The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-07
CHATTER yXXvrII

Of animals pruiatly prevents their being
kBl"t for fopd while thoy are young enough
10 enjoy life and 10 the patriarchs alone are
Reserved Tor the table
That which renders the problem OF dining
almost past solying is that the meat has TO b,
attacked WIKI plaiel knives which tear but
do not cut H. suppose that. H. half the
lower claSs Americans st.l cat with their
knives. II was necessary % abandon the idea
of having steel knives for fear Of their acct
dentally gashing their faces II sharp steel
knives we're la general uso IN America the
streets would be fun Of people with faces
SCARED and scanned like those Of the Heidei.
bcrg students
The Americans drink little else but water
at table. aud one cannot help wondering how
Il Is that tho filter SEEMS to be an almost un-
known institution in the land Leave your
glass Of water untouched on the table, and
in few moments thick sediment Of mud or
sand will be- visible at the bottom Of it.
Down south IL is worse still
Al jacksonville was waited upon at table
by an extremely oblising negro.
ono Gay be- brought me some water. put ice
in 10. and discrcctly withdrew behind my
chair
took up the glass and infinitely inspected
it. contents
"Epaulnondas" | cried
Oats not my nano sab: I'm called
Charles
Charles look at this water; there Is a
snake in IL D."
Charles took the glass looked In IT, and
then. with reaesuring grin, announced
ITS dead. sab
THAT is comforting said |, but II may
have left eggs, which will come to life by
thousands inside me
Charles was facctious. and was not 10 be
put out Of countenance for such IA triile Tie
took up the glass again. re-eKamined 1t, and
replaced 10 on the table.
"Dcre. no danger, sah, IT'S male he
said
In almost all hotels south Of Washington
the waters are colored men The service Is
but poor The negroes are slow-it Is the
guests who DO the waiting"
At Dclmouicos especially, and in the prin
cipsl hotels Of New York. Boston, Philadel
phia and Washington you can dino admir-
ably IN the smaller towns you must be con
tent with feeding
But III Us take our seats az the table d'hOte
OF The best hotel IN any second rate town that
you pleas, ln Pennsylvania Ohio, Indiana, or
some other state II the Union
40 printed menu. \ young woman. with
an elaborate couture Of curls. rolls and bangs
hut no emp. approaches. darts II look Of con
tempt AT you and. turning her back upon
you. gabbl,'s on In one breath
"Crouiaupoiurbotshrimpsauceroastbeeftm
Eeycranherrysaucep otatoestomatoesapp
mlnccpieganillacream"
Do not attempt to stop her she IL wound
NJ and when she Is started is bound to 20 to
the cud You must not hope that she will
repeat the menu q second time either. II you
did not hear. 50 much the worse for you
Unfortunately the consequences are grave.
it il not one dish that YOU INSIST is the
whole dinner You are Obliged TO order all
your repast at once, and the whole is brought
You. from soup 70 cheese. at one time
was 50 al inspired one day as TO order
some soup To begin with The waitress re
fused downright 10 bring me anything more
THAT is all you ordered she said to inc
"You do not suppose / can make twenty
Journeys TO the kitchen for your
rose and sought the hotel keeper. made
the humblest apologies, pleaded that vas
foreigner who had only been in America a
fortnight. and was not yet accustomed to the
habiisof the Americans Ipromised solcmnly
never 70 transgress again In this way. Mine
host went to the young person who was at
the head Of the battalion Of harpies in the
dining room. and inierceded for me with her
had the happiness OF being forgiven, and
was allowed TO appease my hunger
From that day forward. as soon as one Of
the~e witching damsels began her incarnation.
cried out;
Hold Enoughl Bring 1t all in"
Then would eat the ieas. dstasteful Of the
mcSSes and leave the rest can assure you
the hotel did not make much profit out of me
This Is how the dinner Is served;
The duchess begins by ainging spoon
and knife and fork down on the table in front
of YOU |, is FOR you to set them straight,
and would advise You to do so without any
nurmuring. When you have taken your
soup. the said duchess brings you a plate,
around which she paccs IA dozen little oval
dishes in a symmetrical fashion that one can
but admire
The first little dish contains fish and II tea
spoonful Of sauce OF some kind 1t is need
less 20 inquire the name Of this sauce All
the fish sauces are the same, only the name
varies Tho second apparently contains a
> little lump Of raw beef, the third slice of
roast turkcy the fourth mashed potatoes,
the fifth a stewod tomato. the sixth Gran
berry sauce. the seventh chicken salad. the
eighth some rice pudding. and the last con
tains shofribile dlctga . slice Of apple tart
with large helping Of cheese la the middle
Of IL Th.c two things are eaten together
and are consequently served on the same
dish
You begin NJ the left The first presents
no Obstacles but It's bones and Is soon disposed
Of You turn your attention TO the next
dish on the right and attack the beef |; Is
imprognable. you can make no impression
upon IL You pass The turkey Is not obdu
rate and YOU tall to on that. making little
raids on the potatoes tomatoes and cranberry
sauce between each mouthiuL Thanks 10
TIE many climates Of America Ghe thyuom
eser varies IA winter from IS above zero s
the south % a. bciow In the north. you have
turkey and cranberry sauce all tho winter,
strawberries SIX months Of the year and to
mates ali The year round.
Oh the turkey aud cranberry sauce, J
nie enough OF that dish 10 satisfy me for the
rest ct sly days No more turkey and Gran.
berry sauce Tor ule. though should live to
/be "A andfeii
90 rour~e at the meats. place-f orn0nd
your plate. soon begin 10 cool and you have
no choice hut TO bolt your food. diving with
S,ifa ,,.1 fork tnt, tbs. little dishes right and