The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-04-01
MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE MINING BUILDING

of a Feature" This is especially true
of the plans for serving foreign tourists
for catering to the varied tastes of
every nationality from Labrador to
Egypt.
At least forty and perhaps more than
that number of foreign restaurants
will be in operation on the grounds.
They will serve the same kind of food
that similar places provide in foreign
lands. 1t is not exactly reflection on
the American system of cookery that
visitors from other countries prefer
their own style of serving food, and yet
1t seems strange, to say the least, that
Americans, who are proverbial the
world over for getting the best there is,
should not be able to please foreigners
in this respect. Anyhow, there was
demand for a large number of eating
places on the ground where dishes un-
known to this country could be had,
and the exposition management has
supplied the demand.
This was illustrated in a. striking
manner when the Esquimau colony,
composed of fifty-nine men, women and
infants, arrived from Labrador. Their
chief baggage consisted of barrels and
packages of blubber and other food
peculiar to the natives of that land.
The Esquimau colony fatty refused to
leave home until positive guarantee
had been made that their own food
would be supplied during the long resi-
dence in the strange land. This guar
antee was not in the form of an agree
ment either. The Esquimau insisted
on seeing their favorite food packed in
barrels, and afterward watched the
white men until they rolled the barrels
on board ship. When this was done
they were ready to sail for the strange
land themselves.
In nearly every instance foreign COM
missioners to the fair, most of whom
will live in the park during
the fair, have been especially anx-
ious about the arrangements for
home food. 1t was largely through
their efforts that the numerous places
where strange and mysterious dishes
will be served were established. The
German delegates and the workmen
who came with them would not listen
to the statement that American restau-
rants in large numbers had already
been provided. They wanted the pop
ular dishes and concoctions of the IA
therland, and at last persuaded the
management to allow them to operate
a certain number of these places. Then
the Turk put in his plea and got the
privilege of opening eating places for
the accommodation of his countrymen.
The same courtesy YVES necessarily ex-
| tended to the Frenchman and the Jap,
and the first thing the managers knew
| they had fine assortment of foreign
| restaurants scattered over the grounds.
Some of these are in special buildings
| while others are in the main exhibit
| halls. All of them are conveniently To-
Gated and will probably be literally
patronized. If they depended entirely
on the patronage of foreign visitors
for their support most of them would
probably be starved out of existencf
before the fair was fairly under way,
but they will not do this. Many Amer
leans will patronize them through cufi'
osity, while others will prefer the nov
city of foreign dishes to the familiar
bills of fare of American restaurants
1t is not improbable that the worlds
fair will be the means of introducing tC
this country many new things in the
way of food preparation. The Vienna
cafe, now SO popular among the busy
population of all large cities, owes it
introduction to this country to the Cen
tennial. One of these cafes was started
there for the accommodation of a mum
Der of visitors and exhibitors from
abroad at the Centennial. 1t was opeI
to the public, and proved to be so popu