Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-14
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yAessssaasn sAs Secret q French Happi-
uso-nsw Epseures Est--At the Seaside
a - - ahsatrs.
4 NE Preach are essentially . happy
!: 1ooqoA Their cheerfulness, which strikes
~ torelgnr the moment hc sets foot on
iNfonch coil, 10 due 70 q sound stomach.
30yupepnia b mot known In France. Light
Iioed, generous wine, dainty dishes pro
<5luctivo II good humor, never bolted,
sio1WAyD eaten In cool apartments or In
~ open air with leisure and jccularity,
1hoee lies the foundation OF the French.
mans happiness. From the rich bank
! ers mansion In the Champs Elysees to
~ simple mechanics garret at Belle
vile. business cares are never allowed to
1neerfers with the pleasures Of the table.
Il ese the eyes sparkling with joy rs the
bottae 6lls tho glasses. and the good
! bumored rebuke of the host when a lady
<-as most French ladies will--knocks the
bottle In lifting her glass to prevent its
4 6eing filed to the brim. "Sapristi,
Z madame; say that you won't have any
more, but for goodness sake, don't
shake the bottlel" Or look how he
4 frowns II he catches guest in the act Of
\ adding water to his pet wine. mix
this wine with waterl My dear fellow.
lt's sacrilege! God will never forgive
you'll" There Is nothing irreverent in
! this exclamation. Heis thoroughly con-
WINGED TINT good wine was given to man
4 by God to rejoice his heart; and to spoil
4 by adding water to 1t is in his eyes
nothing short Of sin.
4 A Frenchman Is very poor indeed who
has not in the corner Of cellar few
bottles that he has carefully tended for
years, and that he brings upstairs to
welcome an old friend at his table or
cheer poor neighbor on sick bed
Every year the French bourgeois pro-
notes some hundred bottles of wine that
has improved by keeping. You should
zee him as he gently opens the door of
his cellar, and almost walks on tiptoe,
y for fear Of shaking the ground. With
very little inducement he would take of
his hat; he Is in his sanctuary. All his
bottles nrc sealed and labeled. He con.
templates them with paternal eye. It
was he who bottled that wine, who
4 corked it, scaled 1t, labeled it and laid it
down. In the driest corner he will point
out to you dozen of bottles covered
with dust and cobwebs. Not even his
most intimate friend has ever tasted
their contents. He bought this wine on
+ the day that daughter was born to him
\ It viii be opened on her wedding day.
He knows he will require some generous
wine to keep up his spirits when he has
TO part with his beloved daughter, who
\ & to him as the apple of his eye
The pleasures of the table are within
u the reach Of all classes in France. The
y working people are better of in England
than In France, but they are not so well
fed or 80 happy. They spend their money
IN superfuities instead of spending it in
4 necessities. The English women of this
class go in for lot Of cheap finery; the
+ French ones 60 in for sound linen.
What the English working classes throw
Il away In bones, scraps and vegetables
I would suffice to nourish poor French
N family.
assure you that with vegetable
n eoup, stew, some cheese or fruit and
L good bread these people dine remarkably
ss wen at two or three pence head.
know Of an English lady who. one
6Ay, sent by her cook n boiled chicken
G - poor woman Of the neighborhoot
who was sick. She sent it in souI
tulreen full Of the broth
The following day she went to SEQ how
her poor patient was doing, and how sh'
had enjoyed the chicken.
Then she learned that the broth hat
Z been thrown away, the "ladies" Of the
Il place having declared that it was only
Y dirty water.
For the upper and well to do classe!
Y there are in Paris few dozen restaurants
perfect temples of Epicurus. Now sc,
i the faithful at work. They will tell yot
that animals feed, man eats. "But,
they will add, "the man Of intellect alon,
4 knows how to eat"
A little walk is taken first, to get III
u tae appetite. Some will have their glas,
ssce absinthe or vermouth, and will tel
pa with the moet serious air in the
uprid that without it their appetite woult
Z ever come. Punctual as the clock
When their dinner hour arrives, beholc
\ them turn into Bignon's, the Maison
Doree, or some other well known house
and take their seat with the solemnity O
- academician who is going to take par
q n the official reception Of anewly elected
member Of the celebrated academy! Tn,
# Waitcr presents the bill of fare and dis
u cyeetly retires. He knows that the stud,
Of the menu is momentous affair, an,
that these gentlemen aro not going t,
lightly choose their dishes. They mus
have ample time for reflection. HI
h 1eayes them In sweet meditation, SAVIOR
\ ing In advance the long list of daintie'
tor the day. This preliminary is one o.
the pleasantest features of the perform
ance, something akin to the packing uI
& for holiday trip. Each article on th
B bill OF fare is discussed with endless com
nnentaries, accompanied with knowing
glance or smack of the tongue.
By and by the choice is made. On,
I takes bit of paper. and pencils the or
i der for the waiter:
consomme aux pois.
Oysters and q sole Eormande.
Pheasant a Ia Ssinte Alliance,
Cbateaubriand
Tenderest OF asparagus a ramalone
6upremes do mauyiettes.
Ortolons q Ia Provencale.
Meringues la vanille
Ice, cheese, dessert.
The wine question is very soon settled
1ho Frenchman is familiar with tn
o names of all his favorite friends
Beaune, Leovillc, Chateau Lafitte, Cha
4 teau Margaux win help the chosen mem
70 20 down. He will sometimes order
bcttle Of Rhenish wine. but not withou
"A pYeyionsly satisfying. his patriotism. b.
& e0dtng: "These rascaliy Prussians. whaI
eeantifuliy colored wines they growr
Two hours. at least. are spent at table
~ the whole time Of the meal conver
mtion goes on unfagging. When dinner