New-York tribune., 1888-03-25

Have not Ncw,York's most br liant enter
,ainmcnts often been in private h'Nses?'
Yes and alwayS will be, Tor various reasons
| can remember some brilliant affirs when me-
like Belmont and Travers entertained; whet
Delaney. Kane, had the old Baitda house, an nn'
when w. Bu;lcr Duncan entei tained the his
=. c. d. c. bali. You know tne Family Circl
Dancing Glass was started as ara overflow for th
to suffice for their ente-tanment; | presum
that the most handsome ccorhhined dinner anr m,
coton eyer given In Neyi-York was % thai OF AZ, h,
ner' and the table had liyc swans floating around
among green islands in miniature lake that &c
cuf hs Se1se " srtm,s Gs sns eeou dinner an
w. r. Travers's. ut Deb nonlcos, were memorable
occasions ST OF late years General. Cuttings
% few years ago was rem arlSabs for the beauty Of
the debutantes and II e costliness OF the roses
which seemed to cover the rooms ana hloe inc
walls
FAMOUS DINNERS ~ RgcyiNT rEAns
aThe dinner which Cooks Bulletin has called
the finest served in the c,tI for artistic cook
ing and appointments was THAI given to Attorney
General Brewster by Frederick D. Thompson ut
Delmonico's on February 8, 1883 It cost about
$1,000, and was rcmarka bic AFFAIR. Patu-
archs ball followed ths dinner which all ~ din;
ner guests attended The table was lshaped and
a mass Of HowerA This was the upparalleled,
brilliant season that saw the Vanderbilt fancy
dress bal. Pitt and Sca chi wfss ,.aa alarming
nnS Mds as an s fhs ' sayey
was SO remarkable, that o history Of I. in book
tainneuts since sqgSsse NJ RSrrSwss ,.stIs din:
been eclipsed while the Martins themselves have
given dinners, like that on February, IL. that
Ss sd NJ % Martin s % rs p YSq S
apts and grouse TO this country from his Scotch
shooting grounds. iand hss them frozen for him in
during % the winter. and their flavor is rcms rkably
Ah, yes, there. has bern o great advam,e made
Of late years in the qualify Of suppers at our balls
Three delicacies Are now considered indispensable,
and they ore canvasba!k ducks, tcrrap.n and
pate de foie rrss This season ho~,Ner. II is
difficult to get. good canvasbaoks Either the
best OF them are shipTed to English markets or
there has been so much cunning at Hawre de Gras
them away FROM their feeding grounds Of wild
celery thereby spodng their delicaoy Of favor.
It seems as i something would havo to be done
ducks: or they will follow in the wake Of the
buffalo Now they are so scarce as 90 command
81 to so pair. You know that when Lord hose
berry was her,, that after dinner OF. canvasoaek,
he asserted That the United States should have
thosen CO nvas back duck as their national EN-
blem instead of tough and worthless bald eagle.
DISHES FIT FOR rrICUrEs.
"You must know that OF the most expen-
svc as well as the latest Of dishes is capons truf-
Iicu III II aflo VI 0ouSS o"ey 'So'' w -
be In limited demand. Another new dish Is four
year-old mutton. il Is not new on the other side,
as EJ,glishmcn always prefer their mutton to be
four- -Sears-old But at the last Farmers dinner
fouf-year-old mutton thoroughly tested and
pronounced great delicacy and % decided success
both in flavor and texture; the honors being
divided between Frederic Bronson and j. Hobart
Warren, who furnished the mutton from their
Hocks Of thoroughbred Southdowns. These sheep
were of course, fouryear-old wethcrs, and fatted
and fed with the incest Discrimination. The
serving Of terrmpin is another thing on which cpl
cures have undergone change OF taste For
thirty-five years the Baltimore and Philadelphia
STYLES have contended for the palm The first is
to serve with black sauce and Madeira wine, the
chafng dish and little pepper being used Ihe
Philadclphia fashion in TO use fresh butter ana
cream such ns was formerly called Trenton
stew and WAS highly thought Of by General Cad
| waladcr and other famous epicures. ms is now
the style of terrapn served at bah.clnss dinners,
only 1t caHnot be prepared for large dinners, as the
| cream cuidles at the least delay.'