New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-07
SOME WONDERS IN SUGAR.
EXHIBITION OF THE. FRENCH COOKS.
CROWDS GO TO SEE THEIR HANDrwoKK-THE
ANNUAL BALL FOLLOWS.

CROWDS co TO SEE THEIR HANDIwoRK-THE
ANNUAL BALL FOLLOWS.
The socete Cullnalre Philanthropique in the inter
est Of charity as we'll for the promotion OF art gives
each year an afternoon exhibition OF all sorts OF Dea-
tful and fancul designs and pieces wrought IN sugar
and lard In the eveyng the French cooks give
ball at which the riumphs OF ingenuity exhibited IN
the afternoon are eaten and otherwise disposed Of
The exhibition given by the NewYork "chels yeSter
day i'm the assemblyrOOms of the metropolitan OPora
IIonse on the twenty fourth anniversary OF INC Or
ganzaon OF the society, was one OF the Dest ever
held by them. The kitchens OF all the prHclpai
clubs, hotels and restaurants OF the Guy were epio
sented SO great the general merit OF the ooIeco
shown that IL pity that the materials Oh "h0'
they made were pershable
Among the exhibitors VALERIE Braquehals, oi
the Clarendon Hotel president OF the associa.ion'
Charles Ranhofer OF DelmonicO's uptown place. Aure
Tcnu OF the Cafe Savarin; Eugene Laperruque' Vi
the Hoffman House; Kaymier of the Union League
Club Blanchene, OF the Knickerbocker CLUB Jean
Roth Of the st. James Hotel; Drummer OF the Astor
House: Godfrey Dassori, pastry cook OF the AsUor
House: Jules Bohlinger, Of the Parker House. William
Thl pastry cook of the Parker House Huss, OF the
sturtevant House. Baggl, of the Murray Hill Hotol'
and +. Hemmere, chef to Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The exhibition lasted from to p. m and the
rooms were crowded with visitors all the time Where
commentator, only few Of the pieces can be men
toned lat nothing on the tables was not worthy
of praise. DemOnico's wa, represented as usual py
An exceedingly large number Of frst-rate pieces
Among them were couple imitation landscape pct
ures which looked exactly like oil paintings IN gilt
frames but were In every detail only skfuy disguised
SMEAR VALERIE Braquehais exhibited a white. marble
like bust whose subject had outline that was not
Grecian and a name which McGlnty.' Beside
This heroic work was placard bearing the astound-
ing and appalling legend Have you heard OF
McGInty4p and to this question was written the
McGintyish answer, Well, that's me-" Another IN
scrption conveyed the reassurng news that In spite
If all that has been said and sung of him, McGinty IS
all right
The exhibition was not only an artistic success
but a financial one The French Cooks Phllanthropc
Society yearly nets big from its exhibition ana
ball; and this year tho receipts VIII amount !" @'
least "a 600 and in all likelihood more. ,,
There were probably 5000 happy men anu NVIlio.,
AZ the ball Apparently there was no reason VIZ, WY
their happiness for the nonce should hos nasG tb
comnlote The great auditorium was noOueu wiz
ughf fine atmosphere seemed 10 carry with IL ways
of melody and the dancing Moor was tIonsvu Hio
complies whose whole aim seemed 10 DC 70 49,
much enjoyment possible from the nSeuu5 n n
tcn an ordinary cook would do his utmost when iil7
achievements to be criticised by ms ie3 LOW IL
efforts therefore, that the great cheis OF te IoI
nati,n soiourning in the American metropOlS' Pu..
torb 70 oitvic one another resulted In provision o
ycod things by which their friends anu PdlLOl..
nrnGted largely The feasting and dancing were hcP
up until the morning hours grew pig III teir % tbsc
AID AT Inc end of the twentvfourh annual pail tnOoe
h had taten mart in ii realized that II was the crown
ir airar Of ali those given by the Societe Cunnare
Philanthropique