Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-24

Eases III WuiCu Lne pet mOrSel OF bne infant
has remained the ehiefest delight of the
man.
FAITHFUL TO HIS FIRST LOVE.
An elderly friend of the writer had, dur
ing his schooldays, penchant for straw
berry jam. He now enjoys a position of
power and trust in the hill provinces of far
off Hindostan; but in spite OF gray hairs
and a commandership of the Star of India,
the Sahib Judge still receives by every east
ward bound Peninsula and Oriental steamer
fresh hamper of that delectable preserve,
to which, as lower fourth form fag, he had
been SO sadly addicted. There are people
galore who remain true, like His Honor, the
Judge, to their first loves in the way of edl-
bles.
Plttsburg, as rule, is not productive OF
gourmands; but her citizens know a good
thing when they taste it. An attempt has
been made to ascertain the feelings of the
principal citizens of cisfumine Pittsburg,
as well as of those belonging to the trans
pontine Pittsburg, which is called Allegheny,
on the subject oil the table and its dishes.
The result reveals the fact that the tastes of
our civic fathers incline rather toward the
substantial than toward the light and
delicate in the matter of eating. From this
one might establish the new theory that men
FACTS HARD TO CLEAN.
Some little difficulty, arising from reasons
heretofore alluded to, was at first found in
getting the elect and elected OF this city to
'fess up their amours of the table. In nu-
merous cases strategy had to be resorted to
before the desired information could be OBJ
tained. But representative list OF names
with favorite dishes attached was at length
gathered together and will be given to the
public.
Several of the gentlemen interviewed,
seemed to think the question of their pet
selections for dinner a trivial and uninter-
esting one. But obi Mr.. General Public,
were they not in error? Do you not desire
to study the tastes OF distinguished indi-
viduals, and by forming your own thereon,
copy their characters while YOU initiate
their menus? And obi worthy Mrs. General
Public, whenever it becomes your felicity to
invite one of these magnates to dinner,
would you not like to know the precise
dainty which he most affects, in order that
he be tempted to come often to your charm
ing parties? Assuredly the question of what
the foremost citizens eat is or value and in
terest to the readers of THE DISPATCH.
THE DELIGHTS OF MAYORS.
The table predictions of Mayor Gourley
were the first ascertained. The Mayor is hard
ly substantial in his preference, which is for
Jambons de grenouille, alias frogs legs
But when these tender mouthfuls are out of
season the Mayor flies to rissoles or broiled
chicken for consolation. Mayor Wyman,
of Allegheny, esteems roast beef highly,
while his very efficient Chief of Police,
John R. Murphy, has strong affection for
chicken and waf1es. OF the Allegheny
county officials, Sheriff A. E. McCandless
holds a deviled kidney TO be first among
dishes, but Coroner Mcdowell stoutly pro-
tests his underwriting adherence to the old
time country dish of corned beef with cab
bage.
The legal fraternity aae varied in their
tastes. Colonel W. D. Moore acknowl-
edges the supremity of chicken gumbo.
Judges White and Magee like beefsteak
and lamb with mint sauce respectively,
Major Montooth agrees with the late Duke
of Abercorn that roast mutton with currant
jelly constitute the very finest dish known
to epicures. And the writer vouches for it
that roast mutton and currsnt jelly will
prove highly satisfactory to- anyone who
tries them together. William j. Bremen,
ESQ.,, likes lamb with mint sauce, and the
table love Of City Solicitor George Elphin-
stone, of Allegheny, is chicken salad.
HALL Gf1CUhES.
Among the City Hail officials: Chief
Bigelow affects light entrees, and Controller
Morrow still retains his boyish foudness for
apple dumpling, ana his boyish hatred of
the tear-cooking onion. Chief j. o. Brown,
of the Department of Public Safety, resem-
bles that erstwhile great chief of public un-
safety Napoleon 1. in his being addicted to
roast chicken. Major Denniston, the City
Treasurer, adores fllet of veal, but he has
been known, in honor of his old army days,
to manfully assert an imaginary taste for
"salt horse" and hard tack.
Mr.. Croslis Gray, Clerk Of the Depart
ment of Public Safety, has very Bostonian
liklngs. His favorite dish is baked beans
and brown bread. DelinquenG Tax Collector
Ford is English by birth, which may ac-
count for his preferring, to all other edibles,
the roast beet, plum pudding and mince
pies of "Merrie England" Mr.. Ford prob
ably thinks We live in an age when we re-
ceive not only our dinners, but almost every
thing else connected with US, served la
russo.
A PARALLEL IN LITERATURE.
Our literature, for instance, is no longer
substantial. There is more spice in it per-
haps, but we get entrees instead OF joints. 1t
is much the same with our philosophy.
SHAKESPEARE, plelQlng ana FRANCIS Bacon
have given place to Swinburne, Howells
and Edward Bellamy; just as the haunch OF
venison and baron of beef have been sue
ceeded by the lucious confections of the
modern chef Verify there is a parallel be-.
tween the so-called refinement" of the
table, and the so-called "re iormation" of
book-writing, and we are sometimes driven
to sigh for the brave old days when "Othello"
was written, and the boar's head and pud-
ding OF plum decked the banquet board of
Queen Bess.
But "revenons NOS pates," If not to
"nos moutons." After the City Hall folks
it will be in order to review the politicians.
Mr.. c. L. Magee, who may be styled facile
princeps of the kind, is an epicure to some
extent. He has weakness for wild fowl,
and patronizes canvasback and SQUAD
largely when they are in season.
Mr.. William Finn is votary of
calf's head, with plenty of sauce and
garnish. w. A. Magee chooses terra
pin in preference to anything else. John
N. Neeb likes quail on toast, but also DOS
sesses the German relish for sausages. Post
master Mexican alleges that he has no ia
vorite dish, and indeed the Postmaster 10 a
very slight eater. But there are occasions
upon which he has been seen 10 discuss
softshell crab without an appearance Of
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