The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-12
A RIGHT ROYAL BANoUET.
The Dinner Given to Lady Who Was Formely
an EmpIoye of the Mint Office.


an EmpIoye of the Mint Office.
Philadelphia Letter
private dinner was given last week which
was so sumptuous and magnificent as to have
been worthy of the time of Lucullus and will
for many years to come be spoken of as perhaps
the handsomest ever given in this country.
Gen. William Cuttings Delmonco's dinner in
1872 in New York, where live swan in a
miniature lake in the center of the table, and
where each plate cost $3.50, is well remembered
by Gothamites but the dinner here surpassed
even that gorgeous banquet
1t was given by Mr. Clarence Moore to Mrs
Jasper Richardson both of this city. Mrs.
Richardson was belle at Newport this summer
and is well remembered as the beautiful but
poor Miss Longstreth, who while working in the
Mint here was adopted by Mrs. Bloomfield
Moore and taken by her to England, where she
met and married Mr.. Richardson an Englishman
of means. Both she and her husband visited
this country this summer for the first time since
their marriage. There were but seven guests
besides the host and Mr. and Mrs. Richardson.
The banquet took place in the bridal chamber
of the Hotel Bellevue, which was literally trans
formed into bower of roses for the occasion.
A round table whose center was completely COW
cred with the choicest roses was used. The
plate cards were India-rubber tree leaves, with
each guests name inscribed upon them in gold.
The ladies leaves had their stems concealed in
holly berries and autumn leaves, and the gentle
mems in open chestnut burrs. A solid silver
card-case was at each plate, on one SIDE of which
was inscribed the menu and on the other the
guests monogram.
With each lady's corsage bouquet was solid
gold pin each different Mrs Richardson's was
a seahorse with eyes of sapphire. The china
used in the various courses came from the most
famous manufactures OF the world. The head
salvers were of old Satsuma ware and the carafes
of antique japanese The glassware was old
English cut-glass throughout Whenever the
plates were changed rare painted plaques were
put in their place, which passed along from
one guest to another.
The oysters were first served in artificial shells
of Sarreguimines ware. The consomme with
1tuffed povers' eggs was served III plates cost
ing $l56 dozen. Filets de turbOt were next
served on plates decorated with marine subjects.
The tenderloins of beef reposed platters of
Choisey lie Roi. Then followed in succession
stuffed mushrooms on antique Japanese plates,
and sorbet served in slippers of ice for the ladies
and broken egg-shells of the same material for
the gentlemen. Asparagus points served on old
English china came next, and then wild ducks
on Limoges plates each decorated with some
game bird The salad came in on plates of
antique Saxon ware, and Camembert cheese
and pates de fore gras followed. The ices
appeared formed Illuminated castle, and
Strawberries saucers of antique Corbeille ware
accompanied it Dresden cups were used by the
ladies for their coffee and Japanese by the gen
tlemen The hand-embroidered doyleys which
came with the fnger-bowis of cut-g glass were
fastened to the latter by ribbons held by stuffed
humming birds and squirrel-paws The guests
at P NJ. and rose at midnight Nothing
like it has ever taken place here, and it will not
soon be forgotten.