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The San Francisco Sunday Call.
Magazine Section
Part I.
Harold Dorr
—y «- j'IXNKH with which none other
/ \ ever* given "ciiu; compare will "be ,
I \ siven tv.i* yiars from' now 'on the
o;,.M»irifc' day of tlic .new Palace
LoTf- 1 onalif uld *-it«... * Of so great-mag:.
nStndcrfa this- Wnqiitf to- '•</ that pr* j>
amJioTis arc <ivc-n now yoing^forwa: - d:; ' .
So -much of. old; San Francisco cen
tered übout the Palace hotel.- so much
of the .worM . never thought of Ban
Francisco without remembering \u0084 tlie
palm garden, and the quarter, sections
of territory- called chambers 1 in the 'old
Palace, that the'i recpening ."f- ."the
famous hotel will; be looked upon -by.
the whole world- as the dalo-of-San
Franciscoj rehabilitafus.'^ -'\u25a0' Tliat:' "dai*, ?
i two years from.n/rCv, "three ;ij.id jChalf
only since .the i6'eat fire, is now. yoi) T
ceded-as t'hc' time when ihc city in';-!!
Jts varied aspects will %c itself '"one.'
more. The event ' is'lookcd upoh ;us a
state, and even'-a^nationaC .\u25a0 occasion* *
The great dining .-room of .the n^w>
Palace* has already been "c'n'gai jjf d ' '.on
its openif B nig'lit for this bamjuri. the
like of wliich hsis»never been seen ; be
fore. Kig-ht now. two years before 'the
dinner is lo take place, the (plan is
made, fhe rneuu i«. beins: selected and
the articles which compose.it;useA>\i
\u25a0 sng bred and trrewn. ' ;.^
\u25a0\\*ho ever, heard -if sueli;-.a .thJnji?
Vi'as there cvei a dinner of «iu:h;pro
portions given? N<»t"e\«u Montd Oritio
at the famous : dinner '.:i which.; he,
firathered-^^iieaeies fro,:.' the . ends. : 'o*
the earth took, two ye.~ r^ 'to prepare
his sumptuoH? -meal'
Every »llsli >' : ..'his flh>n<-r ,y»-nr;W
especially prcpawV and frvi tat ions w;ll
have to be issued (a*
ranee *to 'gave szruf^tf en the othrr -Lie
-sf the g-lobe su&r-iea; onportlv.iLv ?V>*
arrange' tli'«-ir a.ffairsi' tUat^they tnay be .
in .!?an'l7: i .nti?i ; ij \v!i«".i the", wonderful .m. m
l.anquet ' tukos'pJac-v'. , <".': •\u25a0 -•
• " Whoever hfard <>f a-<-<-1.-bra{ivo" feast
to .wii.j«^i ': men "win'.i.jiiriK y fronv lioiidon"
and/ Tokyo., at . whivh *t'i'<» -man- of: iron
from' Alaska.' will' sll -tiowji". besidc^tho
dij»to!v.iit" from KunVyi";^ r.ml \u25a0 thesuayo
and, polite" Swutli.'AfnvVUran; tobnoJbi \vith
cajptaijis' oT. the ; trus^s.?iTX.owijer^>,«.,'lnrt,'
in' broall-and.g'tsiiorou*; '^aiifoi'hia'Cf^uld--,
such •.«.-.. masrnllVeent idea.' - have -been
CVOlVlid. '.'\u25a0, ~r . ,\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0';\u25a0 ?;,-,-; .-' _ X :-'.'ii'-~jh
Who Will 3fe Bidden ;;
The oasioßt t way- to,»>Nphun;who will ,
li«J' u tho ir;"to say', tljat ,the^worj*l .
