Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-11
STARTLING DINNERS.
Two Carat Diamonds Among inc
Costly Souvenirs Given Away

CostIy Souvenirs Given Away. ,
In no place in the world Is the SOU
yenir so firmly established as In the
limited States, where it is now consid-
cred indispensable at dinner parties
balls. weddings, christenings and, In
fact, any function Of a social nature
given in celebration Of some interest
ing personal event
one of the most startling entertain
ments ever given in honor OF young
girl took place at Atlantic CITY no.
long ago when Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
We'll gave Il dinner in celebration OF
the nineteenth anniversary OF their
Youngest daughters birthday. WINE
the decorations and the birthday cake
were marvels of beauty, the CHER at
fraction consisted of fine two carat
diamond which was dropped into each
glass reserved for the champagne. over
eoch gem n tiny rosebud was placed,
and upon this the wine was poured
into the glass. Not until the last toast
had been drunk to the young lady 8
heolth were the diamonds lifted from
the champagne glasses, and the guests
were asked to retain them in remem-
brance of the happy occasion.
-Four years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Crantz of Pittsburg celebrated their
diamond wedding by giving dinner 10
twenty of their friends. The occasion
was marked by much costly expendi-
ture the souvenirs taking the form OF
diamond pins for the gentlemen ana
bracelets for the ladies. These costly
Gifts were placed beside the plate Oh
each guest, resting on miniature peus
Of lilies of the valley, violets ana
maidenhair fern. Just prior to the ar
rival of the ices the "star" guest rose
and proposed the health Of the couple
whose diamond wedding they were Gel
ehrating and referred to the interest
ING fact that the combined ages Of Mr.
and Mrs. Crantz totaled up to l6O
years.
After the toast had been drunk Mrs
Crantz rose and proceeded to fasten
the pins in the lapels Of the gentle
mems dress coats, while Mr.. Grant,
clasped the bracelets round the arms
of his fair guests.
Perhaps the most interesting sou
yenirs ever given away were those DIS
tributed at dinner last March inau
orrated nv the American Institute o.
Electrical Engineers in honor of Thom
ne Alya Edison. These souvenirs con
sisted of small ivory boxes bearing
Grecian figure holding aloft light ant
inscribed THE Genius Of the Lamp.
This was a copy Of the famous statu
In Mr.. Edison's laboratory at Orange
which typifes the triumph OF electric
ity and which Mr. Edison bought som
wears ago at the Paris exhibition.
Resides these ivory boxes there wer
also beautiful pins made in the NINA
ture of an incandescent lamp, the bul
being formed by single pearl. ines
latter, however, were given TO the Ia
dies only. The menus also formed II
teresting souvenirs, for they bore o
the outside the picture of n bronz
: Inst Of Edison, while below was a
autograph signature of the Wizard"
Another interesting feature OF TINS II
markable dinner was the procession
walters bearing the ices, each one
u which was contained in model Oh q
u Edison nvention-motors, phonograph
{ switchboards, automobiles, incande
? cent apparatus, etc. The ices then
L selves were in the form and size OF Il
> candescent bulbs.-Detroit Tribune.