The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-13
POLYGIOT EATING.
THE EXPOSITION RESTAURANTS.

The Paris correspondent Of Lon
don paper has made diligent and ev-
identity most conscientious exploration
of all the restaurants connected with
the xhibition-French, Turkish, Ame-
rican, Dutch, German, Algerine, Da-
nish, sc. His account of the refresh
ments offered and the manner of service
is piquant:
THE FRENCH CAFES.
The morning is the time to set out,
at 10 o'clock, when entering hy the
street, Of La Lorraine, you may COM
mence with the Universal restaurant,
just as the walters, in body white,ap-
proned and in shirt sleeves, are finish
ing their breakfasts. The early meal
at this station is charged for half a
crown, and dinner double that amount,
including very fair claret, although 1
see visitors adding to their repast such
remarkable combinations of ices, coffee,
chocolate, sherbets and other extracts,
that no wonder they look aghast at
their bills. At Gaupet's the managers
pride themselves particularly on their
store of English comestibles, and Cross
tley & Palmer's biscuits, and, of course,
Alsop's and Bass ales, and Barcley &
Perkins porters, the last of which, next
to the pale ale, is the most hugely con-
sumed. With these, I notice noun
tains of radishes, in red profusion, fresh
from market, and the attendants engag
ed preparing them, not in the kitchen,
but in the saloon, on the very tables
they are soon to decorate, also, cart
loads, literally, of asparagus of such a
sise as we rarely see at home; stacks
of cucumbers, heaped up baskets, very
ordorous and suggestive Of ripe favors
within; rising pyramids Of strawber-
ries, cherries and apricots; golden
wealth of oranges; but nothing, it must
be confessed, very cheap.
THE AMERICAN QUARTER.
[ am now, am sure, get
ting near the continent of America
There are gilded announcements Of
sherry-cobblers, brandy-smash, brandy,
gin and whisky cocktails. And now,
here are the United States themselves,
with colored waiters-not at all, for
you may espy in the back round GER
tain graceful young ladies in floating
raiment of white-and Sambo is partic-
ularly alert and civil. The induce
ments to linger are, among others, iced
milk-punch in perfection {" fresh oysters
on the shell from New York; straw
berry short cake" and a "ladies parlor
with piano." In no other department
throughout the exhibition can [ find
the word GO gent" addressed in letters
of gold to possible customers.
THE ORIENTAL STYLE.
By the a transition little startling
you come, all at once, upon Tunisian
coffee shop, lightly built of wood, paint |
ed In crimson, amber, green, and lead
color, pink, blue and gold, with little
semi Saracenic arches and Arabic in
scrlptions, but not yet open for busi-
ness; indeed, everywhere a great deal
yet remains to be done. Next door
China is preparing " chop-house," in
t1.w Two yermillion, with sort of pagoda
intel over door. The genuine Turk
sh house of entertainment is also un-
naiisShed; but Roumania supplied us
WIN sabet from the hands of most
trvgant tnas and decorous young lady, pic
sem; se;;9HSely ,Hy attired, though only in a
oJ1n,,oflental "1nns II fashion, and also with
5r;os S%oo oi her native wines, for which the
aron pue Is tenPence. You may also, how
d'' and ,n1:e nave dulceata, placinte, blacayale
1omo~a oA'allSu, or, if afraid of them, soda,
l'oiiade or seltzer water.
THE RUSSIAN FASHION.
coioraJ arrive next in Italy, where rose
aud uiI'1o 9 and white dresses, black hair
nu snar,l1 Gark eyes flutter and wave and
P"sa;e P"sHle behind the bar; and next in
wo;.' a;ssla' where the undress of the male
Sort n1'ets at is white military coat with a
land u IN military collar, girded by Hol-
tbrus.' .'elt, in which a corkscrew was
the I1'I f"iI, as though it were dagger; but
cut ull onl dress is garment of the same
sill Sill composed of material resembling /
Tha' AM ana the colors blue and scarlet
a on; i;ady wears white bodice, having
decoUaiison 1nison vest over it, both much l
''''''e'ee, the latter more so than the .