Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16

Not last on the list Of gourmets in the
upper house 10 Jones OF Nevada. He often
comes to the Senate restaurant for break
fast. and no man has ever ordered such
elaborate breakfasts there as he eats. Prob
ably his morning repast Is more compre-
hensive than that Of any other statesman
in Washington: 1t begins with black
bass, caught with hook and line In the
lower Potomac-a two-pound Ash. OF which
he is served with ne-half. He always takes
bass when he can get IL. This Is followed
he winds UP with griddle cakes and YER
mont maple sugar. He never eats a lunch,
which perhaps is not surprising.
Mcmillan of Michigan likes a lamb chop
chicken. At this season he INDUCES in
reedbirds. which are favorite dish with
many Senators. who well know the differ
ence between them and English sparrows.
AS an additional precaution the reedbirds
are served with their heads on. The head
OF sparrow Is in shape very different from
that OF reedbird and the same remark
applies to the blackbird, which is likewise
used as a substitute for the feathered deli
cacy referred to.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts is extraya-
gantly fond Of woodcock. Like true cpl
cure he cracks the skull Of the bird and
eats the brains which are esteemed as great
delicacy by gourmets of today as We're
peacock's brains by the Romans of old
Another favorite of his is lobster a la New
burgh. cooked with truffles, cream and port
wine-a method named by Delmonico after
! its inventor. vfyeur whose name was
Wenburgh. When alone the venerable Sem
ator from the bay state calls for a chatting
dish stew, il oysters are in season. and
lunches frugally. with piece of apple pie
and glass OF milk. Every now and then
he gives a very elaborate luncheon to his
friends. being man Of most hospitable
inclinations-
Senator Stewart is not physically equip
ped for high living being a sufferer from
occasional attacks OF dyspepsia. Perhaps
talking so much interferes with his d.
gestive apparatus. Though occasionally he
INDUCES in a prime sirloin steak. he re-
stricts himself usually to bread and milk
and fruit. He drinks nothing. not even
coffee or tea. To see him overcome the
difficulties which are involved in consum-
ing bread and milk with much to en-
barrass him in the way of snowy mustache
and beard-the latter almost as voluminous
as Mr.. Peffer's-is calculated to excite the
wonder of the beholder.
Senator Cameron always takes a pint Of
Perrier Jouet champagne with his lunch.
He has created reputation in the upper
house by never saying a word fact which
alone is sufficient to establish his popu-
larity with his fellow members. most OF
whom are anxious to talk. At the festive
board in the restaurant likewise he is
silent. listening to what others have to
say, but rarely making a remark. 1t Is
not speech. but silence. which Is said to
be estimable equally with the standard of
value at present advocated by the ennis
saries of Wall street.
Tips to- the Walters.
Mr.. Blackburn of Kentucky is lavish
entertainer. In fact. he is noted for his
genial hospitality. 1t is not only on ac-
count of the liberal tips he gives that the
walters in the restaurant bestow specially
careful attentions upon him and his guests
He Is chairman of the committee on rules
which controls the eating room of the Sem
ate The present manager of the latter
T. l.. Page. who has held the place for
eight years, succeeded a man named Fran
a historic
saloon on Pennsylvania avenue. Mr.. Ed
munds, then President pro tempore of the
Senate gave the job to Francis. Francis
succeeded Welcker. whose widow still keeps
a hotel in Washington When Francis
died this bit of patronage was taken away
from the President pro tempore and placed
in the hands of the Senate committee on
rules.
The most liberal Senator as to tips is
Mr.. Wolcott. He always gives the waiter
at least 80 cents. and sometimes 81. Hill
and Murphy are free with their money in
this way also and Brice likewise. Jones
Of Nevada. German. Cameron and Hale
never fail to remember the colored servitor
with pourboire.
Those Representatives in Congress who
make any pretense to style go to the
restaurant at the other end of the Capitol
for their lunches. Perchance the dignified
atmosphere which Senators breathe Is an
attraction. There is no hurry and slap
dash in the eating room of the upper house.
II a customer takes only slice of apple
pie he gets a UnSeT DOWl 1TictS dDout
the same. but the average amount paid for
a meal on the House side is much smaller
than at the Senate end. Etiquette in the lat
ter resort is more strict. No Senator Is
ever seen to eat with his knife or to stick
his napkin in the armholes of his waist
coat. bib fashion.
The rooms of the Senate restaurant are
reserved exclusively for Senators and their
guests. They afford seats for only seventy
persons and the space is not nearly sufh-
Gent There is no printed wine list at
either end Of the Capitol, for fear of the
prohibition cranks, but anybody can get
anything he wants to drink at either res
taurant- Every now and then the tenn
perance' people make an outcTy about the
liquor sold In these places. Trouble was
stirred uD when Mr.. Reed was Speaker.
House eating room. Mr.. Reed issued an
order on the subject, and for about a
month whisky was served in coffee cups.
After that 1t was supplied in glasses as
usual
Beneath the Senate restaurant are superb
kitchens. with ranges and coppers like those
of great hotel. The Ice boxes are huge.
and there is separate room for roasts of
all kinds. where the carving is done, as we'll
ceiling are of porcelain tiles. making clean
illness conspicuous. All these arrangements,
together with the space for the restaurant,
are given free to the manager. who runs
his business without cost for quarters, lights
or heat. 1t is merely required of him that
he shall serve satisfactory food in the
proper style and that he shall keep open
all the year around, except Sundays and
public holidays. In summer the establish
ment is run at loss, and this drain is SO
great that the eating house on the House
side has not usually paid its PROPRIETOR,