The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-13

| water, claret and celery had no liked
place. but appeared as required. 1t
will be noticed that the ordinary gas
tronomic terms and divisions are not
observed in the above list, which would
certainly make professional caterer
smile. Lest the French names appear
expensive, it may be explained that the
soup above named is made easily and
cheapiy, while the fish is a dash of
salmon done in the English style.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and his family
are perhaps the least troublesome to
their cooks when they dine alone.
Dining alone, however, means dining
with a guest or two. Here is one Of
Mr.. Vanderbilt's fayorite meals:
Soup: PURGE.
Meat: Roast Mutton, Potatoes, Peas,
Claret,
Cold Roast Chicken, Jelly,
Dessert: Bread Pudding, Coffee.
Yet at a banquet the Vanderbilt
menu would include these items:
i. Huitres. 2. Potage.
8. Hors d'oeuvre. 4. Poisson.
Relieve. 6. Entrees.
Z. Roti. s. Extremes SUI
9. Cafe. cres.
Champagne and the liqueurs as .
matter of course.
OF the appurtenances, such as table
ware, linen and the like, it is sufficient
to say that all are of the best.
John Jacob Aston is perhaps the man
among men for simplicity in dining.
Among soups he keeps pretty con-
stantly to the vegetable. The contin-
ual mourning into which his family
has been plunged of late years has
made him dine quietly at home more
frequently than is often the case
among persons of his social position.
Here is an average Astor dinner en-
familic:
Vegetable soup.
Roast Veal; Potatoes, or
Lamb Pot Pie.
Salad.
Cold Meat.
Pie, Pudding, Preserved Fruit.
Cafe demi tasse. California Wine.
Young Mr.. Astor is somewhat par
tial to French dishes. Mr.. Astor is not
an adherent of any school of gas
tronomy and eats pretty much every
thing palatable that comes along
Yet it is doubtful if he can be classed
among costly eaters. Many of the
clerks in his Office live on food every
bit as good and as expensive as that Of
their employer.
Chauncey NJ. Depew is one who pre-
fers to eat at home. Even on the &C.
speeches, he eats little or nothing at
the banquet table, preferring to sat
isfy his appetite at his own board.
Seven o'clock is his favorite dinner
hour, and unless the occasion is formal
ly festive the meal is apt to be:
Soup: Cream of Celery.
Stewed Lamb with Carrots,
Roast Beef, Rare; Mashed Potatoes and
Salad.
Cabinet Pudding. Coffee.
Mr. Depew has all his life been q
sparing imbiber of liquors. Frequent
ly he dimes without wine. When he
entertains at his house the feasts are
quite ella borate and contrast striking
~ with his own plainness in matters
astronomical.
When Grover Cleveland lived at $40
Madison avenue, in New York city, he
seldom dined away from home. And
his dinners were as simple as his
tastes Mr.. Cleveland is not very fond
of oysters. His principal meal began
usually with chicken or vegetable soup,
followed by shad with sauce or hall
but. Weak fish would often come after
the soup. Then appeared boiled beef
or shoulder ot mutton, with potatoes
baked with their Jackets on" After
this homemade pie or pudding ap-
peared, Mr.. Cleveland is one of the
men who will drink glass of wine or
beer at dinner regularly for weeks and
suddenly abandon the use of spirituous
liquors altogether for months at q
time.
William c. Whitney is another mil
lionaire whose everyday dinner could
be purchased at an average table
d'hote for something less than dollar
Not in point OF elegance or beauty,
however. Usually Miss Whitney has
friend TO dinner, except of late, when
illness obliged her 10 leave the city.
The possible president of the United
States 10 be, begins his dinners, Of
course, with soup, and incredible as it
may seem he likes it made OF beans
This is apt TO be succeeded BY roast |
pork or beef. or fillet of mutton also |
roasted. Stewed chicken is also one
OF Mr.. Whitney's dishes. His favorite /
are potatoes, peas and !
string beans. For dessert he tastes pie |
now and then. bnt fruit seems the
favorite- He is not much of coffee /
drinker Light wine and iiqueurs form /
his dinner beverages
Before Levi Z. Morton went abroad I
on his last trip he was one of the least /
troublesome of men to his cook. Plain
SCUM. roast meat and boiled !.