Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08

ainners viii long be remembered in Washing
ton Tor their lavishness and taste. But Cleve-
lad was the best OF them ali" continued Mr..
Aoreiand enthusiastically. and he appre-
eiated our efforts more than any other Presi-
Gent that can remember. he was particular
ABOUT the quality of what was sent. but was
Wiling TO pay for it when il did come. Even
aI'et ne let the city and took up his residence
Washington game and Marshal Wilson used to
come around regularly with orders TO be sup
pneo Livery time he gave little dinner We
sent the game from here and the ex Pres Mt
oiten declared that there was nothing in New
York TO equal it President Harrison is a mod.
crate buyer Of game. He is a greater lover OF
nan than OF game and great many are sent TO
the White House.
WHAT DIPLOMATS EAT.
But the most particular people that have
ever supplied with game" continued Mr.. More
land. 'are those composing the diplomatic
corps. They are hard to please. ana every one
OF them has little likes and dislikes that ara
much more strongly emphasized than those of
Americans. They are among our largest Gus
toners, however. and some OF the dinners they
give cost a small fortune. Just the one item OF
game would astonish people not informed in
such things. Sir Julian Pauncefote is one of
my principal customers aud his orders are
large. There may be some little truth in the
generally accepted report that English people
like their game little high but if this is so
1 never noticed in in their purchases here
Game Is undoubtedly better for having been
kept for a few days, but when they buy it 1t is
fresh. Sir Julian is passionately fond of We son
and we sell him great deal of it. The French
legation. as might be expected are fond OF a
good dinner, and their steward is q model o
his class.
The Spanish minister and his suite order
great deal OF game. What the reason is do
not know, but they never want anything brit
white meat and will have nothing else but that
This is fully understood by every huckster in
the market
The Russian people go in for the latest kind
OF fowl and they buy no poor meat, while the
Germans are not at all particular and live very
plainly. Then there are the Chinese. They
are among our biggest BUYERS and / tell YOU
their steward has his hands full all the time
They viii never buy fowl with dark feather.
No. can't tell you why; don't know. They
6uy geese and swans. Young pigeons just
feathering are a delicacv they think a great
deal OF, aud they like all they can get, bu:
there mustn't be black feather. They like
Holsters, too; very fond of them. Buy them
alive; won't have dead one under any cir
cumstanees. Why? Don't know that, either.
Curious people, those. also sell them great
many shell fish of every kind. All of the east
ern delegations here like shell fish. The Jap
anese buy great many of them. Smeits are
their favorite fish. They dote on them and
also on scallops.
"You, of course. have heard how fond ex-
Secretary Bayard was Of coming to market?
Well, used to like to see him come around
He appreciated everything so much He was
good cook too. Used TO tell me how this and
that thing ought to be done. 1t seemed to be
a relief for him to come to market and it
did me good TO see him enjoy himself He'd
always select the best in the place. All, but he
knew more about such things than most men,
The biggest turkey l ever saw leave this
market was bought by him and found it at
his request. Gov. Gray, you know, is an old
friend OF his and when he was elected governor
OF Delaware the Secretary came down here
chuckiing to himself and in the best kind of
bumer.
~ want the biggest turkey you can ind,' he
SAID TO me. and If possible Wild one.'
Well, just hustled around and found il
ana tell You 1t was a splendid bird. Sent il
on TO Gov. Gray by express. But canxell YOU
nigh nylng has its ills and you ought TO see
some of the letters l have received from men
who seem only TO live to eat. L often feel sorry
for the writer's. They describe in the most elo-
quent manner ideal dinners that they want TO
get up and ask me to try and procure for them
the materials to do il with. Now, there is old
Col Hudson. That's all he seems to think
about night or day-something nice, something
that VIII tickle his palate, something he hasn't
tasted before. His letters are almost pathetic,
and when send him a basket that is yei good
he writes me note of thanks that makes me
almost believe that had saved his life. There
are plenty others just the same way
ROOFS AND CANVAS BACKS
What is the difference between a canvas
back and any other duck? Now you have asked
me puzzler. don't believe there is a man
alive who can distinguish rock from a canvas
back after they have been carved and put on
the table. They feed in the same waters and
live on the same food. The rock follow the cam
vas back everywhere they so and keeps them
poor. The rock cannot dive like the canvas
back: they cannot reach the wild celery in the
bottom of the river, but they wait for the can
vas back, and when he comes up with a bill full
OF celery they make for him as swift as an ar
row. Now it must be remembered that the
canvas back is a very dainty bird and he won't
eat ANYTHING until it has been thoroughly
washed, SO he doesn't have a chance TO gobble
up the celery before the rock ID upon him.
That's how it is that yon find so many poor
canvas back ducks. No, don't believe any one
can tell the difference after they are cooked.
James Wormley the elder used to say that he
could il he had one mouthful from the rear
breast of the bird, but have good reason to
tonhf This