Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-12
A New York Millionaire's Feast


luxorant sDd exquisite fass|. says tic New
York correspondent o' ths Phi sdeiphls
Press given 20 cbosen thirty Three by e
young man who makes mooeg out al oser
and spends is like water-Dayid G. Yuepg-
line, j.. This young mso is 6 genuine
Monte Cisto, though tie osVa N Vhich
his wealth is stirred is au artificial one
dug unGer the rocks of up3er Manhaftso, n
which are stored couutiss7 cssks o. beer.
He makes fortune every year END he
spends it a. Dumas spent she fortu9e which
nls Imaginative Monte Cr;s;o brought bin.
Friday was Mr.. YocngiinS's fory-8intb
birthday and be decided to sivo g faost in
coutne DC ration Of that event, which would
hsye maze Lucuilus himself heppy ard
would have charmed the sect Of Epicureans.
When the guests wsnt into dinner, which
wsa served in private bapquet hail built
by Mr. Yuepg.ing, and is moaumens of
luxurious tastes artisticallY disposed, they
toured sight auch So, with ore accord,
they ea!d was never tqneilsd liz their ex-
perisnce The fora! ard other decorations
wars exquisite, out tbs arrangement Of the
able was sGch Sc TO eu2g6st dream inland or
the cave Of k!!sdin. In tbs centre Of ,hs
Table Was very beautiful crystal taak,
eight fact ioug ana tcTsnty inches wide. IL
was y real aGu8:iuD. 4 hundred gold eDd
silver fab evan sbou', end 81 either end in
the Middle we're eyectea miniature Fountains,
representing figures Of most artistic work
| maushio. Tue osbble of the wstcr 0ce just
icud enough 10 please spd nos conion0d the
ear.
Twelve figures D; aropZe, each represent
| ing ;he statute OF Lioettv. w5gs appropriate
| ly pacad around The te1le, and The torob IN
each of them Waa Gn eisetric light. SO that
the combined lght5 esryed mcst brilliantly
| 10 ilumiDate the dining rooco end TO pro-
duce q most f:.sUinetiSg :fe0t upon the water
acd ;hs crystal tank The Hungarian baud,
| in fu!l uniform. wss stationed at 81 Convent
ert distance, and as ths gu5sts ento.ad The
d;oirg rooa. tie soft uucic the tTiCsling Of
| the water, tbs brilliant 52sctsole combined
produces gn effect which is rare indeed 10
| this country.
The meau i!s8lt ass marvel OF simplic
" and epicrrsau luxury. Tbs oysters were
cherrystonse, .be terropin was Philsdelpbis
atyle; the entrees we're sWectOreads end
French peas; there we're oyster cFab5 with
mushrooms aud there were caDyass-baok
ducks with celery salad; this with cold
asparagus, ice cream and French fried pots-
toes made up the menu; but what g pot OF
money 1t cost 10 prepare it
| The wines alone were peclar; there Was
Johannisberger Cabinet. the genuine stuff,
drop of which would sceut room the rs6
wine was Romance Cont OF 1870 vintsge-a
wine which even the Weslthest do DOT often
q2af, and there wss champagne ofthe dryest
quality TIE Roman punch wasssrved in the
real crystal blocks OF ice, 80 transparent tha!
/ seemed Ike glass; the pu1ch was wholly
| frs zen Ia 80 ihas the ice bad to be b:o&en IN
order to reach 1t. The ica itseIf vas not ex
peusive, but be getting OF is 10 that sheps
and the putting OF the punch into it reprs-
senied very pre- y sum in itself
When the ice cream Ta7 brought 90 1t
seemed to the guests fer moment as though
dishes of peaches and pears were placed
upon the table The ice cream had been go
colored and 80 nodded that the imitation OF
| these summer fruits was perfec. and deceiv.
ed every person for 8 moment. The pears
had stems and The peaches contained real
peach pits. and the dishes Tere gsrlanded
| with peach tree aud pesr tres leaves.
| Such was the fesst given By Mr.. YueDs-
| ling to these thirty-three millionaires and
professional men. it was tho most extraor.
diusry entertainment OF that kind yet given
10 New York, end while it would be uagva'
cous fer the euts,s to talk of the expense,
yet it is permitted here 10 say that the total
cost would represent years. ip;eress on
considerably more than 100000 81 per
cent.