The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-27
The Invited Guests.
John Elliott Cowdir

In addition TO the guests there were
present two welI-known artists ,modeIs.
To insure ample entertainment four
banjo players were employed and tho
same number of colored jubilee singers
We're engaged. Sherry. the caterer was
told to furnish the dinner and TO spare no
expense. Thorley provided the flowers.
and the walls Of the studio were decor
ated with French original posters OF the
Moulin Rouge, the Ambassadors and
other Partisan resorts.
The guests az this dinner were repre-
sentative men from every walk Of life.
Some of them are famous the world over:
all Of them have achieved distinction in
some. wav or other
The first name on the menu was that Of
John Elliott COwdin. Mr. Cowdin IS
noted polo PLAYER and he and FoxhaH
keene divide The honors in that branch OF
sport.
successful carbon photographer in the
country. lie first took ZIP Photography
as fad and then made a successful
business Of il.
Robert Bacon. handsome six-footer.
"A famous Harvard athlete in his day is
the son of one Of Boston's principal pill
lars. In January he vas taken into the
firm Of J. Pierpont Morgan. Mr.. Bacon's
wife is a sister of MIR. Cowdn.
we,l-Known Ciubmen.
William T. Lawson. the next name on
the list, is a banker. Rene La Montague
y too well known TO need men ton.
Thomas L. Manson. ir.. is a broker. James
Barnes is with Scribner's. and is Consid-
cred one OF the brightest young men of
the literary world. r. Suydam Grant is "A
man about town. Alfred .. Collins is a
Boston artist OF wide repute w Ruthcr-
ford Mead Is a partner of Stanford White.
the architect. J. Carroll Beckwith and j.
Alden Weir are artists.
J. Kennedy Tod is one of the reform
committee ofTfty. George r. Perkins is a
broker John II. Twachtman paints land
scanes. Whitney Warren is Wall street
man, Henry ". Poor as already stated
is a banker. Henry G. Mortimer Is a WaIl
street fnancier. Charles r. McKim is the
architect. Augustus st. Gardens fame as
a sculptor reaches way beyond this CofGn-
try. John Ames Mitchell is a Journalist
Cooper Hewitt Is the grandson Of old Peter
Cooper, and the son Of the cE-mayor
Robert Reid did the big ceiling in the
Fifth avenue hotel Willard Nefcalf is "A
writer. Edward Simmons Is an artist
Henry ". McNickar is a society man
John Greenough is Henry W. Pocr's part
ner. John d Cheever is rich Young
business man. one Of the Particularly
SET. William Astor Chanlsr is the African
Traveller and explorer.
Charles Dana Gibson SIS Is welI-kn0wn
artist. Nikola Tesla is the electrician.
After reading this list of invited guests
70 can easily be imagined that the dinner
was one long 10 ne remembered Thirty
three men ana Two women sal down to
the dinner Two or three of the invited
guests failed 20 appear. and others were
substituted IN their places. TIE men wore
the regulation evening dress and the wo-
men. whose names are Of no particular in
terest wore black dacollette gowns. susie
Johnson made her how later IN the even
tns.
Nothing but Champagne.
Tho table was an ordinary one ~
pine wood but the linen. thc flowers and
the silver were. as matter OF course. un-
objectionable No formal rule was OH
served I'm seating the guests. They found
their ovn seats The two models. as IL
happened, were a. opposite sides 80 the
table. A glance At tho menu. printed in
these columns. will show that the caterer
did hs duty
t'harnnacue was the wine chosen. and
from the time the oysters were served
uUtl the elective lights were pUt ont. lH
bottles OF champagne we're DISPOSED OF.
T7lss vss an allowance Of nearly foar and
cLe-bAIf bottles Der guest
But sun there was nothing 20 stamD
this dinner as materially different from
scores Of similar Bohemian Eatheringz.
M rleopatra waz there 20 dissolve pearls
iu vinegar AMI IL there had been there
was no Antony present
The Girl in the Pie.
Tserc was 10 he surprise. however. and
Susie Johnson farnished 81
r vas frst after the coffee hal heen
brought on. Most 81 the men were light
ing cigars Suddenly there vas loud
kuockiue ar tbs door NJ the stgdio.
Come 10" was the reerouse- The doors
oreaed and SIX walters entered BEARING
What appeared In be a gigantic 1ie. Tb@
ute-aearers adTanced sole.nriy down che
center NJ the roon1. ara after murn
shutting - chairs Deposited their burden
i- fea center 90 ghe table
10 vas apparently a oeautitul pie 90
mammoth size. hut rot 81 the ordinary
share. Tor " was ia the form ~ p sphe.
The crust was brown ana faHy anI the
aroma was delicious
TIE head waiter. With soirufnity aud
Importance born of me possession %
sttss,enstolss secret, advanced 60 the tatla
ao4 Win a gulrk movement. eat fhe crust
~ ,he pie with a silver knife. The gse
diFlaa-1 as II by magic, ard falling apart.
sl~. ssses Susie Johnson. fne le-seesr-pld
nsastrf \ Gress bevy - canaries. Whhsh
had beeu laelose4 MIA aeFs hew into the