Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-17

A RUSSIAN REsTAURANr The Paris or
respondent Of the Lpndoa Star go,s INTO
rapturcs over the Russian - leeding place -
al the great Paris exhibition:
Ofall all places Of refreshment, commend me to
the counter a Ia Russo. 4 man in yellow silk
blouse opens the door for yod and conducts 10 a
seat, = pink silk man takes your order, man
in blue silk stands watching you while you eat,
and danlel in all silks and all colOrs ladies
cot the ice. Her skirt is Of purple striped with
heavy bars OF gold, her bodice is Of muslin, her
armlets are precious, her necklace is thing OF
beauty, she Is coronetted with sspphires and
rubies and pearls. Take a queen from 8 twelfth
csk.. aud to her the leading fairy in the psntc-
mime a; Drury Lane, and sprinkle with few
ornaments from the court circle at Madame
Tusssui's and you have the young lady at the
cssut,r a Ia Russo. Ii they keep such beings
al the railway stations, no wonder the Crimean
reiuforcements DIDN'T arrive in time.
A correspondent of the Boston Post has
visited the same restaurant and tried on the
=. cav.are," winch Is a kind Of cake, or
cheese, made of the roe Of fish. lie says:
Having never tasted Of cavlare and having
Shakesperian weakness for knowing the iull
meaning of csvisre to the general | msde
my first essay on this The mere sight of it
gave me pretty strong impression Of what it
would be likely to signify to 1.-The general, and
one tssie carried substantial convection IL
lookei ike slice Of whale oil soap, and its odor
and favor were similar TO that, and while the
waiter gave me a short disquisition on its mer-
its. especially Of that kind before me which he
said. with the enthusiasm Of an amateur who
had gwen his whole mind 10 the subject. was
not fresh and green, but more piluant in It's
taste snd proROace in us cdor, as It had been
kept a long time, listened with very much the
feelings OF the guests AT - the entertainments IN
the manner OF the sncients, as Eet forth IN
PefesTine Pickle, when they were called upon TO
psriake OF a pie Of dormice snd syrup Of pop
uirs After the first commissions bad ceased to
Nitrate. aud as soon as could speak tod him
that "I-I-I dr-di-Jida't Hike it /" lie
;hen acknowledge IN the blsndest way that it
was an acquired TASTE, ike that Of tobacco, but
when once that difficulty WAS got over it was
delicious And INIT II necessary 10 acquire
another stomach in order 20 digest It - | asked.
No, not precisely, though Il Is Father a test Of
dyspepiics. The Russians generally take a
plass Of brandy with each mou' hful. Won't
YOU have glass" tald e, CONSIDERABLY seeing
that the iuorsel had taken wss Etil working
upon mt No thank you, - said /, . | know
what Russian caviare IL, but don't know what
your brandy is Ii might DO me harm, for If 1t
shouli prove to be sulpnUuc acid, or some other
Houd akin to that for which | have not &c
ounr,i . taste. il might dIsc0ncert ne e. that
could take DO part IN that Russian alliance for
which all my nation are so eager said this
with 4 profound bow, and thus Modified my en-
tertSiner | req eSted TO know the price Of this
avory dainty which lay before me. tie replied
two francs. aud wss well satisfied, for Was
not Obliged to eat the rest Of the cayisre, aud
thus saved my life for mere song.
RUSSIAN TIA
After this tragedy had passed, turned my
attention to the tes For this ! have always
had great yeneIa,ion, and especially for that
from Russia Ye TT snl years ago the Souchong
that Baron Bodisco, then Russian minister At
Washington, used to provide for his guests was
"a thing TO thank God on" ss | have heard
people older than myself say. And there vas
life in II, TOO, for did be not marry young lady
of that city and have = family when he WAS
eighty five years Of sge2 de always 10. k BIS
ies with a slice Of lemon in the cup, ard perhaps
that was the cause of his vigor us old sge
Any how that Is the Russian fashion. sad | ran
the risk snd ordered my tea in TIE same style
Ii was brought me in 8 iumbleT sith two Jumps
Of sugar and spoon. As | began TO stir, was
conscious Of cloud over NY right shoulder F.;
turned and saw no less than i've persons lot king
on through the window that was close 10 my
chair, and many others we're dimly visible 10
the background. They were evidently curious
TO see what Was about TO do. Tea, in the alb
strac;. Is earrion "to the general in Pars, and
| never saw a Frenchmsn drink H. They all
regard IL as - great medicine" somewhat in
fact As we look upon SIENNA or rhubarb, and take
il only upon compulsion. Thus, under ordinary
circumstances, il is regarded with interest as
something rare. But when il is served in a
tumbler, with q slice Of lemon, and hit Of
something that looks suspiciously like moon-csli
lying by the side Of it, they msy well be excus-
ed for IDdnlging their curiosity irrepressibly. |
thought II might not he bad plan to crafty
them. So, after a few preliminary sips from
the lemonade tea, and not fnding il to ny taste,
as my palate had become demorslized by the cav
iare, took a little pepper from the castor and
insinuated it under the slice Of lemon that lay
floating on the top Of the cup. The spectators
looked at each other with undisgused wonder.
and this was increased when / sent a little salt
after the pepper and deliberately stirred them
round and round, as If / were Mr.. Blot, con-
cocting . new dish. In a few moments cut f
thin slice Of the csvisre, and putting SOUP
con Of mustard upon 1t, dropped il carefully
;uto the tea, and then rsited a spoonful to my
hpe as If in act TO taste. Before dong II, how
ever. turned and found my view intrely un-
obs;ructed. The crowd had suddenly concluded
not to swsit the result of the movement, but had
disappeared ike the chorus in Greek usgedy,
during the wonder. had broken the meeting
in nost admired disorder, and, upon reflection,
was net much surprised att