Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-29

H:rurl..,r condition Of ri,SHusc, wuCn
il nUkcdu- first class hOStVlTy. There
l. ~ulue talk of tSe construction Of 4
temporary hotel out on Fourth Ave-
niue, 10 br dedicated to the visitation Of
foreigners which the present hotel ca
parity of the city can 10y no means az
cOmmOdate. What chance there is
here for Yankee genius! If it would
obtain the list OF au adequate piece of
ground in close proximity 10 the tx
position, and erect temporary, light
fame structure, attractive, airy, and
cool in its embellishments, with dimen-
-irnS sufficient to provide for several
thousand people, the capital expended
upon the construction aud equipment
of the hotel would be- returned over and
over. Undoubtedly some such enter
priSp will bc effected. The restaurant,
which il peculiarly a product Of modern
times, will also hr prupIgated u hun.
dred fold hy the exotic population. Ii
is curious what a development this in
stitution has sustained in the last few
years. Ii it were not for the decline in
prices the young clerks and impecuni.
Gus barriSters and doctors could not
support themselves with the aid of the
most effective ingenuity. Salaries
have declined and money Cheapened,
but these Calamities have been balanced
10y the introduction of q restausaut syS-
tenn, with q versatile schedule of prices
ready TO meet the finances Of each and
every customer. Six years ago there
were but few restaurants i'll Louisville,
and thCyChargcd 30 or - cents for q
meal. To-day all through the heart of
the city the eye observes the monoton-
Gus Typography, "hill of fare, regular
meal, etc." until he j. forced to the con-
clusiOn there are no more homes, but
tie entire city must depend for suSten-
anCe upon the benevolent heart of the
-,stauranteur. The average restaurant
charges twenty-five cents for "regu-
lar." Several, the "Euglish Kitchen"
H.. brunswick" "Rufer's," etc,
charge 10 or 30 cent?; but the difference
lies rather in the endorsement of fashion
than i'm any perceptible difference in
cuisine. here and there a response is
made 70 your appetite in the form of
regular meals, Is cents" but sure it
would require an earnest desire for
knowledge and q heroic fortitude TO
test the good cheer dispensed therein,
aud We think the average wayfarer
would pass unless Impelled by a very
cOgent and unreasonable appetite. Sup
pose YOU come with me and enter
one of the average dining halls, where
twenty meal tickets worth $500 are
sold for $3.50 or 1915. You will be
probably amazed at the interior dis
closures, If accustomed only TO hotel
life when en- voyage. Selecting seat
at one of the large tables, neatly equip
ped With 3 perfectly clean cloth and
well stocked castors, you order your
dinner OF one of the half dozen sable
merCuries, who glide noiselessly,r rapidly,
and good humoredly at your beck and
call. The first course will consist ct
soup, lettuce and other relishes; the
second will comprise several meats, 3
half dozen vegetables, different breads,
and coffee or milk at election; the third
will constitute the desert, and he COM
posed of several dainties. This menu Is
not only comprehensive as revealed,
but is well prepared and served in APP
petizing condition and manner, and ii
after depicting the numerous dishes
laid before you, your capacity be not
yet supplied, then verify your elasticity
must be great indeed. With such pro.
vision as this for the inner man a. so
moderate an expense, it is hardly to be
wondered at the number Of rooms adj
veFtised without board. In truth a
large quota, perhaps = majority, Of the