Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-05

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Digestion e - bsua1lAss wiah Q sahle-
spouefpi u BGaebsu whisky in apotJsr-
asjs. He ernks ec1ea u bssakfGss sr a
sea e 0opCes, ~ be = eartieaAr.y
foed Of ho0e0ede berad, upun Which
be likes IN exssa apsoAa Of honey over
the hotsss.
CooGrrasnan seota, n Psunsyivsnia.
80 vss Uoesh 1I8oeo0oA sssd 70 eat
tanonoou Of oyuoefs - ~ faneaaFans Of
TIE hoane Of representatives. He would
oook ~ oysters himself In . eha6ne
Aiah, and Il 10 saad thai hs saposinfends
he svu Q okine NJ kis farm - tie
Mayyiand onoss.
VILLAS q vssderbilt. Who Ian esoo,
QCo,o 600, iiked rozse beet and nnasou,
oedium vell 0one. Be vas NOT toad Of
ereAss, spices q sieh favored coudi-
msnss. and 10 90 hie Sals - take RAP
before dinner. BE did not drink or
chew during his letter years and his
strongest dfiak 90 lsDoaade.
sam Tilden liked pie. and aaDoas bis
fssoTites vas that Of rhnbArh. He vas
fed With speon duRine his old age, and
his servant pei ths noss deiis1eus ersen
epoa the soaf pie plant.
George W. Chiide b another million
afro Uno uess nesther insoxicauts nor
tobacco. He hkes Ane dishes, and be
has q coed coax, but be eats plainly
Aad bis digestion Is IN good c0ndision.
His table SERVES Ia probably the finest
in sbe Unitsd States Il 10 made up Of
choice china from ell over the world.
sevre, Worcester. d sby. Dresden and
Ninton vie vitE ihe FAsoos prodoctiose
Of China and japan, and 10 10 said
that one of hrs Dinners 10 twentv per
sons brings ont china worth go. Geo.
Young Ives, ve0 recently failed for
such a large fortune, neither smoked
nor drank 20 excess. and the best OF
oar mil,iopeifes are not addicted to
drinking. Mark Twain does not object
10 champagne II be has N make al
aftef dinner speech. but b says be CAS-
nDs vsste veil af.sr dfnktnG. He
smokes. however, 10 excess aud oonsid-
era tobacco good stimRlAnt.
TIE swell dinDers Of cur millionairss
cost high into the thousands, and some
vito vsLes and fansy nsnus have cost
nearly one hundred dollars Ger plate.
At some Of tits San Francisco dinners
tue menus are engraved On so.id silver,
acd I have before me the DILL of fsrs
which was served 10 the prOeidens and
sire TacoTs secoud WeddiAl at Wash
inatsn. u vas e follows:
Blue Posnis.
Haut Sautefns.
Gear 0feeo Turtle.
AmOptiIIsdo.
Tomatoss. ferrine de Foies 0eas. Celery.
Bfcilsd Shad, a la Msitfe d'Hotei.
Casuu brrs.
nafcobrunner.
Phiiedelphis 0apoD, a la GODDARD.
Fiiiet Of Beet, iar5ed, with Mushrooms.
Sveegnfeads, q Ia CONT.
Slowed Diamond back fefrspin. in cases
Uhatesu L.fitse.
SoIbet al Vernon b.
Oanvas-back Dacg. e.isde. Wood
cock on Toast.
Cbqoot.
Omeief. 6oufi1s.
Jelly, q Ia Mscedoine. Gatteau. St.
Fruits. Ices. Ben Bons.
Otsrd Brandy.
French Coffee Chartreuse.
The flowers used at this dinner coss
enough TO keep Q iab0rer's family Il
year, and the poor Of Nes York could
1--we on what tie rich throw away.
still, some Of the richest of rich men
eat hut little of the da;pties they sit
down to. George Peabody, Who gave
during bis life N Lonson bat qne,s Il,
for king, confined himselt to q silica Of
mutton and glass OK ciares. aud Jay
@ suid's baked potstoes fad tGeir csun-
ter. art in tbs chopped beefstske and
wesk tea which JOHN W. Msckay eats
AZ dinner. MsckaY With all bic millions
is sio,pis 10 his habits, snd IL Is his wiis
tsas wears tie diamonds. Speaking OF
Peabody he vas not fond If jewelry,
aud be voaid not wear even COLO
wa,ch chain, while his studs AMI cuff
hatt0ns were Of pearl or ivory. The
millionaire Stanford has y ,ir Of black
robbsT eje glasses which bs uses in the
place OF gold ones and ns sass q man
can get ell the necessities CT life for
twelve shiiiipes week. Pesbody's Der.
sosal eXpsnses during bis latter days
and the rich Cincinastt millionaire,
Long ~er,h. Is said to have asessed like
n coach ,nan aud did nos care for sp
pssfaoees. LoEgwor,h was tend IL
fine wines. He hsd cellars which would
contain ae30G1 boitles, and be opcs
gave $50C0 as a Tremilni foe improve
menis 70 s5e psocuctian Of the Cataw-
bs grape. He had a fac sumner resi-
dence In To midst Of his vineyard. and
&c left forsnue of SIS. 0C0, 900 when he
died.