.will -be jjivitcd— -lhc', president and .the,
<hi<r*f oflif-rK ,- oft suit y, the, governors
an«V disui tariV^. of all t!n>; states of ; tiic
luiion, tho leaiiiTisr.bsj.sint-ssirien. of every;
city, and. i>n."?«lug \u25a0 bd'. ; ot)ier nations;
every 'croVned "head^in Kuropc and' the'
brilliant men", of ', l)\c \r: countries,' ;tiie*.
piesidfi!t of Kriin'co. tho'Vzay.Gf^ Kussia,
. the .'khan of ;l'crsia aiVd --tin- sultini'. will'
each -.Veccivcv ?"s -'billet of. invitation!
The i re',prpsentat! v v's;'j of \u25a0 ;il I ; ihe - world
powers- in 'W'A>hini?ton l \sW V b<: partlcu'-i'
larly >ufprt:d : to' b«;- <:u i if orn ia;s \u25a0 gujtstsf
For." sii'ch 'an . army tli'o invitations -wjlli
n?ed -to; bej.om nieiUlis before tlte.>din r .'
iier." "•'<) thrt;' Jf "in? .'itiaiiy' &< '5.000 people
conic, : to' (line •' _v.-!fh^Kii'h ".Francisco/; to
cc!i;brati- : isoj" \u25a0 eOinpk*teVrecoy«Jry, : rthejx
.will-b":- ropsn' for ' th<*ni/i>n: ; -: \u0084 \ :
'•'TiiVVfood ..'alone'-;, will; take" months:, to
nx+rtiirf' \u25a0.' Tl'ir p.^soluts -"detail - r >t jthe
THE GREATEST
DINNER
EVER GIVEN
menu h'aj'e^not^bcen -acriecd^up6n;jbuv,
one'; thlriffVliaVc beprr! dsjanitely/ decided t c
-^-'ever.y/a'fticl(B. J -of'*food"\a'nd /every,-. c'o 11"- -J
«Um"4nt;Avin,be;rai»edi6r ig'rpwh.inrCali-yi g'rpwh.inrCali-y
f 6fnia>'-.- ." c - : . / :': J : v : j f^s'SY's '..'^ '\u25a0"- -',;'\u25a0". o" V
The '•'oysters* of VD.elvXorte^ will : lead *J.
th(.-'3 - afs"tfononii'c'--'srrand \u25a0'riiarch'.withHhQy
jjreen '.-. 'tur tie ;\u25a0• of ;ISan.; ISan.1 San. i Diego \u25a0? bay, '--i^ arid V
there..will ; b«v delicate Jappetizing^per«y
tonalities; ;VfichJas- the iOroyineVoli.ye.V
the chicken ;p&te ; th^t hails^from?Peta-/;
luiifai?* squabs- from. Los *Angoles,iXap;v^
tomatoes escorted vby'San'Matep'rlcUuce-'
' vc'Hißon-vf rohj -the r . Sierras ;} dnd ' all K.t he x
lish-o£, the. sea. 'V'A ccompanying^this liu-v
mili u s j feast -there fw lll) beV t he "; wines"; irtJ,
1 CnUf or nia^V' too*;' numerous vrto^mentionix
oall!'f[^c'cll'MitUb;tli^tasteo all!'f[^c'cll'MitUb;tli^taste. l ;;;';^;.';r ; ';!"^i< :^ :
! ./.To ; iir^par«%[iVi"dinneiv t likes,tliis,-i perfect \u25a0:'•
,{if^cvc-ry; : d<rtall;^take32time.vt<^sdihner,v
\in irdly to^ be « equaled! 'cah^lTe '•picked?oiiy^
;uiy »I;Vy • in •' th el market SjiOf> Sah^Fran* t
