. jrive-n by Mv M.inr!!o to celeli-a.te ' the end :>f t!io war between Ruwin. juirl •lapiii. Th-.. t:i'i!i> enclosed, a huu;e tv.'ik, in w'ii-"h floated model Japii-n-evt> war-dii;:?.. ovf.'idf!--'»k( v d. bv a

miiiiihi!'!' ['ert Arthur. "Wlieii tin L':ie-'l.e a:riv;'d the rcom was in sejni-

darkuc-s. M th.. n-om-nt of Mi.-ii en fry !'\'H(i".,i!-: firewcrks !)!:\x.e.d out l"Vom th" w:!!-!'ii:s nivl fort, and when t , -." li'.'.-ht'-- wrr:> turiictl m> th , . l 11" -■!■ ~i'-'i!lil''i!,.i'-'i! l il''i! ''(•■•.',ri(-.;,,„« v.-oro ,-e----ve;>l ■■- !■ f-:t"-»:li-h and fliMrs '!!-:ii'.r :M'! ; stic;illy nmiiL'fl over tlie '■i , '!-. , :in ! roii'vl 1!,,» ,„.,„,. The 1 : ■•" ■■'■■' i V!^ : y.!-'iifi> was .a 1^,,,!,, !-::.'.' ; .S> ! w'.ic.i.'. hnriLCllt i.'!'!f> till' room ] >y :i Kiirsll !.':i-k- |>:mv, which wdk|,r[ I'limd (!-;> hbh> while cadi G;ueKf sJe;di'd a lurf-inn to liis likiny;? Hei(in> the fi ;.i 1 s nppcam!. two'ships. ■•■'ii'vefl f..!it c< iT'al ice, wvv<> v.di-eol-e ! into -the n>olll on a trolley to the ;'■ •■"■mpauimciit of another 'wonderlid usplav r;.f iii-iworks. Tlio co- a .t "!'_ iiiis litde siK-i:i! riatlirriiip: was ••i.:d t:;. ripi well info frmr li'j;Mγ-:"-:. Loi'dfm liius inniTY "'iv ■!." -dinners bv Amerii-aii's si!>'-» th: n. Th- diief ~f t!;,.j,. nro . inolcrs is :\ wdl-k-nrnvn Xt?\v York mi;'-■!:■!ie, w!i:i :ii-;',r >rs t<) l>->. a nvI'oi'ii.:! 1. li-vei- is; fh;. th'vry tlia 1 Kii-li e>.v;:ivr"i:- ; > is ;l !( , ,;. n: :.i ( ; s t a , r : ■■Mi'fdce't i".'id b> fame.

After :ill, An'jn'r.a is su nvpvnp. ;is the horn.' <■■( f- !n l'ious 011 " .'i lnrn-.. «'•!>!(«. Tltn T'nnl K-sstcr of Witt, at. wbi,.], Mi:» "nests' Murh'-fivi. hr'ir,;. -,v:',- ; :. roniiirkahlo FiMK-tmii. Th» f:', 1 .!.. w.a.s hi the. form of :> ]r.^i vr p 7 r , r< frr>in whir.h ksin-: 1 , """"" I-IVK CII.ICKKXS, and j y »:ii:l ti!ia.t each ni'i,!;a.r.s" appranmeo <•::.■'l- a :-.:>v:>rei:iii- and tlie bird.s nno ■'.;.':.<s ui.-.a.ppea.red. .a.irl nvippcare.:! u'ihh paii.tivmimie celej-itv. (; . 5i)1 ' 1, , , , ''' 1,! l .!> »"'«t ' iii.iren.ioii.s--'lni.'ik on record h.'ve be.-:i arnnii.;-! at Shnrry'.s, in Sow »':rk. They rim tblie. wholo fwimut if ece t 'iihii>ity -J'roni h.-ibies' d.i'nto ,i*s;-,nib]i,. s of .a kettle club. '.' ! f".' ( - ' s . l " > lini.it to Sherry's caipabilitits -if his customers 'are prepared lo pay the price of his inventiveness.