Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-10
A LUCULLUs-LIKE DINNER.
The Wonderful Way in Which a New Yorl
Millionaire Feasted His Guests.


There are rumors Of a most wonderful, lux
uriant and exquisite feast SAYS the New York
correspondents of the Philadelphia Press. given
to a chosen thirty-three by a young man who
makes money out of beer and spends it like
water-David G. Yuengling, jr. This young
man is a genuine Monte Cristo though the
cave in which his wealth is stored Is an artifi-
cial one dug under the rocks Of upper Man
haitian, in which are stored countless casks of
beer. He makes q fortune every year and he
spends it as Dumas spent the fortune which
his imaginative Monte Cristo brought him.
Yesterday was Mr.. Yuenglings forty-ninti
birthday and he decided to give feast in COM
memoration OF that event. which would have
made Lucullus himself happy and would have
charmed the sect of Epicureans. The first
thing he did was to invite three Philadel-
phia milionaires. Mr.. John +. Betz. Mr.
John f. Betz, jr.. and Mr.. ]. NJ
Ritter; and they were there; then there
Col John A. Cockerill, the acting editor of the
World; the Rev. Hugh Flattery. that busy law
yer, Randolph Guggenheimer; ex-United States
Treasurer c. n. Jordan. Howard Carroll once
famous as q journalist, now more famous as a
millionaire. and a row of Q dozen other mil
ionaires, like Henry Clausen. John Straiton
A. L. Soulard and samuel Untermeyer, and,
that the bench might be fittingly represented.
Judge Cowing of the chief criminal court.
When the guests went in to dinner which
was served in a private banquet hall built
by Mr.. Yuengling, and il Q monument of
luxurious tastes artistically disposed, they
found sight such as, with one accord.
they said was never equaled in their ex-
perience. The floral and other decorations were
exquisite, but the arrangement of the table was
such as to suggest dreamland or the cave of
Aladdin. In the center of the table was a very
heaut1fnl feet lnpo
twenty inches wide II was q real aquarium
A hundred gold and silver fish swan about and
at either end and in the middle were erected
miniature fountains, representing figures of
most artistic workmanship. The babble of the
water was just loud enough to please and not
confoHnd the ear.
Twelve figures of bronze, each representing
the statue OF Liberty, were appropriately placed
around the table, and the torch in each OF them
was an electric light, 80 that the combined
dining room and TO produce q most fascinating
effect upon the water and the crystal tank.
The Hungarian band, in full uniform, was
stationed at a convenient distance, and as the
guests entered the dining room the soft music
the trickling Of the water, the brilliant specta-
Gle combined produced an effect which q rare
indeed in this country.
MARVELLOUS MENU.
The menu itself was a marvel of simplicity
and epicurean luxury. The oysters were cher
rystones, the terrspin was Philadelphia style;
the entrees were sweetbreads and French peas;
there were oyster crabs with mushrooms and
there was csnvas-back duck with celery salad:
this with cold asparagus, ice cream and French
tried potatoes made up the menu; but what q
pot OF money it cost to prepare il
The wines alone were nectar; there was
Johsnnisberger Cabinet, the genuine stuff
drop OF which would scent Q room; the red
wine WAS Romance Cont Of 1870 vintage
wine which even the weaithiest do not often
quad, and there was champagne of the dryest
quality. The Roman punch was served in the
real crystal blocks Of ice, 20 transparent that
it seemed like glass; the punch was wholly
frozen in, 20 that the Toe had 10 be broken in
pensive, but the getting Of IL in that shape
aud the putting Of the punch into Il repre-
sented q very pretty sum in itself.
When the ice cream was brought on Il seemed
to the guests for q moment ~ though dishes of
peaches and pears we're placed upon the table.
The ice cregm had been so colored and 30
nodded that the imitation Of these SIMMER
fruits was perfect and deceived every person
for Q moment The pears had stems and the
peaches contained real peach pits, and the
dishes were garlanded with peach tree and pear
tree leaves.
Such vas the feast given BY Mr.. Yuengling
10 these thirty-thres millionaire and profes-
Gionai Esn- IL was the most extraordinary en-
tertainment Of that kind yet given in this city,
end vhile u would be ungrscious for the guests
70 talk Of the expense, yet il ia permitted here
70 ny that the total cost would represent q
years interest on considerably more than
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