The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-04
TIT HORSE SHOW At HAND.
sOCIETT'S PREPARATIONs FOR TINE
WEEKS FESTI YITIES.
Gas=oheons aad DInuers Booked Csnree-
tioners and Silversmtths Turaing Dat
Dainty Souventrs- MTIiners workIng.

florists, and confectioners near Madison Sduar
Garden. II spreads its arms all over the city
and stirs into activity what are sometimes calle,
the society industries tho livery men, mil
liners. and dressmakers.
All the large hotels have booked many engage
ments for the week which begins Nov. I2; and
in spite of the reputed hard times, they are out
doing one another in getting mp attractions
Many Of them have already prepared the menu
foe each luncheon and dinner Of the entire week
and In not a few II Is impossible now TO engag,
= private dining room for n party. At Del
monico's there Is always n peculiar state o
things. That Ia. here people prefer to act with
Independence instead Of following precedent
IL is, therefore. quite the fad TO be unconven.
tional at this great eating house. And that is
probably why, although more than fifty large
dinners are booked for the Horse show week,
not one Of the dinner givers has engaged n
private dining room. The people who go to
Delmonico's prefer TO see and be seen. and to
enjoy the great palm -decked dining room and
the broad, spacious windows looking out on the
greatest avenue In the world. In the large cold
box where ice creams are kept at the Bruins
wick there repose now some sample moulds of
Ice creams and ices for the inspection Of people
wishing to order dinners or suppcrs. One of
these Is an Ice cream horseshoe. II Is about as
largo as q swollen silver dollar. and is made of
chocolate. II Is perfect In shape. Another is
. perfect horses head, made OF chocolate ice
cream or vanilla, according to the color Of the
horse IL is desired to honor. These souvenirs cost
nfty cents apiece. Then at n lower figure is n
Afikado with an umbrella over his hendt
and. Of course. there IL n counlete family
Of the fashionable brownies The Waldorf's
list Of private dinners is especially large.
The Holland House has about the same
engaqements as las, year. MANY pbnadeI.
mia people como here, and ladies' who have
horses entered at the show and who may be
in the city u~naccompanied by malo escorts Iike
this conservative Mace. And at tho Fifth Ave.
nuo there ia the same list of bookings "a last
year. with n few extra ones.
The cost OF giving n dinner n, n first. class hotel
il a little less than IL has been In previous wears.
That il. the entertainer may be obliged IN nav
out as much money ms ever. lint he will get more
for tho sum maid. A very nice luncheon marty
can he given for from an 70 "a n head without
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fine game course. and delicacies rare and expen-
sive. while at the former price the luncheon
"ouiu DC quite as nice as many people care Tor,
especially when a few hours later there is to
S"ne one OF the grand dinners for which Horse
snow week Is celebrated a dinner costs from
Is to $40 a head without wine. But this price
no restrictions as to the time of dining.
marty IN certain hours. sav from n un,il IN 81
a., ,,s ,sarIan H..
ner. but no such restrictions are found in the
Horse show dinner engagcments. The prices
mentioned include ices and Ice creams in the
ponderous and elaborately curled whips, but
not ihciuoe any ulnher iaVors. lhese are
left to the host to provide.
u.hT,S =. a.unI -, ~
which . called oy some FANCY hame' but
These are delicately cooked and are served in
mali hoy.. a, ,ha rs,o =, 400 ~ IT,. s,,n
unmut NJ the him NJ fare M tho hotel In .
wash. Nv, .,,n ,.antaa o III"
During the Horse Show eggs OF terrapin at $50
n box will DO served at several very small but |
very exclusive private dinners. and will be ac-
,ompanied by Sarah Bernhard potatoes, which
iSs H Horne s6aR %enn reason are found upon all
The florists orders are principally for centre
pieces that can be taken apart and worn as cor
fashionable florists has an order for an
fashioned centre piece which viii consist OF
mt punches, as IL picked in hand fuls.
A little higher, and also In a round form, will be
,oiors. The lowe. mound Of fowersEth S' rosesn
will be used as corsage bouquets for the ladies,
md the upper-the violets-wills serve as bOutOn- |
nieres for the men. There are few orders for
lowers that are not to be worn aftcrward, as the
guests at these dinners are In street dress and
will 90 to the Horse Show afterward, Another
has an order for an immense mound OF
English violets OF the largest size. The mound
will he round. rather high in the middle, and
inrelieved save for ferns around the base. This,
90. will be capable of being separated into bou-
,uets. II will cost 81 for each bunch OF yiolets
or a lady's bouquet. and half the sum for a bou-
The total cost may no. be great unless
here are many guests. but as floral pieces are
'heaper than usual this year, IL is large in pro-
,ortion. Almost anything else could be ordered
It q total expenditure Of SEQ for a party OF zen.
For some unexplained reason IL II not consid-
bad form 10 eat candy at the Horse Show.
n fact. II Is quite necessary 10 the reputation for
lospitality % the hostess in a private box that a
NOE OF confectionery be offered 20 he Horse show
aller. The confectioners have prepared some
pretty things for this purpose. One OF these
5 a box shaped like n large round horseshoe.
he upper side OF the horseshoe lifts of, and
here lie dozens OF tiny chocolate hOrseshoos
to I've eaten. These are of an extra
Iuallty OF chocolate and very delicate. Then
here are candy boxes shaped like saddles and
N sorts OF horse equipments. And, besides,
here are small pasteboarG boxes with horses
tnmped upon the covers and candy-horse SOU
'enirS inside. One cOnfectioner has an order
or u ladies' luncheon, at which one of the