The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-21
COSMOS DINNER
Courses and a Dis
course at Hotel Was
hington Last Night.

Goethe, Schiller and an excellent din
ner were the three things digested by the
Cosmos Club last evening at Hotel Wash
ington, only the hist should be first. 1t
was the regular hides night, when fair
| woman graced and softened the feast
from beneath the rudy glow of red
shaded candelabra and electric lights.
The favors were pink carnations, button
holed by the men and held by the women.
The feast began shortly after seven
with the following courses: Blue
Point oysters on half shell; con-
somme royale; ~cueumbers; olives; celery;
broiled bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel; potatoes
Hollandaise; filet of beef, a la Jardiniere;
asparagus or toast; potatoes duchesse;
roast Philadelphia capon, with crosses;
currant jelly; lettuce salad, French dress
ing; Neapolitan ice cream; Roquefort
cheese; water crackers; fruit; bon bons;
demi-tasse, and ended shortly after
eleven with a discourse.
Mr.. Charles r. Heke, Treasurer of the
American Sugar Refinery Co, made the
address of the evening, speaking on the
general subject of German Literature"
with special reference to the writings of
Goethe and Schiller. He sopke almost
~ ely " liz 0cliudA StdilupOiil
and as only a man thoroughly conyersant
with the German language can speak
As he himelf expressed it, The thinks"
in German.
Shakespeare, Schiller and Goethe were
mentioned as the three greatest writer's
of their respective periods. OF these Mr..
Heike brought the competition down to
two, Shakespeare and Goethe, taking the
stand that Goethe was the greater be-
cause he was born two hundred years
later than Shakespeare, in the most
important age of German literature, as
he expressed it, 1.-THE flower period of
Germany which he explained as some-
thing similar to the English Renais-
sance. I'm those two hundred years"
said he, Goethe received an education in
the antique literature and art that
Shakespeare never had.
He then passed on to a biography of
Goethe speaking of his trip ia Italy
in 1876, and his friendship with Schiller,
eight years later, which lasted until the
latter'sd cath, with a sketch of Schiller's
college life, his writings and his con-
nection with Goethe in the Wilmar
Theatre.
This friendship, he said, was peculiar,
because both men were SO entirely differ
ent in character. Then followed d
synopsis of the various plays of both
Goethe and Schiller with criticisms on
each. The entire discourse. as somebody
afterwards remarked when the vote of
thanks was given, was handed in a
most completely and mastery anner
Professor Waters. in whose eye a CLEAN
of contradiction had been preceived, was
then called upon, and stood up for Shake
speare, saying that Goethe's idea of wom-
an was not noble as was the English
poets, besides which Goethe wrote more
for students and professors, while Shake
speare wrote for the masses.
Others among them were Mr.. James A.
Dear, Mr.. John A. Walker. Rev. Cornelius
Brett n DR.. Andrae, followed in the de-
bate, all taking the Shakespeare stand,
and Cosmos Club went home to digest
the dinner, German Literature and
Shakespeare.
Among those present were:-Mr. and
Mrs. Henry v. Condict, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles r.. Heike, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Murray, Mr..
and Mrs. Chauncey Holte, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph A. Dear, Mr.. and Mrs.E p. Reich
helm, Major Q. K. Pangborn. DR.. Cornell
Jus Brett, Prof. Robert Waters, MIR.
VIM. c. Brown. Mr.. A. j. Corcoran and
Rev. G.. Andreae.