ii I st;o,' ; bu t ;w hen"; e veryjdi sh* is ?tb i be?ab7j
"sqlut^ly/perfectitwo\ye l arsj'is?iiot*too~
i'inuch^" ~ : ;\u25a0\u25a0 j.Vv.'v'C- : '^T-t;'V^V-''^v'V-:--'- '-\u25a0!; ; -*^
•;- : vTake-^a^-i^tter^.l.ike;jpepperlV'-;WhL«' : :
:-I v^ia^l'sh.?^. ] Pci>p"Rr^la^ltk'e^niatclicsYori
aii-.v \u25a0\u25a0/rii_cre^is;.rtly.'a>;s}pe/ppsr^b^ut-; f aiiilS
. iio where ?if
;ciitt'vfrpm;;J-Isutj;not
per j ik/"i k/" ? i'o wn -' i n = "' Cal^i f p"r.n i a'^'o th e r iv i s-a ;*
;the*'dinirrtV';would*havfeV"to'ibeJpepperlessK
\u25a0 . • • .-- .. .*',.--."\u25a0- •
CutTdowtiiln 'th« wmttera-portlon^ot^
ihe » stateUheri j are \u25a0.a*, few, 1 pepper §
1 They Hwill ; - yield-" 'tfteir^Bprtlon vto ZttA $
"Minher; 'but/ there -areionly^a'fewJtrew^
' f tor ? all^ anQ Uheiv: yield: must ?bei^a,tn-i^
• ored?" In i seascfn ;t% Coffee *is •? also I grown ;
-;i h y Calif orriia,^ and f- tea |«lM^ if -' spine \u25a0;
i'delicatel^consfitu^
!EwiMC^Woraia^a|WiM;v^ : ; -f^ ;
"Ths ;: veryj- na"piclns Sandj tabit^/cloths -
California, flax.j-.r^s/'
K^The Jnvenu* wili 'be>on * the \ place] cards, ,
JlnlttielupperjrishthandJcoT^lrJ^^fip^W
jwillibe^goldspiates^TiponC^nlch'Trill^be \u25a0
engraved % theFhanie '*i of j>. the 1 - guests j^'at ;
v\vhpseyp'la*cesi.they<are;Bet^r.{.,tv \vhpseyp'la*cesi.they<are;Bet^r.{.,t v* '^-i-Vr'cJ,
'rj*i Colonel; JohniC.';K!rkpatrlckiriMaiiascr
i'ofithejPalaceilioteUTwill^forjmany^days'
i,befo"rejthefdinner:Pers6nally 4 over9ee}an:
?fp>eparatibnVjs6"thatUhet"le,sse'r/detallSj
Swill^b'e^perfectvnand/^the^dinner **>so,
• off! with Uhe-sriibothnessfoffraariy^ great,
Xdinners>givehfin>the*oldlcaravahsaT.'y*4';".
Jac?," i -says % j Col onel Xi r-kp'atrfckf v,'t o ;
?Bervefa3f.biS|anaJelkbo.ra.teYa'dinner.tasi
'-cantbe'served^any-K'herefin, the'-wbvld,'
?*and*nolmatterVn^wjmany^comeror-.l?ow^
i sumptuous >a\meals ls?demande"d,' it- will
Ibetreadyi-vvlien'tlie \time\ come?.?* Such;
la^Qinner^R ; th^^onc^pJ^nnca;:to^unjte'
? - f the I recuperat io'nTof S? 11 i Krr.iicjsco :.-<vl 1 1
jnonths <to; prepare, and -the^
•\u25a0time 'allcnyedi.isi none j'.ttvo 'lons'. o' .* •'\u25a0'" b \u25a0
.-•:> "It --is "'remark'al»lft- = how -aren^ra! \u25a0;.-')'?;
r.§e 1 . i 1 iis : Is. <t Ua t ; . V li c n .. tjie \u008411 \u25a0» w_ . t'^r! a-.-s •
oii^nsi thej nt^'cUr' tt rr i lf r he -•l*?^ : *{* :: ' ts . '
oldfpusition^afe'iCiri.';i till A>f .tii^r 6kl -life.
