The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-07
a JOYOUS AFFAIR.

and Mrs. Joy AStOnlSh the tapital Gttl
a Unique Dinner Party-An EpicuE!an
foem-Art and Apt Quotations. in Which
Coy Held Il Conspicuous Place.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 29.-For Originate
y and delightful surprise the dinner
given last evening by Representative
ana Mrs. Joy. of st. Louis. was n OF
the most notable events of the Wash
fngton season. The dining room vas
given 4 tent-like effect by the arrange
ment of the wall and ceiling decora-
tiOns. The table was bare Of flowers.
The dinner was served in old English
style from the table, instead of by
walters. Beside each lady's plate was
an ivory and satin fan, hand-painted,
Of different design. and adorned with
bits of verse especially suited to the
recipient.
The menu cards were works CT art,
executed under the direction of Mrs.
Joy. from designs OF her own. \
dozen large cards were arranged upon
a ring. The first bore simply the date
of the occasion. Upon the second was
the head OF Speaker Reed. with wings
spread from the shoulders. Behind
3 dllN bClON al SDCdht. was III "a
chair and desk with the gavel. In
front and above was the White House,
toward which tine speaker was repre-
scnted as winging his way. while say
ing to himself:
My JOY lies onward. and my toll behind"
In the lower corner of the card was
the single word ''Bivalvular."
Upon the third card was pictured
Quartermaster-Gcncral Bachelder. in
full uniform, sitting at the front of
n tent with the camp fire blazing at
his feet and the wagon train parked
among the trees in the distance. "Mys-
FERROUS" in the corner stood for soup.
As he sat inusing in the twilight, len.
Bachelor was supposed to he saying,
as he thought of coming retirement:
beyond what waits for US. Who knows:
New joys. or infinite repoSc:"
The fine figure and handsome face of
Surgeon-Gcneral Walter WyTlan. in
full uniform. adorned the fourth card,
which ushered in the fish. by the sim
pie announcement of aquatic" There
WAS double meaning on tine far corner.
devoted to the gallant bachelor head Of
the Marine hospital service. AS he
stood in martial array. a bevy OF beau
tiful maidenS looked up to him with
evident leap year intentions.
The heart distressing asks if this be JOY"
Were the words Put into the surgeon
generals mouth as he surveyed the
charEc:S.
The next card. devoted to "rumi-
nant," presented in gl~adiatorial drca.
and pose Representative j. Frank Aid
rich, of Chicago, graphing with Il wild
boar of great f~icrceness. 1t suggested
the heroic effort of Mr.. Aldrich in
charge of ex-Rcprcsentative IIcndcr-
sons campaign for the clerkship ut the
opening of the present congress
against the so-callcd hog combine"
which captured not only the cl~crkship,
but other offices.
'IiapturouS JOY: it woull be mine,
If could beat the hog combine"
Maj. Powell. the famous traveller ana
scientist director of the chronological
Bureau. found his rugged, kindly face
transformed into a sphinx. upon which
tourists were staring through their
field glasses. The cornerstone of the
massive structure pore the inscription:
Rocks. hills and wales repeat the
sounding joy"
The single word "~amphibious"
denoted the proper place of this card
in the menu for the canvas backs.
"Ornithological and botanical" pre-
scented a full-lcngth portrait of Sena-
tor Julius Caesar Burrows, of Michigan.
M. burrows was clad in senatorial
toga, with laurel upon his head, and in
his hand he held the sheet of music of
his Eavorite son: 'ClrmeItine. My
Clcmentine." The cOuplct for which
Senator burrows found application
was:
The greater JOY that CrSar feels
Than with a senate at his heels.
Representative Cannon. a wrecked
bicycle, a liyin" hat and a cloud of dust
We're presented in picturesque confu-
sion on the card which announced
"Saccharine." As it was only vcSter-
day that Mr.. Cannon and his bicycle
tried tn pass Il night liner on Penrsyl.
vania avenue aad found the avenue toe
narrow. the picturesque presentation
was timely.
joys too exquisite to last
was Mt. ammo \ comment on MS
broken wheel.
The genealogical" card exhibited Mr..
Joy in the act which was fclicitouslv
described by Unch Fuller in the st.
Louis Mirror Il few weeks ago. The
host was shown in his most impressive
pose
Seeing himself at the head Of advancing thou
sands Of his fcllow-citizcnS of Missouri. NOV
ing in the direction Of the governors mansion.
There was Joy as he is and there was
JOY as he saw himself. and there were
the advancing thousands" at his back.
1t was the dream of JOY"
Menu cards of such novelty in lie.
sign anu of such artistic beauty in exc.
cution have peer seen in no dinner in
Washington.
The guests besides the gentlemen
mentioned were Mrs. Reed and Miss
Reed. Mrs. Burrows, Mrs. Powell, Mis-
Powell. Mrs. Aldrich, Mrs. Turner,
Mrs. Joy, Miss Joy.
When the guests retired from the ia
bic the gentlemen found themselves in
a Turkish room that was perfect in it's
appointments. Hangings covered the
walls. There were divans to lounge
upon. In the CRATE burned a wood fire
OF many colors, made from the old and
coppUr-stained timbers of i wrecked