The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-26
WASHINGTON LIFE.
HOW ITS PATHWAY IS PAVED WITH
CtoTh or GOLD.
Some Extravaganza Of Our iashi"nahic
CapitaI-Chlna Plates That Cost >ioo
Apiece. and Tea served from Gold Tea
-ets-Colored Teas and Bean Games

Our possess amount, All tolu, il j.
said. 10 $50 600 O01 coo or $1,000 TO each
man. woman and child in the country.
We are fast approaching the condition OF
Rome in It's most prosperous days, and
the old motto Of "Easy come, easy 20, -
/ in force Our citizens spend more pro
portionately. than any other nation. We
have dudes who can sport their 100 suits
Of clothes. and our statesmen order their
rantaloons boy the dozen. Our society
bellies wear silks and jewels that queens
could hardly afford 100 years ago, and the
era of Jencrsou.au simplicity a. a matter
of history
The extravaganza shown az Washing
ton during the past social season wou.d
make Andrew Jackson turn iu DIS grave.
and the economical soul of John Adams
would culver with Indignation 1 DO could
appreciate the wasted money of today
President Adams could not grow mi on
his snack If oqt cake and lemonade while
DE read paragraphs describing the llncl
con Of Mrs. Senator Stanford, which thc
Pacific coast ladies ate of Of china plates
that cost 500 apiece. and The tea Of which
was served from gold set Of six piece.
and the sugar dropped into IL with gold
sugar tOngs. George Washington's plain
meals Of toast and tea. 40 which Martha
herself made the toast while the guests
waited would hardly compare with the
simple little dinners OF senatorial million
aires. where each plate represents cost
of from $40 % $50. and Zach Taylor
love for fitch and eggs would hardly be
satisfied 10y one Of Secretary Bayard &
terrapin stews.
W. pile our silver up in the treasury
but our gold is fast going into icwclry and
plate During the wealthy d1ysof Rome
| it is estimated that more Shan $3,0CO 600
worth Of the precious metals wen. into
female ornaments every year. and The
precious stones and kui,suacks worn here
| at Washington are quite as extensive.
Apicius spent q fortune On his stomach.
and we read Of dinners in ancient Rome
made Of nighuugalc's tongues The din
ncrs Of Washington could not De- more
expensive If then pepper and salt were
grains ~ gold dust and IN this letter ]
viii write of bills o. fare that w.ll make
your mouths water
At Mrs Stanford luncheon whore The
gold tea set above spoken of was used. DO
took two hours and "a half e. serve thc
twelve courses. still 10 was ou.y q
luncheon. and IL hill NJ fare was as fol-
lows:
Raw oysters. cous0mme In cups baked
bass and potatoes macaroni. roast beef
and tomatoes. Roman punch brown
squad, salads. cheese and olives fresh
Strawberries and cream, charlotte ices
dessert. coffee and swe ,s.
At this little luncheon the strawberries
must have cost about ten cents apiece,
and the statesmen's wives, who had eaten
hearty break asts and who expected 20
make their bic meal at dinner, got away
with this bill of fare like the dear dainty
little eaters that they are.
Secretary Whitney gave q dinner 20
Joseph Chamberlain and Sir Charles Iup-
per. in which 10 the ten courses, num-
Der of English dishes were served. There
was no Of English hares dressed with
truiilcs and served with mushrooms, and
another dish was wild turkey dressed With
chestnuts The hare in this case repre-
scented the English and the turkey the
American. and the tcrrapin which fol-
lowed was served in small silver sauce
pans with long handles and movable lids
engraved with "W Then came -
/
celery. ice cream. cafe mousse and coffee
This was right decent feed f.r Joe
Chamberlain. and doubt not 10 compared
well with the rare roast beef of old Fus
land
Tits the same with the bills Of fare 10
ihe presidents d.ulcrs They are gore
ceous toau extreme. and tine guests SIT
hours .t the table.
Itisuo- no their rood aloEo hoWcyor
;hut thcre Washington dinners axe noted
The serving of tA, d.uucr ar4 the rro.ar
alton 0i tHc tIil. .re quite .s imr -ttlt
o. The dinner lt>c.f AT state d.uu at
The Whit. House tla table D. 20 ycr.ta0..
bouquet. and both c0oa and gardener te
come am SIS IN getting mp ornaments f1f
TO- The cook sculptures bis figures Ir
way, and the gardener makes his dcc0ra-
tons Of flowers There axe always cor
Aasc bouquets %; the plates. and 40 a. state
dinner not long since these were entirely
- orchids. which is 10y 10 means the poor
mans flower
Take the decorations Of Mrs Stanford
dinner. When Mrs. Grant was dIned by
ner the center Of the table was an old gold
satin scarf, bOrdored with blue plush
and the ends were embroidered IN the
patterns Of a begonla leaf. 4 silver vase
was filled with Jacquerninot roses, and at
the ends OF the table were tall silver can
delabra. each OF which consumed silye:
brick in Us making The names Of the
guests were ou cards at each plate, and
upon each of these cards was painted
water color sketch representing the flow
or, of California. and these were given 20
the guests as souvenirs
At another dinner Mrs. Stanford had
center scarf Of canary satin on this long
table. and the end of 10 was covered with
duchessc lace woven IN one piece. The
plates of the dinner were decorated with
paintings and tie cards were h1rlered
with the Stanford monogram iI gold.
Senator Hearst is the other millionaire
/ California senator. and the dinners Mrs.
Hearst g.ycs are ycgy tine At the bail 1T
which she introduced Mis- Antlon.. Cf
Boston. seventy five cues Is were sea-. u G.
supper at one time. and no another dinner
Gala lilies, roscs and dainty little baskets
Of fruit and cars ol corn were eaten ty
the guests. who knew tha they Ncre only
ice cream nodded % these shapes
Tho Hon .IO-arh Chamberlain -rE. Ii