The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-13

is discovered that Is worthy the genius
of men who have made themselves
famous as inventors. Whether he was
the originator of It or not Senator
Stanford's chief cook is being ap-
plauded for q hit he made at q dinner
given by the California millionaire last
week. In the centre of the table was
huge silver cover. surrounded and al
most covered with flowers. No one
paid particular attention to it and so
far as Ia known no enc wondered what
was IN that dish until, after 8 couple of
courses had been disposed of, the SEN
stor ask gentleman who sat oppo-
site to please lift that cover" The
gentleman Immediately did what was
required of him. but he dropped it as
soon as Re saw or thought he saw,
that the contents Of the dish
were On tre
ats all right" said the Senator, re-
assuringly, Slit it right off," and as
the great cover was removed, the cleo
tic lights above went out. and there
was vealed one of the prettiest sights
ever seen On any dining table-a huge
jelly, glowing with crimson and purple
and gold hues.
oh! how beautiful chorused the
guests; how is it dope?"
The Senator allowed everybody to
admire 1T for some time before be gave
away the secret, and then he showed
them little silk-covered wirs that ran
up q table leg and finally entered ths
jelly from beneath.
That" said he, is an electric light
wire, and in the centre of the jelly is
one of Edison's incandescent lamps.
1t is very pretty he added
as he watched the changing
coiors. "and l think the pleasure
it has given us pays for the little
trouble which was necessary"
Of course some of the guests thought
were lots of funny remarks made but
even their inaneness could not make
the Senator regret the experiment.
THE OIL SENATOR.
Senator Payne, Of Ohio, has just
taken repossession of his house in this
city, after having left it entirely in the
hands of artistic furnishers and decoya-
tors for nearly three weeks, and the
changes they have effected are almost
although the cid furniture
and draperies were most eX-
pensiVe. The drawing-room is fur
nished in L1uis XIV style,
the Dominant colors being cream
and gold On the floor is rich Scotch
Administer carpet of the most delicate
shade. The draperies are in gold and
bronze and the alcoYs drereries in
beautiful electric.biue silk plush, while
the pnrt;eres and window hsngings are
new and exceedingly artistic in design.
The library, which opens from the
drawing room. is poem in brown
plush. The light from the outside
world is softened and tinted, frs: by
delieately colored silk shades and
then it passes through short, family
tinted green SILK curtains to pass
through fcal curtain of beautiful
Brussels lace. Over all tnese, bUt
ledped back with brown silk ropes, hang
rich folds of brown plush OF the Seest
texture. The staircase is work 0E art.
The approach to the first landanS may
be from two directidns@Sza hall
OF Tia library, and tia GoorNays
are shut off by dou5ln sifkta plush por-
tferies, in colors that b irEsonize exactly
with the beautiful Wlitfn carpet which
covers the floor of the library and stair
case. The ceiling & the IL rary is im-
paneled In highly polished Quartered
oak, and the 'staircase, of the same
wood, has been polished until it has a
satin-like snrtace. The dlning-room is
decorated in imitation of room in the
Aihamhra, SO beautifully described by
Washington Irving, and the. faithful
and artistic manner with which the
decorator has followed out the great
writer's sketch is beyond commenda-
ton. The upper chambers have also
been re-furnished, and the entire man
sion is now d. for the residence of the
nauohtiest and most extravaganza mon
arch the wor d ever knew.
THE WHITE HOUSE FAMILY.
The big team of seal-browns are now
engaged in that lazy and somewhat
enigmatical amusement termed "eat-
ing their heads OFF, in the White Hous
sta bles, and it is only when Albert, the
colored goodman, takes them out for
exercise that they have any opportu.
nity to display their glossy coets and
carry on as skittishly as colts. For the
time being they are knocked out by the
new sorrels-a dainty little team thai
can easily be driven by Mrs. Cleveland
Now, instead of allowing Albert to
drive, las he always has to with ths
| seal-browns), the reins are held by MIS-
| Cleveland, and the colored servitor car
esteem himself lucky if he is accorded
seat in the rumble. Frequently
the fair mistress of the White House
takes the President out with her, often
driving him to their country home
| Red Top, and leaving him there unit
Secretary Fairchild calls for him, WheE
they both walk back to the city.
There is a very sad but pretty. story
as to how Mrs. Cleveland can into pos
session of the sorrels, and she has tolt
1t frequently. In the White House
mail, some weeks ago, was letter IRON ron
a man in Richmond, who stated tina
he was the possessor OF q beautiful
span of sorrel horses which, few
months before, he had selected as
wedding present for his bride. On
evening, upon returning from drive
not long after his marriage, tn
young wife expired in his arms, stricken
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