Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-13

MasIms-orinns-E shaiia
The annual dinner Of tho Franklin TX.
perlfnental club, Of Newark, n. j., was the
uelrtle-t affair Of the Kind that wss ever
given, and a society reporter would have
been AZ his wits end 10 write II mp.
William J. Hammer. who was Eilson's
representative al the Paris exposition, was
the prime spirit In the enterprise. and no
one can diSrredlt the fact that the dinner
vna tho most original ever given. Only
think 81 this II WIS presided over by Ben
frauklin In terson, who made very grace
ful speech aud welcomed the guests lie
ssf al the head Of the board. his long white
hair hanging over his shoulder, dressed In
n suit II brown broadcloth. with lscc at
his neck and wrists-a faehion strangely
out Of date At present, u l. truc-ani no
talked ia way that sounded something
Ike Old Richards ALMANAC and som.thing
like thu language OF the court OF Louis
XVI
The laboratory had icen transformed
from IT, workaday world appearance ~ u
by magic. Ia the center Of the room there
wa. long. narrow table, the ordinary
work bench " the plncc. covered with
snow whifo napr-y and adorned with what
looked like luscious fruits. IRISH flowers
and sparkling glass.
WORDS i1soN SKULLS.
Tho guests sat down and were served
with tho nrst course. Thcrs was no chef
employed. II was cooked by electricity.
and In fact 10 was everything. down 10 tho
coffee, which vns made over wires. The
diners hal no sooner got their teeth Into
samples from doliclously si.~sd dish of
OYSTER. when bangi out went tho mean
descent lights aud darkness ralgned. Then
there appeared out Of the shadows n couple
OF hldroua, grinnlng skulla Their eycs
shone ilre. their mouths shot forth lamcs.
Their laws moved with a swapping like
crocoiilcis, and from their invisible threats
therr CANT forth two sepalchral voices In
unisoai
Aays are now - once wers Nc.
IA We nrc now 10 30 shall be.
II was pleasing appetizer. Mr.. Ham
mor had. ~ II by inart, brought them out
Of spaee somehow. and had, By the subtle
use Of battery and a photograph. made
EYES CLEAN where In reality only sockets
wore, and their noshlesA jaws NOV. "a II
alive. Mt. Hammer has friend who has
deep basa voice which seems 10 issue from
hn feet, and he IL was who was pressed
into service for tho manufacture Of tho
phonogruphIo sound. of course. ni,er the
mechanism Of the thlng was explained.
every man had good laugh on his neigh
Dor
The lights weru turned up again and an.
other course was introduced. All unsns.
poctlng, tho various guests began 10 enjoy
the product cooked 10y electricity. hut
with ben Franklin at tho table there WIS
small chance for sybaritic enjoyment Of tho
meal lie sat smiling an oily, l-nignaht
s..ll. s.h.f .uta..l h.2. lastsaI fx..,. ll.
waxcn gtillct tho following Aonteniiols
maxim
rooR RiciIAnp'r WARNING.
"a fat Kitchen makes a lean will: II you
would know the value OF money try aud
borrow some"
And 70 the dinner went on. In the midst
Of Il suddenly thero buns, forth tho Sound
Of delicious voice. Il was Mime. Adlnl's,
Of the Grand Opera, In Paris. She sang
few notes, and then suddenly there merged
into hers the deep notes OF rich basso.
That was Mclohisssdec's, ToRcther they
were pouring forth the inspiriting music
OF the "Mar.eillnisc.n Next there came
the hootning Of cannon, the thrilling uotes
OF a grand buplo solo, with its echoes
against the buildings Of Paris, aud finally
y mans voice again making graceful
little addrv~L
by tho dextorous plaelngo a monograph
the guests nj the strange little dinner NJ
Newark had been transported away across
thu Atlantic. and were listening 10 the last
closing exercises OF tho Paris exposition.
Tho mans voice distinctly heard making a
spccch was NJ. Elfel's.
In tho place that q sorbet would natural.
~ occupy IN an ordinary dinner tho lights
snddoniy went out again. and u strange
thing happened. Near tho middle of the
table there had been throughout the din-
pcr great globe Of gold fishes, through
which flashed the varied colorrd lights
that Ind been turned on from time TO
time. All 81 n sudden, ~ II n magician
had waved his wand, tho globe became n.
hmined with monochrome. In the
Eloba of glass wer seen swimming about
the little live fishes Of gold or silver, which
wcrc M Transparent "a those tiny affairs
that fakirs sell In the Hlreet4 for the amuse-
p,ent OF Children.
Al the anatomy OF the shiny fishes was
plainly discernlble, And they swan md
swan about M II nothing moro unusual
had occurred than was natural with the
nnny folk. Yet each one Of these nsLos
had inserted down his throat-,lown into
his ftomach-a miniature electric light
about with thin, hairlikc wire 10 its gul.
lat that was almost Invisible 10 tho naked
eye.
suRrnsIs N EVERY COURSE
So the dinner went on, aud with every
course. with every other minute, some
strange, uneanny thing was done by tho
magical Intervention Of electricity. The
oysters were slowed by the same mystical
force, 40 were the eggs boiled, 40 the water
Tor the punch was heated. Between whilcs
once, for Instance, tho light, went out and
shcrc hppN,rud on the table u miniature
nenagerle, the inmates Of which had hlgk-
inR eyes. mouths splitting forth flames like
the animals In tho Apocalypse, aud all
Werc doing some surprising thing
Just a. the banquet was ending all the
nowcn ovVrhangng the table fell Ia
showers upon the guests below. Tiny bits
OF iron had been attached TO each rose or
earuatlon, which were held Ia their places
BY this attraction oi = magnet. When the
circuit was broken the loWcFy shower iol.
lowed. This air was kept cool all the time
by steel fans worked by electricity, and
among the numerous otherodd things that
happened waa the sudden burnt OF piano
music that broke In upon the banquet.
This was produced by subtle telephone
eonneetion with plano In the next block,
played byayuung woman who was notified
by local telegraph when her services
were required. Mr.. Edison, through the
medium ot n photographic cylinder. made
sosne pleasant remarks about Erapk ~, and