New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-12-02
ST. .dNDREU'S DHY.

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| If, as the Irish song AYERS, +" St. Patrick was
a gentleman which he must surely nave
been, seeing that he was saint--tnen wha'
must Saint Andrew have been, seeing that ne
was an Apostle
The anniversary of this latter. their national
patron. occurring, day before yesterday, the
Scotsmans society of our city (the st. Andrews)
celebrated it, in high solemnity. by dinner, at
the st. Charles Hotel.
| Summoned, by invitation, along with the rest
of the editorial craft, we went (for we are as
much Scot as was ever born abroad) much
as clansmen we're wont to go, in old Scotland
herself, when the fiery cross was sent around,
with curses on all who stayed away.
We did not go as mere spectators, to stand Gas
saying of our country has it) "like poor
man at frolic,' but as actors: actors then,
historians now. For the thing was worthy to
be told and who can tell it so fifty as an actor
in til
The history Of dinners, however, to be writ
ten on true method and in the genuine philo-
sophie spirit of such histories, must begin with
the eating and end with the drinking: that is if
the drinking does not make on end of the histo
rian. Or it may be said that q dinner, when in
the rules of art is high dramatic action and
therefore must, according to Aristotle, have a
beginning, middle and an end the beginning
being the eating, the middle the speeches and
the end the rotations Now, it will be presently
perceived that that which we have to describe
came up to all the most rigid rules of what
poets and rhetoricians call the Unities.
We proceed then to tell in the first place what
was eaten and first we must commemorate
oysters as ushering in the entertainments but
oysters, be it remarked, in their crude state,
with their bosoms, that is their shells, just
opening to the light. Hard upon these, washed
down with Sauterne, come sundry pottages
which the unlearned called soups: namely that
of green turtle, that which rejoices in and will
pepetua;e the memory of the great Colbert,
and the national soup of Scotland, which is Of
course, unless the poets lie, land that's thing
quite possible) Peas Porridge; or else the brose
his sweetheart throws upon Cuddie Headrigg
in &c Old Mortality" These had of course their
proper sequel of light sherry. Then came the
treasures of the seas--fllets of trout Dreaded
with tartar sauce; fresh salmon with sauce a la
hollandaise, baked sheeps-head garnished with
oysters in Norman style. These were adorned by
various permanent pieces-a cold boar's head,
Bastillon de Balmoral, partridgeShin gallan-
tine, turkey in the same amiable apparel,
upon mattress of jelly
Next appeared tenderloins of beef, boiled
capons, Westphalia ham in champagne, turkeys
stuffed with truffes, and lastly, that chiefest of
dishes for which, according to Burns, every
Scotsman sends up his daily prayer, genuine
haggis, the composition of the wife of the Sec
rotary, she and it justly his pride.
With all these came troupe of those lighter
wares of the table, sweet breads, mutton chops,
crusted game, boned pigeons stuffed with truf-
tes, beef pallates, llets of fowl and of leverets
and Chartreuse la Parissienne. ALI these
made the first course The second offered a
noble saddle of venson, mallurd ducks, black
ducks, those little darlings teal and snipe, inter-
mixed with asparagus, green peas, oaulfowers,
croquettes of potatoes, macaroni, blown fritters,
trufdes in champagne, fried cream aud spinnage
in the same
Then followed the desert, high amidst which
shone in confectionery Highland chief in full
dress, the Scotch thistle, cornu copias of fruit,
with a harpin nougat. Then there were blown
omslets, kirsch jelly, Stanley seed cakes
mushroom, chocolate macaroons, charlotte
russo, Swiss buildings, and other suggary COM
pounds, with fruits of the season, and not of the
season, ice creams, Roman punch, lqueurs,
coffee, and last but not least, in either quality
or quantity, that virtuous drink of Scotland,
which none but a heroic people could have in
vented, and which is almost fit to make people
heroical who were not ss--hot whisky punch
Such was the repletion with which the guests
saturated themselves, to the point of much dis
tension. But in the midst of that jocund pro-
cess came long interlude, of toasts, of senti-
ments, of speeches, of songs and of jokes, such
as were fit to come up while such pleasant things
were going down, The toasts are left upon re-
cord; all the rest has persisted We give the
toasts alone:
J. The day We celebrate and all who honor it,"
" The Land o'cakes"
3 " The Land we live inn
. " The President of the United States"
g. " The Queenn
g. +" The Parish Schools Of Scotland
Educational Institutions of Louisiana -
commercial prosperity of Louisiana
y, ~ sister Charitable Associations Of Louisiana
TO- United States Army and Navy
u Judiciary of louisiana
IL The bonnie lasses of Scotia and AMERICA
AS for the speeches which ensued in honor of
these several toasts, they were many and good.
Professor Coulton led the way with one on the
schools of the State. Mr.. Adams enforced some
just views as to the effects of education in Scot
land. Judge Reynolds replied happily to the
compliment to the Judiciary. Dr. Hensley
spoke exceliently in praise Of our army, and
many other gentlemen kept up from hand to
hand a gay shuttlecock of sneecb
The whole occasion was as joyous as may well
be among nation as convivial as they are wise.
We have seldom seen Sawney misuse his LIQUOR.