GRUESOME DINNER
UNDER A GUILLOTINE Paris, February 3. For the purpose of defying superstition, members of the Seize Club dined at Dunkirk in circumstances which are as astonishing as any in the ages-long historv of hospitality. The head of the table was overshadowed by an authentic guillotine, with its triangular blade stained with blood, while the executioner was impersonated by a wild creature carrying a formidable knife, who was accompanied by a victim stripped for execution. The basket was also readv to receive the head. The diners were seated at tables covered with white shrouds and lighted by ghostly, flickering candles. The walls were draped with black. Members of the Seize Club pride themselves on their courage, and disregard of superstitions, and say that the gathering throughout was the gayest, despite the gruespmr surroundings.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 109, 6 February 1928, Page 9
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134GRUESOME DINNER Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 109, 6 February 1928, Page 9
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