Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-18

RESTAURANTS AND WINE HoUsEs-wHAT IL MOSTLY
DRUNK IN READINa-A PICTURE CT THE LUNcH
FIEND.
From tie Recalling Eagle, Nop. 10.
The tastes IN the community vary as much in
drinks and eatables as they do in fashion. The
ale drinker Of last year is tho beer drinker this
year, and the beer drinker last season. now loves
to sip Catawba or Clinton.
Prominent among the restaurants of Reading
ID the State House resort, under the proprietor
ship OF Mr.. George Scetler. His place is crowd
ed during the evening, and his bill of fare EN-.
braces all the delicacies Of the season. Oysters
form the principal bulk of trade. Birds, barbe-
cues, roasts and other articles come next. Ale Ia
the great restaurant drink in this city that
brewed by Lauer being the favorite. Large
quantities Of this ale slowed away in their
basements and farmed or cured 30 to smack
OF the best English ale. Beer also SOLD, and the
first class trade OF Mr.. Schetler occasionally
"shoot OFF, quite quantity of wines of the best
kind.
Some time ago Mr.. Bssinger could boast of
the very best saloon trade in this city. This
trade has slightly fallen Off, but the same first
class drinks are ndulged in by the same first
class parties. Here can be had Absinthe KRIS
chenwasser, Cognac, all the best German impor-
ted Rhine wines, and malt liquors. There il
not much Absinthe drunk in reading People
who imagine themselves afflicted with the liver
1t contains great amount of rlubarb.
John Niethamer, at Muhenberg Hall, sth and
Penn Sts., is one OF the few saloon keepers who
has made his own domestic wine this year. He
sells considerable "Clinton" made by himself
from grapes bought in the western section of
the State He also receives wine by the barrel
from California
At the Spring Garden brewery they are selling
fine quality OF ale. rather heavy, upon which
Mr. Felix always enjoyed good reputation.
They are selling seyen year old brown stout at
ten cents glass
At 7th and Chestnut streets ale s sold in pew
ter mugs, and many English, Welsh. Scotch and
Americans visit there to try mug OF two. Sat
urday nights they have lunches of water oress,
salt bread and cheese. The weather is getting
too cold for beer.
All the leading hotels in Reading have first
class bars attached. They sell very little malt
liquors, excepting those in bottles, and they
enjoy local regulations az to the whiskey they
sell. Some have tho Mullen whiskey, others
the Yoder," others " Buch," and others
lucky, Bourbon, and a Philadelphia brand are
also among the prominent favorites The
Mansion House, the Eagle Hotel, American,
Misher and the Keystone House are fayorite
Penn street resorts.
Hartman, on Penn Square, does good trade.
and his lunches are attractive and palatable
The ten O'Clock set outs, are at times immense.
He sells beer mostly drawn from the wood, while
many others have fountains.
A rabbit lunch at the Franklin House was one
of the features Of the lunch route last night
They serve soup gratis every day from ten to
12 o'clock. Beer and wine are the common drinks
with 10 O'Clock lunches. Lunch routes are watch
ed with considerable interest, and there are
bands Of young men who shadow them regular
ly, taking different route every morning.
Sunday there was little if any liquor sold in
the city, in consequence of the severe sentences
upon those who were convicted of violating the
liquor law.
A point among some people is to get in a sa-
loon when the beerman comes around to make
his weekly collections on Monday morning. He
generally treats the whole house. and thatis the
way beer is obtained for nothing. At times,
when the house is full it takes good many
glasses to go around. Some people accuse the
saloon men of inviting their friends around
about that hour.
All in all, beer is the popular drink in this
city. Our brewers brew it every month, and il
it is not "lager," it is relished all the same.
Lauer's, Barbeys and Felix's beer are most pop
ular in Reading, although several parties are
selling Milwaukee" and Lancaster" Native
wines are in fair demand, while there are many
Germans who call for the best imported Rhine
Wliues