Daily Yellowstone journal., 1883-12-07
THE DAILY YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL.
BRAlrl-WORKERS' DRINKS.
q t,osten Bartender Tells or the vns
ricus Liqitis MDst Affected BY u
M BEG q Np.Able Men.

''NeIsa' in st, Pail Pioneer e'S
asked bartender the other day
what were the peculiarities and iavori'e
drinks of some Of his patrons of note.
He had quite rec entity been employed
in one of the la gest drinking establish
ments in New York, and repli, d that
every man usually lad favorite drink
which he generally called for upon
ranging alongside the bar W ilsty
WAS ca led for nine times ont of ten in
one form or another, but fancy mixed
drink, of all kinds were extremely pop
ular.
Here is Oscar Wilde, for instance"
he sad. "Eie is very popular among
the gay boys Of Gotham, and can drink
most of them under the table aud give
them their choice of the liquor. He is
one of the longest.headel drinkers |
know of--the result, l think, of hiscalm.
even te mp rlment. Nothing disturbs
him. He likes everytii ig, although he
shows a partiality to Nermouth cock
tails. Champagne is also great favor
ite with him. He does not care for
Mumni's or nelback. However. the for
Ller not heing dry enough and tie lat.
ter too dry Something betNeen
these two is bis choice, although
he is not set in tile mat.
ter. He ta';es very kindly to American
drinks like all Englishmen, AMI is very
fond of whisky and seltzcr, and also gin
fizzes. He can't go beer for some rea-
son. He is q great smoker, and is con-
sumirg the weed in some form inc"s.
sanity. His cigars are of the best brand,
and lie pavsexorbi ant prices for the n.
I he numb of garettes lie smoieS in
dav is enormous he prefers the J
lerme and Egyptian cigarettes. The
one great peculiarly about Wilde is
that he smokes before breakfast, some
thing rarely done by the most inseter-
ate smokers.
Steele , sckaye Is sharp, quick ard
decisive in his manners and drinks great
quaint ties OF the best beer to get fat.
He don't ret fat. however, and never
will. I have seen him drink fifteen
glasses OF beer at one sitting and not
turn hair. When the number gets up
into the twenties he grows excited and
talks ferociously. He is not at all
averse to fancy drinks of all kinds, es-
periallr TO gin fizzes aud whisky cock
tals. He smokes Is cent cigars wan
his friends are kind enough to give
them to him. Edgar Fawcett, the
poet and playwright, is the opposite of
Oscar " Wilde. lie 10 far from l,eing a
sc .entitic imbiber. His principal bad
habit is to mix his drinks.
Whisky and water is generally
called for by him. He is also partial
to sherry and bitters. but will drink al
most anything. te has o great adj
mira ion ior Oscar Wilde's poetry, and
and w,en excited Ivy sherry and b.tters
raves over it. Fswcett was Long,
fellows PIT before his death. He il
also a smoker. Cazuraun, the we'll
known adapter of French PLAYS. is a
lively little Frenchman, the pos pssor
OF very red nose. which lie has spent
mints o, money aud years Of time in
coloring. He has very bright eyes,
dresses in black, AMI talks Jap dly wLen
excited He is pa ''icularly heavy on
corlia!s, 9 pecialiy kinmel. Absinthe
he also LIKES. Re is Q pretty heavy
drinkpr, and will drink auything. He
delights to stop and talk before dispos-
ing of the conten his glass. A
cigar or cigarette is ALWAYS between his
lips.
Lesnder Richardson. the CORRESPOND.
ent and a,laptor OF plays, il very fond
Of beer AMI is gra iuLlIv b lil,lin ont q
Dutch front. He drinks immense
quantities. Of beer when sitting up all
night to write lettes. At the bar he
names Santa Cruz sours, gin iizzes,
clarst punches, and champagne cock
tails as his ''pizcn." A good iyar,
either mild or str 'ny, s1its him. Law
renee Barrett is ra civ. il ever. seen IN
Q saloon, and doubt If he drinks W
thing roa 'er than wine, AMI that only
semi-occasionaliy WITH intim tie friends.
Richard Mansfield tie actr, tax.
hamnagne with his meals {, whet his
petite Ge rye Il d,lle, the reader
likes W ncs of all kinds. buS lrefels
sherry and claret."