The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-05-18

And from what l have SEEN these doing
thriving business for cannot pass there at any hour of the
day. in which the walters not flying brsky about and in
which there groups of gourmands about the tables
Justify attempting satisfy their large appetites These
French fairly paatal in their decorations
Immense mirrors set in the walls from end to end bounded
| by the richest gilded frame work.
Along the top the ceiling have been executed beautiful
trescoe by italian artists in the brightest coors and repre-
sentng aegores Cupds groups of fruit NEUROLOGICAL sub
jeceach in itself a superb picture which any would be
glad hang his paror and inviting by their repre-
sensations of the uxure of eating and drinking the
spread below Above the escoes long lines of white
and gilt work and very much doubt if the Emperor
Napoleon himself dimes in magnificent hail. On marble
and glded tables all parts OF piles of the most luscious
fruit services of silver which stand the principal
tables heavy and arscaly carved There such
restaurants on the boulevards of Paris ITSELF
The German restaurants and beer saloons vie with the
French in elegance and pacouness and quite oy
their appearance The groups looking good
naured heavy Germans gathered about often accompanied
by their dame the huge pots of foamng beer and
preze the ongnecked pipes and the various going
the tables give good picture of transpnted
German restaurant life Here you may have at your order all
the peculiar beverages and dishes in vogue with that hearty
nation from beer and krout to the brisk Munich beer
and vegetable pudding
oriental its STYLE
and you recognize in customers fiery and swarthy
hue which belongs that swarhy and miscellaneous empire
Here the main attraction is that celebrated Vienna beer which
rivals that of Bavaria and those other dishes for which the
Austrian capital is noted
But he curious and Interesting
those of the distant countries We have in America
least of French the German
beer saloon from which may gather idea of what
in their countries. But who know anything
Russian Spanish restaurant how few familiar with the
style of Italian Turkish African, South American
snloon? Yet here after another, you find all these with
the natives in their various unique dresses waiting the
guests the of viand and potaons
in English which constitute the everyday living of these
of-theway people.
SPANISH WAITER GIRLS.
In the Spanish cafe you gorgeousy dressed waiting girls
all black rngles and sparkling black eyes, swarthy of color
and those folds which have
look delighted in the illustrations of Don Quxoe Gil
Bias looking asses who only fitted for
dark romance but by unaccountabe freak of fortune
reduced the occupation of pouring wines
and couresyng in acknowledgment of stray haanc pieces
On the walls OF this you are by
representing rank uxurance of the Spanish valleys
added the liquid sentences which you hear all about you
carry imagination to the adopted land of Columbus and
all its sensual pleasures Every thing in this par
takes of that gaudy which characteristic of the
Spanards race; the chairs and tables the ornaments of
the counters the dresses of the attendants SNOWY and
substantial
RUSSIAN RESTAURANT.
Passing through the Russian restaurant there is marked
contrast for there studied anness and substantially about
the latter which illustrates the which represents
1t is long, room, plainly decorated furnished with
large marble top tables and having kitchen the further
end You know that the French and Germans and other
western nations never have cafe the same
The restaurant with these, is purely for eating, for
taking ones meals while the cafe is for taking ones after din
Coffee chocolate, liquor oang smoakng, reading
the The Russians unite the two their
for dinner is also cafe for drinking and lounging.
The walters in the Russian peculiarly dressed
in ocs of red and silk beted the middle and WIDE
bullying pantaoons what there, would puzzle
a far grourmond than myself tell you all
the food palmer and served with less and spc
ing than that which served in the French German Spanish
Italian departments In the kitchen, which directly
the promenade curousy dressed female cook with sort
of of mock pearls her head from which hang chains
of metals while she is dressed in folds of silk and
robes very curousy The Russian restaurant though
always full, very quiet and they staid quiet ens
neighbors.
SWISS GIRLS
The Swiss cafe like the French ones that it is worth
while describing 1.-THE main difference being in the anculy
dressed girls with their lace boddices and long silver
chains who attend the customers but the Swiss in general
initiate the French nearly they i'll such things
Maeaon ponnetan d ano and the real genuine Bologna