Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-19
EXECUTIVE EPICURES
SOMETHING ABOUT THE SWELL
DINNERS At WASHINGTON.

EHtrovo8nnco ana LuxuSy IntvOuuceo "
Pressaers nuchanan- Tho Colonel II Ex-
sspessted by ths lnnovation- I.uropess
Ministers VINO spiursca.
Il was at the time Of Mr.. Bucbannn's
administration that the most marked
change In dinner giving commenced. A
now mode OF serving dinners came In,
moro expensive, Of course, for Il necesHi-
tatcd additional servants and other auxil-
iaries. Gautier had opened largo con-
Wormlcy, a monopoly OF serving swell
dinners. Some Of the moro 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 tho wines,
ETC., served with each. He it was who,
in place OF the Sauternc or vino OF that
character, served with the raw oysters,
with which all dinners commenced, fur
nished frozen punch called Arabian
punch. It was whito and frozen to the
consistency Of cream. Anamusing incl
dent Of this innovation occurred at o din
ner given by Marshal Hoover. Among
the guests was Col. Sam Stambaugh, OK
Pennsylvania, n very noted political
leader in that day and friend Of Mr..
Buchanan.
SAD BLOW AT PUNCH.
Tho co,oro, ,yoa late ora ho orr;vo,,
after tho o,,e.ts had fin;sha., ove,ars md
n,,nch ond ,,,ara nv, tha sn,,,, ua ,,,a,,,
lie o,s,logv and t|,,lr his soat lila oya.
Cor, ami s.c,nch cwo;tnJ I;,,, orJ c:,,,.
yera,ng wit h his re;ohI,or bo co,n,,,ancaa
enrood}ng Tho rnrc6 ovar III. oystars
it was ohserved ~ co,,rsc. nnd Tho
ccnt,c,non nort hin, sn;j,e"-aC,o,onei ar.
s,sa me Int that h n,,nch -
s.Thc - n isi; said The co,opcl. at
tbonoht A. was horse rndish,.
The tahle wos in n roar and tho colo.
mol n recoonized autbor;ty In s,,ci, mat.
tors dcno,,nccd tb;s nc,v styI, ond
pleaded in fnvor ~ tho old fashion. and
rave n Dime, n fo,y evenings a fer which
Wns served In the old style. II made no
impresaion on the new 81 vla bowcrer
which continued to he Tho yooo ;ncroos'
inc IN vorietv and crrenso
fbc coloncl's exncr;cnce ~ the now
order that evening aid not end with tho
m,ncb. with the dessert was served
wbot WINS then entirely ne,v--hiacn;t
glace In d;ffcrent colnrs md In nonar
coses ua IooLei Mt the one nI,caI f,o.
foro him nd .oid 20 III, no;cJ,Inr in to,,os
~ d;sgnst andihio To- tho wLoic tal,ie.
"Sboving soan bv--~w
Fnsbion. more i,owerful than nnv On.
position. was ON tho side OF Gautier q
Wormlev. md tho old stvlo f,raduallv
WINS wincd ont. The dinners et the OK.
ccutiyo mansion were more lavish under
Mr.. Bucbanan's administration. There
was a yery perceptibIe change In mode
md expens}yeness. and of course Il pro.
vailed In the private dinners,
Slidell md BENJAMIN gave extensive
dinners, and one of your representatives
Mt that time. Gen. Sickles. occupied n
fine house on LAFAYETTE square and gave
most elaborate dinners and suppers. Ho
lived most expensiyely. entertained lib
exceptional elegance. given on the Thurs.
day before tho fatal rencontre with Bar
ton Kew. which occurred on Sunday. he
was called to learn. as was testified to mt
the trial, tho particulars of tho affair
which led To the killing of Kew.
Senator William NJ. Gwin represented
California. md occupicd the large man.
sion ON I street, near Nineteenth. where
his dinners and entertainments were mo-
table. Mrs Gwin's fancy hall Furnished
IA much talk and exhausted as much
preparation. in the costumes worn. ns
the great ball OF the Vanderbilts n wear
or two ago, 1t was n very fine affair.
noporot-s roRr,oN Errrs
There was n cool deal of the s,ve,,
attributes In tho cntertainmepts os that
neriol which might bc attributed IN tho
rxo,nnln cot M thc White Uonso Ther,,
wero several jisfinyuisbed foreion yis.
itora during tho eduinistration md
thew were entertained with lavish and
elegant hosnitalitv' and tho cxamnle ~
Tho nresident was followed
The English minister MT about that
time. Lord Nanier. enterta;ned fro.
mently and with great elegance. Uo
VIVA pop,,iar bcvond any Of hia nrcda-
ccssois WAS yeY.y General In bia inv;ta-
tions. and mixed n good deal with the
people of Washington. attending 0stao"
parties. then preyalent In tho clnb con.
rressionai and official life of Wnsbing-
Ton. Reforc bis RETURN tn England n hail
,vos pivcn In him md lady Snnier Lv
senator's and members Of congrass OH
cials and citizens. npd n vorv Handsome
affair h was.
The foreign legations have ALWAYS ex-
crc;sed n varn "e,nnt i,anamoa y, w.
ington societv Nntnr.liv 90 as thsy
enioyed n nos,t;on that entitled them ~
eyery social Intention The inf,nenco of
wealth hal nm tn the c,ose 10 NJ Po,t,s