Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-06
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80 nE AuHeric.lu cats uidcI und IA haste,
the Englishmen eats much and eats
~ slowly, but the Frenchman eats little
and consumes much thought and lime at
Gazing. lie ls usually an eplcure aud seldom
a gourmand He is too intelligent TO
abuse his stomach, too fond of good food
to eat It 10 haste Ils sips his wine and
tastes his game with the same pleasure
that Madame has from a becoming hat
and modish frock
The American works 10 earn money and
success, the Englshman that he may re-
tire early and devote himself to outdoor
sports, but the Frenchman wants 10 make
money that he may live, and he does not
believe that one can live we'll without en-
toying good food. An American and Eng
lishman desiring good dinners go to their
club, but the FrenchmaB turns to the res
taurant when desiring to satisfy his fas-
tidious appetite. 1t is here he gives his
dinner parties here ne brings his wife to
dine, and here he comes alone.
Some of the restaurants of Paris could
write wonderful tales of history ana ro-
nance so intimately is their history writ
ten with that of court rule and intrigue
under the domination of the laws and the
empire There are those. such as the
Maison dor, having lost their charm and
popularity, have been compelled to close
their doors and give way to newer up
starts 1t would take several volumes II
do Justice to this subject. There are res
taurants that Frenchmen, have recognized
for half century or more ; the restau
rants that have been made popular by the
fashionable world in a very few years
the restaurants supported by a set or
Clique, be they the French 400. the
savants. artists aud epicures.
There are places where the food Is
good and the prices are high; restaurants
where the prices are high and the food is
poor; and. last places where prices are
moderate and the food is good.
When parisians dine out they know
DAYS ahead where they are going and what
they are going to eat. From early spring
late into the fall one finds the greater
mart of cosmopolitan Paris dining in the
Bots. II Is here the madly. merry would
eat their game and sip their wine, and
there are restaurants enough TO accom-
modate them all. The best known OF
these is Armenonvllle. 1t Is here men
struggle and pay ridiculous prices for
table when the Grand Prix takes place,
IL
10 dine after an ail-day trip to Versail-
les or St Cloud Bat the Partisan Is only
a small part of this merry gay whirL
Here are plenty OF American million
aires giving supper parties to their fam
nies and friends, yieing with one another
IN seeing how much they can spend 1t
h here they call for wines that once lay
In monastery cellars and are thickly cob
webbed. Here they ask for pheasants
ana cartridges, and would order peacock
tongues were tAsy On the bill Of fare, for
eur newly made nuitimiliionaires are cut
10 make & splurss, and are not worried
hy the extra cipher added to thsir bills.
But they are not the only men to i've
and spend: there are italian counts snd
English lords eating and supping vine
uutil their stomAchs are tired and their
heads dizzy
The men come here to dine and dFtak
vine, but women come here 70 sec
and 10 be seen. Here are women Of al