Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-24


In our last issue we announced the open
Ing Of the Maxwell House. 1t is now in
iail blast, receiving and discharging by
every train numerous guests. About noon
yesterday we were politely informed that
the press Of the city was expected to dine
with the managers of the establishment
About two we stepped across the street
and found the large dining hal already
filed TO overlooking, with an anxiously ex-
pectant crowd hanging about the main en-
trance Believing there was luck in leisure,
we concluded TO take il patiently. To
vile away the time, we strolled along the
promenades, corridors and through the
pArlors, stopping here 10 catch a smile
from one Of Georgis's fairest daughters
and there lingering for moment in de-
lightful contemplation Of the exquisite
fnish and furnish of the establishment.
Mcclure overlakes ~, and we pause to
hear the rich tones of the magnificent
piano, which be has transported from his
Temple of Music to be touched by the
gentle fingers of the beautiful worshippers
at the shrine of the goddess of music. AT
length we are told that table awaited
Us, and with few friends
we proceed TO the dining room
After taking our seats we are presented
with the following
BILL OF FARE:
SoUP-0yster, mock turtle.
FIsH-Baked bass. claret sauce; broiled White
| la maitre d'hotel.
BoILED-Corn beef and cabbage, leg of mutton
caper sauce; chicken, egg sauce: ham, tongue
| round OF beef, tomato sauce; bacon and cabbage
ROAsTs-Beef, saddle of Southdown mutton
| shoat, apple saucei loin of veal, young pig
| stuffed; spring lamb, mint sauce; ham. cham
payne sauce; stuffed young chicken, slrleln o
| pork, pickle sauce.
GAMR-Mallard duck; grange sauce; prairi
| grouse, with current jelly.
COLD DIsHEs--Roast beef. chicken, veal, lam
| pork, tongue. corned beet. ham, lobster salad
/ la Russo.
ENTREEs-Spring chicken, sautes aux cham
i pignions; lie macarOni and cheese au gratiI
calls head, "a la Toulouse lie illet of beef larded
4 Madeira sauce: hogs head, la eharcutuert
| rice cakes. with rum; les cotelettes OF veal, |
i DTdlHS VIII uidnh
| pork steak, with fried apples; lamb tongue, wit
fine herbs; stewed giblets. la Creole; calV
feet, lOri.
| VEGRTABLEs-Mashed potatoes. roastin
ears, boiled potatoes, boiled parsnips, onions
cabbage, squash, Lima beans, stewed tomatoe:
| RELIsHEs.-BOston pickles, horse raddlsl
chow chow. French mustard. John Bull saEee
| Harvey sauce, Anchovy sauce. oyster eatsuI
| walnut catsup tomatoe catsup, sliced tomatoe
/ pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce,
| PAsTRY,-Citron pudding, brandy sauce
apple pie. lemon pie, wafer jumbles, curreI
cake, lady cake, vanilla drops, egg kisses, va
nilla ice cream.
| DEsERT.-Peaches, catawba grapes. peca
| nuts. almonds, flberts. English walnuts, apple
j Coffee and corn cakes.
Then follows the wine list, embraciD
champagne, claret, port, Burgundy, sher
ry, native wines, hooks, and white wine
brandies, whisky and ale. We called fd
oyster soup, and then made generi
swoop al the bill. We were interrupte
in one operations by "the compliments
Mr.. Kesn," accompanied by bottle
Widow Cliquot. As this was the first dir
ing of the establishment, we had to e1
cure the interruption and swallow th
accompaniment, with Success to the MAJ
we'll House, the owner and managers.
AS we took this interruption so kindly,
was not long before it was repeated and the
we looked daggers, though we used nom
Finally smile stole ever our placid fes
lures, and again we went to the bottom o
"Msy the prosperity Of the Ma1weI
House equal Its magni6cence." Thus "
wiled away more than an hour, laughing
chatting, eating and drinking, until "
were filled to repletion. We left with th
decided conviction that the Maxwell
House was a success and deserved to be.