The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-27
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
por annum, and 1t Is said that when lady
asked Beau Brummell how much she ought TO
allow her aOn for dreas.

por annum. and It is said that when lady
asked Beau Brummell how much she ought to
allow her son Tor dress,
THE LEADER OF FASHION
repIind thnt with strict economy GsGD n year
might SUFFICE, Good looks arc not. absolutely
necessary. Wilkes. who most noted and
snccsssfnl diner ont swas 30 excessively ugly
gulneas not to pass his wtndoW while the
Icksts were drawing for fear be would l'r bring
recions 70 an aspirant to, physiological honors
were: The finest linen plenty q i and r, coun-
y ydeny oi hongt tha
matter might be carried too :, far, for hs
said, Those who delightin, clsanlness change
their linen twice week and their pocke hand
serchief still oftener II they are obliged to blow
their noses frequently, especially those who
received invitation the artistic diner out pro-
eeds on his way BY the hey way It % vas the Gus
dinner year, beforehand, ostensibly 10 give
them time for beautifying themselves. Being
entered, no salutes his host and hostess ana
| ing. OF course there exists various MODES OF
salutation In different countries. The Kanakas
they pull ono nother's cars the Franks plucked
| out q hair and presented it-an evidence that
hd sa f say sae M Ts3 Th
Carthusian monks in Spain slighted nodded
4 - made the liyalv remark We must die to
it." In some Of the south Sea islands they spit
In their hands and then rub your face for you:
| In OtD6TS III lS IIb HelRHI DI pDllLFH5SS w
jar Of water over your friend In America as
| in England and France, there ls nod. cour-
tesy, shake OF tho hands. but the science Con- Con-
| sists In knowing on what occasions and with
| what persons these respective modes OF salnth-
ton are to be used. The art Is attaining per
fectiOn In
| THE VARIOUS GEHvFLExGoHs.
which gracefully performed. stamp you as an
ACCOMPLISHED diner out.
should be- neat in their persons and keep their
nails shorn, and when at dinner they must nos
pI M soa 100 n9g a1po sr ps
the tablecloth. but not blow their noses on 1t.
Evidently this Is Intended merely for nursery
diner out may be an epicure, but never q
Rluton CANDLES. an ancient creek ate up ms nis
wife, and in the morning. awakening, f0und nor
hands in his throat, from which the giutton
# mattsrs jittIs at what time the dinner and
tho diner meet II only the appetite is prepared
Henry " of France alto at half past Il; Charlie.
, magns earlier yet. at holt past lo At It present
; the greatest aristologists dine ut half past !
, shrewdly enjoying as long as possible the
pleasures Of anticipation.
, | The true hristoogst usually considers dinner
rs the event Of tho day, toward the proper en-
loymsnt Of which all other things are subsidiary
or accessory. He regards m bis COX with ysners-
tronornar, who said Il regard the discovery. OF
row dish far more nteTssIng thap the dis dis.
famous for it's cooks it was the fashion for each
!. guest at q banquet to place piece OF gQld 70
fsh m an5 Ta1 nrs f Is even
pow customary to print in tbs ca,te, o copy Of
which is placed beside the plate Of each az guest.
been dressed like the programme OF conc3rt
with the, names Of the performers Ot poe,
1t il said. Poeta nGScit,f rtGa H. 30 1t - true Oh
the cook: he is born, not made. Robert.
THE INVENTOR OF THE SAUCE,
:. T.echaud and Merilion have been characterized
. a. the Raphael. Michael Angelo and Kubens of
e clanation at the head Of tho classical schoo-so
called by contradistnction to the romantic
school Of which the famous Carem9 used m tG be
II and srratic too. Louis Eustache Ude, one OF tho
greatest cooks Of his day would fly into tow
J. ciated. Sydney Smith, who knew a thing or tEo
al the table exclaim, mo gravy II you please !,
ss--ishdship on tho instant. saying that he had
If been boxing all his life for person who cp
g Drtneipe rejected gravy; -,.,.
10 arts and sclseGes, The admiTatio1, 4, fqr Anna
Bolsyns fabief b9suty T. somewhat diminished
by eaTDog hqt thai % t d aods u sWa sse
II, lowing most money In sa7ea time, be though
n desideratam, surely Ceopshrss, With her pearl
T Saaen f@fn In ,mf orgnay Rr AND aio% Of design
by a frail fair one-the famous Mrs. @e'Tbridge
y, who, to show her, c2ntenpt for an e'derly
81 adOrsr, sandWIched the hundred pOun1 1ote
~ which he had laid upon her dressng-tab,e 69.
tween two slices Of bread and butter and ate II
q Now The dlnner-and on this point who can bt
Il such an authority as NJ Anthelrne Brillat- -Sava-
adge Of II ~ Govt 0d 0 osna3ns q d s e5se Ss o.
~ tifc and literary societies Of France. Like all
D.. true epicnres, he was Of sobner. moderate and
m genius. an enthusiast. II is related Of him thai
- during his resideucs in America. The was com
q T, be was one Day Shooting in the Virginia woods
N Having had the coed fortune to kin turkey
ID he was, returning when he fell in With Jeffer.
of % reiating some % intsrestiag anecdotes of Wash
ington and the VT, but hen }, 81 lust over obsery
i and about to take offense at the lack Of at
MY dear sir 3" said the gaatronomer. recov
I'd ering himself with strong effort; beg thou
"a sand pardons-but was thinking how shoult
dress my old turkey"
termed the Laughing Philosopher, may b.
M termed
'e THE DINING PHILOSOPHER.
20 20 that furnished a short and comprehensive SCI
" OF aphorisms on dining ~ following which ht
proposes to unite "ail things requisite TO tht
q highest pleasures Of the table" A good cool
i. is OF course promised when M. sayarin recon-
= mends:
"a, That the number Of the party do not exceed
81. twelve that the conversation may be constantly
That the eatlng-room be luxuriously lighted
g. the cloth remarkably white and the atmospher'
at the Temperature Of from thirteen to sixteer
r. degrees Reamen.
a. That the dishes be exceedi ngly choice. bn
limited In number. the order Of progression. II
in fluids as in solids. being from the most sub
y. stantial to the ightest.
The the act Of consumption be deliberate tn
dinner being the lat business Of the day; AM
that the guests consider themselves ae travellers
who are to arrive together at the same place o
n destination.
m ~ That the party be detained by the charms
to That the retreat be not begun before II.
~ But everybody be In bed by twelve.
lo These recon lamentations are unrxeeptfonabl
and to them may be added three dinner rule
ne given by John Bulwer. a quaint but sensio'
ed writer OF the seventee nth century: Srtdo
SO dentiun,-AHUrn sdentium-Runoor re7stiuro /:
es (which eing rendered into the Vernacuiar sig
SO nifes: Work for the jaws-A silent Draise-Fre
e. quent ha-has.