Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-04-05
SOME NEW YORK NOTES.

New YORK, April ?.
The past week has been an unusually dull
one scarcely an event of general interest hav-
ing transpired in or about New York. 1t
would seem to be a lull after the recent storm,
that is, Dakotas escaped pet which visited us
two weeks ago.
W. X. Vanderbit's Major Domo, Joseph
Dugneal, to whom it is said, he is 10 pay So
900 year for directing his cook, arrived this
week He is a we'll built little man, about five
feet tall, is of French parentage but born in
Birmingham. England. He says: If | were
rich enough not TO have 10 work should still
pursue my business for the love oft. | am an
artist and have invented new school of d.
ming" And then he tells how he makes man
enjoy his food - make him want 10 eat
First, he must be hungry and then put
things before him so that he wants them. If
| want him TO eat oranges, for instance oiier
them 10 his neighbor. He sees them and asks
for them. ! make them ask for things and
keep them waiting Suppose / have served a
dinner like this to-day: A soup, some FISH and
a woodcock. Tomorrow my customer asks
for woodcock Then ! say to him, am sorry,
sir. but cannot prepare it. But in day or
two he will ask for il again and then let him
have it If let him tire Of anything then my
art would be gone" Joseph thus describes
how he will serve q woodcock to Mr.. Wander
bilt - 1t will be cooked only ten minutes be-
/ on while the fish is being eaten. | carve the
/ bird and put all the bones and back into the
sauce of red wine and gravy. The odor and
! the appearance Of the bird excite the appetite.
/ 1t takes TWENTY-FIVE minutes 10 cook wood
/ cock Now | send the meat back to the oven
| for fifteen minutes and the back and bones in
which the richest flavor is found, are left to
| stew. When the meat comes back IL IS on
| hot plate and | strain the rich sauce over 1t.
Now. il is very well for Mons. Dugneal to
| tell us that he will teach such people as Mr..
/ Vanderbilt how to cultivate an appetite; but
| this same Joseph will do infinitely more good
/ if he can discover some art Whereby the thous-
ands of poor people might stop the cravings oil
hunger. His salary OF $4,000 would be as
nothing compared to the one he could CON-
mand if instead of cultivating hungerhe could
abolish it, And then, # III addition to the a.
hove he could destroy the appetite for strong
| drink, he would be a whole AAu-Poverty So
ciety in himself
BY the way. speaking of the Anti-Poyerty
Society naturally reminds one OF the United
Labor Party. This political organization, since
the quarrel between the two labor leaders,
George and McGlynn, seems TO be in bad
way. us il is impossible to find responsible
head of the party. The other day it was said
that Mr. Henry George had issued call for
q National convention in Chicago on July 4th.
Mr. George says: d" don't know anything a
bout this convention. When l know
more about it NAV 20 to it, but if they pur-
pose 10 nominate candidates for President and
Vice President am not with them. | am for
Cleveland" There are a great many working
men in this city. too, who last Fall voted for
the candidates of the now defunct labor party,
who agree with Mr. George, and will this Fall
/ vote for the Democratic candidates.