The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-16
Dinner mt Metropolitan Hotel by the Direc-
tor Of the Worlds Exhibition.

tors of the Worlds Exhibition.
OF all the bapquets given In city, there has
yet been none conceived provided with grea magn
than the last night at the Metropolitan The
proprieors Of this mammoth establishment tile Msssrs
Leland had evidently resolved astonish the public by
an exhibition Of their powers aud pacity as hotel
keepers They only had three days notice yet within
that short time they prepared a dinner Of unequaed
luxury and brancy Every dish that the epcure could
DESIRE every drink that the veteran imbber could wish
every decoration that the most asdous could hope for
stood upon the tables displayed upon the walls
At al early hour the guests began 70 assemble in the
reception About six O'Clock the most delicious
fumes arising from the loaded tables spread thrc the
house end they greeted the ofactores of the
tent guests still eager they to shorten their
sweet ancpations and with joyful faces did they hail
the music Of clatteIiDg cutlery and rattlng china,
The Ladies' Ordinary turned into a reception ROOM
the tables being arranged in the for hats and here
the President received his friends while delightful music
from Dodwerth's Band added interest to the OCCASION
The dinner given in the grand banquet hall of the
Metropolitan, and seats provided for six huudred
guests the number who seated themselves at the table
last evening. band Of musc from the balcony op one
side Of the hall performed while the Company essted
and cracked the champagne. The table at which the
President was seated and the other dgnitaries who
present. stood upon raised platform end of
the hall, overlooking the entire array within its walls
From this, running the entire eDe th OF the we're
four tables, each capable of seating about hundred
and City guests. For this special two hun
dred colored wseIs employed, and the vox aous
delay in procuring dsbes DESIRED frequently the ase
inieass of this kind, entirely avoided Tas room
was most brilliantly lighted up By grand chande
liers hanging in three rows through the hall
DECORATIONS OF TnE BANQUET HALL
Thn eIt anA
Haydenof stewarts in decoration cf the hall The four
sces Of the room we're wrapped in ngs and the earaoce
aod yesioule TO 1t also displayed the burners Of the
various nationg OF the earth at end OF the room
over the President, magnificent canopy formed by
two American flags, the right OF which were other
csnopes made OF British Spanish and Russian b,nnera
and on the left were in the manner arranged the
flags Of France, Austria, and the Netherlands Under
these various banners seated the
Of those nations. The both sides presented
grand appearance being decorated with the embems Of
the various States Of South America the Chinese the
japanese, and nearly all the nations the globe The
balcony particularly attracted much attention being
enveloped in the centre by the Hungarian Turkish and
Belgian banners supported either side by the stars
and stripes From the centre Of the hall, each side
of the grand chandelier Hoated the American ag pre-
sentng beautiful sight. To entwned harmoniously
the Gags Of every cvssd nation was interesting and
extraordinary And only the omblems Of
the world here intevoven but the living representatives,