The morning call., 1894-01-28

fore II Is bfought 10 him for fear it will
sour. His regular lunch is bowl of boiled
milk and a plate of brown bread well
toasted. He breaks the toast into the milk
ana dishes 1t uD with spoon.
Senator Squire of Washington is a good
liver. He wants everything that is nice
and he wants it served hot. He is fond Of
country sausage and corncakes and he
would eat these three times day if they
were set before him. He ends up his
lunches with a small cup of coffee and
pony OF brandy. He Is rich man and al
ways has friends with him. He is very
particular to have bis account just right to
the cent. and he would, L doubt not. fight
with the waiter for the oyercharge of
penny and after he got the matter settled
his way would like as not give the negro
fee of a dollar. He is queer man as
regards money matters and he believes in
running everything, from his politics to
his pancakes, on business basis. An
other rich man is Senator Stock bridge of
Michigan. He wants the best he can gel,
but he never drinks ANYTHING but water or
milk. Turpie of Indiana lunches on oys-
ters and wants fruit every day. Vance Of
North Carolina Is satisfied with a sand
witch and Dan voorhees, eats enough coun-
try sausage a2d cakes to give any other
statesman the govt. Wilson of Iowa, the
great prOhibtiOnist, usually dimes on a
glass of milk and piece of apple pie and
INukcl W Hills Cdu Hi up MS UI6du- 5b
with chicken salad and feel like a king.
One of the biggest feeders we have had
in the Senate for years was Senator Stan
ford. He ate the richest of food, and be
would take dishes like calf's liver and
bacon and chafing-dlsh stews day after
day Tor week in succession. He geneT-
ally drank brandy and soda or ginger ale
with his meals. and kept his system pretty
well loaded with fats. He gave lunches
sometimes to his brother Senators, and he
seldom ate by himself. Don Cameron
nften gave his friends dinners at the
Capitol. and one of the greatest lunchers
of the past was George II. Pendleton lie
used to feed statesmen by the dozens, and
he had stand-up lunches in his committee
rooms while he was in the Senate The
biggest lunch of recent times was given by
Senator Mcpherson. This was about
three years ago, and seventy-five gentle
men and ladies sat down at the table.
Senator German gave lunch to Nat
Goodwin in the Capitol this winter. and
the menu was something like this. First.
there were blue points on the half shell.
Then quail, stewed terrapin and chicken
salad in the order given. Champagne was
brought in with the terrapin. and the
dessert was Charlotte russo and coffee.
An ordinary citizen would call this
course dinner, but with German it was
only lunch.
l have always looked upon Southern men
as big eaters, but Senators from the South
eat the least. George of Mississippi seldom
takes more than broiled oysters and a
glass of milk. Walthall is satisfied with
milk and pie, and Vest. fat as he is, often
lunches on the raw bivaives. He stands
NJ, and he eats his saddle rock oysters
standing. Old Joe Brown used to say
there was nothing so good on earth as
puddle ducks and sweet potatoes, and
Isham q. Harris seldom gets more than a
glass of milk al the Capitol. Faulkner likes
raw oysters. Higgins of Delaware fattens
up on baked apples, and Chandler OF New
hampshire, lean as he is, often takes A
chafng-dish stew. Rdnsome seldom eats
more than cracker and a glass of milk
COckrell is satisfied with dry bread, and
Senators Aldrich of Rhode Island and
Morrill, Of Vermont are both milk drink
ers. Nearly all Of the Senators are oyster
lovers, most of them are fond of terrapin,
and on the whole they are fairly good
hvers. FRANK G. CARPENTER.