The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-16

been given to Prof. Attwater for pres
ervation in his museum of Southwest
Texas products, and we're loaned on
The Hersld's pledge to return them,
but they we're Inadvertently eaten and
a sincere apology is the only return
The Herald can make.
Banana culture was represented by
the nodding leaves on the three fine
trees in the hotel court yard.
Orange trees, lemon trees, fig trees,
apple trees, pear trees, plum trees,
cherry trees, peach trees, pecan trees
aud grape vines were represented
among the decor att )ns by branches
sho wing green leaves and fresh buds
aud bright peach blossoms.
Let the bill of fare speak for
itself.
The bill of fare was prepared by
Captain Miller aud the editor, and
sent to the cook after all the pro,
ducts had been received. Everything
upon it was served at the dinner,
aud every . product upon the
table was prepared or illustrat-
ed from the products of Live
Oak Peninsula. Several hundred
copies we're hurrledly printed from it,
and the following is a substantial
copy;
MENU.
Oranges from San Patricio County.
Oysters.
Arkansas Bay on Half Shell Fried.
Escalloped.
Trout, Oyster Sauce, Red Fish, plain,
Founder Crum bed, Wine Sauce,
COLD DISHES.
Chicken Salad, Style Hotel Hoyt,
Texas Cured Ham,
Celery, White Grant and Golden
Plume.
NEW VEGETABLES.
Dwarf Champion Tomatoes, Sweet
Potatoes, Irish Potatoes, Drum.
head Cabbage, Egg Plant, Marrow.
phat Peas, Squash, Cashaw,
Egyptian Beets, Sweet Peppers, Silver
King Onions, Sheppard Radi,hes,
Golden Stem Lettuce.
GAME, ROAST AND BOILED.
Venison, Currant Jelly Goose, Oyster
Sauce. Brant, Plain. Duck, Celery
Sauce. Turkey, Oyster Sauce.
nuail ~, Tnost jDo,,,n, ,,;.k
PASTRY.
Fresh Rhuberb Pie, Native Lemon Pie
FRUITS AND DESSERTS.
Southwest Texas Bananas,
Native Grapes, Native Pecans,
Strawberries and Cream,
Watermelon, Vanilla Ice Cream,
sweet and Butter Milk.
NATIVE WINES.
Claret, Port, Angelica.
Every article on the above menu
was grown near Rock port, chiefly by
men who have recently cast their for
tunes in Aratsas county, who with
in little more than one year have
made homes, developed farms and
brought products to perfection that
for quality and variety could not at
this season have been duplicated else
where within the jurisdiction of the
American eagle.
Three large cotton stalks with green
stems, green leaves, green bolls, new
blooms and full opened bolls occupied
the center of the table decorations.
Green sprigs of honey-suckle vine,
oleander- and Grape myrtle were
prom lnently displayed. la the center
of the table assigned to Gov. Wheeler
and Captain Miller, was displayed
large watermelon standing on end,
pinnacle shape with spreading points
to display the red meat. Arranged in
vases around the central board were
innumerable varieties of grasses and
flowers, and the wall decorations were
prepared from the bright green
leaves of the sweet bay, the oleander,
the sea bean vine and the salt cedar.
The decorations occupied the cen.
Ter table, four feet by seven, and in
a pyramid eight feet high, occupied
the entire space. In addition to the
of the agricultural pro-
ducts shown upon it, were specimens
of red fish, trout and founder, and
large fat oysters from Aransas Raw