New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05

among It's patrons many of the older families OF the
countrv Its guests and women who
knew # as the most popular hotel OF their younger
DAYS and who were not following after new things.
The new generation deserted the old house as
headquarters for social functions and turned the
social tide toward the newer hostlerles The changs
has been gradual, but certain.
What made the Brunswick famous. perhaps more
than anyV hing ese the excellence OF Its cuisine
and the standard maintained In every department.
Francis Kinzlcr, who one OF tho original 1rm
that started the house. was pioneer In tho hoiei
business In Ncw-York To him moro than to any
one else IN all probability. belongs the credit OF
Raising the standard Of excellence In the culinary
departments Of tho NewYork hotels lie made the
brunswick noted all over the country for It's hgh
excellence in cooking. and the men who look AFTER
the cuisine the various great houses OF the couh-
try to-day are mainly graduates from the bruns-
wick and his school, While the new hotels m equip
r,cnt beauty convenenccs and arrangement have
Gar surn,e- ed the Bruins wick. yet until the last the
old house maintained it, reputation Tor COOKING
and during the last winter many of the largest ban
oue.s of the season were held there.
The history Of the Brunswick reads ike the so
c,cty columns clipped from the files of a paper de-
.oa "a fasbion and its followers The old house In
tia dov had no rival. practically. and numbered
among It's guests the best-known VISITORS mat came
70 the city Among the names that are on the reg
lister Of the hotel. and which recall days that are
gone the following can be mentioNed r'dri H"ssc"'
Earl Cairns lord Durham, Sir f.. Synge Hutchinson.
G; Balfour l.. Clayton Glover, Sir Edward Tuhhe'S
the Duc de Morny Count De Tocqueville. Marquis
da Mares Conn. de Brimonte. Baron de Trenck.
Count NTontgela1 and King kalakaua, OF hd"a"'
More recently the hotel has entertainer such su'S's
as rhe Ea.l OF Dunraven. c. Oliver Isein. FREDERICK
Cohbard Sir Henry Irving. Mr.. and Mrs Kendall
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, Sir Julian iaunceIote'
Iacoues Onenbach Nine Mcdjeska W. C. Van
Horn. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. H. Maitland
Kersey. the Earl of Ava and many others.
A FAMOUS BANQUET HALL
The hotel was mainly famous for Its great banquet
hall. and nearly every man OF note in 'he eoun'r!
has attended at some time or other IN MS me- "
dinner there Perhaps the largest ana the moS'
tslked-of banquet ever held at the mousse was tue
cr., ANIMAL Bachelor bal. which was held when the
,. ,y,s a, the height of it's popularity. Many
,or.,on noblemen also visited the house. ana num-
her Of smaller dinners were also given, Dnt inc
quests at which were persons OF in'er"io'"' IrP"
,,.,on Previous the time that the entire poch
was consolidated into a hotel ana the necessary a
,,,o,s made 70 give It the entire frontage on Fiith-
,,u.,n Twcnty-sixth and Twenty-seventh
o., tho hotel had in the rear summer garden.
THIS garden was covered by tent ana ma" hca''!
gravel. ed walks. and was made esptcahS at''a''Ne
hr nants and vines. In the evenings THIS place wa
f,vor,tc resort. and was almost always crowned
I, u,s fayori,e resting place of Jacques Onenbach
- ,o,oser ard almost any evening he could be
g.an seated within the arbor With consehiai COM
,a~v f. was no unusual thing TO sec MN sufrou"u-
eli nv a dozen friends, and among those VINO useu
>, cor,e there and sit ard chat with MIN were MTs'
Kendall Nine Modjcsla. Henry lrVihs anu 'i''o'
Ans. the wel.-known French actress. All The ior-
.t, dir,,,na,s made the hotel their headquarters
yhen IN the city, and 1t was equally popular WIN
American statesmen and soldiers
a., ,,e hooks OF the Brunswick Is the record OF
many famous banquc;s which have been heii wi'hih
rho bo,ei All kinds and conditions oil men nave 'Ne'
a,rer beneath It's roof Presidents. Nice-fres'-
w., ,d ca.inct jnicers Of the United States for
,,, dl,j,na,s and members OF the nobility, schoi-
rs md statesmen generals and Senators al! nave
-, h.re The George Washington Post. c. A
- .o e the mos. famous Grand Army pests, has
~. ..ars held It's arnTa, banquet al the hote' anu
-" :ncr,da., General Miles General hnsn hGwT-
Ens a 'i --ociatons favored The ho;e and
Ts w. .''5,ir.nbs. harvard Princeton. Williams
Hamilton in'g' annual ilnnsrs here.
s5rs p'-uai features Of s9ea. & ~ histor,
br'1 ,1reick on OF the cidesi orga1iz' Tons
ot -. 80 MA banquet at the mouse vas INC POO
an c'si n,.,tion social organization OF peculiar
rp:'an TSis aseOra;ion was formed IN lsG ara
h2i HD"". - - dropped out through death. or i'r
-" o.htr cause. his plicf should never pe n'isd
@ ma, IN rmarder would - aheah ana mo-, NM w.
a an,,l dnrc- snd mat I. should 90 continue 1 Ill.,
Mere wrs one left 10 a,nn , ne mnr and the
va hat Il the matter drfsd do 5re nn bn
., M. .'ng'c man nc WIS 10 KEY NV w
thrr" ~ ,he association with the usual nsnqnel
incH"'t ~. acre lott to attend II. Lat rovtfnDrf
y ne go scid Ire usual banquet. and there were
ouiy AK 10 ST. down nt ne ''"'e'
r.>tor,s CLUB OF FARMERS"
..o- s..once organization that has held ban
""o' -. Hotel brunswick In days gone by Is
s Su A. The "New-York Farmerr That 'here
should be any class ef men In w% 1.rou,
,.o,od N agricultural pursuits seemeu 'u'o'oa',
devo'ea - ,s ouch an organization. The annual
ana anu ye' 81, ,be FARMERS is always merry one.
a,nner soss who have been guests at this banquet
AA'Jrs schermerhorn. the late W. II. VanaeIo.,'
are r. ~ -, r X 8turgiS Frederick ".