The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-20

dinner is excluded. The idea OF dinner has
SC imbedded itself among his highest and
deepest characteristics, so Illuminated II
self with intellect, and softened itself with
the kindest emotions of his heart SO linked
itself with church and state and grown SO
majestic with long hereditary customs and
ceremonies, that by taking it entirely
away, death by putting the final touch to
his perfection, would leave him infinitely
less complete than we have already known
him. He could not be roundly happy.
Paradise among all his enioyments would
lack one daily felicity, in greater measure,
than London in the season.
No dinner would be worth the giving,
that had not one witty man or one witty
woman to lift the conversation out of the
commonplace. AS many more agreeable
people as one pleases, but one leader is alb
solutely necessary.
Net alone the funny man whom the "en
FAINT TERRIBLE silenced by asking: Mamma
would like TO know when you are going to
begin to be funny but those men who
have the rare art of being leaders without
seeming to be- who amuse you without your
suspecting that you are being amused, for
there never should be anything profess
kional in
DINNER TABLE WIT.
The dinner giver has often to feel that
something has been LETT out of that group
about the table-they will not talk. She
has furnished them with food and wine,
but can she amuse them! Her witty man
and her witty woman were both engaged
elsewhere. (they are apt to be- and her room
is too warm, perhaps.
She determines that at the next dinner
she will have mechanical adiuncts, even an
empirical remedy against dullness.
She tries dinner card with poetical
quotations, conundrums and so on.
The Shakespeare club, of Philadelphia
inaugurated this custom, and some very
witty results followed. Beginning with
Enter frothm (before champagne), "Wha;
is thine age' (Ronleo and Juliet, brings in
the Madeira. In the lobster stew, "WhC
hath created this indigest''
Pray you bid these unknown friends vel
come, for it is the way TO be better friends. >
Roast Turkey.
See here he comes swelling like turkey
cOck-a-Henry " York Hams
Henry VI.
Silence is only commendable in a meats
tongue dried. N ercnant OF Venice.
Bruised Lamb and beef
what say you TO a piece of lamb and mus
tard, dish that love to feed upon. Tanning
the Shrew.
Lobster salad
''Sallat was born to do me good. Henry "
and so on, The bible affords others, well worth
quoting.
He brought them up out OF the ea."-Isaiah
And their mouths were opened immedi-
tely.''-Luke 1864.
Bean Soup.
Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage Of len
ills"
Fish Striped Bass.
we remember the fish we did cat freely
Numbers
Steinberger Cabinet
Thou hast kept the good wine till now
John 2;lO
Boiled Capon.
ACCEPT it always and in all places. Act.
Pigeon Braise.
pigeons such as he could get.''-Leviticus
Succotash.
They brought corn ana beans."-u samue
Quail La-ded.
Even quail Exodus.
"Abundantly moistened with fat Isaiah.
Lettuce Salad.
"A pleasant plant green before the SUM-
Pour oil upon it, pure oil, olive. '-Leviticus
Vinegar and salt without presenting 10;
much. Ezra 7:22.
Ice Cream.
ice like molasses. n-Psalms.
'Royal dainties frozen."-Genesis.
Cheese.
Garry these two cheeses to the captain. "
Samuel.
Fruits
All manner Of fruits, new and old"-Canti
cies.
Coffee.
Last of all''-Matt. Il 81.
They made an end Of eating finally. m-Amo
~ ---O
Cigars.
'sThey should MAKE smoke" = Revelatio,
BIZ.
s.And became like dust and ashes. n-Job,
3oi9
And SO on. Written conundrums ar,
pretty good stimulants TO conversation. tn,
dinner cards might be greatly historical
not too learned. A legend appropriate I,
the day, as Lady Day. Michaelmas, New
Years and Christmas, Whitsuntide, etc.
all these are not bad promoter of talk.
Or one might allude 10 the calendar O
dead kings and queens, or other celebrities
or ask your references, or quote sometime
from memoir, to find out that it is birth
day Of