The morning times., 1895-09-01
DINNERS FOR DUNRAVEN
Valkyrie' 5 Noble Owner Will
Be Royalty Feasted.
NOVEL AFFAIRS ARRANGED
Yachtsmen and Society Folk
VIII One Another IN
Their Attentions.

Down the Bay. Aug. 3l.-To cons Lord
Duuraven for ihe cup which bee must not
De allowed to carry bone win him there
viii be many dinners gwen IN his honor,
and nearly every one Of these VIII bc upon
The bay and iu hls chosen elemeuts-atnos-
paere and water The viands wIH dcyiate
little from the straight and sanitary
path of air and sea, butJhey wil have an
unmista kaiiy aquatic appearance.
The great yacht owners have all planned
20 entertain Lord Duaravcn az bay din
uer. and lHc surprise which be VIII feel
when he first secs the Defender straig ghten
her sails before a breeze viii be as moth
ing To his amazemgnt at the courses OF The
aquatic fo5sts.
TIE first Of theses1inners is for some day
within q week after Lord DUurayen's ar
rival. The day is not exactly set, because
the sportsulaHlike visitor has invariably re-
fused all invitations TO dine with ceremony
until after be has had a chance 10 thor
oughIv look over his boat. Valkyrie, for his
sea son Is very dear 10 heart.
DINING on A RCDDER.
The dinner which is planned for the first
day he win accept is 20 be am old-fashioUed
dinner In Ieuglh, q fouueen-COurse, and IT
is TO be rendered by The yacht syndicate
which owns the Defender. Its hour of scry-
dee VIII br some time before sundown, and
a win last long as itcsH BE- prolonged.
The courses are all. 90 be special ones,
nothing land IubbeTy being allowed, ana
unless the caterers decide IL 10 be utterly
imp0ss ible, it VIII be n the bay upon a
stauu-h yacht probably Willie X. Wander
bits Valiant.
The table-clOtn. according to the caterer,
who has the dinner in charge, is 70 be If
sea grasses. The entire board win be
spread with them, and the table, when
guests arcsummoned 10 dinner, " i'll present
jhe appearance OF the piece OF wreck upon
which tHpmermaids served dinner TO Habib,
In THE ARABIAN Nights"
The shape Of thetahle VIII be- ike q ruddeT,
with sea grasses trailing from il Onan sides,
and at each plate VIII lie lanE OF oyster
shells. Underneath the shells, Bs each shell
is lifted win lle an oyster iced and q aTrauEed
In the ordinary table fashion. but fixed by
Hrt 90 Jock rs ifiu its native bed, s,a grass.
rocks and water.
The soup oB this occasion viii look eZ-
aCtly like ocean water, green and clear.
ID isa marvel of turtle soup and loses moth
ing in flavor because made clear as con
Eomme. "a
There has been much scampering among
the fishermen lately to catch the fish for
dinner The third course is 10 ise bluefish,
whichmust lf.the whole length Of the ruGdeF
table Itls not yet caught and though it is
best 10 catch ones fish before bra geing
aItlfrf IL ysr frnrp is no tIDuEf IL viii De uro-
cured. il Il cannot be Iured from the sea,
there are three very slarEe ones reposin Z
In the ice chests OF this caterer, and any one
oflhese will DO. But going on the principle
thatfherc are as good fish in the sea as ever
were caught, this dinner director thinks
be eau get bluefish from six to nine feet
long. lfit can beso long that a small table
has 10 be brought iu drapa6 with Sea-weed
FOR the tail of ts--fish, 50 much the merrier
for those who dine.
GOV FLOWERS PORTION.
The game course viii Zoe cauyas-llack
ducks, and each guest win be given a
GOV Flower porlon-Cne whole du OK.
The Governor VIII not seat himself az
duck dinner unless he knows that q
whole duck and a sharp carver are to
be lald at his plate for him atone, and
the guests al this aquatic dinner are u
each have duck and each carver, with
handle Of sharks tooth. or a lobster claw
OF cr1cudile's foot The handles are being
alad, by jegvcler WHO understands mninl
the claws with cement and getting u
novelties in handles from trophies sent K
him
VALkKRIE VI.