New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30
CHEAP FRENCH DINNERS.

INVESTIGATING The MERITS OF SOUP, ENTREE AND
ROAST, ALL FOR TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.
"Ah ha. sinner said the ex-Alderman 20 the
rednustached epcue aft IL rumored that you have no
longer the same enthusiasm for comedbeef coffee and
Gran berry pie that you had Think IL is high time
that my brother commissioner the high art OF dining
cheapy makes o personal explanation Alderman
replied the epicure shaking his feow-commlssoner py
the hand with enthusiasm 1--WE been looking for you
and longing for you There is French restaurant near
Fultenst where you get French dinner for twenty-five
cents soup, entree, roast, and sweet I've been
experimenting there of late and have felt the want OF
counsel Sometimes have been satisfied sometimes the
reverse and the case briefly want the support
OF another mans opinion QUEEN dites rouS :"
Hold hard refuse 10 60 the conversation IL TO DO
in French. I am free confess that know more OF
French cookery than do OF French verbs But to show
you that even an Alderman have literary procyities
will quote man or other who once wrote play,
Lead on good fellow and I'll follow thee"
The artistic and the Bohemian entrance said the epi-
cure sis in Ann-st, so II you please We VIII 20 thas
way"
when they we're about halfway in the block between
Nassaust and Broadway they descended the steps OF
cellar and found themselves in long room that stretched
TO Fultou-s on side was nearly continuous eoun-
ter on the other row u small tables The Ann-st end
was fitted up as French grocery and there were four or
five French women chaterng gayy with the young men
serving them and purchasing the cheese the gooseberry
sirop the Orleans dried prnes the orangehower water
and other decaces OF beloved France Between the liz
tie tables and the wall the other side were boxes OF
wine marked Macon and Medoc BeaOtls end 81 Julel'
La Rose and Win de Graves.
"Iook here" said the Alderman in husky whisper
"rve heard Of this place They turn you out II you don't
order bottle OF wine. Let's get out before we are dis
graced"
Don't be RASH said the epicure they act so up stairs
Int this cellar is veritable Bohemia, where you can
barafg ON one ptrlO
and that IS they will think us two drunkards
swearing off after New Years. always have glass OF
lager which costs FIVE cents You can have glass OF
claret for ten cents II you Like have told them that II
they will have California clIre all the Americans who
come here will make point OF drinking IT, But the pro-
pretor imports his claret from his beloved France,
and won't believe there is such place az California
have travelled in France aud what cheap French
wine Moons Here's the bill OF fare oyster soup; en-
t<,beef2 Ia pode with macarOni; r6'i flfed sausage
with Lyonnaise potatoes; apple ritters That sounds
we'll Here comes the waiter. Order TWO dinner, whe
take of my overcoat and drape it gracefully over these
boxes OF ST. Julien"
Me order two dinners! why can SPEAK Two Norus
OF Frenchl"
"Nor can he. It's the red-headed have greet
finn with him talk French 10 him by the yard aud he
answers wea Inussoo' without understanding word
have said Tho handsome with the black mustache
You talk English to him. I'll bet remarked the Al.
Tie soup came without any waiting for IT, II was
white and thick and the centre OF each plate hoated
solitary oyster looking ike brown Island IN lte sta.
"Dont the French put oysters IN tneH soup' 'A" INC
Nsyer repicd the epicure boldly: the oyster In each
plate concession to the depraved taste of Americans
weI n tastes OF oyster family" answered the Alder
man ITS hot and OF sayOry but th' ~ isn't nucn
substance It. should Ike TO see the Last OF Tue DoT
| IONS tackle IT, IL would astOnish him." ~
A,tr the scup the entrees brought and the red
nustaced epcure seized Il redhairet youthful waiter
by the arm and the choicest French entieaed ior
rant AZ ne averred 10 give much bread as was wanted
The aggreved youth shook his arm free ahd sd Nhas
SreaS 70" laid the Alderman why don't You say 20,
| theniu he sguea ed out viciously, aud he'd.
| "Now Alderman, what d. you think OF that dish ="
"Periectly delicious answered the light ~ Sothan;
don't think that IN Us prlaiive CONDITION WIS ~
sauces and such exquisite Favor has been Impaired 10
a. that think IA about good thing as ever ate
he Lager doesn't t But should think wine would
hardly be the thing fer It, Beer seems 70 me resy
better THAI carrt and we should nave Deen o5dy on
| they had given us California elaret ,.,-,.
With azng prOmptude the red haired walter brousht
Iyopnaise potatoes Both agreed that the former was
tasteess aud the excellent Both agreed also that
( as good a. IL would have been In private house
| ''sum 10, Alderman" said the epicurc .
why said the Ink OF wisdom dropped from th.
nerveles hand OF NewYor, "there not much 10 say
THE soup was delusiye, tasteful but inruritious'
"Ihe eatree was superlatiyely goo&. something su
premely wonderful"
Agreed"
"The sausage was fraud, and not leOper dish for
aWeii only quarter, you know. I'M he'd been garl
| would have forgiven them" ,.,
that for solid diet would ike TO live asswhere Butt
is mighty good place To drop into and sstea such o.
prise as that beefa Ia mode"
} agreed"