The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-17
A HORTICULTURAL GENIUS.


THERE is a genius on the committee of the
Horticultural Society who ought to be looked
after. The excitement of getting up the ex-
hibition has been too much for him, and his
wits have apparently run to seed. His atten-
ton, to the press in particular, have been of
rather overpowering description, and he has
favored us with a collection of facetiae. to be
worked into our remarks upon the exhibition
as occasion may require, but which we much
prefer should be credited to their proper
owner. We don't wish to use any borrowed
thunder, and we must therefore decline to use
as our own any of the hints and suggestions
which have been so kindly furnished. These
choice specimens of bucolic humor, however
must not be allowed to pass into oblivion
unrecorded, and we therefore give the fol-
lowing sample of what we were expected to
say on behalf of the committee about the
banquet this evening"
"EDITORs PLEASE NOTICE-H is @ secret as net butt
is whispered about, pray don't say we told you, that
the managers of the horticultural Reception Ban
quet have such an excess of magnificent fruit that
they intend to give to every lady, at least, at the
close OF the feast tomorrow evening, twO-quart
basket of fine specimen fruit foreign grapes, etc, to
carry home to Aunt Sarah and her unfortunate sis
ters who must be prevented from attending by the
mpossibilty OF providing tickets or space for ALL"
There is certain gay and festiveness about
the above that we find particularly delightful.
The allusion to ''Aunt Sarah" is particularly
fine, and there is an ingenuousness and total
disregard for conventionalities about the
whole affair that in a measure excites our ad-
miration. The compassionate forethought
that suggested the idea of enlivening the
members of the press with little original
humor cannot be too highly commended, and
we only hope that the author of the following
has done himself no mortal injury
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS,
FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAINMENT (THE
BANQUET).
'The committee would observe, that the ladies are
anxious to know what style of dress will be appro-
pirate to the evening reception OF the Horticultural
Society We are able to state, the authority of
the Committee on Entertainment, that for ladies'
Evening Concert Walking Dress will be the thing
opera cloaks and hats, and head-dresses will be ap-
proprlate, but no trains.
"rhe committee would again observe that this will
be essentially promenade party with collation.
not banquet, IN the proper sense of that term
vision will be made for shawls, coaks, etc.
Therefore, the committee suggest that, for gem
| sidered Is the hat If 1t is stove-ppe, what will
| he do with it?
venient head-gear for gentlemen on this occasion
will be sofshell hat on the half-shelD or an opera
| cap, silk or linen-and such like.
f"The committee would also hint that the chance
OF finding an individual stove-pipe, in chaotic pile
of five hundred hats more or ess), in the hat room
Gas fellows know who have been there) is about as
small as the chance OF finding grain OF hay-seed in
bushe OF Bethlehem buckwheat
'"Hhe committee respectfully say that jenkins ls
particularly requested not to- describe any of the
ladies' dresses for they don't like it. But we fear
that Jenkins will do 1t, for all that
ZIP. S.-There is only one Jenkins in Philadelphia,
and he has been voted out OF the Press Club.l"
With these examples of horticultural wit
before them, the visitors to the banquet
this evening will know what to expect when
the toasting begins, and wheuthe funny man