The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-11
FEAST PROPOSED
$2,5OO A PLATE
COterie Plans Wonderful Spreat for
One Hundred Persons With Roast
Lion on Menu.

tial monument is firmly built over
the graves Of Lucullus and the other
nigh rollers Of ancient days before any
which has been proposed TO Thomas
lealy, the restaurant proprietor A
chef ana caterer OF international fame
Is the author Of this scheme for glorl.
fiCation Of appetite and extravaganza,
aud In the outline he has prepared
refers to presidents, pOtentates and
William Jennings Bryan as guaranturs
Of his ability to tickle the palate. His
menu Of food and entertainment is
sufficient guarantee Of his powers Of
Imagination
Twenty five hundred dollars Il plate
will be- the price, and he reports that
he has eight bona fide subscribers now
listed II they and the other ninety
two ever sit down To the dinner de
scribed by the chef there will be- eN-
rlosiOns In the dust Of all the famous
dead epicureHns of ancient and mod.
rrn times
with due regard to the difficulties
" deyising something new under the
sun the chef writes to Mr.. Ilealy, II
have undertaken the task OL evolving
la banquet for hundred persons at
$500 cover, sufficiently novel and
extraordinary 10 arouse and hold the
| Interest Of the social leaders in every
country ON the face " the globe Many
/ notable attempts have been mHde by
competent aud gifted persons tu rival
anything heretofore accomplished In
/ the form Of strange and fascinating
social entertainments The imaglna
| tluu Of the versatile human mind has
/ been taxed 10 the utmost To enable the
social leader to stage something quite
unlike anything heretofore accomplish
ed
My wide experience In serving the
public Of all nations has afforded me
ample opportunities to study human
nature, and as mnitre d'hotel | have
/ had the honor of officiating at enter
| tninmenls rare and extraordinary civ.
en by persons of international fame
such as Prince Constantine Of Hus
sia. Richard Wagner, General Victor
Emanuel King George Presidents Of
the United States Grover Cleveland,
William Mckinley Theodore Roose
Welt aud william II Taft also for ii
Hung Chang. Mr. Clarence II MnCkay,
Prince Henry Of Germany MIR Brnd-
ley Martin, the secretary uf state. VII
liam Jennings Bryan, the Duke " the
AbruzLi aud distinguished governors,
artists scientists and milionaires.
Inspired thought has been respOn.
slble for many wonderful achievements
by men, and my suggestion IL not the
result Of tedious study but rather
the result OF an inspiration
Then he adds. "IO New York
should fall the honor of staging this
ncvel entertainment and Mr.. Healy
told him when he had enough sub.
scriptlons In hand to justify action a
site at Long Beach, near the Healy
restaurant there, would be inspected
An immense table, five feet wide
and laid around a circular plot eighty
feet In diameter" the chef proposes
with an inner platform for display Of
the courses, under which the chefs
stewards, florists and others would
find places
Crocodile eggs. birds nests soup and
roast lOin Of tiger are some Of the
dainties suggested for the menu which
the author believes should be intrust
ed 10 some famous European chef, with
a major dOmo or maltre dhotel from
some kings or emperor's palace ant
from Paris or London Il whole crew
Of buffers, each seven feet tall
IL, an American citizen, serving the
, American public for twenty-one years
having received my training and servet
a long apprenticeship In Europe ant
other countries, have decided that tbs
American people are the real gOur
ments Of the world the author says
and suggests an American framework
for the feast "a
The enclosure surrotpdff by IN,
tables furnishes the. eai tinterest o
the dinner proposed. etieBd Of ninet,
pieces, led by SousE or greatore will
play between courses n the protector
" this dinner ever realizes his dream
and he suggests that Mr.. Walter Da
moresch ls the right man to lead ar
orchestra In supplyini music for dane
ing ON the stage after the dinner nn,
entertainment are ended. Mr. Dam
rousch has not been interviewed In thl
connection.
There II going to be an American
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cocktails, II the author has his way
lie proposes that the grand ball begir
with march, led by the master q
ceremonies attired In baseball cos
tune Now comes the description Of
"rableau First--GTapefrult seryeC
In silver loving cup representing
half pineapple, with spoon Of ivory
the monogram OF the diner In mala
Chite. AT the moment the diners be
gin 10 eat the grapefruit the cloud o
light which Obscures the central foo
win disappear and small lake, rep
rcsenting tropical scene appear.
From the bottom Of the lake vii
arise twenty women in professional
swimmers tights, ten In red and tel
In balck. They will stand at the stat
= leading to the stage waiting for diner
, to throw SEQ gold pieces, diamond se
rings and bracelets into the water
when the twenty sirens will he seel
, struggling deep in the water TO catcl
the precious objects In their mouths.
This Is an example Of wealth o
, imagination displayed by the propor
ent VI this feast. Some Of the othe
. unusual features he wants to lncorpoI
. ate are "Torbay oysters served In a
immense tortoise shell engraved by
Jerusalem artist, the engraving to n
e clude n portrait Of the diner"
P THE twenty slrenS would reappea
In the crystal waters Of Torbay 4
: majestic beauty, while Damronch's oI
chcstr would render q special sele,
llon ~ ragtlme music" he says an
adds.
"Canyashack ducks. This would
/. the real piece de resistance and woul
q he served In porcelain with Horde
. I NJ piplsnnna and Vn1d Live niyaoni