Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1890 — Humors of an English Dinner. [ARTICLE]

Humors of an English Dinner.

Hostesses are frequently 'impelled to edopt some fantastic and for.uitous method of determining who shall take whom into dinner, but anything sillier than a device resorted to'the other night by a lady of position in London society can hardly be imagined. The male guests were pul up at auction, andtnocked down to'the highest bidders in imaginary sums. Sir Redvers Buller was the most valuable human chattel exposed for sale, and was finally secured fora trifle over a 'million, whereas one of the party only fetched half a crown. The only amusing part'of the game was the description of the human wares by the auctioneer, who hitithem off very cleverly. Afresh surprise was in store for the company after dinner, as a coffin was brought in by the servants, which was founddo contain the ■dead body of a lark and the inscription, “Our little lark is o’er.” It is almost incredible that such puerilities cau entertain -sane and sober adults in this ao•ealled ,progressive age. —San Francisco Argonaut.