The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-22

deputy" and was attended by only seven
persons. three American gentlemen. two
the host. Describing the deputy as 9 lovely
old man." the letter says:
He passed to me first cup OF hot wine
with graceful bow; 1t was only after that
Of the table and gave each guest his wine,
accompanied BY the chfn-chins (DoWs) from
both parties. Before each guest we're bnree
plates about the 8 re Of a little girps tea SCI
plate three inches In diameter pn tnsse
plates We ate all our dinner except the soups,
which were put before us IN small poWis.
Each one had his chop-sticks and q two
pronged silver fork In a few moments, as
Mrs III. and could not use them very well,
We were given our own forks and knives. AZ
each place was q big pile Of melon and april
constantly during the four hours we were at
the table. Between the courses everybody
was CRACKING and eating away Ct the j, melon
yet 1t was amusing to nibble at them, and
they came in hot from the oven and on the
whole did not taste badly. % the table
when we sat down were eight dishes OF pre-
served fruits VI different kinds. They we're
all on those small dishes, but put one on top Of
the other to make kind OF pyramid, and In
row along the center of the table were other
dishes larger In size and holding the more
substantial things. On one we're slices OF
lobster and sailed walnuts very good, both
OF them. On another were goose gizzards cut
In thin slices; on another shrimp salad and
on another thin slices Of chicken. These we're
81 meant t. gye e. appetite or The dinner
and he helped me from all the different dishes
within his reaeh--onIy mouthful or SO from
each, though. When we had tried all these
shpgs H. st wag brought and
soup, and very good too. We have nothing
like it at home. After that we had stewed
chicken with young onion sprouts. The third
course was cold mutton, served with raw tur-
nip cut In long, thin strips.
Fourth-awfully good-was pigeon eggs In
a kind Of acid soup.
Fifth-Cucumbers stuffed with chopped
fish.
Sixth Roast chicken served In very small
bits with mushrooms.
Seventh-Sharks' fins.
hth-Mutton dumpl1ngs.
AFTER that there was q little rest and we
walked about the garden, going TO work again
after halfhour.
Ninth-Pork soup.
Tenth-Stewed nussels.
Eleventh Champignons ind spinach made
togg ,ahf,th H. i a,,oaa
Thfrteenth-Stewed pigeons and bean curd.
| Fourteenth-Fish.
Fifteenth-The muscles or fibers Of flowers.
Sixteenth-Sea slugs (something awful to
look at just like leeches with pimples on
| them).
| Seventeenth = Mushrooms and bamboo
sprouts made together.
Eighteenth Cakes and bitter almond sauce
| Nineteenth-An entire roast pig.
| lit was brought on and then taken away and
carved for US. / thought the dinner at an end
| when we had the cakes and was taken ahack
| to see this animal make It's appearance. They
served first the crackle or skin. It was No.
l and we began to each eat anew; second they
served the lean meat; third they served -ome
| fat, and then something else, all four from the
pigI
Twentieth with chicken soup, sailed
cabbage salt bead curd, some chestnut grown
| in water and don't know what.
| After that tea, and 1t was over.
This was followed by two days head
ache