The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24

them he possibly anything else than coupe
u'essence de poule Ell gelee nor, YOU
may believe, could brook trout appear
in less orna phrasing than Truite de
riNiere arlesienne. When II came right
down to milk fed lamb, ender little
lamb into whose inards the farmer at
early morn and dewy eve had poured
pints and pints of the stun that makes
the foundation for milk punches. there
could he no other description OF Makes
Inner menu than baron d'sgneau dc
lait persillee. The sherbet naturally WAS
pluie au champagne. although the ham
payne rain fell evenly all through the
feast. And SO 1t went, one refine and
%genteel dish after another until it. came
10 janbon de prague a In gelee de
porto. jellied ham.
Nor space nor time permits in eX-
tended form the recital of the wines
and champagnes which warmed Mr.,
Blumenthal's bachelor dinner. The
popping of corks was as continuous and
as lively as the banging of machine
guns at Ypres or Arras, il may he.
There We're. so far as can be learned.
no casualties, and the rumor that three
bookmakers and two wine agents were
swept cut by Mr.. T.egan'S porters Ia
the early morning may he accepted as
nothing but the base invention OF the
envious person who stood outside the
knlckerbocker late last night and said
to the reporter for THE SUN
I'D like to know where in hell my bid
WAS ] knowed that guy for years"
Along about . o'clock. when the mag
nums and quarts. much too dead ever
To- tell tales about Make, his Inner or
his friends. wee crowding The valuable
gold service for space on the tanl"
tops. Nat Goodwin started the speech
making He called for six toasts. which
were offered by Felix lsman, Abe
HeIschfeld tAbe without a single go
mind you),' Capt. Jim Churchill. 4. j.
Levy. Nat Evans and Henry Tobin.
Msx steuer's Set speech.
On behalf Of the dinner Max
II. Steuer made the set speech Of the
evening. lie described the wonderful
love for home and the simple life that
turks somewhere in Mr.. Blunenthai's
bosom. He referred to the retirement
OF Miss Meyers from The FJllies' and
the attractions of public life, said that
| she had voluntarily given up a contract
| that called for $500 a week. cash money,
and dwelt upon the very notable c"rarms
of the young woman whom Mr.. Blumen-
thai Is to marry.
George Young Bauchle, the eminent
first nighter. presented to Mr.. Bluinen-
thai and Mrs. Blumenthal-to-be three
chests OF china, sllverware and cut glass
worth $4,000. Mr.. Bauchle remarked
that since Make was all exhausted from
| toting money to the bank it was hard
for his friends to give him anything that
was really valuable. The gift therefore
was to he taken rs an expression of
sentiment for a pal. The desire OF his
friends had been to give Make come
thing tina would be useful in the home
life. something that would make him
forget Jacks and Churchill's and Rec
tors.
Nat Goodwin made the last speech.
He admitted hat he was an authority
on the subject clC sest TO the heart OF
the guest OF honor. He had been mar
ried five or six times ,the exact num-
her a escaped him for the moment>,
but at all events the sum total quail
fled him 10 speak as an expert on
matrimonial experience and adventures.
And so 1t went with one little thing
after another until 1t was time 10 run
M 10 Flo Ziegfeld's cutlery on top 4
the New Amsterdam roof, where. as
the sun rose over the Panama-Pacifc
Exposition a breakfast. neat but not
gaudy, was served for all.