New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-12
A rEW NEEDED CnANGEs.

EXPRESSIVE restaurant rHiCEH-A 20 GAIA
LoGUE-IHE FIFrY-CfNr RUIZ TOO r'GIp.
frRoH 1iiE REGULAR conHEs roNDESr or THE TRIruSEl
PHILADELPHIA, May Il.-After the enthusiasm of
yesterday thcr, comes natural reaction that dis
poses t. criticism. II i Therefore q good time to-
da TO notice minor defects for happily there are no
grave ones to point out and that cannot speed
lly De- rmedicd except the prices az the restaurants
am, the quality of food and drink furnished. For
Improvement IN this direction we must depend upon
the -custiycncss If the I,stauTaeIrs 20 faut-tnd-
ing
Ifnadc partial tour Of the restaurants today,
seeking both information and sustcnancc. AT the
Ttois Ics the quest for the latter was not very sat
isfactory but of the former there was enough 10 be
bad. though the quality WAS not saii~tact"fy' i"
rt ID mildly the prices al this establishment arc
cxorbitant. ! camc away rather hungFer than |
went, having paid for q few swallows Of weak soup,
two slender mul ION chops. and hit of bread. oS
cents The bill. made ont by one Of a row 81 five
idllc-agcd women seated ia a sort of elongated
puluit and registered IN book. was aiterwari
countcrsicned by prcposscssing young lady at n
de,l. below. before IL was delivered 10 the
parcon. Ii rcad-lain, OS; potage, 80 :;
ootclcttes. 30; service, 10; total os. IL l
had INDUCED in the luxury Of butter, 1t
would have added 10 ceHts To the reckoning. iota-
toes were marked in the bill 80 cents. roast beef
50 cents cold meats go cents. half roast chicken
ST. The prices Of wine were not corrcsponding'y
high being about the same rs 1t iiTt-c.Ss hotels III
tbe CITY. The prices at tie American restaurant
arc more reasonable Roast meats cost 90 cents;
vegetables. - to - buildings and pies, 20; cold
m.at- 30 10 80; and tea aud coffee, 10 centa sui
cleaner is the tariff at Laulin's German restaurant
where tie figures seem to be no higher than at the
citv establishment of the proprietor, viz: For soups
- 10 % cent. is charged steak, 80 10 20 roasts
10 to 60; vegetables 10 TO 20; coffee, 10 cents :;
native beer D. and imported beer 10 cents. Tho
place was better patronizcd than any other on the
ground. The other restaurants will be noticed
another day.
Tho oCici.l catalogue cannot am sorry 10 say, he
commended. Paper and type are good but oll the
rest il bad-yery bad. The coarse pasteboard covers
warp without the least proyocatlon, and the inter-
leaving Of advertising pages with the text Is an I'M
po.tnre upon the reader, who has right III buylns
tle catalogue 10 an opportunity Of looking IT over
without being forced to read notices oil smiths Ter
Glzers and Browns rcady-made clothing, Whiie
turnlnf, thc pages for information about exhibits
4 change is evidently needed IN the regulation
urc,cribcd by the Department Of Admissions, Which
olJipes every visitor To pay ffty-cent note. The
ob.urlify Of refusing dollar FOR two persons, or
two dollars FOR four Is too evident and annoying TO
bc long continued. Yesterday hundreds were turned
back from the gates, which they had gained by
p,icnt waiting ia line and obliged to fall in at the
end of n longer one 1T the Office Tor changing money
ar eubmit TO the cxtorion Of the spectators IN my
cent notes. Everybody secs tho reason why the
oatekeepers cannot make change; but nobody
understands why dollar bill cannot be put IN
the box in payment for two admissions, as well ~
two halfdollars. All that is requisite IL that the
pafekcoper should have much money III ms box as
the register on his turnstile calls for Yesterday
stalwart countryman offered II 81 bill for himself
and wife. and was told, like thousands OF other VS.
itors that he must bring two 50cent notes. lie eA-
potnlated little while with no effect but to irrtate
fine patekeeper Then he roarod in voice OF thni-
der: take the money and let us in or III knock
Won down. The anrghted official broke herule ana
allowed the couple TO pass III.
Evidently the prevalent excitement yesterday al
fected the officials ut the Department oil Admissions
so as greatly TO initiate their ideas of the proDapio
number Of visitors. Instead of 100000 VINO PAID
the figures given TO reporters last night-it appears
that when the money was counted thero was OILY
$3s OGG 90, so the paying visitors numbered just
7G 1873.