The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-06-02
Extraordinary Banouets.


Diodorus Siculus relates that an
Agrigentine, on the marriage Of his
daughter, Toasted upward of 90 600 per-
sons. The brother of the Emperor
Vltellus once treated him with 1900
fishes and Z, 900 birds; all ssscarce and
exquisite. y
Heliogabalus, who was the first Roman
that ever clad himself in silk. never ate
fish when he resided near tile sea nor
any fowls, or meat, but what came
from great distance.
His horses he fed with grapes his
lions and tigers with partridges, quails,
pheasants and woodcocks; and his dogs
with the fvers 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 brairs 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 be taken
out of the apartment on the shoulders-of
several soldiers.
At the installation of the Archbishop
of Canterbury, in the reign of Edward
~, the Right Reverend Primate gave
q feast, in which were consumed 1O4
oxen, 304 calves, 3O6 swine, 1000 sheep
and 2, 900 pigs; 104 peacocks, 400 swans,
1000 capons, 1900 geese, 5, 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 a small state was
frequently expended at a 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 26th dav
of January, 1878, and closed on the LIST
of May; during which time there were
consumed $50 oxen, 5O4 sheep. 546
calves and 634 hogs; 80 heathcocks, 24O
pheasants, 1850 cartridges, and not less
than 2, $50 hares.
Beside these, there were 100 pieces of
other game and 40 stays. Of poultry.
there were 3, 100 capons and pullets, with
3, 1876 geese, garnished and attended
with 80, 997 eggs. The quantity of fish
consumed was equally surprising, as
most of them were river fish: CTS lam
preys, $3.50 trout, 1890 carp and lO, 2O9
pike, beside $50 tails of stock-fsh, 1900
Holsters and 1906 dried fish Of different
descriptions.
At a dinner, given by Henry of Win
chester. at the nuptials of his sister-in-
law, Cincia, with Prince Richard. cele-
brated at Westminster, Nov. %, 1913.
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, 800 hogs, 300
calves, 800 pigs, 1,004 wethers and 4. 600
rabbits; 100 peacocks, 200 cranes, 200
pheasants, 400 plovers, 800 cartridges,
1900 chickens, 1000 woodcocks, 5000
geese, 5000 capons, 1000 ducks and
1000 pigeons; 400 bucks, does and roe
bucks; l,506 hot venison pasties and
1000 cold ones; 800 pixies, 800 Dreams,
porpoises and 8 seals; 400 tarts. !. 600
dishes of jelly parted; 1000 dishes of
plain jelly and 5000 custards.
There were also consumed 300 quar-
tiers of wheat, a pipe of spiced wine, $50
tuns of ale and 104 pipes Of wine.