The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-19

Gustatory Facilities of the Average British
Gathering Dining the Thing There.


England is notably the land 81 dining. Sings
Owen Meredith IN Lucille
Many may live without books-what is knowl-
He may live without hope-what is hope but de-
Ccirlng
He may i've without loye-what is passion but
But where is the man that can live without din
ing
So think the poets countrymen from the
HIGHEST 10 the lOwest-nO. not the lowest, tor
they never dine. at least not enough TO speak
of. Indeed, the Brtith genus homo may oe
divided into two specles-those VINO dlne ana
those who Ito not. J have often wondered
that the national supphcatlon IN the Book OF
Common PRAYER was not construed into
Lord have mercy on all miserable dinners.
When "a BrtOn invites YOU 20 dine he does
AN that becomes q man who more than Dimes
is none When the Ministry desire 10 settle the
affairs of the world Cabinet dinner Is gwen.
undoubtedly inspired by the old proyerb; In
VINO vertas, asserts Dllllaht hate fleiu lh
Washington. How far they succeed IN extract
iue IT,. the people are best able 20 Judge. When
ever praise IS 20 be- awarded there IS DIN
ner Whenever censure is TO be passed. there
is a dinner. Dinner is the attraction that
monthly lures together the Radical Club COM
posed of radical men and women-polltlcaliy
l mean in Parliament and out, who, alter
Commons and decide what course snail oe
taken for the ensuing month. Whenever
an eldest son comes OF age the noble lord,
his father gives a banquet To the tenants;
when this eldest son marIes there Is another
banQuet when members of Parliament want
to cOucllate their constituents there lsa dih-
ner when the old guilds of the city OF Lon
don wish 20 get rid Of percentage OF their ac-
cumuating riches they give dinners so gor-
geous u gold and silver plate, so aboundng
in turtle soup. as 10 dazzle ordinary vision
and c0nsigu everyone TO his govt When royal
anniversaries are 10 be celebrated paupers are
dlued IN warehouses and loyalty IS generated
by the flow of beer Christmas means dinner
and Dickens has employed every color on
the palette 0f his genius to sketch the
misery Of those who are without turkey
and goose on the best day ln all the year
Whenever charity Is 10 be promoted, a fund
To be- increased "a dinner Is announced. with
some nO1leman or scion or royalty Ia the
chair But why give dinners for charities
and funds,' / asked one day a prominent
L0ndOner who was busy getting up biz pub
lie dinner IL understand dinners given for
pleasure. but the idea of eating up money
whom needing It, strikes me AS wicked aud
eXtryagant.
'lt is very evident you don't understand
our people" SAID the LOndoner. Ii We
didn't give a dinner, we shouldn't raise a
penny.
Explain
"Nel. we want TO raise money for a laud-
able object We decide upon a dinner and
then invite the most eligible noodle OF a
nob.cman we can find TO occupy the char;
eudsayOring to hX upon one whose political
opinions are not so strong as TO make HIM OBJ
noX0us to either party. Flattered by the IN
vitatiOu. the noble noodle consents Then
we 20 to moneyed men, saying Lord
Tom N0ddy or Prince GOOdtOrnOthlng Is
To preside at our dinner VIII you
be Stewards Glad to keep line company,
though only for "a few hours, these gentlemen
consent. knowing. rs does the chairman that
"a subscription is the penalty paid for the no.
toriety or honor thus conferred. Chairman
and stewards secured. smaller lights are only
too anxious for tickets. The dinner is
given. we coach the chairman about
The charity i'm which he Is supposed to be- pro-
fouudlv interested. and concerning which lie
speaks ina singularly paTot-lke manner he
heads tho subscription with 10 or 100. the
stewards follow with less or greater sums,
NOR. Observation-Disclosures swell the amount the
list 0f the subscribers Is read 40 the dinner,
publsh in the next days newspapers, and
out oi the vanity of humanity our noble char
ity set upon It's legs
Then / straightway assisted at pubic DIM
ner and understood 1t al.-Chlcaso Inter
Ocean.