The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-13
ROUND ABOUT GOTHAM.
TALK OF THE WEEK IN The ME-
TROPOLiS.

and Artistic Costumes -Iad- and tarcics
NEW YORK. October ll.-lSpcciai
Correspondence. There aresaid to be
three infallible WAYS of getting rid Of "a
fortune remarked "a travelled member
Of the Four Hundred. who Is also %
veteran iirst-nighter. remember
once hearing General James Watson
Webb say that the remedy for super
fiuous wealth was either To run up a
theatre. start newspaper. or set up u
standing army. but | think u iour'h
NAV easily be- added.
And that - ----f' enQuircd.
Get nc ,uainted with queen Of the
ballet and take her out TO dinner coca
sionally. You smile; but let me ~
sure YOU that ii is by no means the
least costly experiment OF the TOUR
personally happen to know 0i at l'asl
half a dozen fortunes that have been
gobbed up by those dainty epicurians
who. when they hnd % susceptible wof-
shipper. seem TO be under vow 10 eat
him 10 death as quickly rs possible.
Your reflections seem 10 be unkfu
little with the bitterness Of personal
experience, | remarked. won You
tell me about II =
well" he said. settling himself L.
the placid enjoyment of mid cigar
lone night. with several friends. a.
tended a performance at the National.
Wen. after the play. was introduced to
Senorta Marcella, the ziditana Whos.
delightful dancing of the ballet had
charmed me while IA the theatre.
I'VE su2ped at little semi Oriental
cafe. on a plaza rear tine theatre. IL
was the first time | had ever had eXpe-
rience with the gastronomic tastes OF q
premiere. What with thin meats. poor
sauces aud superabundance OF pep
pers. imagine that some OF our party
which was a rather cosmopolitan one
---dined rather enthusiastically. Not
so the senorita. however. She ordered
tho most expensive wines the cellar
afforded. with a. charming grace. and
her portion of the pisto. or meat ONE
lette. was washed down by dfaughtS.
each of which here in New YORK. would
have sufficed TO pay for an ordinary
dinner.
"'Msrcella knows how TO sup. JocoselN
observed young government oihciai
who was Of the party. Her feet, her
eyes. castanets. and her appetite have
emptied the pockets of half the wealthy
Young gallants in Madrid.
winch. as | shortly aiterward
learned. was quite true. for her eXpeh
eive tastes in that quarter had become
a prOverb in the capital.
WAS this gifted gOurmant so bcauti-
full. then - asked.
No: she was delightful. though. a.
many little women can be. She had
not the superb physical charms OF an
Italian ballerina encountered IN Naples.
and whose dancing and playing seemed
to nv impressable mind the very pei
.oul6cation of grace and beauty. Bui
heavens, how Guilia could eat l was
terribly disillusioDed to see her fairly
devouring the macaTOni ana tfufir-' to
saw nothing OF the champagne. Here
was a creature whose unduiatOry grace
was a revelation and whose musical
talent was something divine: yet she
would eat through a whole blll OF 1ai'
almost. and when / Was beginning ~
reckon the possible cost OF the lttit
treat. the divine Guilia would stfetch
out her limbs. yawn little ana tap the
floor with her angelic toes III seiii-
conscious pas that would set my heao
~hirling. What strength, what SUD
..enness. what agility
That little repast cost me just 60
and there were only four of Us.
I'm Paris. about - | think. ! wa-
once more fascinated and persuaded 10
renew my experiment. At that time
shere was divine creature playing al
the Varieties. Olympic was one of the
most ethereal beings / ever met. Like
a soft illusion in spangied fleece. she
hoated rather than danced across the
STAGE. and half the city raVed over hef'
the students were enthusiastic. ana the
military dotted ON her 80 openly that q
conflict was daily imminent ! Wa,
presented to Olympic 10y an ait1che OF
the British embassy. who. previous C.
the ceremony. remarked: You Viii hno
her pleasant little gri, with lots ol
chic and healthy appetite.
1t took less than "A week To- comm n
ny theory beyond doubt. The Cafe
lAnolaise didn't afford scope enough
for pa.trOuomic talents. so We went on
tie second occasion 90 bl-non -. We
were a party of siN-iour Americans
Olympic. and a pr0tege. Win the ST.
rene calm of a mistress OF her ant.
Oivmpe informed me thai she had given
Orders for the dinner M advance. lnIec
rooms had been reserved-a dancing
hall. a recepiionroom. and smoking
room. where we could enjoy our coffee
and lioueurs with the aiter-dmner CT
gar.
a 1naifre dh0t.l took charge Of the
,srtv at once. There were SIX walters
m evening dress and white powdered
hair. one behind every chair. \ de-
jeune russo was first served before Tie
soup. 1t consisted OF cOrdials cavlare.
delicacies and expensive fish, and wa,
delightful. Then. after the oy sters ana
=. Percy MOnssoauN, came the differ.
ent kinds Of soups with sherry and ma
IBERIA. followed by eterlet with whit,
wine. was assured In whisper that
the sterlet alone had cost 300 francs. as
a whole fish had TO be bought fer Oui
use.
Fancy burying fish between four
and five feet in length and weigh.
ing 100 pounds or more for "A party OF
six
A salmi II yOOdcock brought on
several kinds Of claret. Eve or siN
other dishes followed. ana then The
maitre d motel announced. IN the inte-
rim. chand froid Of pates. fruits.
macedoine. and jellies, with Chateau
Touem. Trufiles and stuffed turkey
lre.ting not less than 100 fraucsl came
next. followed by imported Engli h
chops. the wines being claret and bur
g1ndy.
II glanced at Olympic. Her face
shcne In glow of triumph. The trut-
fes and turkey disappeared; the salads
vanished in dream. l believe that Tag
liopi. Essler. BJnfanti. and Cavalazzl.
those famous danes Of the dance, were
blessed with remarkable appetitts. but
they were as nothing 10 the phenomena
ability displayed by the divine creature
before me. 1t seemed as though all the
yarottes. tarrantellas, t,ardas. aud PRO
1ettes she had ever known had been
summoned 10 her side. Pates, rotis,
trufiles, entries. salads. wines. melted
az the touch Of Oily mpe and her YrOtege.
while we rat IN mute amazement like