The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-06
NEW YORK LETTER.
Old FaShions-The De Lesseps Ban
quet una Some Pleasant Mention
OF the Distinguished Frenchmaa.

Special Correspondents Of the Star.
New YORK, March 5, 1880.
Let us hope, moreover, with the re-
turn of so many old-fashioned things;
there may return with them many, OF the
quiet home virtues, and delights OF which
they ars SO suggestive. The easy-cush-
ioned chairs of old grandfathers and
mothers, to say nothing of uncles and
aunts, for whom there was room still In
both house and heart-the large, roomy
table, ready for use, free from its knick-
nackery for which suitable provision has
been made on shelves within reach over
the long, low, getatable bookcase-the
clear, bright, German student light
(which is our Improvement, and the
open fire. All which are going to give
us back the home in which happy chill
dren will gather, and after they leave it
will think of it with lovingand longing
to return.
If crime is on the increase the want OF
happy sympathetic home influence has
much to do with it, and it is we'll worth
the mothers while to see that the boys
and girls have plenty of apples and games
at home under her own thoughtful sight
and care. So watch the books they read
and let them curl up quietly in the old
arm chair for an hours reading whenever
they feel like it. By the way, here isan
extract from an old book in the Astor
Library, "The First Collection Of the
Plays of William Shakespeare" printed
seven years after his death. (Some little
fellow in grandfather's chair may like it
for his scrap book) The old fashion OF
the double V taking the place OF our
present wv" the lines being prefxed to
AN excellent likeness Of Shakespeare and
entitled: .......
ITO THE READER"
| This figure that thou here seest put;
| ltwas for gentle Shakspea'ecut; -,
| Wherein the glayer had slriIe .....
|. with Natn e to Quito the lie,
| o, could he but have drawne. his vvtte
| AS welt in DfasSe, a. ne nitll nlI
| His face, the print would then surpaSse
| All that was ever writ In brasse.
| R,tt since ne can not reader locke
Not IN his picture, but on his booke.
LONDON, 1923
The banquet given to NJ. De Lesseps
by the citizens CT New York was
grand aff,ir, over which all have been
enthusiastic, as he has been winning
golden opinions ever since his arrival
his wife and little children being heavy
but charming factors in the winning
thereof. The halls of the Windsor are
every day musical with the sweet voices
and broken English of the little boys anC
their sister Lottie. When "Whoa Emma
will not soon be forgotten. But to re
turn to the dinner, for which Delmonic(
received "carte-blanche.."
The dining hall and the rooms adjoin
ing were all beautifully decorated witt
flowers, and the softened light of wa,
candles added to their beauty and fra
GRANGE, throwing a glamor over thu
scene, not soon to be forgotten by thu
guests. From the central chandelie
dropped canopy Of smilax and rose
which was carried On to the other chan
delers thus to the four corners of tn,
room, which looked as if it had beer
transformed into very garden Of tropi
cal bloom.
i There were seven tables. At the raiset
one placed under the chandelier acros.
I the room, and banked with flowers, sa
the evenings guest, NJ. DE Lesseps, Dr.
(Storrs, President of the entertainment
(who reminded them as they we're abou
seating themselves that grace had moi
yet been said, which was then spoken b.
Rev. DIR. Priine), Peter Cooper, E. Coop
Ter, DIR. Prime, NJ. De Zamacona, A
t A. Lowe, Commodore Nicholson, S. Ga
macho Ge:,. Schofeld, S. De Mendonca
}, (Jusio Arosemena and A. Ferro.
: Mr.. Delmonico stood at the door, AM
seated the guests, who represented a
9 the great interests Of the city.
e The flags of falt the sister RI
publics formed q principal featur
! in the decorations. Opposite the centr,
I table was place the shield Of Americ'
and beneath the United flags of Franc
and the United States. But the beaut
r and snggestlveness of the confe ectioner
!. was marvellous bit of art, swee
art decidedly, each piece in som
q manner doing honor to the Frenc
i engineer. In one he was presented I
IS himself standing on the site of the ne
Panama canal, the topography Of u
}. place being in stric. accordance with I'll
e latest mals; there he stood in full dres
q adorned with the Cross of the Legion
Honor and spade in his hand. Anotl
{ er was the steamship Colon in which
. . came from Panama, the steam dreds
!. used in the Suez canal, the temples
), Luxor, its obelisks and monuments, ii
i. Nile, temple, and crowning one Of !
i. broken columns a liberty cap Of Phr,
st gian red in honor Of French Republics
ism.
y The menu was very pretty, printed I
As gold banded cards, silk beneath al
n adorned with the tri-color; above Il
T. menu the coat Of arms and the mott
"Aperire Terrain Gentibus." At 81;
:. Madame De Lesseps came into the 90
~ lery overlooking the dining-room. 4
r once tile guests rose to their feet al