Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-04
BIG MEMS APPETITES.
WHAT UNITED STATES SENA-
TORS EAT FOR LUNCH.


TORS EAT FOR LUNCH.
The Gourmet Of the Upper House
PETERS Fare of Bread and Milk and
Jones' Breakfast-A Question Of Tips.
United States Senators live high as o
rule, but Mr.. Wolcott, of Colorado, has
already earned the name of tho most ex-
pensive eater in Congress. The best that
can 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. He
is 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 I'm order which the most luxurious
man in the Senate wrote out for 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 broilcd woodcock.
Chicken salad followed. and peach short.
cake furnished the dessert. The last is
dish much loved by the Senator.
When peaches are not to be had he finds
Il substitute in the homely squash pie.
OF course, the order wound up with
coffee and cigars. The weeds Mi. Wal
colt smokes are imported from the
Vuclta Abajo. aud 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 he
takes bowl of bread and milk instead,
avoiding grease spots by means of a
napkin with one corner tucked into his
collar in front. He wears no necktie
because he has whiskcrs. Evidently he
disapproves of the tipping system, mas
much 40 the walters say that he has
never been known to give one of them q
| 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
weakness for broiled ham. Usually he
takes poached eggs with 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 tine
restaurant for lunch, as does Wolcott
also. Merry parties of both sexes fire.
guently 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
got at this cafe in the basement of the
Capitol-as u rule, quite Us well cooked
Hill and Murphy, the New Yorl
twins in politics, have both established
reputation already in the Senate res
taurant as ''good feeders" They TAX
lunch together US rule, contentin:
them. selves with simple fare, however
such as chops and potatoes, with Lettuce
salad as a second course. They have thu
ways Of busy men, with none of tn
lcisurely 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, and for that reason
take cold lamb, cold roast beef, or cole
chicken, with fruit or pie afterward
Nothing stronger than tea or coffee doe
any of them imbibe ut this midday re
past. They take turns in paying for tn
meal. Mr.. Brice is spending vastly NOR
money than any other man in Congress
but he is not cxtravagant in his eating Il
the Capitol though in the fashionabl,
season he thinks nothing of squanderinl
II, 500 on a single dinner, nc;udin.
flowers.
Senator Hale of Maine generally make,
noontide meals of deviled crabs, which
is a dish he greatly loves. Some day
he takes poacned eggs for variety. II,
does not smoke. A frequent table com
paaion of his is Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode
Island, and another is Mr. Allison O.
Iowa. Every now and then ne gives 1
big and very expensive lunch in his com
mittee room, to which foreign diplomats
and other important personages are in
vited. AS an entertainer he is unex
celled.
| wv idot VII tuC VI SOuIIuctS III lAs
upper House is Jones OF Nevada. II,
often comes to the Senate restaurant fol-
breakfast, and NJ man has ever ordered
such elaborate breakfasts there as he eats
Probably his morning repast is more com
prehensive than that of any othe
statesman in Washington. 1t beginl
with black bass, caught with q hool
and line in the lower Potomac--a two
pound fish, o! which he is served with
one-half. He always takes bass when h
can get it. This is followed by a beef
steak or bacon and eggs. Finally h,
winds up with griddle cakes and Vermont
maple sugar. He never eats lunch
which perhaps is not surprising.
Mcmillan of Michigan likes laml
chop with fried patatoes, or a broilet
spring chicken. At this season
he INDUCES in reedbirds, which ar,
favorite dish with many Senators
who we'll know the difference between
them and English sparrows. AS an ad