Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-15
CURIOUS DINNER PARTIES.
Epicures of Eccentricity Who Scare
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Epicures of Eccentricity Who Search
for Novelties.
Ordinary methods OF dining do not
suit everybody, even when the costli-
est luxury is employed. Epicures OF
an eccentric turn Of mind In search Of
novelty have recourse to strange ar
rangements, according to the Toledo
Blade.
During the recent season at Dinard,
the Breton watering place, very
novel dinner was given by two distln-
gulshed visitors, the vicomte and vi
comtesse de Saussine. The idea was
to make the dining room as much like
a real garden as possible. and, with
this object In view, real green turf
was laid over the whole Of the floor
and daisies and other flowers were
planted In It In the center Of the
lawn" there was rockery, with a
fountain playing and live rabbit was
gamboling near It. The guests at
tended In flowing draperies, wearing
garlands Of roses upon them, and they
took their seats on cushions on the
grass while their food was served to
them on wooden dishes, which were
laid on campstools in place Of tables.
Fruit and wine were scattered In pro-
fusion on the grass and, in order to
obviate all difficulties Of passing the
salt cellar around huge loaf OF bread,
followed out and filed with salt was
suspended from the ceiling and this
was swung around from one guest TO
another as required
Somewhat similar in conception was
another very curious dinner party
given few months ago in New York
by n well-known leader Of American
society-Mrs. Arthur b. Proal. This
was a "farmyard" dinner. One Of the
largest rooms in a leading restaurant
was transformed for the occasion into
something that looked very much in
Iced like a farmyard. Around the
walls were scenes representing fields
and pastures and the floor was strewn
with agricultural implements of all
kinds, as II the farmhands had only
Just left the place.
Pigs and lambs were roaming about.
rabbits stopped munching carrots to
= skip away frightened as the guests
entered the hall and at the same mo-
ment a representation of a rising sun
appeared on the horizon. a rooster
standing on a wooden box saluted II
In his usual manner. Chickens, ducks
and geese Immediately began to
straighten their feathers aud run
about
huge egg, which was placed in the
center Of the landscape, reaching from
the floor almost to the ceiling, and
which had been most sklllfully fash
Toned by a decorative carpenter. The
table inside was a perfect oval. Ii
In the hollow part were floral decora-
lions which represented the white and
yellow parts OF the egg. The yolk
was made OF daffodlls and jonquils
and the outer fringe Of white was
made up OF lilies and candytuft and
country hedge.
This dinner was really arranged as
a sort OF rival in eccentricity to one
which was given at the same time by
another famous New York hostess
Mrs. O. X. G.. Billings, which came tC
be known as the horseback" dinner
All the guests were hidden to attend
IN horseback and they trotted into
Dc dining room without dismountlnl
Ind there took dinner from tables
which were just saddle high While
the guests partook Of their soups ant
entrees the horses munched oats a
the managers which had been provided
for them. All the guests on this occa
sion, numbering thirty-five, were la
dies.