Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-21

of the Monumental City. Looking as though
duly sensible of the dignifed requirements OF
the responsibilities of their municipal position
at home, they for the most part sat as sooerly
as judges on the bench, upon the low portico In
front of the tavern, on half-tipped-over chairs,
with heels cooked up on the iron railing An
air Of solemnity sat on their somore counten-
ances. as with half closed eyes they would ever
and anon exert themselves to the extent of
brushing away a Decorating fly from their
somnolent noses, from which, in spite of their
evident desire to be duly interested in all that
might be going on, sonorous music was now and
then evolved. All this was, of course, after
dinner
At 6p. m. they repaired in a body to the
magnificent hall of the Maryland Institute, to
take the seats assigned them at the banquet
board, passing on their way there through
crowd of many thousands of curious people,
who had congregated near The Falls to
see the sight. On being admitted they were
ushered into the library hall, where, with hun
dreds of others, they suffered as much for the
time being as Africans on a slave-ship being
packed and damned as closely. They were
thus duly stewed, baked and broiled for an
hour, and all the starch was taken out of the
spare collar that each of them had taken the
precaution to slip into his pocket, wisely anti
cpating that ere getting home from such an ex-
cursion at such season, he might possibly sweat
some, if only in the process of Kidding his system
Of the little lemonade he might drink.
A terrible time of it they had indeed, in that
same magnificent library hall, where, owing to
the great crowd, the atmosphere was as oppress-
i've as that of the black hole at Calcutta At
length, greatly to my relief-for dreaded least
Alderman Clarke might, ere being liberated,
be fried in the melting fat of Alderman Smith,
and be served up to us among the soft crabs
provided for our entertainment-we were duly
conducted, by delegations, into the immense
hall Of the Institute, where such sight met
our eyes as they never before witnessed, 1t will
seat eight hundred comfortably at table, allow
ing ample space for the movements of suffi-
cheney Of walters, for the necessary side tables
&c. On this occasion, covers were laid for seven
hundred; and the galleries surrounding it on all
sides were filled with ladies'
A finer display of the beauty and fashion of
any other American city was never before
made. Baltimore is proverbial for the beauty
of its Fair, who, on this occasion, must have
astonished the previously untraveled of their
Cincinnati guests. accustomed to the so much
larger and heavier proportions of the ladies of
their own city, who sadly lack the delicacy of
appearance, grace Of manner and, indeed
spirituality, which are so marked traits of the
sex in Baltimore. Tho display in the hall
caused explanations Of surprise and gratifca-
ton to burst inyOluntariy from the lips of
nearly all upon its floor, including the Balti-
moreanS; for 1t was grand, dazzling and mag
nifcent beyond either description or imagina-
ton. The table and room were ornamented
and arranged with exquisite taste-the company
goo in number) stood each opposite to the seat
assigned him-bright eyes flashed down upon
him-and joyous smiles from above greeted him.
turn his eyes around upwards as he would
Such halo Of true glory-such wreath of
lovely wOmanhOod-as was thus draped over the
heads Of all, L never before saw, and never ex-
pect to see again.
At u p. IN. all took their seats and duly at
tended to the wants Of the inner man. Our
late fellowcitizen, Guy, (now of the Monument
House here, so long kept by his father) was
the caterer. How he provided may be judged
from his bill of fare, as follows:
Sorps.-Green turtle; soup la Julienne
Fish.-Boiled salmon, lobster sauce; boiled
sheephead. white sauce; striped bass, baked. Ge-
noise sauce; Chesapeake-bay mackerel; la Mai
tire d Hotel.
Retishss.-Worcestershire sauce, apple sauce,
olives, French mustard, currant jelly, anchovy,
assorted pickles, cucumbers.
Boited.-Ham, lamb, spring chickens.
Entress.-Filets de bGuf, Madeira wine sauce;
Ia inc. a
dinere sauce; tilets OF veal perageaux sauce; vol
au vent, a la fnancier; young chickens, Maryland
style; mountain oysters, sauce royale; beuder,
Ia Richelieu, tomato sauce lamb chops, soubaise
sauce; timbale de macaroni, mllinaise; galantine
de poulets.
Maryland CouTSe.-RoaSt saddle or mountain
mutton currant jelly sauce soft crabs fried, but
ter and parsley sauce soft crabs broiled, hard
crabs devilrd; summer ducks, with olives; green
goose, apple sauce; roasted ham, Champagne
sauce.
VegstaJles-Stewed tomatoes string beans
baked tomatoes; boiled potatoes green peas !;
boiled beets; green corn; cymlings.
COId and Ornamental DtsheS.-IIam on a De-
destal, decorated with jelly; poulets trufe a la
belle vue !; boef sale, en- presse lobster salad:
mayonnaise; buffalo tongues, garnished with iel-
ly; boned turkey on socle, French STYLE; pate
OF liver jelly; aspic dHuitres; salade de pOulets
histOree; sliced tomatoes, a la Harden crab sal
adj Baltimore fashion
OTnamsnted Pieces and Decentralization of
commerce; ancient cornucOpia; corbelle renais-
"n1, CoiDoiie ahtiquej pyIdfnlues la amorS; pyra-
mide la Dolphin; nougat casket; pyramides des-
sert; BISCUIT glacee, au cream caisse Charlotte
russo, maraschno; Charlotte russo, lemon; Jelly
rum naraschino; MADEIRA wine; punch cakes; va
nilla ice-cream; almond ice-cream; strawberry
lce-cream; orange ice-cTeam; raspberry ice-cream;
ca ,amel ice-creami plumber; BISCUIT au chore-
lade; fancy cakes.
Fruits and FlOiceTS-Watermelo apples oran-
ges; pine apples; pears; bananas; apricots rasp-
berries; pyramids: bouquets and baskets of flow
ers, In every variety.
Everything was cooked and otherwise pre-.
pared to charm. claim to be competent to
know how to appreciate an exquisitely prepared
dinner; and in the course of my experience,
Notwithstanding the army to be fed and watered
with choice and varied vines never saw the
cooking o. the occasion surpassed, and rarely
equalled Guy deserves infinite credit for the
completeness of all his arrangements, which gave
perfect satisfaction to all and marked him for
very empressariO, in his business
Our honorable Corporation did ample justice
to Mr. Guys exquisite skill. Unsophisticated