Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-31

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smiths. p~lumtsn. carpenters. painters and
decorators. The Headquarters cafe aud
restaurant VAS Fs-opeusd. Saturday even
lag. By = aost msgsideeot spread. given
10 more shsn 20 isVlied guests.
Tue ions tsb's, set cot With q lavish dis.
play u dushs, Essss. Turkeys. whole pigs.
salads. sauces, lsillss aad othsr dsllcacIss
TO numsEees % mention, would have
Delighted its EsEs q any epleurs, while to
the buggy maa q vas vision Of inex-
presssbls pleasure. Ia the center Of this
table was a . ral tribute, presented by
John ThoFohii, = large square Of Cape
Jassamlns sHd carnAiins. beautifully
TENDED ups a tack -grourd OF smIlax and
a,parsgus ffeads. Then. too. there was a
%fsatufe abeul ihis banquet which cannot
be too highly commanded. The meats
we're not pFeFiously carved, 20 that every
ous scrambled sad seunisd 20 help him
self; bat each goes, YES hoped by 9 craver
who gavs hin such portions as be might
select. TITUS every one received an abun.
dance, and Ell uusesmiy confession around
the tables Wss avoided. Every one IL
loud 10 the rFsiss Of Jack Douglass, the
HesdquarisTs' chef. who not only prepared
the supper. bat ~suporin;ended the at.
tendance upea tic guests. Just here It
msy be sid that Il IL tho general opinion
that the sFsns % Saturday evening eclip-
sod anything u tee Kind svsr keown in
the Territory. alike 10 the Iavishnsss OF the
repast ADD The pumters In attendance.
The cafe And restaurant itself looks like
a new place. With new floor. new ceiling.
every piece Of woodwork reprinted and
all the rooms Fs.papsred, a heater, cleaner,
cooler looking ard more attractive place
cannot be Imagined. This Is largely due
to tho prevailing tin, OF color, which Is a
light sky.bius, aud 70 tho taste displayed
in the selection OF wall paper add pic
tures.
Tho tar decorations we're unique, but at
the same Sine tasteful aud attractive.
showing the p,oprIetor's well.known taste
as a sportsman just above the massive
plate glass mirror. which crowns the bar
and shows 10 such advantage the fine col
lection OF cut.glass were, we're crossed
two rifles OF tho ancient time. one Of them
having been the property Of Kit Carson.
and used by him In many nn ARRAY with
man and beast. The other bears the date
OF 1912, and Il doubtless tho longest rife
ever seen In these parts, requiring n man
Of unusual height TO look down lite muzzle. |
This for many years was the property OF
Mr.. Renece, late Of Mora. Above the guns
hung n PANEL on which was mounted an
unusually large maliard duck, while to the
right and left Of this looked down two
heads, With branching antlers. The
sazo and life. Likeness OF thesc commanded
tie attention Of all. Still further to the
left two mountain grouse porched upan a
pine log, while on the right. a mountain
fox, but as natural as life, held a teal duck
between his paws. as though ready to be-
gin his feast. The effect OF the whole was
more pleasing than any pictures could
made i. This collection OF rare
ipecimens and the mirror they surmount
will be protected from dust and deface-
nent by a gauze screen, upon which Geo.
+. Hill has painted In his best style a scene
the lake ef Killarney.
In conclusion " may. be said that B. f.
sorsy the, who has succeeded Clark & For
iythe as the proprietor OF the H%eadquar-
is q mar Of dno taste IN all matters of
decoration, while no n spends more
money than hn In keeping everything
bout him exactly TO his notion.