The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-07
NOVEL DINNER DECORATIONS.
Fancy Running Riot Reel Swans in Min
iature Like.

lhtHIR LtkH.
ENaw York Sun
Last Friday evening q Christmas dinner
vas given III an uptown realdHncn ono lea
ture Of Will n was novel In front 81 earh ~
the twelve guests AT table was inlh'a!'t"
model Ut tho fout IN Grace ChuIeh. WIN 2
IllllpIflan cradle nj its hnsn. Ihe 'lttla trlll
| w;,a ,natln 81 wood covered with sik, nnd del
| l,ately nal,i ati with III the synhnla, ttachly
| and even the delicate gold lettering about tho
| rj.t Except man ba born VI watnr and 81
| ~ % shirt hn cannot enter into the kingdom
| III hearnn't TINT appears upon the original.
| Natural ilawels filled tho fonts. On the 'front.'
/ " each small ailkrn cradle. wrought w tanet-
| FIJI gold lettera amid foliage and blossoms,
| appnared tho alun Of tho baby, Ethel and
| ha date Of her birth Attached to eaeh era
| lie was q alkrn Ribbon, tip0n which wac
| painted the nane III ono ~ tho gueais. After
/ tha dinner these pretty things weta eat led
/ of ly those hefnra whom thcY were placed ma
| auilvanlis M The nnohAiuti. lfh cost ~ eh9H
| WIS S25
III taatn for attlaiic novelties ~ dlnnar
adnrnment IL growing year by year VI L.
! no longer antlttient IT, dine aud wine ones
| friends r Ia necessary ~ sufPliaRthetn nhd
delight ihelf oathete taatea, ~ tho dinner
| ulyaI Al ii rule nD more pfrtnHla "a DO hia
| own artist thnn his OWN cook
! III il net difficult 10 achieve moro novelty.
/ Tint was attained IN The hathatir uHgnti-
/ ranra If tho bills of faiN nj certain san
| Francisco dinner a yenr on more ago. They
| were et,itl slabs w silver. which tho guasta
wern expaotpd 10 curry away With thnnI. and
| which were good 10 melt ~ pawn upon ueea-
| sion But tnry would havehe just ms novel
| If they had hnsll III sole leather ~ sandstone
| and. a. far IA value Il concerned, tho dell
rately -pnniad things not unllrauNnfly OF
tlprcd for such occasions rnall NpEt moro than
did those apapimaila nj bonanza fruit. Ar
| tlaiir heaflty ls llcln a consolidation para
mount to mare novelty 4 prominent mem
ler of tho Coaching rluhnf this city mol long
ago contemplated giving dlnnef To- hia a.
aaniatea. and ordered for tho occasion twenty
four bills nj faro The dinner was nj tho time
! postnnnal but has not hnon abandoned, fpr
tho goutlnnlhn named has sent back from
Europe word That II may ha looked forward
tn M n thing Of tho neat future. The bills
of fare have boon already Finished Ihny arc
Of iltiatol board. zach about ten by ilfteen
Inches m aign aud nra all hnuhanma wataI
color paintings. Each rHRi eEhnE some
memorable incident IN tbs rdiranal Cnfenr
Of some member, ur m Htisalltureof tho club
collectively AMI thnir cost Il estimated NJ
800 narh
Lust anaann party nF twenty ladies and
ge,,tlafnen dined together prior 10 attending Il
hal maeunn FROM merchandising ~ the centre
nf the dining room dapnnilal twenty eparfa ui
groa grain lihhun each threa and n hnlf yards
long and nine inehns wido t.eavlly fringnd
/, and richly adorned ut both rntls with paint
ings Of flowers ana foliage. These srarfa
| were az arranged In canopy fashion that atl
end IL aaeh oalno down Il thos place ono ~
, tho tadns was ~ occupy at tahle. and care
was tal1cn W their aelectinn ~ have CuptE
, hnrmnniding with tho complexion Of the
; ladies' fnt whom thoy Wafa enVera ly intended.
