| Show OYSTER PARTIES AT VIGO I 1 novel amusement of spanish water ing place vigo one of the spanish watering places offers a novel amu amusement to its patrons oyster parties are tho the rage anil and are of 0 dally daily occurrence large parties are formed which proceed to the beds in large flat bottomed boats and the oysters are fished up and opened as soon as they are b rought brought into the boat few refreshments apart from the bivalves alves are of feica as one of 0 the inter esting features cati ires 0 of ahe party la Is the awarding of 0 a prize to lo be one who bo consumes consi inns the greatest number they are passed to lo the guest on the shell and these shells are arc thrown into a basket from which a count Is made at the end of the feast east the vigo oyster is one of the smallest of its kind being much smaller en een thin than its california relative and a score ot of Is not at skit all uncommon as an the party sometimes last the eu en tiro tire day ice Is largely a luxury in spain and the vigo oyster parties are the only assurance the epicure has baa of 0 getting the delicacy in its best beat form new york herald |
