St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
WHITE HOUSE BILE OF FARE.
what the President Eats, Drinks and
Smokes, and How He DoeSI,

| OAess ana HOW He Does 1t.
PRESIDENT Cleveland is described bv az
inmate of the White house as an enthusi-
aStlc but conscientious eater. That s no is
IKE the boy who resembIed his father ",
eating great deal and his mother
III eating great while. The old
soluleIS who went to Gettysburg with him
tiie Otnef day came away with a picture of
the ciiiei magistrate bending over Pullman
mahogany a napkin stuffed under his two
cilliiS ana Dig mouthful of food en- route ia
MS open mouth. Of the thirteen hours spent
| dining-car. W. -0'1 IL 'Ai0
AT the White house he is moro s,,or;ro
OF time, but it is agreed nv ali obSpT,o ls
that he makes up in application Ivbot he
lacks in time. The White bonse b;II Of
rare is exceedingly simple. but it is mod
eled after the old HooSier woman's land
policy: ''''i . i''lio
plenty" SCI
There is an abundance to eat ON Mr.
Cleveland'S table. His cook is Chef For-
TN, who used to serve Mr.. Arthur's mid
night dinners. Stewart Williams. a fivtnra
IN the executive mansion. does all the buv-
Ing' lie says the breakfast bill of fare is
uS''''liy tle Following simple list of eatables:
/ - CuilbtfiNfu OnOD. dreaded
AsteaA-Forterhouse, thick broiled rare
| Corn Bread
| Rolls
French Coffee.
Glass of Ale.
INNER orlngS some variation of roast and
IL w. e ueSseIt, with wine. The president
H. - ~ nolis oI pastry or professional dishes.
70 iIoC IdstluiouS about his wine, and he
H. ,NS o'1 !ittIe' IL Is usually champagne.
ne says nttIe while eating, and keenS his
mead bent over his plate for ti,.
dinner he does not smoke at table oS NJ
Arthur dld, but goes upstairs to his
!oonl. Ills temperance in cigars is. marked
III comparison with Mr.. Arthur's extrava-
gahce. Inc latter would use sometimes a
SloLeh Ill 4 cay, not smoking them all I'M
OuI consuming half and throwing the sinh
away. He made his guests nut his cigars
III ther pockets to carry home.
Steward Williams SAYS there was hardly,
d month mat Mr.. Arthur did not comnlain
Iliat MS cigars went off mysteriousIv faSt
Oh the WINE bills he never comHIained
w men ne LETT the White house he had mn
W;'fuS OF one hundred cases of various
WIi'eS snlpped to New York. President
VIC, eiaii u smoking Is done so quietly that
S SIM Vi me servants have thought that he
never used the leaf. He sits in his room
and draws and puffs dreamily and With
great evident enjoyment.
WIN him usually is Col. Lamont. often
Col. Villas and sometimes Mr.. Lamar
I these two are with the president more in a
Soclal way because they are living like
D3cheIOlS. Mrs. Villas is at her bnna in
Wisconsin, and Mr. Lamar is a widower
ihey are both delightfully."- social men, and
they love nothing so well as good cigar,
unless, in Col. Villas case. If he
the big, black briar-root bowl
Whlch he pulls in his room at the
Eo3ltT' Mr.. Lamar has made a trial of
haSheesh now and then for the eyneri-
mental philosophy of the thing, and vet he
OF high civilization. -li''iN No
Nj. Cleveland will not average two cigars
a gay the month through. He imports what
ne uses; and they are long, flat. dark
Drown KIND, with a peculiarly rich and
They're mighty" says the steward. az
he smells the box. "'' 81