Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-29
Extraordinary .Banquets.

DlOdOruS Slculus relates that an
Agrigentine, on the marriage of his
daughter, feasted upward of 20, 600 per-
sons. The brother of the Emperor
Vitellus once treated him with 1000
fishes and 1000 birds; all "scarce and
exquisite.
Heliogabalus, who was the first Roman
that ever clad himself in silk, never ate
fish when he resided near the sea nor
any fowls, or meat, but what came
from great distance.
His horses he fed with grapes his
lions and tigers with cartridges, quails,
pheasants and woodcocks; and his dogs
with the ivers of ducks, geese and tur-
keys while he ate for his daily food the
heads Of parrots and peacocks, the
combs Of cocks, and the brains Of
thrushes and nightingales.
To these banquets he would fre-
quently invite eight old men, blind OF
one eye; eight bald; eight deaf eight
lame with the govt; eight black; eight
exceedingly thin; and eight so fat that
they could scarcely enter the room and
who, when they had eaten as much as
they desired, were obliged to b9taken
out of the apartment on the shoulders of
several soldiers.
At the installation of the Archbishop
of Canterbury, in the reign of Edward
w., the Right Reverend Primate gave
a feast, in which were consumed 104
oxen, 3O4 calves, 306 swine, 1000 sheep
and 1000 pigs; 104 peacocks, 400 swans,
1000 capons, 1000 geese, $500 venison
pasties and 5000 custards. There was
also consumed 300 quarters of wheat,
300 tuns of ale, and 100 tons of wine.
In the time of William of Rosenberg,
the annual revenue of small state was
frequently expended at marriage.
This nobleman, being one of the richest
in Bohemia, married Mary, Margarine
of Baden.
At this marriage were drank 40 tuns
of Spanish wine; l, 100 settlers of Austri-
an, Rhenian and Tyrolian wine; beside
vast quantities Of liquors.
The festivities began on the Goth day
of January, 1873, and closed on the LIST
of May; during which time there were
consumed $50 oxen, 504 sheep, SAG
calves and 634 hogs; 30 heathcocks, 240
pheasants, 1850 cartridges, and not less
than 2, 100 hares.
Beside these, there were 120 pieces of
other game and 40 stays. OF poultry,
there were 3, 100 capons and pullets, with
3,135 geese, garnished and attended
with 30, 997 eggs. The quantity of fish
consumed was equally surprising, as
most of them, were river fish: CTS lam
preys, 6p8O trout, 1890 carp and 10, 2O9
pike, beside $50 tails of stock-fish, $500
Holsters and 1905 dried fish of different
descriptions.
At dinner, given by Henry of Win
chester. at the nuptials of his sister-in-
law, Cincia, with Prince Richard, cele-
brated at Westminster, Nov. %, 1243,
there were no less than 10000 dishes.
In the reign of Edward w., the Earl Of
Warwick's brother entertained q large
portion Of the nobility and clergy upon
being installed Archbishop of York.
At this feast were consumed 80 fat OK
en-, 6 wild bulls, 200 kids, 300 hogs, 800
calves, 300 pigs, 1,0A wethers and 4, 900
rabbits; 100 peacocks, 200 cranes, 200
pheasants, 400 plovers, 800 cartridges,
1000 chickens, 1000 woodoocks, 5000
geese, 5000 capons, 1000 ducks and
1000 pigeons; 400 bucks, does and roe
bucks; 1906 hot venison pasties and
1000 cold ones; 800 pixies, 800 Dreams,
porpoises and seals; 400 tarts, 1000
dishes of jelly parted; 1000 dishes of
plain jelly and 5000 custards.
There were also consumed 300 quar-
tiers of wheat, pipe of spiced wine, $50
tuns Of ale and 104 pipes of wine.