ms shown by tho names painted IL gold among
tia llnwnrs Tho gentlemen were anE, l'ed
with mcuua painted IN water oaors upon
, which tho tlnrai decorations correspondent
, with those upon the ladies' anarfa. After the
dinner tlte arRlf H. wore worn 10 tho ball and
retained by tho ladins as souvenirs. The entire
J cost WAS hniwern 5000 and %Inn
, For n breakfast. 10 he given before long.
which will hn participated IN almost nkelu-
sively 10y artista. Egyptian fashions nra Ia
, prevail In ever ything except tho yiands,
The table service will DO In Egyptian styles rs
! we'll as the decorations. and each gueet Will
ba eupplled with n fan, delightfully."- artistic
and Egyptian. but Ct very weak wlnd-eom,
Polling power number u tllem have ~
, rpndy bnen completed #strange-look sg
things with long. thin. polished maple handles
supporting aenisoIleulaf fofna. quilted silk
Oh one side. and On tito othcr atuaita tn colors
intricate I'm design and Of great variety, Hall
Il dozen silk tassals daDgln from the straight
side OF each aeui.e They areatmint ant
pretty. as Si1 fans for atngle breakfast
should he.
Rpeaklnr If fans. ono IL preparing tn be sole
nj tho Seventh Regiment Fair. which will hs
unique W has twenty -ihroe etinka naol
Of which honfs . painting In "i
by some wcll known Now Work. artist l5acl
NJ ttat chooses ha own subject and treats II
narrow limits of his own allotted stick
!, Somo little time ago, for dinner at Del
. moniro'a mn aliiii3ial lako was ronstluetaf
y In tho centre oF huge dining table aud sur
| rounded by aquatic plants Several swhna
= brought down from Central Park for tho coca
, sIun. were ant ali,at III the ittle bake aut
SWAN around There with placid dignity and
y tcCorum whllr tho dinIier lasted. Tho nntil
j into fal ,hiouaho gnci0iy proved fatal tn ono
y tho birds however. fut ~ dlod shortly afe
returning to tho park, Early thus set-on
dinner IN Ia ho given by wealthy haefeo
, fond Of amateur turatrtnnla. iot whom ar
, io LES supplied Il score at mfnna naCh vt Whiel
= will boar nu deliberately painted watrr-eolo
. picture in eaih ghEa IN original tlN@ign Illus
tratlng II sCeno In one Of ShabcepnHtaE plays
I At II Hinupt given lHsi Easter tho alla
= prcsnnt vera supplied With fans Of silk, eGG
: Hhapml. hearing nn enc aihn ri each u pnlntins
OF aouohirI aud caro- was taken 30 as far ~
y paeaihle adapt the iirI tn thu lady who e
II ecjyed IL. Ihua. ono who Ind All eyeelntl
"A soprano voice received II lf}Hhtingnle. nnl I'LL
" other Who t,lraia III nh uptown choir WIN
A given q lAri Another lady gH'at Eot tn
u Eayest fan III tho lot. the pHaroClt. and M
other. who III nntod foI her dnmrAtietN am
u modest. homey goodness. was the l"etplrn
"A ni the seller thiuaf. Ench iadys I'm bnr
II her nHma painted on n hrnknn eggallcll III M
\ foreground If the picture. IheGnsto Of thea
Il lans was ~ each
n IA IT, the "invnra far tn" German" To whte
4 ianpy runs wild every eeHsnn Whtla riFHlint
" ~ ftNt VIC HtHHHHl ttll8 aitl ttdti i'il
" mt9laa of which mention hna hntn made. the
II arc mele Vanity Fair hauhnsof sattn. lace
fringe. allI. ribbon and what nnt, upon som
unique and Loo often noisy haEis. There wa
ono German Last season, tpt INSTANCES. 4
which oach lady had u tnmhoulinr 81 silk an
N kid gayly decorated with flowers mud I'll
- hona hearing ihN dnte. mud the genilcme
N had llng"oleta. r"al ones. that they eou
: blow In and produces cdrteh gItreos npof
4 There was another Grrnan ut which tho Ia
y dies favors wefe Castannta hcdeCl1cd III mos
!, original aud costly style. while tho geutlt
=, mems were monster dog whistles oil bras!
v trirlSod ont with gay ribbons