, 1865-01-20


Inc Paris correspondent Of the Montreal
! Herald gives tue following description of a
new pie which Is au the rage amou. French
epicures:
The most noted existing rival of Dumas In
point Of culinary renown, Is the keeper of the
inn, at st, Ge!mains, to all tourists known as
the Hotel cf the Pavilion of Henri Quatrc.
/ The ancient building in which that monarch
passed SO much time with Gabrielle d'Estrees,
! and IN which Louis XIV was born. forms d
part Of the Inn In question and Colllnet, the
master Of the establishment, enjoys the repu-
; tatfon Of being the most skillful professional
cook Of France. As the drives ii the forest
the views from the magnificent terrace, one
Of the finest lin it's 7ay) to be seen in Europe,
visitors to Paris usually visit this place, driy-
ing In the forest or the terrace aforesaid, and
satisfying the appetite thus awakened by
dining on the most recherche products Of
Prince Hu1nbert Of ItalY, under .thc wing
Of his sister, Princess Clotiide, on lis recent
visit to this city. This winter, however,
Collinct is surprising himself having ain
vented" new pie which Ia the " ra.e'' of the
eeason in gastronomtc circles. The paic Il.
Ieeca*stnt*' OEoodcock pie) which has
thrown into the shade the inmemoriai re-
pown Of SIasbourg, Chartrcs, and Pesigord,
and has already secured the Immortality of
its creator, is composed of Woodcocks boneQ.
and highly perfu1ncd with trudlcs, elch bird
being Undecided in an unctuous conglomerate
OF wonderful flavor, composed of various cum
ningly combined Ingredients, pounded into
an indistineyishable mass. The pics-none
ofyour commonplacc bakings in d pic dish
but firmly built palaces Of delicate cr1sp,
brown crust, capable Of standing alone for
twclyemonlh! vary in size and price from
small-st, containing, only one wood
cock. shows-the beak Of the bird
sticking up through small aperture in
the center Of the upper crust; in tile
larger ones, the bodies Of the defunct
birds are nicely ranged in a circle round the
like the rays Of a star, with their heads to.
wards the middle, and their bcaks protrudinr
through the crust, ant. forming 4 ciecl, OF
oral, according to kha shape Of the laky
structure. Such is the jurore excited by this
new pie, that no dinner is considered com
plete without it. Collinet Is accordingly
cleaning the mar kct Of woodcocks, regularly
buying up all that are brought to this citj.
and complaining bitterly thai he cannot pro.
cure hallRs many as pe wants for his inuumer-
able customers. II the turore holds out much
longer the genus Woodcock will be in some
danger Of becoming extinct, but Monsieur
Will be- able to retire from business on a
handsome fortune.
obltuary-A Historical french Dwarf,
a remarkable character recently died in
Par1s, the dwarf Of Richehonrg, who, though
ptrhaps not quite so celebrated as "'Genefal
Tom Ihumb," was historical! personaec,
ktchebou1g, who was only sixty centfmetfes
high, was IN his sixteenth year placed in the
household Of the Duchess Of Orleans {the
mother Of King, Louis Philippe}. He was
often made useful for the transmission OF dis |
patches. He vas dressed up as a baby and
important State papers placrd in his c1othes.
and thus lie was able to effect Il commnnica.
ton between the Paris and the en.tqres, which |
could hardly have taken place BY any other
means. The most suspicious Of sons c..lotte, |
never took it into his head to stop a nurse |
with, baby la her arms. For the last thirty |
years be lived in Paris, IN one Of the houses
in the remotcst part Of the Fanboure St. Ger
main. He Ind morbid dread Of appearing
In public, and it Is recorded that during this !
long period he never put his foot outside tho |
house. He received from the Orleans family |
a pension Of s., 900 per annum. HI had at-
tained the ripe age Of ninety.two. +
Louis Ander, who for many year vas the |
fayoritc tenor Of the Austrians, died in Vene-
tia. December Ii. The poor fellow was out
Of his senses, and Is sai1 to have suffered ter
rib}y during the last day OF his life.
Nasbutt, the famous Lithuanian historian,
has died ut wilma, ut the advanced age OF
ciglty-two. He lost both his sons In the ln-
On the battlefield the other |
on the scafIo1d, The latter was one Of the t
ahlest and most daring of the fnsurgtnt chiefs,
md for several months kept the Russian
troops at lay with mere handful of men. |
Not single member Of this ancient and hon
orae1e fantty Is now living. =, AZ