The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01


Prom ne chicago Tribun,
BosToS, May 22-The Invitations are out for
roman dinner which is to De EN,G !; r. IN am M
apparent Just what II will DO like. 1t Is possible
10 Judge something from the Roman dinner
which three Harvard rost graduates had a
oue Of yssTs aE and IL Ss s6Nry So nh teg
j. certainly affords a hint Tor those who are in
search OF social novelties .,,,r-.
knows Of Tait's. the hostelry Mt Point Shirley,
where are, served tho famous game and ilsl'
graduates aforesaid determined TO hold their
tostiyity. end one hot monday In august thiIy
constructed three loman togas OF white cash.
mere and it may be remarked In passing mat
They nrrayed themselves for the feast In these
garments with TUNES and sandals acquired
from tho costumcr and wen. with bale arms;
not to mention the i0Ct that those portions oil
their anatomy generally known as lower
limbs" were also bare half way W. They TOOK
they nut In some forty yards "f thodan stulls
and half bushel or 30 OF roses lor rs m n,I
rating OF their bauquDiing hall. ana IN a cap
and IN iull costume they SGT out Tor inc sceho
Of their r"Vols. MIA. o,tu,,,.
':es through Bostor The cabby who was ON
tue box on this mOmentous occasion was u
Cambridge man and should haSe been t nor,
Uuph hnrdcund to The worst that IL was pos
ehc for the student MUD to conceive or exc
cute: but when II came TO tue ccconlrlcitl9S 81
SopiH" ana when II came. moreover 10 getting
SO lar away from Harvard that here was no
hope OF bang able IN case OF need, 70 CAL unon
the fnculty to defend him, cnbby heart failed.
l'y tho tim' he hnb re4cheh hc0i,ey snntun ai11
win his 9SF" OF 9s rTE. ne lis Ind ' EVIL
IDENTITY made az ms mind mat ne ual 70 40
with rnlty of lrnat're d"nlei9n W f,etioi
Viii pardon me tor aging was not wholly
Unreasonable and concluding moreover that
discretion was tho bet. or part OF NaIor Tor hlin
he announced that he mad gone MS iar as ne
Intended to go; It was IN vain that thG THO
inEn iTrm tn Point Shtrlcy. and threatened to
withhold his wage if he refused TO go on. 10
W"uIT lnrn tn"m over 10 the police. and no
Ernned with til" ttiumphnnt air ot a cappy
VITO knows that the key to the situation Is IN
his own hand. it was mnuiiostiN lmnroGaDle
that in Their present costume they would en-
dnayor 10 make any great disturbance and IN
pseudo ROmans were turned out upon the
pavement in ScoIiay SQUARE with their DIX
basket Of roses at their iret.
il Nas not unnatural that the appearance in
high day in the midst Of ono OF t Rr mo- SI ire.
"Gb,sI 1gs[eT n 90 Romans should attract
attention and soon crowd began TO
gather about tie ' hasea while IN continent n25
uron their singular apparel. In a mo-
ment, more policeman, who, by seeing cen nho
gers T we're rel not dangerous. drew near. His yir-
tnous eve, which might have BELONGED 70 the
Infinitely scnndai2ed at the sight Of the bare
arms and naked calves OF men shamolessly
displayed in DAYLIGHT when 1t was not IL ar,
waist. In good SGT terms he began TO reHllo
tho unhappy three. who meanwhile We're en-
their longed-for haven. and he ended by
threatening to take thom all into custody for
The charge was so utterly preposterous that
two of them hurst into uproaris9ufi laughter,
but the third had the presence OF ,nind TO see
peace angry and. restraining his INCLINATION 10
join in the merrment. he SOothlnEly appealeu
.,l,, led .l, of hn n
In getting some sort OF vehicle that they
might be- tho sooner able to relieve the public
gaze OF the sight of them. Thus addressed.
the policeman made Il dart at q passing herdic
and told them to got into that.
but u The cr0wd had by this time become SO nu.
merous that their situation was extremely un-
pleasant; and into the herds they crowded. yde
and they were obliged to cross their insult
GENTLY draped legs above i In positions which
policeman gave the driver orders to take the
oompnny 70 Point Shirley ard on they vent,
die took its Weary and bumpy way, while the
noble Roman youths within bravely occupied
themselves in chanting Latin songs previ0astiy
ways OF East Boston. place abhorred Of the
gods. echoed to the lays OF Horace and Catul,
trio was that probably many OF the inhabi;
tants Of the regions through which they passed
when at last his ragged and foaminG steed; all
his sdes ddrppnE d1e% 'eEr9
brought three maniacs thither.
The deulS+y Of BersGadng oheFS OF }6eIf
cahman. the policeman and the populace tho
belief that three madmen had broken loose
ioWar ef" Point Shirley lie at Rrst refused to
have them in the house, and the hsrdic driver;
hearing this hastily collected MS iate and sped
away toward Boston leaving the post gradu-
ates with no apparent means OF getting home
save the public steam cars or bare-leGged
walk in tho dusty highways under the ierNid
August sun. At length, however the landlord
was induced to assign the three 70 private
dining room. and up stairs they followed the
Ii was first necessary TO get the room into
some sort Of sGnbianre to A. 4 3sr banquet
effected; The waiter was heavily bribed 10 as
sist. and by his aid a couple Of lounges we're
procured. As the waiter was hunting after
third tho landlord appeared on tho scene and
So that the third couch had to be- constructed
Of chairs piled with pillows from the servants
beds and covered with stun The 9npeaTa dFiS,
pretty when ut length all was in readiness.
although the hopeles1ly modern waiter was au
incongruuus SPOT whenever he appeared.
Next the viands came under consideration.
Swno's flesh and all tho unnamable nasti-
InprocurabIe, and in the. end the dinner con-
sisted chiefly of fish. For wine they took
urgpndy and en%mPagne Wn sS %hSa ia
landlord. lie Intercepted the waiter with
mil OF wator dipped from the waves wash
ing lust across the narrow channel tho
uusavoly shores OF Deer Island. whore the
Ilnholy who have fallen under the sen.
tCnCe of the police court do cOngragate albeit
against their will, lie learned that it was tho
Intention Of the guests to IN * tina. stun with
his good wine. ard his wrath arose. He de
Clared that Tho three were simply and surely
drunk and that they should le turned out OF
the mouse forthwith. 1t was with the greatest
difficulty that he three succeeded In convincing
him ihnt as they had not begun to drink they
could not be drunk. lie knew that something
was altogether wrong, and went away win
looks in which contempt and anger were MIN
sled r
by this absurd performance, one OF the com
pany confessed that 1t WAS not improved but
added: " 1t was not so nasty as you would
suppose" There was not much in the way Of
belooling the other dishes that 1t was possible
10 DO. 30 that on the whole they could not make
tho viands UNBEATABLE. and they toasted reCln-
ing upon tired elbows. and, "a they said after
ward, endenvoring with all their might to think
they were having good tmo.
After tho banquet they took stroll upon tho
beach: to the great amusement OF the servants,
aud then TAFT telephOnGu for carriage to
come from Boston to take them away. They
drove back TO Can bridge by moonlight, arriy-
Ing there about 10 in tho evening. Whether
they thought on tho whole that the adventure
paid does not appoar: but have never heard
that they we're tenpted To get up another feS-
iiNity of tho sort. Whether the coming Roman