The New York herald., 1876-12-12
THE HAPPY COOKS.
ONE HUNDRED RorUSD AND ROSY CHEFS
EATING THEIR OWN DINNER.

ONE HUNDRED RorUSD AND ROSY CHEFS
EATING THEIR OWN DINNER.
"You see," said Chef schelchcr of the Grand Union
OF Saratoga, whose English is not perfect as his
boned turkey 1--WE hafe society like 20 French
cooks, and We mako dishes; but twink-
ing) there a leetci rivalry. Eat Is
why We ssef zcs ball and make gees
pieces of good WORK" The venerable Alsacenns chief
cook had discorded cap and apron. and In full dress
suit stood admirngly before aarmingy large pilo
OF boned capon guarded above and below and either
side with little mutton tallow angels blowing elongated
dinner horns They seemed like miniature GaDriels
sounding the judgment noto OF the dinner which the
Society OF German Cooks, No. l. OF New York. had
spent weeks IN preparing ior tho curious eyes and
eager siomachs Of their friends
THE GRAND ESTREE
One hundred and three cooks fresh from the savory
steam OF the arstocratc kitchens oi the metropolis,
escorted los ladies about the tables. In all throng
waxed mustaches. white Ties and all the concomitanis
OF ball room costume, there was not one
that could not AT minutes notice havc
epgulfed himself in pots and pans and
produced any dish from the Bowcry tree lunch TO
prettcst pisce de resistance that tempted uniortu
nate eplcures risk the purgator nj pangs OF indges
ton. There wera Chef Louis Arnheiter OF the Grand
Union, OF New York. Chc Fischer, OF the ST Nicholas:
Chef Klein, OF tho Coleman: Chef Williams. Of the
Chef Pateuko OF The ST. Cloud; Chef Wetchel OF the
Gramercy Park; Chef StaDgcr OF East Third street;
OncI BultZ. president bOtn oil tho society ana OF
Winchester Hotel kitchen-ail practical men. pracii-
cal enough, Chef Stanger sad, Ito cook the white
whale irnm the Aquarium, II the Commissioners OF
Charities and Correction would purchase II, Tor tho
destitute OF New York"
PATE BEFORE PARTY.
In an interval between two danSes little gathering
was held IN tho private supper room. gentleman
interested IN the Washington Market meat trahc
hazarded the assertion, ~ Tldcn amt elected there's
going to be war; Politics had no followers Chef
Bultz sippcd his VINE and pointed to an exquisitciy
deiicate cut from a marveously notified pdtt, as no
remarked, Nitn cool lnditlerence, This Is true
you see" Chef Stanger with one kidded
hand under his claw hammer coat tail and the other
holding glass OF champagne explained To restau-
rant waiter, who possibly never dincd on anything
better than bcuf stew and beer, that as bright and
sparkling wine he preferred Hciasick 70 Roederor
Chablis IS tasty II has snap in H. - hazardcd littc
chap who, likcy enough, drew his knowledge from
the novel o! tho PERIOD
.lcs," admitted chef Stangcr, s'Chnblis is not .
bad wine, but prefer Hcdslck."
ale drinks book beer the rest or tho year." said
man across tho table soto rocc.
An impcrtncnt reporter suggested that II was u
goo' thing 10 SEQ cooks eating dishes OF their own
preparation, and related Dickens story Of the pieman
VINO challenged his rival TO OF his own pies,
but the story and its moral fell Hat The cooks would
Not 'bteothat is, not stale piece OF sucn pastry.
The orchestra played German waltz and the round
chefs danced. They fumcd and spluttercd and puied
as they twlrlcd about on the waxcd floor, and mcdi
ta,ive onooker cou.d scarcely help thinking OF we'll
basled joints turning spits before glowing rcs
they did in the oden time
HIGH ART ASp PRACTICAL
Said an old gentleman, gastronomc OF tho substan-
ta type, as no looked at tfe ornamental pies on the
dining tables, "rhis surpasses sculpture. Sculpture
is Dslhctical but you can't eat H. rnls is mstnellcal
and YOU can eat It Powers was Srand-Blot IS
grandcr."
One OF tho pieces attracted attention 1t was
representation OF a horse Chef Schecher. of
Saratoga. made It Twenty stearine horses we're rid
den by twenty stearinc riders. The perfect
perfect that Of tho horses having tumbled 10
pieces taking stone fence and ditch, the rider
squatted astrde OF dish Of lobster salad ten inches
away.
Tcutonia Hall, tho scene OF the ball, never held
happier better satisfied throng As the evening
wore on into Eight and the people began TO think
about supper the veteran cook marshaled the waters
and looked lovingly ut 1nc tasteful dshcs soon to be
demolished. One old chef orgetinl OF his white kids,
kindly laid his hand upon great game pio as atner
would carcss a
When supper was announced tho gentlemen es-
corcd their ladies 10 tho tables andhen the towering
supremacy OF the chiei cook was seen at its bcsl.
Pyramids went down, angels fell, pdtes went the way
OF all flesh, aud tho eleventh annual bali OF the Ger
man cooks onded