Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-05
PETTED PALArES.
WHAT PfslMA DoNNAs AND ACT
RESsES LIKE TO EAT AND DRINK.
vow Who DO Not Appreciate Good Din
ner-Ldght Eaters and Dsvotsss Of
Gourmandism--Oyste wines.
Tea, Salads, Etc.



There are few actresses who do not appre-
date good dinner nor know how to select
one. Adelaide Nelson was devotee OF
gourmandism ate often and late. was feted,
dined and winsd on every hand, loved
nothing better than to be invited out
socially, and actually died from feeding too
much Champagne was her favorits wine.
Patti ID light eater-ell singers are-but
goes in for porter and Burgundy with .
will. The stars OF the vocal world are very
capricious in fixing but rigid In adhering to
once-established rules about eating near
the time OF stnging-either before or after.
The fact that Mms. Scalchi refused to sing
last season and compelled @change Of bill1
on the ground that she had eaten too late
win not soon be forgotten by the chronicler
the capricious records OF prima donnaz
Lillian Russell IL very fond OF salads and
will not eat dinner in which they do not
occupy prominent position.
Clara Louise Kellogg's fondness for pork
and beans Is thought by some to be her only
fault.
As general rule. histrionism caters to its
inner cravings at o'clock In the afternoon.
For two or three hours hard work on the
boards 1t Is better that the process Of diges-
ton should be well un Ter way. Oysters are
easily digestsd and good for colds Most
actresses, therefore, mutually acquire q
great taste for them.
Mrs. Langtry Is very fond of Blue Points
on the half shell, and is very particular
about the cooking Of her Wanda During
her tour through the United States in her
special drawing-room car one OF the best
cared for of her attendants was an excellent
French cook. The special weakness Of the
English beauty was fondness for brandy
and soda, with distinct underlying ten.
dency for beer
Selma Dolaro, like most English women
OF tire stage, has fallen into the habit of
taking her tea at s o'clock whether she has
an engagement or not She lives unostenta-
tiously but comfortably in fiat, and her
cook is colored girl who has learned by
experience just what will tickle her mistress
palate. Nine. Dolaro makes excellent tea
biscuits for herself and likes them
Marie Prescott keeps house in fat. has
a German cook, knows how to prepare q
dainty meal herself. and has an able assist
ant in her husband. She has no idea of
sacrificing her gustatory enjoyment to the
requirements of her profession so far as to
relinqush her garlic, Of which she is as fond
as any quachinanga.
Rose Coghlan doesn't like a heavy wine
like sherry il she is going to play, and usu-
ally INDUCES in champagne instead. She is q
O'Clock diner, feeds we'll, and when chicken
is on the board calls for the white meat
Ellen Terry, while on the road, always
has her meals served in her room, as do
Mrs. Langtry and Margaret Mather. The
latter young lady does not dine out much.
Miss Mather always takes an iced lem.
onade before going on in the balcony
scene of "Romeo and Juliet"
Nothing that Mile. Sarah Bernhardt has
ever eaten has had tendency to make her
grow stouter. The great French tragedienne
always takes glass Of old Cognac before
going on the stage, dimes in the afternoon,
and takes supper after the performance.
Nine. Desclee, the renowned French aot-
ress, lived for the last year of her existence,
when cancer was drawing her inevitably to
her grave, entirely upon grapes and milk.
Nine. Judic is said to be very good
feeder, and her embonpoint gives no denial
Of the statement.
Mile. Aimee is highly appreciative Of the
pleasures of the table, but OF late years,
conscious Of her increasing stoutness, seeks
to temper appetite with Judgment When
in New York she always dimes at favorito
table d'hote in Twenty-seventh street
Mime. Rhea has been fsted lat, y almost
enough to undermine her constitution. but
keeps up bravely. dp
fails to get one when the selection of the
care to remember the solidly good things Of
Faderland.
Maxims Of Young Housekeepers.