Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-14
A Royal Banquet.
A Specimen Reception Given in EIetii- seval Venice.
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From Frazer's Magazins.l
 When Henry III. of France and King of Poland was on his return to Paris to take up the government which had devolved upon him by the death of Caroline de Medicis two elder sons. he passed through Venice and the reception given him by the Queen of the Adriatic IS fair specimen of numerous other displays of like nature. On the Venetian frontier a goodly number of Senators and Councillors met the king; his gondola was spread with gold brocade the nobles told off to attend him were dressed in flowing robes of silk sixty halberdiers guards of honor wore iveries of orange colored silk and ried ancient battle axes Four hundred row CTS sped the royal craft on it's way to Lido, followed by countless gondolas of the nobil ity draped in cloth of gold resplendent with mirrors and arms On the Lido was erected triumphal arch, of which Palladio, the eel ebrated Vicenzan, had been the architect, | and which Tintoretto and Palo Verenese had painted. The king was lodged in the Foscar Palace, adorned for the purpose with everything that was rich in tapestry and gold. But the banquet in the evening was the most striking ceremony. It took place at the Gludecca, just over against the favorite hotel of modern Venice the royal gondola glided down the grand canal amid soft-sounding music; and at the steps the monarch WAS received by twelve noble men dressed in picturesque marine cos
 
 with a lady in white resting on his arm. Three thousand guests awaited the kings ad- vent into the courtyard, resplendent with jewels and gold brocade. To while away the time before the banquet was announced, an acrobat performed gymnastic feats for the edifcation of the guests, and all around was assembled 8 sparkling fleet of gondolas with their torches and gilded prows, and their crimson damask coverings floating in the waves for there were no sumptuary laws In those days, and no restraint on display. Tables were laid to accommodate the 5000 For the royal entertainment curious sur prise was prepared. Henry was invited to seat himself at a table made entirely of su- gar; the napkins. plates, knives. forks, &c-, were all made of that commodity; so good
 was tue deception that the king complacent- ly sat down, but on taking up his napkin he found it crumbIe beneath his grasp. The plate before the king had upon it the figure of queen seated two tigers, which had on their breasts the arms of France and Poland. On the right of the royal seat were two sugar lions with Pallas and Justice of like material, while on his left stood sugar St. Mark and sugar Da- vid, and on the table were spread horses, trees ships, etc, all of sugar. After the re- past, ,2LO figures of sugar were distributed among the fair sex as a pleasing memorial of the event. After this episode the king was taken to more substantial table and to food of more substantial character. At the in teryals of courses comedies were acted and poems sung around the hall were planted rare trees and odorous plants, baskets full of fruit hung from the ceiling, and tame hares, rabbits and birds were chained among the trees with silken cords. The repast lasted for four hours and ninety courses passed before the royal eyes; and then at the end of all things huge pie was opened from which issued birds and the guests arose to give them chase, the prize for the largest bag be- ing an ostrich egg set in gold. With this be- gan the dancing and revelry of the evening. These public banquets were initiated exten- sivsly in private life. Four to five hundred ducats was an ordinary sum for a Venetian to spend on an entertainment The art of cooking was carried to ridiculous excess; into every dish it was deemed necessary to cast some gold dust to give it what they termed 'tthe heart. !" What Made Ingomar and Parthenia
 SneeZe.
 From Peck,s Sum-
 Probably one of the meanest tricks that was ever played was played on Mary Ander- son It will be.remembered that in the play of tsIngomar'' Parthenia aud the barbarian have several love scenes, where they lop on each other and hug some-that is not too much hugging, but just hugging enough.
 ssIngomar" wears huge fur garment, made of lions skin or something. One day he noticed the moths were getting into 1t, and he told the servant to see about the moths o,,d t3rive them orf The servant got some