Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-01
From Nations
Metropolis
Resume Of Notable Happenings
Of u Week. Good one
on Herrick.

autumn may look forward 10 hayinl
their palates tickled with all the new
est discoveries In the culinary art, foI
Emile Lafarre, Mr.. George Gould'i
chef. has Just returned from abroad
and brought with him all kinds Of
new and wonderful recipes, Accord
ing 10 Lafarre. Mr.. Gould sends him
abroad every year 20 that he may
keep his kitchen up TO the standard
Of those of the best restaurants OF
the world. He has passed a whole
summer In an atmosphere Of a Gull
nary kind. renewing acquaintance
with old friends and trading recipes.
In London he saw NJ. Escoffier, who,
as travelling Americans know, preside
over the cuisine OF the Carleton. In
Paris Lafarre sampled the latest
dishes at Henry's and learned their
makeup. The secrets OF the Ritz
kitchen were laid bare to him. The
chefs at Paillard's, Chevillards and
the Cafe Anglais received him with
open arms. But Lafarre, not satis.
fled, went beyond Paris--to Ai1.ies.
Bains-where the mysteries OF the
kitchen Of the Cercle d. AK were un.
folded; to Baden. where he
tasted at the Hotel Stephanie the best
Of French cooking with a French ac-
cent.
According to an authority In Tam
many Hall, the organization has been
trying for several yeans to win over
the better class Of young men OF
means, and has succeeded signally.
While the local republican machine
has n wealthy young mag Of prom.
inence among Its registered adherents.
Tammany has five and In this lies on
OF the secrets OF Tammany's success.
1t is declared that what Tammany
wants Is enthusiastic young men who
are ambitious for political %preferment
and have income sufficient to lift
them from the necessity Of making a
living out OF politics. How well the
Wigwam managers have succeeded In
this effort Is shown by the recruiting
Of such men as Harry Payne Whitney,
Congressman Francis Burton Harri-
son. the nominee for lieutenant gov.
ernor: James w. Gerard. Stewart Mel
ly Brice, son OF the late senator; Cam.
bridge Livingston, Jack" Beresford.
= nephew Of the late Lord William
Beresford, Richard T. Wilson, Jr.. Ed.
ward A. Cr0winshield. Reginald Rives
and numerous others. When Stew.
art Nelly Brice returned from Lon
In the midsummer he confessed that
he had political aspirations. and had
put himself at the disposal of Tam.
many Hall. II reports are true. his
patience Is about TO be rewarded, for
1t IL said ne Is slated TO succeed vii.
liam Sulzer at Washington Con,
gresham Suffers friends are NOT
pleased over the prospect. and Mr..
Brice Is having an opportunity to use
all the diplomacy he possesses,
Stories about Judge D. Cady Her.
rick, the democratic nominee for gov,
ernor, are now In order. One explains
why he parted hts hair in the middle
He was baptized Cady Herrick, the
name selected by his mother. But
this did not please his father. The
latter thought that Cady might be sof
tened into katy--and his child was .
big. bouncing boy. When the boy at
tanned a few years his father told hin
to write his name d. Cady Herrick
He said: The ID will signify onl,
the letter OF the alphabet for which
1t stands. II people choose to thinl
It stands for a name instead Of a let
ter they may; but as for you writ,
your name d. Cady Herrick--D L
please me, and Cady to please you
mother. Then we'll both be repre-
sented.'
In the old Hunt burying grounds
ct Hunts Point. is the grave and mon
ument of the American poet. JOSEPH
Rodman Drake. His resting place /
now threatened curiously enough b,
the proposed opening OF White
street through the plot, and the Nortl
Side board of trade is objectinI
strongly 10 the Dissertation. Thos
who are protesting against the teal
Ing up Of the plot declare that Their
are few places of such limited @,
tent about which cluster 80 many In
~teresting and instructive historical
"reminiscences Of the colonial and re,
olutionary periods of our countr,
They assert that the obliteration q
mutilation OF the old cemetery woul
be vandalism of the worst kind and
disgrace to the city of New York.