Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-11-11
THE FAREwEL1lA ABaNQuET OF THE
q ~ ENGLISH CAPITALISTS,

AZ Dslm0uicos, deeMfed TO be T. hcs osi
magnificent in oil respects ever given or
received in this country, is thus described !:
DelmoD co had been given a carte Jlanche
TO render the occasion as elegant as lay
within the scope of bis we'll !l.knowu capaei-
ties, and he certainly exerted hem 20 beif
fallest extent; A carpeled path I'D from
the carriage landing At the Stntb to ths
reception room, where a perfect system was
in operation for the di posal of outside
clothing. The onte.rooms and waiung
tospsl were filed vi b the HerfnpeIo of hun,
dreds of boqne,s Of The rarest flowers,
which hung from every chandelier and
bracket. 4,
A profpsion of, flowers, grouped in the
most exquisite aud elaborate designs, ,hre "
out incense from every corner of The dining
hall, exhaled perfume from all the tables,
ard filled every eye with the brilliancy Of
theipeoioTs Especially noticeable was o
massive emblematical floral piece Of mosaic,
at least three feet by two iu s'zo, represent.
ing in its muin figures the S,ar.Spangled
Banner and lhe Upiona Jack, as smoothly
as 1t they we're painted in oil. and with
perfect fidelity in The Arrangement of the
colors.
The decorations Of the dining. hall were
in odrnirabie taste glAt tiiber end of The
| room were fes,oonod the. hrgs Of England
! aud America over the British coat of arms
at the other end, and The shield of the
United States at the lower. The elaborate
ornabcn'ai dishes which g ared the five
long tables ip the proe IN Wet fecapped by he
tlags Of the two nations in miniature size.
printed on white sniin. The table sci vice
was of the most elegant syle, the portion
used al The main table being The same
WHICH Ewasvma pufpcAued.in shonon-of the
Piiuce OF Wales during his visit TO this
country. and nsed at The reception dinner
given him in New York City.
A. one, end of the d,niag, hall was. q
ralsed, daiS. which, supported the table
here Sir Morton kPeto and the most dis
lingushed guests Of the evening were
placed. In front of the giver of The euter.
'alnment was splendid ornament recently
esen,ed to- Mr, James, McHsnrya, "a
expense OF $60,000, and which Tcommemo
rated the services of that gentleman in the
construction of the Atlantic & Great
Western Railway. The silver ware alone
for the tables was estimated to be worth
$3.50, ,O00.hf Three tables extended from
end to end of the large hail. aud the wealth
Of, The display siwas,. undoubtedly ys equal if
not superior, to anything that has hitherto
Oeen shown in the city.
The bill of fare in its own speciality was
unione and elegant affair Il was ar
ranged in the form of an eigh, peped book
e,,6 leaf being of satin. and containing
he numerous dishes of the banoue, ser,ot;m
while the covers which, were of morocco
were STAMPED eoid with Sir Mortop's
coat 6farmshnd The name Of the pnrlicuhr
ones, at whose pate the Book was laid,
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