The sun., 1894-12-29
PRICES FIXED mr. the LABEL.
Ths Nams o- n Bottie OF wIne Not 70 Ne
Trusted IupltcttIy.


seeing these elaborate wine cards bearing
the names OF the most famous vineyards OF
Europe In every twenty -hve-cent restaurant in
the city, and In every other American city for
that matter said New Yorker, as he sat
munching his luncheon in = modest west side
restaurant, always reminds me OF the value OF
leoeis' faris STOCK broker ana were car
rage companions last summer travelling over
the road from Martigny to Chamounix The
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stopped at halfa dozen little hostelries to get .
...quenuy ana, AT ms SUGGESTION ne ordered
inns to wayside wine shops, and were Swiss in
the morning and French In the afternoon A
the hotels we got wine In bottle, with dsc-
orative label, at the little shops we bought 1t By
.no li'Ie MEASURE, anu u was put on the taole IN
acarate. lnthe swiss hotels we got NNorne, =
So,o,s n",S' W. m.' In .ne ar srenoa enc,
uV'.'' pSisauA' u. ieasI tha'S Mha' 'he ioooa
saiu, ana we PAID corresponding price In
carl, In tho vin. sbnns nv ocou.In,.nc. ,,,t
o"s, ~ o., .ne "'ne sn"ps INV aouunu.Ace ,v. '1ss
the wine from four TO six times as much in the
hotels "a q, ,hs ,yl,. shons anJ q, ,-as .,ac,lv
the same kind of wine in both.
That Ia "A result brought about by American
md F,,,l,sh ,isI,nrs rh.v insts, or o., I.h.l.
anu LnE,ish VISITORS lhey insist on the Haoeis,
and the demand Is more than fully met. 1t Ia
tbs same In Paris, in Brussels. in Germany.
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wine is elaborately labelled and you can any.
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"horc' shu ~ any t'ihe' nave YOUR cholce oi the
product Of the most famous vineyards OF
Europe But Il ia not so in the hotels and cafes
where the visitors do not go. especially is it not
so az such places In Paris. Parsians care moth
ing for the label, but everything for the wine
which they take on tho word OF the landlord.
They do not distinguish SO nicely as visitors
seem to. between the taste OF half dozen differ
ent vintages, from half thousand different
! vineyards. II they want especially very good
wine they ask for II, aud IL they should particu:
| larry want the product OF one notable vineyard
| they would ask for that and maybe get IL. but
they would not rely on label as evidence Of its
senuineness.
1t Is a fact that In the best restaurants In
| Paris the wine bottles bear no labels: | am .
! bachelor and always dine at n cafe in Paris, and
! have brother who Is also bachelor and is
especially particular about the quality OF tho
| wine lie drinks. But he never orders by name.
| our palate. | don't think many men can dis
tngush between the taste of wine from one
vineyard and that from another unless they see
tho label. II ordered u good wine at n good
house and got poor stuff ! should not ask the
name of the wine but the price of 1t. II
half dozen OF the best cafes in Paris frequented
only by Parsians. should get IA bottle OF wine
without a label as likely rs not.
| 1T IL In France everywhere the same. We
drink most commonly the good Ordinaire OF the
district, or else ask for good wine, or the best
taste for the proof OF the pudding But we
| care little where IL was grown. In America