The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-14

forming her acauiatance-for I may as
wei admit that IA I beEua 10 make q
psychOio<lcel study Of the mat er-saat
there was an ins morehsnsible affinity be-
tNeea toes and tie ts5ls, heels and hot
!oi =. waltzes and vie, c1stanets and
c1nfectionS I've beard some Of nv New
York friends refer % the extraTagant
lu1cnss ordered By actresses and b11ss
girls when invited out, but bless you, they
never set deliberately about eating a man
into bankruptcy as thoss high Kicking
European premieres do 1 spent severa
nundre IS OF dollars II a vain effort 70 ap-
peass Ilka's appetite, bat retired from the
contest beaten aud with signs Of incipieut
govt She had already devoured few
p-tty Austrian dukedOms, a small German
princlpallty and a racing stable belonging
70 a nlgn officer of the eRpe1Or's court, and
It was folly for an AmeBlcAn with g
limited fortune to enter the lists
I'm Paris about 70 think, l was oncs
m1re fascinated and persuaded 70 renew
my experiment. At that time there was
divine creature playing az the Varieties.
OIympe was one Of tae most ethereal beings
l ever met. Like a sort Of illusion in
spangled fleece, she h1aued rather thaa
danced across the stage, and half the city
raVed over her. The students were enthu-
sia'tic and the military dotted on Der 50
openly that conf CT was daily imminent
PICS-ASCA 10 O4s 4uPc Dy al 1tbdCUs
OF she British embassy, who. previous TO
the ceremony, remarked: You will find
her pleasant littls girl, with lots Of chic
and healthy appetite
1t took less than a week to confirm nv
theory hsyond a doubt TEe Cafe FAnglais
didst afford scope enough for her gastrono-
homie talents, so we went on the second
occasion to Bignon's. We were a party of
six-four Americans, Olympic and protege.
with the serene calm Of mistress Of her
art, Olympe informed me that she had
given orders for the dinner in advance
Three rooms had been reservei-a dining
hall. reception room and smoking room
where we could enjoy our coffee and liquors
with the after-dinner cigar.
A maitre d'hotel took charge of the
party at once. There we're six walters
in evening dress and with powdered
halr-one behind every chair. A
dejeune Russs was first served before the
soup. 1t consisted of cordials, caviare,
delicacies and expensive fish aud was de-
hghtful. Then, after the oysters and St
Peray Mousseaux came three different kinds
OF soups with sherry and Madeira, followed
by s1erlet with white wine. | was assured
in whisper that the sterlet alone had cost
800 francs, as a whole fish had to be bought
for our use.
Fancy buying fish between and
feet in length aud weighing 100 pounds or
more, for party of SIX!
"a salmi OF woo1cOck brought on several
kinds Of claret. Five or six other dishes
followed and then the maitre d'ho.el an
nounced, il the interim, a ckaud froid of
pates, fruits macsdOine and jsllies, with
Chateau Yquem trufflss and stuffed turkey
costing not less than $50 francs) came next.
followed by imported English chops, the
wines being claret and burgundy.
II glanced at Olympia Her face shone
in glow of triumph. The truffiss and tur.
key disappeared; the salads vanished in a
dream. | believe that Taglioni, Elssler.
Bonfanti and Cavalazzi, those famous
DANES of the dance, were blessed with re-
markable appetizer; but they were as moth
ing to the phenomenal ability displayed by
the divine creature before me. 1t seems as
though all the gavottes. tarantellas, tsardas
and pirouettes SIZE had ever known had
been summoned to her aid Pates, rotis.
truffieS, entrees, salads, wines melted at the
touch of Olympic and her protsge, while we
sat in mute amazement, like men who
watched play.
AT the finale mist came before nv
eyes when the imperturbable waiter pre-
sented his check, calling for $3.50. paid it
mechanically, giving a $40 bill as dou-
ceur. Olympic pleasantly remarked that
we had had very 'joli diner We put
the pair in fiacre, and never saw them
again.
80 you see, as said, that my expert
ence has been world wide, and that have
a right to assert that getting I'D dining
acquaintance with ballet queens is one of
tue easiest ways of getting rid of fort
une." DAVID WECHsLER