New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-26
THE DAY AT MILLS HOUSE NO. 1.
A GOOD TURKEY Dinner FOR FIFTEEN CENTS
HOW THE GUESTS SPENT THE DAY
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4 GOOD TURKEY Dinner FOR FIFTEEN GENIE
HOW THE GUESTS SPENT THE DAY
SUCCESS OF THE HOUSE.
Tho frs, Thanks living dinner at Mills House NO.
was great success. The dinins-rooh was
filed for hours with men who were guess W ~.
place and others who came from ai' pa'"
city to get good. wholesome meal III p'e"S.''
! and uou-annoIn,ed dining-room for 10 cents Up
% o,c,ock about twelve hundred persons had been
served and Mr. Brown, who Is at the heau %
the department. said that the rush "ouiu P'o'''''
las, through the rest OF the DAY $500
The diners were OF different class from 'hose
who are seen there usually. because the clerks ana
other .mnloyes OF the business houses in the neigh
/ horbooa were not there, and their places we're
taken by men from remote parts OF the CITY VINO
had found no previous opportunity 10 ViSi' '"r
Mace one OF these men said: i hau se'e'a'
chances to get good Thanksgiving dinner Tor no'h-
ing. when man can get one IKE ms ''' -
cents what is the use OF thanking any one?
The dinner consisted OF soup. and either cothed
beef and cabbage; baked pork ana Deans 'oe'0I'
style; loin OF Jersey pork brown gravy roast peel
d,sh eravv: butchers tenderlon OF beef, mushroom
sauce. boiled leg OF Southdown mutton, caper
sauce. or roast spring turkey with chestnut dress
ING and cranberry sauce. Then there were mashen
turnips and baked sweet potatoes. ana the diner
had the choice between English plum pudding with
hard vanilla "a sauce ce aed Sesp ali diners
the roast spring turkey and nearly al the "e-h'eu
plates came back thoroughly pOhsneu. ,.-.-..,
Many OF regular guests organized lnlplon,pIu
dinner parties, and even the strangers iound cGih
panionable neighbors. and the big room iooKea IKE
club dining hall. and the appearance OF tne u'neIs,
Used e Strangely with the 15-cent checks which
they paid when the dinner was over -.
But the dinner at Mills House No was ON!
a part OF the entertainment offered by the house
Yesterday The readng-rooms were CROWDED Win
men who reading writing letters. snokhs.
pla wing games and talking and there were P'ooapy
men in the big building who recognized IN the
uniGue place one cause for hearty THANKSGIVING
All classes seemed 10 be represented In the throhe'
and George Francis Train who IL one OF me en-
thusastic regular suests OF me ~
by the games they were playing. quiet stuoioue-
looking men over chess and checker boards men
played game with cards which they called Frahze-
fuss and some younger Germans PLAYED skat; There
were games OF whist and hearts ana pihocme. anu
although there seemed 10 be no restraint put on
the PLAYERS and all did just as they pleased there
was no noise and those who read were as much
at as those who played.
calls IT, In other words he has ceased 10 speak be,
cause he would be ''pestered too much II ne dd
resort 10 this means or protection, but he broke
his rule Of silence long enough to say that the
Mills House Is the greatest success OF the age
The place been large enough Tor the last
week People turned away every night and
more will be turned away after While than can
Heretofore the restaurant connected with tho
house has been closed At p. m. but II will be nh
all-night restaurant from now on. as Will be seen
by the following notice, which was posted there
beginning with Thanksgiving night. Mills Hotel
will be kept open all night as well as during n.
day A capable chef vii! be in charge. and the high
| quality Of meals and low scale Of prices viii be
| maintained.
"Notice.-The patronage OF the general public,
as we'll as guests Of the hotel Is cordially invited
| Tables will be reserved for ladies'"