Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-06

~ WE AZ tu0 VlIu0 VI NE nuCuuAA4u
administration that the most marked
change In dinner giving .eommenced. A
new mode Of serving dinners came In,
moro expensive, Of course, for Il necessi.
tated additional servants and other euxil-
iaries Oautier had opened . large con.
dictionary and restaurant, and had, with
Wormley, o monopoly Of serving swell
dinners. Some Of the more old fashioned
in social life regarded his mode an In
novation and refused to acknowledge its
superiority.
The most marked difference consisted
In reforming the entrees and the wines,
etc., served with each. He Il was who,
In place Of the Sauterne or wine Of that
character, served with tho raw oysters,
with which all dinners commenced, fur
nished frozen punch called Arabian
punch. Il was white and frozen TO the
consistency Of cream. Anamusing Incl.
dent Of this innovation occurred az q din.
ner given by Marshal Hoover. Among
the guests was Col. Sam Stambaugh, Of
Pennsylvania, very noted political
leader in that day and q friend Of Mr.
Buchanan. tE.f +.
SAD BLOW AT PUNCH.
The colonel was late, and he arrived
after the guests had finished oysters and
punch, and were on the soup. He made
his apology and took his seat His oys-
tiers and punch awaited him, and con.
versing with his neighbor, he commenced
spreading the punch over his oysters
Il was observed, OF course, and the
gentleman next him E,ids-"Colonel. ex-
cuse me, but that is punch"
1.-THE - It isl" said the colonel; II
thought It was horse radish."
The table was in roar, and the colo
iiel, a recognized authority In such mat
tiers, denounced this new style and
pleaded in favor of the old fashion, and
gave dinner few evenings after. which
was served in tho old style. II made no
impression on the new style, however,
which continued to be tho rage, increas.
ing in variety and expense.
I The colonies experience Of the new
punch. With the dessert was served
what was then entirely new-biscuit
giace In different colors and In paper
cases. He looked at the one placed be-
fore him and said to his neighbor, in tones
Of disgust audible to the whole table:
Shaving soap, by
Fashion, more powerful than any op-
position, was on the side Of Gautier &
Wofmley, and the old style gradually
s WIS ,Mapsu o.s. Inc ainnGls ~ tne eA-
~ T,s,oha n VIE n;oo .asssi' I I'M
was very perceptible change In mode
and expensiveness, and of course it pre-
vailed in the private dinners.
Slidell and Benjamin gave expensive
dinners, and one Of your representatives
at that time, Gen. Sickles, occupied Q
fine house on Lafayette square and gave
most most elaborate dinners and suppers; He
e ey, a,u ,s ,o one =. .nese einI,cLs OF
Sace.lcna' sieganGe, gwen On tne n m
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NC. a' t t;as ~ 'es'l., as was tt1teu % ~
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raEscrSs. IA 1,a, ~; Jw III esensso
siun jill auu occuP' ~ .no .aIge man
sITn d I'm ~, "a nsa Nneteentn. where
tob,o NE a T,r;n,s fannr hasi were NO,
40 wei. ar. an5 . auSy, oal iuIn.sneS
s.s,n.st; .1i =; a ~ eAa a " nucn
Eo 1911, - az. ~. y VsIaa: worn, as
az - 49,. ~ snue a.. U.s So 9 !s
IVY 81" s sely nne aiia'l.
4 49, uohuEoUs lv4tiuS F.A !,
1nete WIS Gooo ueai OF tEe sven
ss.nDuses "a tne enteftainments o. that
period which might be attributed to the
example set as the White House. There
weI0 sevefai o,ssinguisneo foreign vls.
Mols curing the admlnistration, ana
hey were cntertained WITH lavish ana
etIiesans nospltalsy ana we example OF
'nT pIeS,oent was ioiiowed:
me Engisn minister ~ aDout tnat
e ue Lou NaRier, enteltained ire
guen.ly anu wan gteat elegance. ae
was popular beyond any OF his prede-
cessors, was very general In his invita-
tions, ana mixed GOOD dea! with the
people OF washington, attending stag
PaIues, tnen prevalent IN the club, con-
kIesA9ne ana onclal ire OF washing.
TON. BEFORE MS return TO england ball
was given % MIN and Lady Napier by
senator's ana members Of congress, ON
c1els ana cltizens, ana . very handsome
a1nar g was
Hcised very potent influence In WASH
ington society: Naturally 20, a. they