Telegram-herald., 1890-06-13
FINE WEDDING CAKES.
E Work q Art That Cost About
seven Hundred Dollars
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Al enormous wedding eaks toWerea
llae al ieeotgs "a tie counter 81 = slEtl
syenue celeEer 40 sac average eye =
r..s, Aat1 appe~raa Aoo-t s-E teeI hls D.
Ihe 4ctc-l llugl-e. is tAe caterer
prol1-y stated - : Nee ) ora Aews re-
porter. Was taree feet olsat pon =
massive silver s4lKef, Ultl Aon claws
for feel - - SCI the base 90 Itls - Pefa
ST. 49, ,ure. a. SIS lnd shape rvst.-- a-llB
: cart - leel cheese. .ad coFtro0 W-tA
frost1ng el4borately en- oelilshea VIII
wrcat1s ana E4rl4ads II flowers, me-ae4
ia s4Gav ana touched @ita spots
g color IN tnted candy lron THIS
foundation rose wonarous CON bii.A-
tion of tEuves. plants ald towers, n.Aae ~
suFar and q candy. eurlchea ~lth unt-
iuEs 0f c3lored Jel-les and wlth salte0
almonds. s-gaT poc4ns and otnef teoih-
some kernels stuca N hers ana there as
variations and embellishments upon the
artistic whole. The caterer s@eilea
and glowed With tie triumph o. "a art
ist as The reporter examined this
master WORK from various critical stand
points
Now then" said he, tell me that
isn't g beauty and III ask yOu what you
know about beauty any low. Go ahead
low. Nlll YOU"
The reporter declined the challenge
on the general ground that he had never
during = protracted experience upon
this mundane sphere amid tie most
erIfr srr.. ..H !.
ocular feast as was here presented 10
him. 1T looks SO good, said ae. that
/ could eat slice OF It" And thls
crowning tribute so impressed the
creator % the object 20 which u WAS
pad that he invited the reporter 10 mp
Of marascAino and an Ice. I'd give you
= slice, said he. but you can't cut
slices out of $50 cakes FOR fun. YOU
know"
The reporter yentured the suggestion
that $3.50 was a pretty stif price for
wedding cake. ard Tie dispenser oi
sweets responded with somewhat IN
dignant snort.
We'll, that depends upon the we'd
ding. There are some weddings that
SO cake would he dear for, and some
that are worth al the cake you want 10
give them. ] make cakes FOR from so
10 $50, and sell lots Of them 10 nice peo-
pie, too. But they arc not originals,
you know. When something extra nice
and new IS wan ted il has got 10 be paid
for. You can't exp Get artists TO work
for fun, can you2
lie went OF 10 explain that nowadays
L wedding cake 20 be Z wedding cake
must be a creation by itself IN tho
first place, each hno cake must be
favored and fruitcd after new fashion.
This ncccssltated the exercise % much
ingenuity and skill on the part Of the
chef Then the design had 10 be
especially made y the sugar cook.
OfJen an attempt was made 10 render =
appropriate 70 the occasion Thus,
when well-known spOTtsmaus
daughter was married a couple OF years
ago. mounted ladies' and gentlemen
formed the figures on tho cake, and
horseshoes, brides, whips, ctc., were in
troduced as decorations. 4 month ago
wealthy young New Yorker Who is a
great breeder Of dogs got married. HIS
bridal cake had q portrait, in wax and
colors, q his favoritc St Bernard on
top, and by its side Lis brides favorite
collie. The horse cake cost sos. The
dog cake ran higher, IS the wax dogs
had 10 be especially modelled by a
sculptor It's cost was $500. Big as
these prices seem. the caterer claims 70
have surpassed them. lie tells OF a
California millionaire who, when his
daughter married, had two wedding
cakes made One was for the bride and
the other Tor the groom. They stood
throe feet SIX inches high each, and
IA the brides cake was baked a pair OF
diamond solitaire earrings and N tho
groom's q splendid solitaire ring. which
went 70 those lucky enough 10 secure
tho rich cuts. These cakes cost tho
happy father 500, exclusive 81 the Jew
els, woich be provided separately.
great many party cakes were also
made with jewelry gifts IN them, he
said. lie was constantly called upon
10 put handsome rings ia caGos FOR ordi-
nary dancing AID supper parties. OI,co
man brought him a pair % bracelets 20
be put IN a cake. They were SO large
that the chef had 70 mark the places
where tAey were put 81 order that The
carver Of the cake might be able 70
know how 90 cut into g.
Tho oostlieet we3diug-cake this ex-
pert had ever turned out be said, was
priced al S525. il wae so big that IL bad
q be set on q table by itself, and It took
week's work % The cal1e and sugar
oooks-vho. by The way. are distinct art
ists iD the trade, % manufacture st. il
was made for Wal street man on The
occasion Of his second marriage 70 lad ?
who had been divorced from her pre-
vious husband TIE happy bridegroom
bsf made a strenuous kick at The am
plitudo OF The bin. The caterer stated,
bat be had finally PAID II. IS be signed
TIE check. this vevacious authority
states he remarked % himself
well, guess she's worth It. amp
how