The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-17

ged or was spirited the guests would still
be served with everything cooked to
precise turn. An idea of the variety of
the menu of these times can be gam d
from the fact that the guests of the Re-
man Emperor Viteliius had the choice of
200 dishes of fish and 1000 dishes of game
and fowl. Compared with feasis of this
kind the 500 600 panquets of today seem
a paltrv affair.
But there nave been some rather costly
dinners for all that. At young Wana-
makers dinner there were twenty-five
guests. and, as the total cost was $50, 0C0.
each cover represented something more
than 5000. Nor did all this money go for
rare dishes. Twenty-Five of the finest
turnouts in all Paris were sent to the
houses of his guests to convey them to the
feast.
Iridescent fountains, held in great blocks
of ice. kept his guests cool, ercb OF whom
had served to him an independent din
ner. A guest had before him a whole leg
of mutton, a whole salmon. truifsd fowl
a basket of peaches ard double mag
mum of champagne. besides bottles Of
wine OF almost fabulous cost. The SOU
VENTS were handsome pieces OF jewelry.
Howell Osburn's fame as u spende' will
live for many generations. The fact that
his widow, Fay lem pleton, is back on
the stage again shows that little OF the
millions of his father were left when he
died last February. Much OF this money
was so tied up that Osborn could not dis
through vast sums. High living was al
most mania with HIM and his kidney
trouble, which caused his death, was
largely the result OF his epicureaD habits.
Osborn never displayed any great
amount OF rare skill in his banqutts; he
famous winning stroke Of 5000, 600 in Chi
cago gas in Wall street five years ago. the
building in which the offices OF Eis brok-
ers were located was almost inundated
with champagne. 1t was SAID that he
spent $4,000 before he got home that day
and there was regiment OF heads' in
Wall street the next DAY in consequence.
In Paris he gave dinner to ten guests
which cost $5O00 but there was nothing
very remarkable about it.
Paris has always been the center of
spende rs and rich feasts. Maxine Call
q 2O-year-old youth, who got rid of $780,
600. or 1000, 000 francs during a three
months leave Of absence from his reel-
ment, made some famous records. He
spent the months of October, November
and December Of last year in Paris and
wound up his holiday by great banquet
on Christmas eve in his apartments
in the Rue Royal. Every famous demi-
mondane and oouievardier was there,
and the notorious Lame de Pougy pre-
sided at the feast.
Lame, 1.-THE clinging vine," had been
the favorite of the great Marshal Mac.
Mahon and the gallant soldier had spent
million and qauarter francs upon her.
1t was the am bition OF the boy to out do
the soldier, but VIII n he Ov Tstayed his
leave of absence he WAS arrested for de-
sertiun. At any rate on the night of the
great banquet he presented the woman
with necklace which cost 1000
francs, Smaller gifts were made to the
other women. The foods and wines and
d rcoratiuns cost put 90, 900 francs nut the
gifts swel.ed the total to 100000 francs.
1t will be long time beore the under
world of Paris forgets young Maxine
Call.
lAnother youth who startled the French
cautal was Max Lebanuy, whose father
heaped up many millions as a sugar re.
finer. Max spent hundreds of thousand.
Of francs in the Maison Doree and the
Cafe Richie. Fine establishments AMI
ca ,ipages were showered upnn dem =
nondanes. His grandest dinner took
tlace at his cbsteau at Maisons LATTE,
en- the road to Fontainbleau.
He prepared grand surprise for his
guests in the shape of a bull ssht, or 10
speak more pr perly, an OK fight. The
dining room looked out upon beautiful
park, and the men and women at the
table. after they had eaten and drank
for hours, looked out and merfily watched
the slaughter Of the oxen, which had
been goaded to madness. 1t was Curl
GUS spectacle to prasant TO his wine ord