The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-08-27
.ING ton -F.,. THURSDAY, AUGUST y, 1910.

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IheSDEssERT SET. blue and gold. Nth eac
composed Of four hundred and trclee pieces, in.
cludlng SIX stands for BoNBoNs, with three stages
TWELVE SWEETMEAT CoMPoTIERs, on feet EIGHT
CoMPoTIERs, on feet; SIX LARGE Fruit BASKETS,
ON feet FOUR IcE-cREAM VASES and Covers.
with inside Bowls; FIVE DOZEN GREEK -Foa NJ
.,uPs and SAUCERs, &C.. &C., cost one thousand
i've hundred dollars.
MT Chairman, don't you think that one of
your plain republican, 'sSuckers" would feel
kinder queer like to be placed at the Presi
ue ht table, before these democratic Tam
oours with three stages, and Compotiers on
ieet I! Why, sir, he would almost imagin that
ne had suddenly been translated to the sale a
IJesM" en- ma1son royale of Louis Philippe, King
VI the French. have no doubt some of nv
constituents would much rather face the grizzly
pear, on the Appalachian mountains, than sit
down before these e I'anbours with three STA.
ges, and 'Compoticrs on feet, for fine conse
Gut'se hours--the period usually required by
hlngs and democratic Presidents to masticate a
state dinner. #"' .s.e :
The next piece Of democratic "furniture" on
Inc residents table to which would invite
your very particular attention is the .Sourtont'
or bronze gilded plateau, large ornamented
/ or pictured tray, which stands on the centre of
t,he table. The Plateau, with the richly-gided
baskets, tripods, and Etruscan vases which ac-
comPanyit it, cost in Paris 5000 francs, or l, 1875
dollars and is the only piece of table furni-
tture which has not been purchased since the
democratic days Of retrenchmcnt and reform,
Some four or five months after Mr. Van Buren,
TOOK possession of the palace, he paid seventy.
fve dollars of the Peoples cash to Mr. Zachariah
Nlcholas Tor dressing up the Plateau, and it
no" looks quite new 1t is composed Of seven
parts, measures thirteen feet six inches in
length and two feet in width. and is ornament
Cd with mirrors. 1t is also handsomely carved
and guided, and wrcaths Of fruits and vines; also
with figures representing Bacchus and the Bac-
chahtes, and pedestas upon which there are
sixteen hgures holding crowns to receive the
ights, and sixteen cups to change them at
pleasure. Accompanying the Plateau are two
| Etruscan Vases, gilded and garnishcd with
flowers ; also, two richly-gilded tripods, copied
from antique patterns also, three baskets,
richly gllded, each with three figures upon a
round stand, ,embsllished with ivy and Tyre.
formed leaves. for six lights each, crnamcnted
with flowers. - ,lG-7
1t does appear to me, sir. that the Plateau.
with Its line mirrors, in which the honest, hard
handed loco1oco democrats can look ut them
ISetteS, almost every moment, during the for
mai progress of court banquet, would be re-
garded even by Bank wing as pretty forlni-
dable article of dinner furniture.
having disposed OF the pictured tray, Mr.
Chairman, will direct your attention for few
minutes to the magnificent set Of Table Glass,
contained three several bills. The first bill is
Tor champagne classes, clarets, goblets, cor
dlals, water bottles, &c. bought from Messrs
Lewis Veron u Co. for nine hundred and TWEEN
tyfour dollars. The second bill is for richest
cut tumblers, cut centre bowls and stands, cut
floating island dishes, cut pitchers, &c, pur-
chased from Blackwell s. Co. for fourteen hun
dred and hity-one dollars and seventy Ave
cents. The third bill will give you entire.
"NEw York, June s, 1897
Col. L. l.. Smith for sundry articles for Presi.
os S.. dents II ousc. ....-.E
| Bought of James P. Drummond, No. al
Maiden Lane, between William and Nassau
streets, Importer Of and dealer in china, glass,
and earthenwarc, wholesale and retail
quart and II pint, all flute, decanters
cone shoppers, barrel shape, 500 S94 90
doz. Claret wines, cut pillar stem, 81 ~ 90
3 do Green Finger Cups, $50 ~ 90 90
! + do cut ,cine Coolers, 80 81 90
do cut Champs, SO Is 90
IL pint water bottles, flint and flint 20 90
2 casks - .--.sg- .-s....,..7 Is
24O IS
Bottles returned 90 90
ra- g3 ua Gf s- -
.....s,....t ..s $3.50 IS
Duplicate. .....-