, 1880-12-05

of which was a quantity Of vegetables. Directly
an order had had Its carnal requlrements nlled.
| these were charged with tho loading Of
| the snnll vegetable dishes in accordance with
the orders Of tue guests, and, this done, the
| room OF the dining hail, where they were handed
over to the other walters dealtne directly with
the public. ..-
| flashed among rossts OF beef, dfssected the
joints Of tender turkeys. sliced OF tempting ad-
mixtures OF ft and lean . from tho 81 9
merry Haf.lens opposit delyed into the dishes and
! scooped out ulsbed potatoes, boiled onions,
cabbage. rice, squash, and other delectable vege-
| tables.
| Everything was conducted on an enormous
Scale, und yet the operations were carried on
| with rs great ease rs in the i.x10 kitchen where
Bridget gets UP her dinner for bnre half -doEeu
In tho course OF his pcregriuasions the report
cr cr met and WIS introduced to Mr Joseph seyi.
tho deus ex 1nachina, tho head-copk OF the
plnce, who initiated him Ia 1.-THE mysteries Of
the inonstrnus Kitchen" The room covers mn
tne1sts, each Of which In presided over BY SUBJ
cook or acknowledged ability. The south cnu
by line Ut ranges 1UO feet In leu9th. where. In
me ovens below, Is done I'LL the roaSttng, while
The surface OF the ranges Is devoted to what il
entries, tho fried dishes, the meat sauces. and
other light articles of food. In 1t corner of the
room at the e,'d ot the ranges hung three large
copper boilers Allied to their so-gnl1on capacity
with toothsotne 1neats simmcring in their own
juices ~ and csolyinxa most appetxtng odor In one
4
ton, such MS beef and mutton. intended to pro-
tluce tho b.sis OF supply of Inock-ttlrtlc soup
chicken and other light 1neats swat1, about gv-
in1 up Of their delicate fiaEor for tho prepara-
ton Of e bouillon.
THE pLATE-HEAT1Ed APPARATUS
was found worthy Of Inspection. -Four long
shelves OF plate-stccl, resting upon coils OF
stcutn- pipo. formed hollow square with a sur
Which @ was Covered m Wiz pates and ishes a
heated to n comfortable degree
The potato.,nasher used In tho Kitchen was
ceptucle. Into. tie former was placed
s9ous bqsSl fea ct stsa1x nqsatoes xnieh
mighty pcst!e of hard wood four feet in length
ind widening ut It's lower end to u width Of six
ity OF each potato was lost. anu the lifting Of
tho vessel disclosed In the receptacle Eclu,s a
slnw-whte , nass which was taken OF md after
ctnhcs.
as soon rs done With. the plates and dishes
were removed from the dining room and recon-
veyetl tn tho Kitchen where Il stozcn pre-
pared chem for tr.sh employment A couple Of
women were engaged In the work OF tossing tho
dishes aud cleaned them in long troughs OF hot
took theu, dried them. md handed them over to
attendants who placed them upon tho heating
shelves to got ready for another trip to tho din-
Everywhere In tho kitchen business was con-
ductesl with 4 rush and without any jar md By |
3:p oclock tho appctites which hsd oecasioned |
so much hnrd work seemed to have been satts- |
fled, and tho carvers. and walters and washers,
and frrnrs and potato- nnshers found rest from |
their .lal,irs. |
Before leaving the pIace the reporter paid q !
visit to y number Of the subtcrranean dcpnrt-
mcnts Of the gigantic hotel: to the tce-holses,
where vast amounts of fish. flesh. and fowl were
kept rcudy for service: TO tho relish corner !
where the choicest vegetables Of the seasou and |
the pickles are kept TN stock; to tho brcad-
roosu, where he saw II bnktng Of lDo ',avcs taken
stenming and snvory from tho oven: tn the
wfne cellar, where $D, 0tUworth Of choice liquors
are Kept imprisoned: to the store rooul. where
the groceries. ETC., nro on stOck.-lli ut which
impressed him with the idctl that after all. tho
botrder who buys all thcsc good things with |
only tho responsibility Of Ii little bill to uttend
to every week has the best Of it. Tho charm OF
such go.,fl things dcparts when they are looked
upon us 50 much merchandise, and II any guest
Of tile hotel feels any desire follow the truck |
Of tho reporter and see where his roust beef,
turkey thigh. salmi Of wild duck, spice-puddtng,
or pint bottle OF Heidsick comes from, he had
better restrain his curiosity. Seen ia such pro-
fusion. they become common and lose their
4ppctizfug power, |