Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-05
THE EVENING STAR.
COMFORT FOR Sr4T-Ar-HOMEs.

New York gentleman who has visited
Europe sixteen times was interviewed by a cor
respondent on his return this season, showed
very conclusively that II is not all OF JOY To go
10 Europe, nor all OF Sorrow 10 stay at home
He said:
"one conclusion have come TO is that the
except history. Historical association is the
living in Europe"
Europee' ~ "
by no means. Living in the city of New
lork Is less expensive than In London, Paris or
There Is more variety OF food In our market
tnan In the assembled markets of the Continent
NnaS nave you In Great Britain A monotOnous
round OF mutton chops, steaks and Joints Their
game market is limited: they have not tho
variety OF pork dishes we posseSS-sausage MICS
ieet, etc For side dishes and tit-bitS Great
Britain Is barren provider IL is scarcely better
on the Continent, where mutton and chicScn
come In the same routine. And as TO fruits ana
vegetables France Is poor indeed beside this
country; 1 IKE dainty eating and choice of
failed me on wistful occasions. and pinei n
get back TO DelmOnico'S or the Cafe BrinswirS
or even our abundant German restaurants down
town."
"YOu concede grapes, I suppose. to Franco
and the Continent as more profuSe than ours?"
That is popular error. There is but one
general variety OF grape In Paris the grape OF
Fontainebleau, which Is planted everywhere
through the Seine and Disc region. We paid in
PaflS one dollar a ppu9Q Tor that crude wine
grape higher price than have 10 pay iii New
York in winter In the United States we have
the Malaga grape, the Black Hamburg from the
lighthouses, the Catawb1 the California MJSca-
tel ard many poorer varieties, and cheaper than
in France. You cannot lind green corn. nor sue
COtaSh, nor the superb versatility OF our apples
pears and peaches nor sweet potatoes, nor but
ter beans. Tie !lSh market OF the continent *
so poor that they fry the gudgeonS and market
the cells high. The cheapneSS nf bananas and
West India produce at the door OF New York
fsrrS A Lob
and clans, are all sadly missed on the other
side"
..But vines"
.Well. there is little good wine taa American
taste outside OF France. The Moselle5 are very
heavy; the Hungarians earthly: in England it is
nothing but sherry and port; a good caret can
be had for cheaper price in New York than in
any city over there, not including Paris. We
get the best of everything. | maintain. too
that the skies OF the United States are
clearer than in France. Look out of the WIN
dow on this day. There is not spot on the
blue air-perfect transparency. The church
spires are cut against the heaven like head i'm
cameo"
Are their hotels not greatly improved"
'There is no reasonable comparison between
the comforts OF our hotels and theirs. We went
to Hombourg while the Crown Prince of
Prussia waSlhere. The landlord at the main
hotel by the kursaal was Strutting up and down
with his thumbs in his veSt-hOleS. immensely
important. He said he was very full-very full
indeed; that he had the Crown Prince OF Ger
many, etc. After day or two asked him how
many chambers he had for guests He said
eighty, and was very full-very full, Said I:
Here is an advertisement of a hotel we have
near New York, called the Manhattan Beach.
II might interest you to see it, He took the
circular, which happened TO have, and read:
1900 chambers, 10000 bathing suits, 1900 bath
rooms dining accommodations for 10000 per.
sons. 'Heavens!' exclaimed the Landlord,
hands out of his armpts and behaved With re.
spectacle meekneSS as long as We We're there -