The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11
CELESTIAL DINING.

GIL rs "A l. DlN lNG.
EATING Ro, sT PIG WITH BIRDS MIST SAUCE
ME-. TOM LEES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MUSIC
ENLIvENs THE FEAST.
Ono OF tho most unique dinners ever given In Now
York city spread yesterday afternoon In the front
par OF house In Mott street, almost facing tho
Church OF tho Transfr uratiou II was dinner given
Counsellor Ed f. Price By the Chinese colony that
owes allegiance 10 Mr. Tom Lee. tho accred-
tied New York agent Of tho SIX Companies
In San Francisco. Tho lawyer IN question,
having defended successfully number Of cases In
vovlng Chinese interests Mr. Tom Lee ana his friends
devised tne banquet gentle tribute Of respect aud
esteem. II nxcd for four O'clock and NJ that hour
mr.. rrtcs, Colonel G. H. Hart and the HERALD ro-
porter following guide, assembled tho sloop Of the
Mott street houss ana met by Tom Lee himself
He politely ashercd hts guests inio q. pref
Wy furnished room, on whose walls certain
Celestial pictures and hcathenish devices hike
Creme mber mel aud "Home. Sweet Home, " seemed
softly blend, and began tho ceremonies by unlock
Ing mysterious bureau with one OF lot OF keys at
tached n loot OF chain, ana producing worry good
Article OF cigar In the centre OF tho table
with covers lard TOR eight Tho aim light glistened
upon snowy napkins and silver service that
would no. have d,sgraced PETIT souper Muir.
cake and iruit were fragrant bouquets, with the
aroma OF the tuberose prominent, whose sweet
some necessary orders, olive-skinned men passed
through tue hall rattiins peculiarly upon the noor
with their thick-soicd sh oss took hurried aquii'nc
look at the table, ana then disappeared.
PxKPAv l-roNs
Just as the cigars wcrc i.ghted Il door opened and
two pretty girls, OF the pure Circassian type, and
with The reg Sixth ward 'bang" to their front
bair entered. They proceeded NJ onco to the manu-
iscture of tho tea and the scing OF the bread After
NIL f0Adv VIVA nan
which was dex,erousiy nlled by Mr.. Tom
Lee and Mr.. Chink-k, In explaining the
vstora Then came young Chinese servant hold
ing in mis- hand huge dish, on which lay suckiug
Ths placed upon the table alter great deal Of
palaver. and following Il came other servants.
IN iuil Chinese dress, wiz, Win sauces salads
sories Of the dinner. Tho young women having
announced The tea ready, Tom Loo made Ggu aud
tho company sat down. AS ranged about the table
they were follows:-Mr. Price, Colonel Hart, tho
HERALD man, All George, Cn,nk-ki, Tom Lee Domingo
t,hs cook and An Wong. Tom Loo silently motioncd
again aud tho young girls closed tho Oliods raised
tho curtains and In tho gas
Tng DINNER
First came tho tea, handed about In pretty brica-
brac cups that would drivc a collector wild with the
frenzy OF posses sion. As tho reporter made motion
belly much better no sugar" II was so lhon the
pig carved and passed about and alter the other
dressed and ma,ntaning digoined docorum that was
almost pau u n ne bcst IDEA OF the dinner will bo
sanelea iIom .nc Ioiiow'ns oiIi OF rare, ~en ny .ne
reporter ''o" 'na"'ou"' memory anu a"s' "'es"sA-
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eaten with panssn. sauce
more us ,ad csndles dwarf lemons
! r lease ip Chicken. !
PITT I'd nseoa
Dn.k
Champagne. Rice brandy
I Cirars
TUE rkhrhrtAL INA ,.
Tree 10 sdmt tnst nc aiveu Iu.tNey into dshes 'na.
he knew not OF ana doos not now ,es was servea
eonstsnuy ny we iaI nanomNoons ~no per'"'
their aoors m snen.y no u .ney weIc "u'onss. ny
pure 'osoe OF hapt tne suess .escnea or .ns sugar
wneh sns uny cups ve,s u."osa aeouo" ase '" sAeh
instance Au voo,so ,n"vN nIe no'u anu .om". A"u,
NO sug"r-oeny oao. ~ oeoa"e os,uons 'u"t .uo
suKa, was pscru a,V ~ n em.,a ,p 80 " 1 ~.
nensa .o a'.,i " va re n,sa, ~" A,s'