New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-04
THE COST OF LIVING.
..,rrs On LUXURIOUS HOUSEKEEPING.
,rxcs COST IN PARIS AND LONDON
,.,,RsAS LIFE AND CoMFoRr-AVERAGE
EXrENDITCRES.
.,,a no considered an adequate income

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EXrENDIrURES.
,o, would be considered an adequate ''oome
,ostion mooted recently at a cihhcr party.
VS' =. crevancies In the guests heas OF What co-
TIE os ,,p essentials OF good living were so great
st"' ,r.s very apparent that no one person conld
iha' orothcr or any particular style be taken
!uase w. cr,,cr,on While what comes under the dcnonl-
te~p =, actual household expenses including VI
hauO the stable and IN the country the garden
c.' oonLouses may be reChoned mp ana estimated
o." ,oneo,s personal expenditure may vary to
W0"' toni People. too, who i've In The same Set
sl' ann,rcntly the same amount OF comfort. and
more or less the same thlhgs' manage so
e COZ. that one family may, without any visible
dHei'" nd half again as much as another. II Is
Hu" ,barefore TO calculate the cost of lv-
GUN STYLE in New-lOrk and Its suburbs but
lie ~ eosy TO assert at the outset that In COM
10 ,be relative e. pense of town or country
pr" ,be Advantage in actual cost Is in favor of a
lo'' A.nce our wealthy class adopting more
.. uorc an English standard OF country living
in u, rs all the world Knows is the type of per
vs. comfortable, luxurious existence. How as
m Aa would be some OF the old merchant princes
aDrryork. TO be sure. II they could revisit their
VIC where they were wont to live In sober
,,.blo hut simple fashion, with Il staff OF
TT, deemed quite sufficient In those days, con-
,,nr Of a butler, cook, housemaif, coachman and
N' ,nv Now they would find there livcricd
.@ssrs upper houscmads and under housemaids.
-, chf with his suite of kitchcnmaids and scullons.
1 ,.,ies, maids and Wallets. and all the posse OF
1mon crooms aud stable boys, which seem 10
" ,r. necessary comcomtants of large smart
...,n country house What must be the cost OF
ling with such an establishment. taken IN cOnjun
10, with the expenses OF the home farm. the garden
"A hothouscs, the steam yachts and horses, nd
,n,,um together with proportionate personal en-
,ndiure 1t is impossible to say. For the mante
nance Of q luxurious steam yacht In commission
:OooN a year is probably a moderate est-
,a,e 1t would be difficult 10 make any COM
,,ra,Iye statement concerning the wages OF
,.rts IN the wcathcst New-YOrk households, be-
cause the swels' of their class, the absolutely COM
,e,cnt foreigners who rule In the kitchen and pan
nv Of the most luxurious homes, are apt, as rule
a. demand and obtain their own priccs-pIices with
which tie average market rates have little to do.
.,road the chef would get little more than the aver
ara hal,competent family cook" receives here.
A handsome country house near New York, with
stable and several horses greenhouse and small home
farm Supplying Milk, cream, butter and eggs. and
sometimes poultry cannot be maintained In comfort
and smooth effective running for less than $4,000
q ysar This includes living expenses, maintenance
and wages hut not, be 1t remembered, the personal
expenditure for wardrobes. amusements ETC., OF the
members OF the family, additions made in the
direction OF identifying the house Nor does it in
eude much formal entertainng-thst would add
greatly to the estimate. As for entertaining In New
Yors that grows more expensive with every year.
taste grows more refined and iuxuries become more
available Some typical dinners in this city will be
remembered as exquisite in effect though possibly less
uerfect In culinary detail than similar entertain
nenls abroad.
dinner party in Paris in the "erande monde
Involves far greater trouble and care on the part OF
The mistress OF the house than most people would be
willing 70 believe A week beforehand there are fire.
Qaent conferences between the lady Of the house and
her chef, the main object Of both being 10 invent
some odd and original delicacy calculated to render
the dinner memorable an event. The vegetables
used In Pans 10 this season come from Agiers where
they are freshly pucked and sent TO Paris In TIN
boxes filed with damp moss. Tho crayIsb are eX-
pedted alive In tanks Of water from the Meusc while
the flowers are ordered by telegram from Nice or
yOrdlghe9. 1t takes four days TO marnade the
renor, and six 10 true the game properly In order
that every fibre OF the delicate flesh should become
thoroughly impregnated with the dainty flavor OF
the black and white truihes very fashionable
'pst' this season for great dinners is potato salad
This may seem strange, and yet when the recipe Of
this ordinarily commonplace dish is taken into con-
tdesuon, one can easily realize that it has OF a
potato salad but the name. The potatoes IN this IN
peeled and boiled for half an hour In rich
bodI3n. When cold they carefully and thnly
sliced and are macerated for twenty hours In a
mixture Of sauterne and champagne. When this
Is done they are placed in layers with an equal
quantity OF white trlfie slices III crystal dish and
s~ decorated with sliced mushrooms, tiny little
0stend oysters, asparagus tips and dainty ntuo
lettuce leaves. Tho dressing for this toothsome
nopel Is made follows: Three spoonfuls OF lara
son vinegar, three Of olive oil, wnegass OF
champagne. half wfneglass OF very old port WINE
halt wineslass Of Royal sherry, and spoonful OF
msraschino. The result is delightful. Another ex-
Quisie dish consists Of the sOcalled "Faisans Ii
Lucuuus' The birds, which cost from Is - 20
francs apiece In Paris now are stuffed with tr,ifned
mlnce Of .nlpe, are then cooked in champagne, and
arc served surrounded with ortolans resting great
klces Of truffics.
At dinner lately given by the Duchesse Go
Doudeauville the menu typical and gave SO
fair idea Of the present luxures OF Partisan tables
NAT 1t deserves q special mention
Consomme Nilsson.
Quails in jelly.
Wild ar ham q Ia niuskan.
COteets Of venison. sauce supreme
Salmon en- Bellevue.
strasburgcr shcrbet
Fasans la Lucullus,
Celestnes Of cIayhSh.
BASKETS Of tIufiies stewed in cream.
Potato saiad.
Iced foam O. ha2enuts.
CrOQuettcs u Russian Niocts.
Dessert.
The arrangement Of The Paris dining room anu
ROle does not cost the lady Of the house less tongh
ana trouble than that of the menu. Frenchwoman
never trusts details OF that Kind TO servants however
sOoo they may be, but superintends everything hor
sn 1t Is she who, early In the afternoon, directs
he ho'is,s who decorate the rooms with thouSand'
VI fragrant blossoms; she secs with her own eyes
Ha' costly china antique silver and gold plate ana
venetian glass should BE- disposed on the cloth 10
NO best advantage; and when at last she reuies
arcss. everything Is ready and she can thihk WIFI
GEAR conscience that from the proper hcathS OF
me oinngroOm and the drawing rooms down 10 inc
,.'nhg Of the white wines and the warming OF Tue
eundies and clarc,s, all Is perfection Ihis minute
'Se explains why French hOsesSca are so "mh'h'S
successful and why when once their guests are the e