Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-14
FINE WEDDING CAKES.
A Work Of Art That Cost About
Seven Hundred Dollars.

Bracelets. Rings and Solitaire RinEv
In 6ices-The Bridal Cake Ordered by
New York Sporting Mana
Caterers Comments.
An enormous wedding cake lowered
like IN iceberg on the counter Of Sixth
avenue caterer. To the average eye 1t
must have appeared about six feet high.
The actual altitude, as the caterer
proudly stated to New York News re-
porter, was three feet eight. Upon .
massive silver salver, with lions claws
for feet, was set the basis Of this superb
structure, in size and shape resembling
. cart-wheel cheese, and covered with
frosting deliberately embellished with
wreaths and garlands Of flowers, nodded,
in sugar and touched with spots
OF color in tinted candy. From this
foundation rose wondrous combina-
ton of figures, plants and flowers, made Of
sugar and Of candy, enriched with tint
ings Of colored jellies, and with sailed
almonds, sugar pecanS and other tooth
some kernels stuNk in here and there as
variations and embellishments upon the
artistic whole. The caterer swelled
and glowed with the triumph Of an art
ist as the reporter examined this
master work from various critical stand
points.
'Now them" said he, "tell me that
isn't . beauty and I'll ask you what you
know about beauty any how. Go ahead
now, will your" e.
The reporter declined the challenge
ON the general ground that he had never
during protraoted experience upon
this mundane sphere amid the most
esthetio surroundings enjoyed such an
ocular feast as was here presented to
him. ut looks so good" said he, "thst
| could eat q slice Of It," And this
browning tribute SO impressed the
| creator Of the object to which it was
paid that he invited the reporter to nip
Of marasohino and an ice. "I'd give you
. SLICE" said he, "but you can't cut
slices out Of $3.50 cakes for fun, you
| know"
| The reporter ventured the suggestion
that $3.50 was pretty stiff price for a
wedding cake, and the dispenser of
sweets responded with somewhat in
dignant snort.
"Well, that depends upon the wed.
ding. There are some weddings that .
go cake would be dear for, and some
that Are worth all the cake you want to
/
TO $50, and sell lots Of them to Moe peo-
you know. When something extra nice
and new IL wan ted 1t has got to be paid
for. You can't exp cot artists to work
for fun, can you?"
He went on to explain that nowadays
. wedding cake to be wedding cake
must be q creation by itself. In the
first place, each fine cake must be
favored and fruited after a new fashion.
This necessitated the exercise of much
ingenuity and skill on the part Of the
chef. Then the design had to be
especially made by the sugar cook.
Often an attempt was made to render it
appropriate to the occasion. Thus,
when well-known sportsman's
daughter was married couple Of years
ago, mounted ladies' and gentlemen
formed the figures on the cake, and
horseshoes, brides, whips, etc., were in
trodueed a. Decorations. A month ago
wealthy young New Yorker who Is q
great breeder Of dogs got married. His
bridal cake had aaportrait, in wax and
oolors, Of his favorite St. Bernard on
top, and by its side his brides favorite
collie. The horse cake cost S225. The
dog cake ran higher. as the wax dogs
had to be especially modelled by a
sculptor. Its cost was $500. Big as
these prices seem, the caterer claims to
have surpassed them. He tells Of a
California millionaire who, when his
daughter married, had two wedding
cakes made. One was for the bride and
the other for the groom. They stood
three feet six inches high each, and
in the BRIDES cake was baked pair OF
diamond solitaire earrings and in the
groom's q splendid solitaire ring, which
went to those lucky enough to secure
the rich cuts. These cakes cost the
happy father 500, exclusive Of the Jew
els, which he provided separately.
A great many party cakes were also
made with jewslry gifts in them, he
said He was constantly called upon
TO put handsome rings in cakes for ordt
nary dancing and supper parties. Once
. man brought him pair Of bracelets te
be put in 8 cake. They we're SO large
that the Chef had to mark the places
whore they were put in order that tht
carver Of the cake might be able K
know how to cut into it.
The oostliest wedding-cake this ex
pert had ever turned out, he said, wa
priced at 1896. 1t was so big that it hat
TO be set on a table by itself, and it tool
weeks work Of the cake and suga
oooks-who, by the way, are distinct art
lists in the trade, to manufacture it.
was made for Wall street man on tn
occasion OF his second marriage to lad.
who had been divorced from her pre-
vious husband. The happy bridegroom
had made strenuous kick at the am
plitude Of the bill, the caterer stated
but he had finally paid it. AS he signe'
the check, this veracious authorit,
! states he remarked to himself:
"Well, I guess she's worth it, any
how"