Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-03-05
A JoYoLS AFFAIR.

Csuxr~--nsaa Charlie. v. JSy. sf Nts-ssrt-
aaf Mr.. Joy N.tsai-h the Capital wtfh
y tatau~ Dinner Party N Fgteurtan
| fs<m-trt aud Apr Quotations. In " hish
Joy H~id Csa.ptra"as T'ia-~.
WASHINGTON Feb. ~. For originsli-
" and delightful srrpri,s. the dinner
given last evening by Representative
and Mrs. Joy. IT II Louis. was one 90
the mist notable eveuts of the Wash
/ ingtou season. The dining ruom vvas
given a teut-liLSe effect by the arrauxe-
nent of the wall and ceiling decpra-
tions. The table was bare of flowers
The dinner was served in old English
style from the table. iuStead Os by
walters. Beside each lady - plate was
an ivory and satin fan. hand-paint,,i.
OF different design. aud adorned with
bits ot verse especially suited % the
recipient
The menu cards were works of art,
executed under the direction ot Mrs
Joy. FROM designs ~ her own A
dozen large cards were arranged upon
a ring The first bore simply the date
Of the occasion pom the second was
the head of Speaker Reed. with wings
/ spread from the shoulders Behind
and below the speaker was the vacant
chair and desk with the gavel In
/ front and above was the White House.
toward which the speaker was repre-
seuted as winging his way. while say
ing to himself.
| Ny by ltcs ou-arl. aud my toll behind"
/ In the lower corner of the card was
the single wor,I -Bivalvular
/ Upon the third card was pictured
/ Quartermaster-tsener BacheIder in
full uniform. sitting at the front of
a tent with the camp fire blazing At
his feet and the wagon train parked
among the trees in the distance Mys-
terious in the euruer stood for soup.
As he sat musing in the twilight. Gen
Bachelder was supposed To BE-. saying
a he thought of coming retirement.
Beyoua Nh.tf waits for Who knows
/ NeN Ioy~. ar Infinite repn-rs~
The fine figure and handsome face of
>urge-1n-tieneraI Waiter Wyman. in
full uniform adorned the fourth card,
which usherei in the fish. hv the sim
pie announcement of aquatic" There
was double meaning ON the far corner.
devoted To- the gallant bachelor head Of
the Marine hospital service n he
stood in martial array. bevy of beau
tifuI maisi-ns looked mp 20 him with
evident leap year intentions
III heart distressing Asks Il this BE- JOY
were tho words put into the surgeon
generals mouth a. he surveyed the
charmsrs.
The next card. devoted 10 -rumi-
naut. presented In gladiatorial dress
and p.ss Representative ,. Frank Adj
! rich. - Chh-agp. graphing with a vsild
h"ar of great hsr-~nr>s- II suggested
the h~rui- effort % Mr. Aldrich in
eharz~ - Representative tiender-
s1us campaign for the cEertsship at the
/ opening of the present cunrre-S
against the ss-callssl hog combin~.
which captured not only the ei~rIship.
bat other ufIicv,.
/ -H1apnfzuus iov lt N8uht b.. m ~.
u ceait bent the haT raulhiae
Maj Powell. tn. famous traveller and
scientist director Of the Chronological
fiureau. found his rugge,I- kindly face
transformed into n sphiux. uPou whieh
tourists we're staring thruuxh their
iieid glasses. The e,,ruer-ston,. of the
massive structure I,or. the inscription
~Ro.ks. hills and wales repeat the
sounding Joy.
The single word --amphibious
denoted the proper place of this Carl
in the menu for the canvas backs.
-OrnithoIogical and botanical pre-
sentesI a fuIl-length portrait of >..ua-
tor Julius Cesar Burrows. of Michigan.
Mr. Burrows was clad in senatorial
toga. with laurel upon his head. and in
his hand he held the sheet If music of
| Clementine The eouplet for which
senator burrows found application
/ was.
The greater Joy that CH-ar f~els
Than with senate az his heels.
Representative Cannon a wrecked
bicycle a tiying hat and cloud ~ dust
were presented in picturesque coufu-
sion On the card which announced
-->aeeharin- A. il was only vester-
day that Mr. Cannon and his bievele
tried 10 pass a night liner on PennsvI-
vania avenue and found tn. aveuue tou
narrow. the picturesque presentation
was timely
JaF< too ~rslaisars to last
Was Mr.. lannon's COMMENT ou hi,
broken whepl
The genealogical eard exhibited Mr.
joy IN the act which was felicitouslv y
slessrihs,i by L ncle Fuller in the ~.
Louis Mirror a few weeks ago. The
host was shown in his most impressive
p.isss-
seeing himself a. The heat Of aalvaac ng thau-
sands % HI fellow tizrnS % Missouri. nav
ira in the dIrpettaa ~ the governors mans ou.
There Wa 10y a. he = and there vyn.
joy n hs saw himself, and there Sery
the advancing thousands at hi> hack
IL was the dream Of Jay.
Menu carts 81 saeh novelty n de
sign and of such artistic beauty in exc
cutiou have been seen in NO dinner in
Washington
The guests besi,ies the gentlemen
| mentioned werss Mr.. Reed and Ni>,
Reed. Mrs. Burrows. Mr.. Powell. Mi,-
Powell. MR. Aldrich. Mr. Turner
Mrs4 Joy. Mis- joy.
When the guests retired from the. Ia
bIe the gentlemen found themselves IA
a Turkish room that was perfect in IT,
appointments liangiugs covered tn.
walls There were divans tp louug,
upon In the crate Eurneti a vvu.sd DIR,
of many eolor,. made from tks. old and
eopper-stained timbsrs Of wrs,sIss,
ship The dinner Of Nr. and Mrs. Jos
was n poem
PATRICK WALSH