Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-11-04
BIG MEMS APPETITES.
WHAT UNITED STATES sENA-
TORS EAT FOR LUNCH.
The Gourmet of the Upper House
PefTer's Fare of Bread and MILK and
Jones' Breakfast-AQ Question of Tips

United States Senators live high as a
rule. but Mr.. Wolcott, OF Colorado, has
already earned the name of the most ex-
pensive eater in Congress. The best that
car be had is none too good for him, and
the price of an article on the bill OF fare
is no object from his point of view. de
is a graceful entertainer and always has
two or three guests to take lunch with |
him in the restaurant beneath the cham
Der of the Upper House. Lodge, OF Mas
sachusetts. Gen. Henderson and Don |
Cameron are chums and very commonly
table-mates of his. Perchance it may not
be uninteresting to copy here the items
of an order which the most luxurious
man in the Senate wrote out Tor his noon
tide meal day or two ago.
Raw oysters on the half shell were the
first course. Then came fish, which
was succeeded by broiled woodcock.
Chicken salad followed, and peach short
cake furnished the dessert. The last is
a dish much loved by the Senator.
When peaches are not to be had ne mas
a substitute in the homely squash PIE.
OF course, the order wound up with
coffee and cigars. The weeds Mr.. Wal
colt smokes are imported from the
Vuelta Abaio, and he never buys them
at cheaper rate than three for 81
A remarkable contrast to the luxury OF
this statesman Sybarite is afforded by
that unique parsonage in politics, Senator
PETER Every day between IL and
o'clock he may be seen in the restaurant,
consuming frugal meal which almost
invariably consists Of slice OF apple pie
and cup of coffee. Occasionally nc
lakes bowl of bread and milk instead,
avoiding grease spots by means OF
napkin with one corner tucked into his
collar in front. He wears no necktle
because he has wNskers. Evidently he
disapproves of the tipping system, mas
much as the walters say that he mas
never been known to give one of them
cent.
Senator Lodge often eats his MONDAY
meal in company with Speaker Reed and
Bourke Cochran, who come over from
the House side for convivial purposes.
The young man from Massachusetts has
a weakness for broiled ham. Usually he
takes poached eggs it. On other days,
for the sake of variety, he INDUCES In
calf's liver and bacon. Sometimes he
brings his wife and other ladies into the
restaurant for lunch, as does Wolcott
also. Merry parties of both sexes FIRE
quently enliven the eating room of the
Senate with laughter and conversation.
On such occasions the spreads" are
more elaborate. There is nothing pur
chasable at Delmonico's which cannot be
rot at this cafe in the basement of the
Capitol-as a rule, quite as well cooked
Hill and Murphy, the New York
twins in politics, have both established
reputation already in the Senate res
taurant as 'good feeders" They taxi
lunch together as rule, contentin!
themselves with simple fare, however
such as chops and potatoes, with Lettuce
salad as a second course. They have the
ways of busy men, with none of thu
leisurely repose which marks such Sena
tors as Allison and Cameron. When Il
a special hurry they content themselve
with bowl of cream and bread.
German of Maryland, Brice of Obi
and Ransom of North Carolina lunch to
gether nearly every day. They too ar
always in a hurry, aud for that reaso
take cold lamb, cold roast beef, or col
chicken, with fruit or pie afterwarc
Nothing stronger than tea or coffee doe
any of them imbibe at this midday n
past. They take turns in paying for til
meal. Mr.. Brice is spending vastly mol
money than any other man in Congress
L. I, - in 40 n
the Capitol though in the fashionab
season he thinks nothing of squanderir
81, 500 on single dinner, includir
flowers.
Senator Hale of Maine generally maxi
noontide meals of deviled crabs, whiC
is dish he greatly loves. Some da
he takes poached eggs for variety. /
does not smoke. A frequent table cor
panion of his is Mr.. Aldrich of Rho,
Island, and another is Mr.. Allison
Iowa. Every now and then he gives
big and very expensive lunch in his col
mittee room, to which foreign diplom'
and other important personages are
vited. AS an entertainer he is unt
celled.
Not last on the list of gounnets in {
upper House is Jones of Nevada.
otter comes to the Senate restaurant
breakfast, and no man has ever order
such elaborate breakfasts there as he ca
Probably his morning repast is more co
prehensive than that of any oil
statesman in Washington. 1t begi
with black bass, caught with a no
and line in the lower Potomac-a tv
pound fish, OF which he is served wi
one-half. He always takes bass when
can get it, This is followed by a be
steak or bacon and eggs. Finally
winds up with griddle cakes and Verne
maple sugar He never eats lunt
which perhaps Is not surprising.
Mcmillan Of Michigan likes a lal
chop with fried patatoes, or a broi
spring chicken. At this sea'
he INDUCES in reedbirds, which
a iayorite dish with many Senate
who well know the difference betwl
them and English sparows. As IN
dltioual preCaution the recdbrls
served with their heads on The heaC
sparrow Is in shape yery different f.
that Of a reedbiul, and the same rem
applies to che backblri which il u
wise used AS a substitute for
feaihefud delicacy referred lo
Me lloar. Il Massachusetts,. 4
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