Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-04-11

POT-LUCK PICNIC-SPRING FASHIONS
MR.. BEECHER ON THE CHINESE
IoN-MEIssoNIERs' "INFoRMA
TIoN''-MIss DICKINSON AS "HAM.
LE1''- SOCIETY GOSSIP.
New York, March 30th.-On last
Thursday evening occurred the annual
"picnic" o. the Pot Luck Club at Irv.
ing Hall This Club is composed prin.
cipally of the Hterdti of our great city
and for the last five years they have
managed to get together once during
the year, lin Lent generaIly,) and have
delightful "picnic.', The invitations
were quite novel, reading in this fash
ion: "If you're anxious for to dine al
the Pot, Luck picnic tipe, on the twenty
third of March. YOU may purchase lilies
fair, pumps and artinclai hair, and 9
white shirt stiff with starch. Tol may
wear aesthetic vesture, and be languish-
ing in gesture like q sunfiOwer lank
and tall. You may send around yOul
dishes with the ices, creams and fishes
in time to Irving Hall. And every one
will say (when the banquet's under
way, '+f Pot>Luck folks get dishes up
in style SO wildly free; Why, what 8
most particularly pot luck stub this
Pot Luck Club must be-" The large
company assembled at five o'clock, and
procession was formed by the guests,
led by the President of the Club, and
the youth and beauty contingent"
These latter consisted of twenty young
man ana sg many girls. who were all
very picthresa uely and @sthetically
dressed. AS they mafched;e they sang
merrily melodies composed for the oc-
casion. In the centre of the hall was
an immense Pot-Luck Pot It meas
ured about three or four yards in cir
chmJerense. and was two yards deep.
1t was filled With ths Products of the
Rarden-eabbages, potatoes, turnlps py
enormous size, onions, lettuce, eto.-and
by it's side renosed a spoon of tin and q
fork of brass, each at least six feet tall
Il should say long. 1t was indeed a
regular picnic, for although the man
agement of the tables and the menu was
us party. sre there " was = littis s Of no etiauetta
observed, the guests setting as they
pleased, and rather priding themselves
upon this. AS we were about finishing
our soup, up rose the President Of the
Club, Hon. Robert Roosevelt, and after
making short and witty speech, called
on the "choir" to sing. After much
difficulty. this "choir" arranged itself
around the enornoas pot ebove slluded
to. and clasping hands, gaily DANCED 90
they sang a number of Pot Luck songs
Il wish could remember few of these
songs for you-they displayed so much
wit and brilliancy. ! must tell you
vUh oi
conducted itself in SO youthful and un
dignified fashion, included many OF
our most prominent vocalists. whose
names, at least. if not whoselvoices, are
familiar to you. Minnie Hank. Blanche
Roosevelt, Mr.. Ryley, the original
Benthorne, and Mrs. Belle Cole were
among them. After dinner, which
lasted over an hour, addresses and orig
inal poems were read by Mr.. Richard
Henry Stoddard. Mrs. David Croly
cJennie June"), Mary Kyle Dallas,
Mrs. James Barrow C'Aunt Fanny"),
Mr.. Rossiter johnson, Mr.. Stephen
Massett. Mr.. w. A. Croffut, and 9th.
ers. The Marquis de Lenville was at
tired as Florentine gentleman of the
Fourteenth Century. and wore bright
red plush costume, with trimmings OF
gold. He is tall, fine-looking man,
and on this occasion received marked
attention. About nine o'clock dancing
was begun, and delightful evening
was spent. Ever SO many prominent
tteroteurs and other people were pres.
ent, among whom we're General Beaure'
gard, looking exceedingly well, and
greeting those presented to him with
that courtesy aud geus'e"es= character.