New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-20
4 DINNER ON BOARD i YACHT.
HOW MEN WHO LOVE THE WATER AND HAVE
THE MEANS ENJOY THEMSELVES

HOW MEN WHO LOVE THE WATER AND HAVE
THE MEANS ENJOY THEMSELVES.
There is no place in the world where it is so good
10 dine as on board q yacht. There Is certain
sense of camping about it, freedom from restraint ana
convcntlonalties vet Injuries and all that exalts ana
ennbesbes the civilized dinner table can be founu
there A dinner recently given by Augustus L. MotV
ON board his schooner yacht Magic Is gcod example
OF q yacht dinner. 1t was Dir. NOUS DrOhuay anu
he had invited some friends to dine with him on poau
the Yacht which was lying OFF WitestOne that evening"
over 4bo Naplcs white hull was arched a rainbow
NJ Aags The gig manned by four sturdy Sailors went
IN md from the shore bringing guests on board a
Young woman in white yachting costume helu llo
tler ropes and added by her presence 10 the oeauS
of the scene on Deck in the fading light inc guests
sat and talked while the sunset clonds hameu III ''o
western skies and yachts with white sails or greot
steamers towering Ike moving castles went up ana
down through the Throgg's Neck passage. The cool
air ~ evening which now blew up from the waters
mt a keen edge on the appetite OF the guess aeiuS
sbarpened by anticipation; for throughout INC Nc"-
York Yacht Club fleet the Magic Is noted lor the
magnifcence Of her state dinners
Finally the companion way doors were thrown open
and the gests descended from the darAened DECK lo
the light and beauty Of the cabin. everywhere
about +he cabin were rich hangngs OF SIX or VeVct
and the sides OF the glOwed In white ana green
and gold There was depicted the sea Into whch soueh
esb net had been thrown and all sorts Of FISH, SHINING
I'm metallic lustre. were struggling IT, the meshes'
Tho tole was dream of flowers cut glass ana silver
And in the midst of this ethcreaizcd flower garueh
stood the great birthday cake When one realizes inc
nocessarilv confined and limited space OF yachts
acv IL seems almost beyond belief that such dinners
os come from them arc possibility. For instance the
dinner which was prepared on the Magic. ana wmch
the cuess now took their places around the beauuu
table IN eat consisted Of the following things tue
Mech CLANS cream Of celery SOUP sweetOredu p"teS'
fJet of SOLE let Of beef with mushrooms, green peas
.erranin asparacus Venetian punch, povcrs, chlcOry
,od ice cream charlotte russe and half dozen other
bpictnacks for dessert 70 say nothing OF VareV
~ cbees,s The terrapin was too dylc to DC passen
o,,er with a mere mention. II was snch terrapih Us
,rouId make n man leave bono and friends to camp
trevor on the shores Of the Chesapeake aud speu MS
no in one long debauch Of dlamondbncks WIN tne
dinner were served siA wines, among them Johhu'S
hrcer sucb rs is rarely seen and that not even
~naItb can always procure. The glory OF the suulsIs
@ ne nastled Rhine had been caught and imprisoned
warriors and the songs OF poets secmeu 10 . ,ti
,h,nngh the veins at draught Of That "ohuerlul
After dinner coffee was served on deck ana ,nerg
&c mnsc followed by song and lauBhuT uith
en- inc shore the warning whistle OF locOh'Vyhhs.
re last train from WhitestOne That night was nDon.
10 depart for New-York. 50 the rnesIS MSi' aavSd
!. Id shore victor the steward Of the Magic h-"nuu
Itch al WEAKNESS and satisfaction such ~ sono
nc1al nrht after great victory silence sctteu o'er
the YACHT. and the birthday dinner was ehuc''