blut^l,;:lß.^ci»'J.lfeA J fv^iatv ! *Ci*^i t ":^' i \ l s^^'
thp case." VjX;>*.l.nore-.ii*tiUjj ; TTit.^, *rf;oj3?iv.- '
ins? V-lKe. !j\otei*..or ? *. ,64 ;, ooKMii-aHJVJr ;-t!it'. v'
rebiiiWinffJof*^^*' l^ weWo -Y-UsUVan.;- -'
foun\rUhan;a)]^.%iVrng ; <!r«>»^;S^2 :il : u ! IV-4'l V-4 '
ncivV'fo '^.«v;.hicii/>: l.MtU'if.s-ii'rtjKi.^uj t. .;the -* 1
STeai«; men^ ti 6 tv- T; 1 Iy in'sr's ? '? - i V" v l>e a -I^^ i" ' /
.-: vTh&ck^ryJnr o\it .orvthtVdetan.H^of '\u25a0 1
this^sv'tjnd'erftil \(li3uy'i^lwitl- re<=t" ;^-Jtlv ]
'tlie^ff^eVafs'Caf ;' 4 :tj»"e}?i;allf^.OTrihvV'ProSna^'
t ioii^JooinVili t l^e^v a; ' Vi a ty •; x-n i\ h . i lie v^r
haver's cli§^!Sullj:;-J^ assumed. -^81-l J-the.
\u25a0\u25a0Whbje.-vst.a'tet*>f-C;aiifovnta*'is:;iirft.tftttaUv
; "jriyin jf .>' tlie*»,.<l"i n rier ] o.n Ct I pron) !u _es t \u25a0 .rcon .- \u25a0
' f ro'nv^ey cry. .> toi^aoiTo C it hd. . state lwil I'be;
'hcrcfthapnifflrt/'V^:' r ? ~'~\ "\u25a0'\* ; ~ . ; - •''
: \l6iic> f lb^for^a*Ftat^-s?ln'r.<:r > was jjiv'en,'
;in'r*thV-pl<lJrPiilfi.c"c.>>n -l;:C''.. \u0084-it vrhi'h^
\u25a0^beVijAyej-e>^3^:^tieity^X^W ('"'tl"^^^^ '.
'of vtJK^iefce.^- "-'l;li*t '^.i.-'O : '-.wiiS- "a Uinuesr.'
;lri:^h%^li(CAliiin>u^.Va^,\!!iU^i; but *
'it'Cr'ejiro^fVjicA*T«;aHiL"wvn|A-^on'.yl '\u25a0 ' .
-^Althotrgh^llVn;archjtccts';of \u25a0 the T'-'-l- \u25a0 .
'ai^e'thptcr^pajv.f'. ,Vo .- f.u- '-\u2666lei-iiUfii :
-upoßUhois--i*r^h; ''rjfa';«.r'tbey :will leave
SJCprJjtJie^iWxni^sc/ulCifu^Dionrfand'hiLve.
snot^jp Hrnn c* t s^cl <?c yr at ions.' \u25a0-•' tit <*' sp len - v
I d lS^sce Vie ' X lia t. •vv i U ' f« pr cad -. be f o ire :t H e
wenderHig'^y.i? -of >the •guests Uias^been
;'praci.icaJl>y;> < ?ftiea.rY i'^<%^Kj. :*'^ *';'•- \*. \u25a0
\u25a0v.. ; Tlre<e£f.^c titvUl V»e tha t \ of- a-njoiirttain " *•
*m«"adp"!v, t -.inV-,thc;' fullness, /"of' spr-ins:.- ,
''lina%ine^t*heigWst^fronV>"<»rwny stop- r
J plng"but;anionE : t^ a 3s.sJ<sf ;,^edw.oo<i and
-moimt^ij^»pHic^iwithct!ictr : *ar6maVfHl-'
: >Tff'elJrigjb<fn.eaUi>
Jhfs^fect^trir/ -.-'. among''.;'; srdJdhn "iris: :-,n«t \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0
"poppies.V'vvHrojigh'tlte; tr'ecaTj'niifilu -«viU
.^ousi^ likejith^wind ii n ;,t he -. pir r>?. ,"atiil
'|l9dmeVhere''Xe < w'iU'-lj*;Cun3olous i _or riu»^ \u25a0'."
