The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-26
LFrom Tuesdays Daily Herald.l
THE GRAND OPENING.
The Lamar Hotel Formally Thrown
Thrown Open for the Reception
of Guests.

The long promised opening of the Lamar
Hotel took place Sunday, and right royal
opening it was. AS the Lamar will un-
doubtedly take rankiwith the leading hotels
of the Southeast, a brief description of it
may net prove uninteresting. The building
proper is seventy-two by seventy-two feet,
three stories high, with mansard roof ana
observatory. 1t contains seventy rooms,
sixty-six of which have bells leading to the
Office, which is furnished with one of Chal-
mers' patent annunciators. Each room is
furnished in a style equal to the best hotels
in the country, and are so arranged as to be
thrown iuto suites cool and cosy reading
room faces Main street, while commouIous
accommodations have been placed at the
disposal of commercial travellers for
the exhibition of their samples. The
parl1r is handsomely furnished with
BRUSSELS carpet of neat design, while the fur
nlture is of rich oiled black walnut.
Throughout, the building bears eviderce of
taste and durability, and reflects credit
upon the enterprising proprietors, Mcssrs.
Root IL Shumalicr, late of the Commercial,
for their energy and tact in accomplishing
so much in so short n time. The dinner was
all That the most fastidious epicure could
utSllC, anu tilost Who nhb h'Nh ~ ''iS '''''b
tuous meal showed their appreciation of the
feast in mannernot to be mistaken. The
following was the bill of fare to which the
guests sat down, the viands of which were
prepared by that prince of caterers, Leopold
Gallon:
lS,up-M Mock turtle; chicken gumbo.
E9sh - Tenderloin of bass, sauce tartar;
baked drumhead Madeira wine sauce
boiled fresh goldfish, egg sauce.
| IIOiietl-Ieg oi mutton, caper sauce; chlck-
en-, egg sauce; corned beef; ham; tongue;
CoGi-ChiclSen, green sauce; beef tongue,
rave gout sauce; buffalo tongue; roast beef;
! ham; heart; corned beef.
! Rotsi-Siroin OF beef; saddle of mutton;
ribs OF beef; stuffed pig; ham, champaigne
sauce; lamb, mint sauce; chicken, with
dressing; veal, with dressing.
! Entries = Chicken sauce, Spanish style
| calrs head, olandaise sauce; lobster salad
| tendcrloin of beel, larded with :nl lushrooms;
| lamb outlets, with fresh green peas; frican-
| dean of veal, with sorrel; veal braiZed, y IA
jardinieve; chicken giblets, In lyor aise
queen frilters, wine jelley sauce; can
| brains, poulette sauce; chicken salad; ala
mode of beef, provincial style; brolled spfing
| chicken, a la naitrc lie hotel; santee OF can
| liver, hunting style; roll OF beef praiZed, Se-
! noase sauce; chicken liver patties, french
! fashion; broiled white fish, butter sauce
veal tenderloin, tartar sauce.
! Lclishes-African pepper sauce assorted
] nickles Worcestershire sauce ; English to-
/ inato ketchup; salad oil; cheese; chow
! chow. ,
tatoes cabbage; tomatoes, string beans /;
| boiled roasting ears.
| Fnstr}J-OTndnicHtd = Gold cake pound
| cake silver cake fruit cake marble cake.
Plain iced Cdkc-Jelly cake, with brandy
| gloss currant cake lady cake Jelly cut
| cake gold cake sponge cake jelly roll.
! Small FLstTieS-Dady fingers; sponge drops J
| almond drops cream kisses; maringue
| kisses; Jenny Lind tarts; cocoanut camilles
maringue cake Boston cream pulis cocoa
| Pies-Victoria custard pie, oinamented I;
strawberry mariDgue pie blackberry pie;
| pi,idin0s-Blanc mang, with peach Jelly
and iced milk sauce; English plum pud-
ding. iced Cogniac sauce; cream queen pud-
ding, ornamented, port wine sauce; hoating
/ island. ,- ~.
/ Champagne jelly sherry wine jelly.
| g1esseTf-Tea coffee iced tea buttermilk;
hazel nuts; raisins almonds; oranges
/ bananas; figs; assorted candies Ice cream
lemon flavor.
The carpets were furnished by Mcssrs. Sang
er Bros, of this city; the parlor furniture
is from Evansville, Indiana; chamber and
dining room furniture, Memphis and Dal-
las; china and silverware, from Rodney ID.
Wells q Co., st. Louis; gas fixtures, water
pipes, etc., Dallas Gas Company; piano.
from the house OF Dorman, Holmes Co..
Dallas. The upholstery was under the su-
pervision of Mr.. Isaac johnson, whose WORK
Is sufficient evidence of his capability.
The Office, which Is large and commodi-
ous. and furnished with all modern conven-
fences, is under the supervision Of Messrs.
]. N. Smith and Charles Bankt, two gentle
men well and favorably known to the trav-
cling public. Adjoining the ONCE is very
neat and cosy little billiard saloon, own
! ed and managed by W. H, Crosier, an old