, 1874-09-13

NINTH COURSE.
Pieces 1uonee4:
Sxis7 basket.
/ Pau:er en- aought.
conzee hasket.
1As monte with fruit gi3ce.
F1oras Offering.
Moorish fountain.
lndiAn temple,
ysgetables:
Sweet potatoes. Sa;nach
Gorn: csnlidoxsr,
Tomatoes, D;9szai lettuce,
Celery.
Coup du 1allieu.
Borsets au yin Dc Totays
HEYKSrH corRAk,
Jack .ntpe, Rice birds,
Tea! duck,
Wooicoct, Celery hearth,
PloTe1, Saratoga potstea1.
CELL d. Verdri1.
TWELFTH coUnsK.
Diamoud-back terralin
Wine:
Rare old Afupptilado pale ehaSfY,
Especially selected and bottled Europa Impaired
October, 155o.>
1H1nTEExTH coCzsE.
Pastry:
Lemon pudding.
Peach pie
Cocoanut luatliug.
Charlotte Eusse
G&teaux Il larixienne.
Merlugue de pomza-
Gatraux = Is Sapoltt2ine.
Waters Is Frauraiss,
GcIle MIIere,
Blanc-rnange.
Italian cre4u-
Gateoux nlesnand1.
Wirea:
shtrry-Rars old mellow casx wine, pals, oS Du0,
Gordon Co.
Nadetra-Soft, old vintage Of lBll
PoFt-But1netster. extra ;;special importation.
FOURTEENTH COURSE
Confectionery:
Mint drops.
Cream candy.
Celery seed.
Raspberry balls.
Burned almonds.
Chinese Almonds
Cre1r. drops.
Nougat de- Provence.
Port wine drops.
brandy drops.
F1FIEESrH COURSE
1cocTeam aud water ices
Biscuit gace-
Cream AZ bu11a.
CARAMEL
y7uila-
sirawSe1@. tssaa.a;
Lemon.
Orange water Ice.
Punch Il rom1ine.
SIXTEENTH COURSE
Fruits aad nuts:
Oranges~
RAizius
Walnuts.
AfUCQuB.
Pecan nuts.
Filberts.
Wines
Rhenish-soft old, rs,y ssre ert:a Cabinet
[arcobrunn OF 1874, specially obtained from tho cellar
Of the Duka Of Sassau) Medoc.
(Mont1ose Of $780, yery choice and delicate, bottled
in 1874 and epeciall5 selected from the stock of vals
T. Co., 1T !}ordeau1.)
sEvrsTEESru couRs1-
Cafe nofr.
LlQUECHa.
Mar,Nchino.
Wines and liuuors selected for this occasion from he
stock OF jacob snider, Jr., Philadelphia.
I cAn the attention Of ycur epicurean readers
to the tenth course. This bold innovation on
tho usages Of the table could ouly have originated
with cniainier Of genius- It consisted OF i Lib
eral supply OF the best Toksy vino frozen, OF, T
NAY sag. Tokay ice. While the favor Of this fna
luxury was exquisite, the result it produced was
absolutely magical. When the caterer WAS asked
3ov he came TO interpolata this dish On the menu
he said: What WAS the effect?" The answer
w.s: "Why, it cooled oul' pala.es, whetted our
appetites anew, and We went at it again with all
the zest OF 3 fresh Start" Caterer: "such, gen
tlemen, was my precise purs1ooa in introducing
Not to remark more particularly on any other
details OF the banquet wish 10 do the justice to
the New Workers. to record that they admitted
defeat. During the progress Of the feast the
whole fifteen came to their feet. and not only
acknowledged that the Philadelphians had
conquered them triumphantly, bat declared it aa
their unanimous opinion that they had far
surpassed any similar entertainment which had
over been given in this country.
We learned afterwards that IN EMAIL ante
room, which gave full Vie" OF az
that was gong on in the banquetha1l:
were gathered all the best caterers Of
Philadelphia: Among these vas Joseph
Head, OF the "Old 5IauBion House." ~
Head. like most Of his contemporaries, is non
possibly an unknown name to all but tho Older
class OF your readers I will ask them.to inquiry
OF his gifts and capabilities as caterer Of Ho~
race Binney, Con. Robert Patterson, end osheE
o|d-time good llvers such as these. These elder.
~ citizens will report that Joseph Head had mol
only p,ryeyed for some of the graudest enter
taiumeuts IN this country, but that before con-
ing to this country. he was personally familiar
(being himself VI wealthy aud distinguished
family with the best that could be done in the
noblest houses in England. And yet Head de-
clared, on the occasion I have been writing
about, Neither in England nor in Amcrics
have l ever eocn go superb banquet, anu
never expect to see nor do think any Of you
vii! ever see. such another"
The Philadelphia papers Of tho day spoke OF
this entertainment a. '' the 81 900 dinner" Tho
fact is. that our Philadelphia entertainers pn.d
the caterer 81, 500 for the banquet-S50a Plato.
And yes such was the expense incurred IN pro-
yiding 80 great T. variety Of such rare and costly
vands that the purveyor mnde no profit even 81
that. Indeed, he stated to the Committee that,
while he asked carte blanche. he would en-
ploy sEecial clerk who should keep 81 accurate
account OF ali the out1ays, and ho would adu ud
profit for himself. 'Au that he asked WAS the
pleasure Of showing to our friends from Men
could do in his native City Of PHILADELPHIA"
R.B.V.
i spanish Massacre.
A dispatch published in the London newspa
pers gives the following account Of 4 mastac1s