,nlhg»\v"^tor^dsept'd&\vn'tiP,x:ihyon.iAs;
; .he salt"*' and^lools*:ttp"ph alKthe frciiuicss^
,hV'2iUsstidi3erity.*fftal{triersreennes3;e.nd'
the *^uld. of -it— th*» greenness •ef the
jiills rand" the :yalley.< and'the sold of
the,W.<yield,'Of : the -mine and vineyard
. and I field. ." f - . ,
May/ r Cost r sloo Each /;
, -~ Would ionj^one^ miss- such- a; dinner?
j ";Xotv In /California... It :"wiH
fp£ jijQusands.*bf doHars,.~protaa.bly *100
peKpiatVffor, the s,ooo \u25a0sue.ats.-.but: does
Kii-y: QJiei tliin):" of rthat?, -_
\vfsh~ to 'stint?. Not in. "California!
\ .^v hat ' Toad* ••California', -the most
raided lof spot ' in^tht:/ world? . Simply
t'.u^c Vi> one in California ever, did any
thing* on ?. ;*njall scale. It -.is. not in
iyjV-.nature.'of^the'jP-tople.l The state \u25a0
heaiVßoomc famo'wsr' -larycly because Its
people*' li'aye.ilmasination-- and are not
afr»i;Vsto'srspeo<*' They, do* tilings su
'\u25a0p--»rUiy':«3<i,nfcver count the cost. When
t hoy' s'i ;«e. : a ''dltiner.»tb \u25a0 ceTebrate the re
iiiSiUttithin dfi'Sah : they ar»
not VflsVrius: /by. pe'iinle's'.". ..-.When the
[«rof|djis:.tlialr -guest they-.wimbe mag- -\u25a0\u25a0
nUwent; enrerta.nersVtmla magnificent
sJ&le: \u25a0• •\u25a0\u25a0.-'•-\u25a0 - - • - ; ; '.\u25a0 • •\u25a0 • .»
carrf out an
Men* -ir<V ~ thi*. * Of Mtself it can be
Mtvs:iv*:U aiul forsrott*ri:' But < all the
machinery .'by whieb ; " It?, can be sue-.
ef^sfaHr^rutisafdtfU^to^the'aay'oC the
dinner' fs no^-ai.vs-orU. and all that^ls
*ii»<-u"od. will be .tTie V"* 1 ? 13 - -
> - VThb -.yiy ?o™e to tins dinner? The
most brilliant Jand busiest men in the
world. "l-'or;,*-h^ti ..they receive their
invitat tons- they Will; realise the max
iii.'U-enee f.f; the, idea. 'and they will real
ize th.tt here. ls it dinner worth -while.
They* win not hesitate before the thoa-;
f sandst of. 'milei.-;- They iwill -realize Hhat
. s^»n Fram-lsco Is*, rebuilt; \u25a0• that one of
•/thVwarvets of -the; aw'bas been com
pleted and that they/ Individually, have
been' invited, to come ar»d r celebrat» th«
creation.- The woade? lot. it vwill come
over^uem 5 that ucity,:all bat the soul
of wh>h." was Viiestroyed, has: suddenly
;?prtios' Wits fun ; height ;asatn.",V ln j>
their smsr : liver, ilffi lff sroatlfirß'"wlll,seoaa
•l.ut-us; v^tcnlay. raid they. will. Journey "
Jfr-ociiWrttf* youth.;; cast,, and we»t f to.
ili'ie -'.vl th -'"the • tvtcn . >Lo ; have \u25a0-lifted «;
' "thelr-'vJtjTtouin tn* . ztKos. that she mny
'asain^be bjiil^d by fa~r -rlghtf^ name,"
"The'Oiteen of -the tJoidcn West-