Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-29
BREEZY LETTER FROM THE
WINDY CITY.
The Congressional Junketers Have Gay
Time on Their Way to Chicago-Shall
the $5,Ooo,o00 Be Captured-Mrs.
Potter Palmsr's Reception.
CIIIcAeo, Feb. "a, 1892.

OiACAHO, r6D. 1t, loSz.
In order to impress upon congress the
necessity of handing out few millions
of dollars for the benefit of the Chicago
directors of the Worlds Columbian ex-
position-the president of which, by his
repelling manners and utter incapacity
and imbecility, has made such a gift a
positive uncertainty-it dawned upon a
number OF the interested parties here to
invite the national lawmakers and
their ladies to visit Chicago. 30 that
they might see for themselves what had
been accomplished thus far, and realize
what amount OF money was required to
carry out the stupendous undertaking,
trusting that they may act accordingly.
Well, after much coaxing and drum
ming up, less than hundred indiffer-
ent members and small scattering of
new senators-a majority of whom are
unknown to fame-concluded, as they
had been assured they could take their
ladies along, and that big crowd of
the knights of the eleemosynary quill
would accompany them as ''Pepys" ON
the half.shell, to Join the caravan.
They were to come in four sections over
the most direct and picturesque route
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad-which
should be provisioned as no other trains
ever had been; they were to be enter
tanned by Mrs. Potter Palmer, which,
in itself, was worth the trip; they were
to be gorgeously lunched at the SWEETEST
of Chicago's swell clubs, taken to the
grounds where the money is needed,
and have no bills presented them for
hotel board, carriages, wines, whisky,
rum, brandy, gin or cigars. Well, they
came, they saw and they wondered.
Whether they were conquered remains
to be seen. The man who is inveigled
into the presence of the tiger is first
treated to consomme, terrapin, sweet
heads and wines or harder stuff dd libi-
tem. But there is no true hospitality
about it, you know. He must pay enor-
mously for said repast. Chicago has
performed its part like true knight of
the baize-it remains to be seen what
will result from this incompatible gas
tronomic temptation.
Nothing so bounteous and artistic as
the meal served on this jaunt has ever
been known on railroad train and it is
understood that the Pullman company
did this on the ground of PATRIOTS m
(and payment of the $5,000,00 appro-
priation goes through). The hotel and
carriage companies of Chicago take the
same chances. The first meal served
after the train left Washington was din
ner, and here is the menu:
DINNER
Cream of Asparagus. Consomme Spaghetti,
Boiled Pickerel, Oyster Sauce.
Parsley, Potatoes.
Boiled Turkey, Oyster Sauce.
Roast Beef Stuffed Young Pig Apple Sauce.
Ribs of Beef, with Drowned Potatoes.
Mashed Potatoes. .stewed Tomatoes.
New Potatoes in Cream
Succotash. Parsnips Sifted June Peas.
Lamb, Curried with Rice. Chicken Patties
ssnsns Fsshitters Sherry Wine Sauce
Piciled Onions Virginia sweet iSeimoW Pickles.
Cocoanut Pudding, ,WineI5auce. Hot Mince Pie !.
Ice Cream Raisins. Preserved Fruits.
Assorted Cake. Port Wine Jelly.
| English, Graham and Oatmeal Waters.
Fruit
Roquefort and Edam Cheese. Water Crackers.
Cafe Noir.
The next onslaught was at breakfast,
and the editors of the HERALD and their
readers will agree with me that there
were no insects at this matinee:
BREAKFAST.
Fruit
Grapes. Oranges Bananas.
Oatmeal and Cream,
Coffee English Breakfast Tea. Cocoa.
Oysters.
Vienna. Hot Rolls. Corn Mullins.
Buttered Toast. Dry Toast. Cream Toast.
Graham and Oatmeal waters.
Fish.
Broiled.
Tenderloin Steak, plain, with Mushrooms or
Tomato sauce.
Breakfast Bacon. Ham. Sirloin Steak.
Lamb Chops Plain or with Tomato Sauce
Broiled Philadelphia SQUAD.
Fried.
DeerfootFa Sausage. Calls Liver and Bacon
Boiled. Fried. Shirred. Scrambled.
Omelets, Plain, with Ham, Parsley, Jelly or Rum
Baked. Fried. fo'a'Sfs; stswed., Saratoga
Selections from the above ought to
have enabled the ordinary person to
have pulled through until Chicago was
reached. But Pullman issued orders to
'feed 'em up" and SO about noon the
pilgrims were furnished the following /:
LUNCHEON.
Chicken Gumbo. Consomme, Clear.
Raw Tomatoes. Olives
Larded sweetbreads, with Green Peas.
Roast Reef coId Ham Meats. p.o. .ror,,,o
Boneless sardines,
spiced Idttle-Neck CLAIMS.
Pickled Lambs Tongue.
Boned Turkey.
Stuffed Mangoes Picked Onions.
Pickles Chow Chow. Chilli Sauce.
Boston Baked Beans.
Chicken Salad dressed Lettuce
Boiled Potatoes. Baked Sweet Potatoes
Saratoga Chips. Sweet Beets.
Apples Oranges. ~ Raisins. Bananas
Bread Custard, Wine Sauce
Ice Cream. Assorted Cakes.
GE Marmalade Preserved Fruits
Golden Gate Fruits.
English, Graham, and Oatmeal Waters.
Roquefort and Edam Cheese. Bent's Crackers
Coffee. Tea.
Such prohibitionists as Dan Freeman.
Tommy Rowan and Baron Rogniat may
have gone into ecstacies over the above
menus, noting, as they must have done,
the absence of all nectarous fluids. Not
80 fast, gentlemen. During meals, and
at all hours of the day and night be-
tween, the guests enjoyed the privilege
OF free recourse to any or all of the fol-
lowing
LIST OF WINES AND LIQUORS, ETC.
Champagnes.
G.. HI. Mumm's Extra Dry,
Pommery q Greno (sec)
veuve Clicquot tyellow label
Latour Blanche, 1874. Chateau Sauterne, 1874
- Claret Wines.
St. Julien, 1881. Ponet Canet, 1881.
Burgundies