St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-25

applies to the blackhird. which is like
wise used as a substitute for the featE-
cred dslicacy referred 10.
NIr. HOar, of Massachusetts, is eX-
trayaganl fond OF woodcuck. Like q
true epirure, lac cracks the skull of the
bird and eats the brains, which are eS.
teenned as great a delicacy by gnur-
NETS OF today as were peacOckS' brains
bv the Romans of old. Another favor
tie OF his Is lobster a la Newbnrgn,
cooked with trpf1ieS. cream and
port wine - a method named
by DelmOnicp alter lis III
vrnt0r. vlvrur whose name was
Wenburgh. When alone. the venerable
senator from the bay state calls for
chatting dish slew, if oysters are ia
season, and lunches frugaliy, with Il
piece of apple pie aud glass of milk.
Every now and then he gives very
elaborate luncheon 10 his friends. being
IL man of must hosptable inclinationS.
Senator Stewart is not physically
equipped for high living, being a suffer
tr FROM occasional attacks of dyspepsia.
Perhaps la king SO much inierlereS
with his digestive apparatus. Though
occasionally he undulgeS in Il priiIi" sill
luin steak. he restricts himself usually
To bread aud milk and fruit. He DRINKS
nothing, not even coffee or tea. To see
him overcome the difficulties which are
involved in consuming bread and milk
with so much 10 embarraSS him in the
way of Il slI"wy muIlStarhe and beard
The latter almost as vOiuminOus as Mr..
p,tfel Sis calculated To excite the
wonder Of he hehuldrr.
Senator Cameron always takes pint
of PerrItr Juuet champagne with his
lunch. lie has created reputation in
the upper house yneVpr saying Il Word,
Il fact which aiOlle Is sufficient To eStdU-
liSh lis popularity with his fellow men-
beers, must of whom are anxious 10 talk.
AT the festive board in the restaurant
likewise he is silent, listening to what
others have tn say, hut rarely making Il
remark 1t is not speech, but SILENCE.
which Is said To be estlmaule equally
with the standard of value at nle>ent
advocated by the emiSSarieS of Wall
street.
TIPS TO TIE WATERS.
Mr.. Blackburn, of KENTUCKY is a law
ISL entertainer. In fact. he is noted ior
his genial hospitality. 1t is not only on
account OF the liberal tips he gives that
the walters in the restaurant beStOw
specially careful attentions upon him
and his guests. He is airIman of the
committee on rules, which controls the
eating room of the senate. the pres
ent III mayer of the latter, L. L..
Page, who has held the place for
eight years. succeeded man named
Francis, an eX-bartender at Hancock $
historic saloon on Pennsylvania avenue.
Alr. EImunds, then president pro tenn
pore of the senate, gave the job 10 Fran
els. Francis succeeded Welcker. whose
widow still keeps hotel in Washing
M .ty cA Hi, I,if
patronage was taken away from the
pres dent pro tenpore and placed in the
hands of tie senate committee on rules.
The most liberal senator as 10 tips is
Mr.. WOc0tt. He always gives the
waiter at least so cents anu some
times 81. Hill and Murphy are tree
with their money in this way also, and
Brice likewise. Jones. of Nevada: Cor
man, Cameron and Hale never fail To
remember the cOlored seryitor with
puurboire.
Those representatives in congress
who make any pretense TO "stvle" 90
TO the restaurant At the other end Of the
capitol. Perchance, the dignitied at
musphere which senators breathe is an
attraction. There is no hurry and slap
cash in the eating room of the upper
house. If a customer only gets slice
are auout the same, but the average
amount paid tor meal on the house
side is much smaller than that at the
senate end Etiquette in the latter re-
sort is more strict. No senator is ever
seen to eat with his knife or to stick his
napkin in the armholes of his waistcoat,
lib fashion.
The rooms of the senate restaurant
are reserved exclusively for senators
aud their guests. They afford seats for
only seventy persons. and the space is
not nearly sufficient. 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 10 drink at either restaurant.
Every now and then the temperance
people make an cutlery about tile liquor
sold il these places. Trouble was