Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-11

nr % display of regal magnifceuce that
should bring society to its knees in homage.
CA this Mr.. Fotheringham and Mrs.
IutheriGghaTa were agreed 1t was on the
..rsy lis, that they differed
My dear Mortimer, it's my treat III
lave Just whoever like.'
My darling Wilhelmina, SO YOU shall. if
oat t1u will be reasonable enough to like
whoever wish. AL these little difficulties
We On Of business settle in the twinEling
e. IN eye; but--'
Now won't be lectured again-so
here! Why should ! ask those horrid
downtown creatures to sit az my table
with the knickerbockers and the MASTERS?
g0E't.''
But when Mr. Fothcringham's marital
s.dsou had done its perfect work Mrs.
Eo'Aeriugham consented. for sound tactical
reasons to invite even 1.-The men Of the
,.'F.' whom Scripture describes as Ger
'ain sous OF Beliai'
When inc suspicious evening came the
avenue was streahed with roaring strings
OF carriages. A crowd gathered around
tic gate 10 quiz the beauty. the talent, the
creSs and the dollar-fame of the guests.
he gentlemen from the city hall regions
drove up in open landaus. sporting cigars,
los gays, white kids, ink-black moustaches,
diamonds, pomade and proud smiles.
Who could picture the scene in the noble
cluiuE.rom, We spare ourselves the igno-
i4.Uy 81. failure in the attempt by borrow
'1g the interesting story The Patriot
printed : Few days afterwards. TO which
we may prefix an explanatory word on in
reducing ii later ON. Enough to say here
hat the banquet surpassed anything that
lad ever been attempted, even in the luXu-
Nous metropolis. Nature was triumph
aat.y outstrpped by art. In the interview
'ae reporters of the daily papers were priv
eyed 10 have next day with Mr.. and Mrs.
. ham cob lh ~ Hh 0s.lV
summed up her verdict by saying that the
g...Utess herself declared she had never
seen anything Ike il in Windsor castle, and
deere were more diamonds around the to
bic than even the shah himself had exhiO-
rcd. Mr.. FOtheringharn was more specific.
Tie asked the reporters kindly TO mention
hat he plates had cost rather over S23 per
lead: the wines cost $3.50 per head; the
;ura. decorations S. so. Is; the band and
heir refreshments S209; the extra help
S.56; the new glass, china, plate, etc, all
drought from Europe specially, $500; and
40 "favoc' given 10 each guest. gold
c1uonet. set with rubies. cost in all $500.
lie venturcd TO think that these figures
would impart eloquence to their reports.
lie thanked them for the honor OF their
visit. and lunch would at once be served at
he same table. with all its decorations Just
SIS they were last night.
Around the board At the great function
-as CIVIC HldgudtSS, GrSIu DO-
,eutates of the press, budding
residents, American plutocrats, British
.-stocrats The Rev. DR.. Saywell
S4uc;ited the proceedings. He thanked the
Lord in unctuous accents for eudowing his
servants, our host and helpmeet, with the
race and the means for feasting our souls
AID bodies on the rich and Sayory bounties
Of Providence.
We shall only be able to pick up here and
here . few broken echoes of the Babelish
0abble.
II assure your ladyship," says Mr. Foth-
eringham, that nothing could be better for
he interests of the people than that their
coli ective capital should be in the hands of
those who best know how to protect it; and
n England l believe the aristocracy con-
slider the few are wiser than the many2"
"el-ay of us do, Mr. Fotheringham; but
we don't approve of plutocracy. You
Americans are all so fearfully rich: we
shall have to set YOU the old English fashion
pf being poor and content, and proud of it ~
II wish we old-fashiored Americans had
The courage 10 set you the example, said
Miss Bennison TO Sir John; shut the day Is
,oming trust
"All this harum scxrum talk against
trusts is sheer fudge" shouted Mr. Blarn-
sby from across the table, having heard
some one deprecate their existence; 'trusts
. are blessings in disguise.''
And so are we lawyers" said Blobbe,
with q chuckle; shut the laity arc all unbe-
levers when we say sou
Lady Ossulstone directed her remarks to
Blsrnaby, .poiutediy asking whether~the