The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04
From the Louisville courler-Journal

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 ONE of the social functions incl dent to the coronation is described O as a very smart bohemian enter tainment given by and for few cons genial spirits who had known one an- other in the Latin Quarter in Paris and wished to recall old scenes and talk over old times. The host was Sir Philip Burne- Jones, painter He was assisted by Lady Muriel Paget. The entertainment was intended to be a really jolly evening in contrast to stiff society functions. All of the chairs were removed from the house. The guests sat on the floor. The men smoked cigars and the women ci7 garettes, and barrel of beer, was visited periodically by members of the party. Drinking songs were sung as the drinking progressed. A most distinguished com pany attended, as is shown by the list of names. .4
 If Sir. Philip Burne-Jones and his titled guests should visit Louisville they could be easily shown that there was no orig inality in their form of entertainment. Every evening in Bug Alley" and other districts similarly composed socially, en- tertainments of this kind are given, the only difference being that the hosts and guests sit on chairs if they have them, and as long as they can, while the beer barrel and whisky bottles and the tobacco hold out There is one distinctly bo- hemian feature of these delightful en- tertainments as given in Louisville which Sir Philip and his guests should have known about, and that is the custom of leaving the entertainment in patrol wagon. The conveyance is quite comfort able and rather striking in appearance and the service is excellent. As many po- licemen as are needed to handle the crowd are always on hand to load the merry party in and wake them up and assist them out at the other end of the jour ney. It was quite out of keeping with the style of the entertainment for Sir Philips guests to go to their respective homes in their own automobiles and car riages. It destroyed the really bohemian flavor of the evening to wind it up with a return to the formal life of the multi dollared. each guest being waited upon
 
 ed if need be.
 There is another fault to find with the entertainment from the point of view of the stickler for consistency
 A London correspondent says:s
 But the supper was one of epicurean deicacy. It was served on the floor or the stairs or wherever there was room to put a plate.'
 The local custom is to begin the even ing with a repast in keeping with the liquid refreshments that are to be con stunned during the evening. A chittering supper is regarded as delightful in cer tain circles, but there are also other deli caces that meet with democratic require ments and should serve the needs of an overfed and blase group of American millonaires and large English landholders bent upon escaping from the routine of champagne and pate de foi gras for one delightful and froicsome evening" Lis teners' constitute an eminently suit able dish, consisting of the spreading ears of the adult hog 'tpickled' and served cold with rye bread. Pig lxnuclxles" are also suitable and are prepared in the same manner Fried catfish is also much in favor and should be served with corn pone or hoecake. In the autumn, when the golden pawpaw drops from the limb into the rustling leaves fat 'possum wreathed in yams and cooked to de- gree of tenderness that makes the use of knives and forks purely perfunctory' and admits of it being abandoned Ill moments of enthusiasm, makes de- nghtful meat course, customarily 1o- lowed by drink rather than salad ana occasionally by cocaine snuffing II the party is designed to be especially hveiy' Later in. the winter, when the frost has set the fur of the "varmints' and the belt hunters are after their game, fat raccoon may be served, but it requires more vigorous ard dentally efficient company to dispose of him. Ther' ten derer delicacies would be more in keep ing with the abilities of representatives of an effete aristocracy and an artistic set in London i-s- It is so difficult for even the most