Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-02-21
PRESIDENT HAYESS DINNER
81 SET. M
Some Of the original Designs to De
Reproduced on the Pieces.

Reproduced on the Pieces.
Theodore E. Davis, Of the staff of
Harper Brothers, has returned from
furlough of six motiths. which he de-
voted 10 making the designs OF DIN
ner set for President Hayes, which Is
now being manufactured at Limoges
by Haviland s. Co. Mr.. Days made
special designs for each piece, and
both the shapes and the decoMtlons
are of the boldest character, and have
sslicited mnch praise, here aud IN
Europe, from those who have seen
them. These designs painted IN
water-c0lors and placed end to END
would make band sixty,three feet
long. American fish, ganle and
fruits decorate the plates and dishes
for the various courses.
The fish dish is rectangular, with
corners cut off and gilded., The prln-
cipal object shown On It Is n shad,
the king of American fishes, tow hich
the effect of motion is given by the
action of the tail. The water Is
greenish, tinted with light i,lue and
! Unsecured by IA few seaweeds and
aquatic fungi. Over the whole dish
Is n gold gill.net, against which the
shad Is struggling. A slight wound
10 his left gill tibges the water with
a little streak cfred, which gradu-
ally fades out. s'
One Of the most striking soup
plates represents American soup in
The fifteenth century. In the dis
lance lie stream falling over fiat
ledge of rock. Gu the back of the
stream, near the foreground, is seated
An Iudian, very carefully drawn,
with his pipe and his nrrow.case
covered with spotted deerskin. Be
tween him and the carcass Of deei
is spot hole" in which he is max.
ing his soup. A gentle spray rising
from the waterfall, light rainbow
and the steam from the pot-hole give
to the distance great depth, which
! is increased by the curling smoke Of
the fire. where the Indian heated the
stones he threw into the soup TO make
it boil. The FIRE, nevertheless, does
I not appear on the plate. Another
soup plate represents q green turtle
! crawling abnut between the ribs oil
an old wreck. A good moon lights
up the scene, which is ornamented
with sea plants and corals, but what
adds the most srtistic touch, to the
whole is the phosphorescence of the
water as it dashes against, the; wreck
and the rocks. aR@ s'S@'
( The platter for the game service,
about fifteen by twenty inches in
size, represents piece of birch bark
just peeledsaf and slightly curled up
at the, ends, showing the rich red
lining. In the center stands the
American wild turkey, with his red
legs and magnificent plumage. The
ground is just covered with the first
fall Of snow, and the sun setting al
the low horiz m lights up the bird 81
that some Of the brilliant colors OF
his feathers are reflected in the snow,
WIIllC a. tue SuulS wv cur" g
white glare shows on the birds
breast. One Of the plates If this sci
represents deer. shooting with a jack
light; another shows a quail's nest in
a snow bank, no white color being
used, for by clever arrangement OF
shadows the white porcelain assumes
the needed aspect. Still another
represents a prairie hen in full fight.
H. Tie dessert plates e'of slightly
humorous character. Instead of be-
ing perfectly round they take the
form of the outline of an apple. On
one appears rock near it a battered
tin can filled with huekleberries Is
turned over and the fruit scattered
! on the ground; close by are the bat
tered cover and the pickibg.cup and
the dilapidated hat of the picker,
who has evidently taken to flight sud
denly, for at a short distance two
cubs and big bear are making free
with the gathered fruit. A buckle
berry plant and twig of blackberry
crossing the Mate nr0duce a rood