St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-17
At HOTEL De MINK
A Hostelry Which Is the Aber-
deem Of the Colored Four
Hundred.
A T0oTHPlCK FROM THERE
Transforms Hog and Hominy
Into Postum an Sweet
Potatoes.
YOUNG coL0RED GEMMEA
Have All Their Letters Adj
q dressed There--Funetions
of Importance.

'At de De Mink, sab, in de smokin'
room, dis ebnin', shuah!' exclaimed
a young colored man the other even
ing, on Wabasha street, as he lbade
farewell to distinguished and we'll
dressed gentleman Of his own race.
Not every citizen of st. Paul is aware
that aIIusion was made to the Hotel
De Mink, located in the substantial,
three-story, grey stone building at
the southwest corner of st. Peter and
Fourth streets.
The De Mink is the Hotel Aber-
deem of the local Afro-Americans.
To it resort all that is eminentIy re-
spectacle, all that is stylish, all that
is exclusive, and 400esque among
our permanent or transient colored
residents A toothpick from the Dc
Mink transforms hog and fominy
into possum and sweet potatoes. 1t
is the ambition of every young 'cul-
lud gemman' in the Northwest to
have his Lily, Rose or Blanche adj
dress her letters care of Hotel De
Mink"
The high reputation of this hotel
accords with the ability and expe-
rience of its proprietor-Mrs Mary
Mink-Who for twenty-five years has
made a study of the intricate science
of the innkeeper. Coming here from
Detroit, she first located upon Sixth
near Cedar, but five years ago re-
moved her esta blishment to it's pres
ent quarters. Although she remains
the power behind the throne" the
immediate direction of affairs is
wisely intrusted to Col Caleb Cul-
pepper, her manager. Mrs Minks
present unfortunate condition ex-
cites the deepest sympathy among
her many guests and friends. 1t will
be recalled that, about eighteen
months ago, she accidentally broke
a leg, which it recently became nee
essary to amputate. Mrs. Mink has
not yet recovered from the effects
! Of the operation.
+ Col. Culpepper, a native of Fair
fax county, Virginia, and a portIy,
grey-haired gentleman, is such a
master of ingenious geniality that
every casual transient whom he well
comes feels like a dove returned to
the ark.
UNDER THE COLONEL
are the personnel of the office-Maj.
Ralston Poindexter, of Lexington,
the chief clerk; Judge Magnus Tolli-
|. yer, formerly of the Hotel Clay, st.
| Louis, room clerk; Cashier Penny
/ hacker, and not forgetting little
jeff Snow, who lords it over the
|. bell hops" The housekeeper,
Aunt" Hester Rollins, heads a de-
partment all her own, and in which
she properly allows no interference
Chicago dining cars are presumed to
| furnish most appetizing meals, yet it
is not uncommon for the attaches of
these cars to suggest to travellers that
If yuh jess nachally wants to eat
sutthin', put up at de De Mink
This successful competition rebounds
! to the credit of Bob Narcotic, Mrs
Mink's chef. For fifteen years Bob
analysed sauces and cogitated over
soups in the famous Cafe Menard at
New Orleans.
| A bishop is dignified; United States
senator is not frivolous of manner:
/ foreign ambassador is sufficiently i'm
pressive; but an experienced head wait
Ell is to these as the condor is to a
| flock of sparrows. Carroll Bascom is
| every inch a head waiter. His diplo-
matte profession was mastered in the
| service Of the Ponce de Leon at st. Au-
| gustine. He was never known to seat
| an old maid at the same table with a
| Creole girl, nor offend a returned mis-
sionary by the proximity of convtvial
military gentlemen. There is always
lone more seat just dis way, sahr' and
! he has 100000 convincing reasons for
any dish being out at late break
fast
1t is impossible to doubt the popu-
larity of the hotels cuisine on glancing
over the following menu of recent
dinner:
HOTEL DE MINK.
MENU.
Sunday, Jan. q, 1895.
Soups:
Okra. Chicken PURGE.
Fish:
Black Bass. Red Snapper.
Olives. Celery. Pickles.
Roast:
Beef Fillet of Veal.
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce. Chicken,
oyster Sauce.
Opossum, with Sweet Potatoes.
Entrees:
Fried Chicken. Southern Style.
Deyiled Crabs, Sauce Menard.
Bacon and Cabbage.
Macaroni, au- Frontage.
Escalloped Oysters.
Vegetables:
| Sweet Potatoes, Stewed Corn,
Caulifiower, Lettuce, Sliced To-
matoes.
Dessert:
/ Mince Pie fAnglaise, Peach Pie.
Apple Pie. Custard Pie, Peach Cob
bier with Cream, English
Plum Pudding;
Charlotte Russo. Vanilla Ice Cream,
Lemon Ice, Wine Jelly, Peach
Liqueur
Pound Cake, Fruit Cake, Macaroons.
Cheese, Fruit. Nuts.
Cafe Noir.
The De Mink is
In HIGH PEp1-r1