Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-15

ho.a display of regal magnifioence that
Should lning society 10 its knees in homage.
vu This Mr. Fotheringham and Mrs.
fuAerugham were agreed: it was on the
E-r~' list that they differed
My dear Mortimer, its my treat. III
have Just whoever like
My darling Wilhelmina, so YOU shall. if
only You VIII he reasonable enough 10 like
whoever | wish. All these little difficulties
ND mon of business settle in the twinkling
OF au eve: but
-Now-T won't be lectured again-so
There. Why should ! ask those hOrrid
Downtown creatures to sit at my table
WIKI the knickerhockers and the MASTERS ,
Rut when Mr.. Fotheringham's marital
s'lsion had done its perfect work Mrs
J"rhcrmgh2m consented. for sound tactical
r.SuuS, to invite even the men of the
ril. whom Scripture describes Us Ger
Ian sons OF Belial.
When the suspicious evening came the
ayenl" was strcaked with roaring strings
OF carriages \ crowd gathered around
thc ate 10 quiz the beauty. The talent, the
Lrc~s and the duilar-tame of the quests
] lie gentlemen from the city hail regions
grove up in open landaus, sporting cigars.
iosegayS, white kids, INK black muuStaCheS,
diamonds, pomade and proud smiles.
Who could picture the scene in the noble
Miuy Of failure i'll the attempt by borrow
.ig the Interesting story The Patriot
printed few days afterwards. to which
I've may prefix an explanatory word on in
Producing ii later on. Enough 10 say here
that The banquet surpassed anything that
mad ever been attempted, even in The luxu-
TioEs metropolis. Nature was triumph
entity outstripped by art. In the interview
The reporters Of the daily papers were priv
LEGGED 10 have next day with Mr.. and Mrs.
I'Oihcrin"ham on the dinner the lady
summed up her verdict by saying that the
countess herself declared she had never
seen anything like it in Windsor castle. and
there were more diamonds around the Ia
Bile than even the shah himself had eXhib-
tied. Mr.. Fotheringham was more specific
Vie asked the reporters kindly to mention
chat he plates had cost rather over S23 per
head the wines cost $50 per head: the
jtprdl decorations 81, 529 -; the band and
their refreshments 500; the extra help
Fl5d: the new glass, china. plate, etc, all
brought from Europe specially, $500: and
the favor given 10 each guest. gold
rorouer. SET with rubies, cost in all $500.
He venturcd 10 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
the same table, with all lis decorations just
As they were last night.
Around the board at the great function
sal civic magnates. dread po-
teutares of the press budding
presidents, American piutocrats, British
aristocratS. The Rev DR. Saywell
sauctiGied the proceedings. He thanked the
Lord in uuctuouS accents for endowing his
servants. our most and helpmeet, with the
grace and the means for Teasing our sous
ami bodies On the rich and Savory bounues
ofsProvidcuce.
We shall only be able to PICK up here and
There a few broken echoes Of the Babelish
babb.e
u assure your ladyShip.' SAYS Mr.. Foth-
eringham, that nothing could be better for
The interests of the people than that their
collective capital should be in the hands of
those who best know how TO protect it; and
In England | believe the aristocracy con-
cider the few are wiser than the many?,
Many of US do, Mir. Fotheringham: but
we don't approve of plutocracy. You
Americans are all so fearfully rich: we 4
Ihdll have to set Won the old English fashion
bf being poor and content, and proud of it ~
Il wish we old-fashioned Americans had
The courage 10 set You the example" said
Miss Bennison TO Sir John; ''but the day is
boming trust"
"Au this harum scarum talk against
nusts is sheer fudge shouted Mr.. Blarn-
ably from across the table. having heard
BONE one deprecate their existence; trusts
are blessings in disguise"
And so are we lawyers" said Blobbe,
with chuckle; but the laity are all unbe-
levers when we say so"
Lady OssUistone directed her remarks to
Eiaraaby, Pointedly asking whether the