Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-18
DINING IN new YORK |
"A Couples Experience at sher-
RVS and DeImonieo's.
ATE WELL AT LITTLE COST.
The Four Meals, Exclusive of Tip Of
a Quarter In Each Place, Only Con-
suned Five Dollar Bill--What Did
the Waiter Mean by "Pikers Z"

Sluarrer In EACH Taace, 0nly Con-
suned Five Dollar Bill--What Did
the Waiter Mean by "Pikers7"
Many persons have heard of the man
who came to New York and hated to
leave without having eaten at Delmon-
ico's. All he thought he could afford
was a piece of pie, says New York
correspondent Of the indianapolis
News. He went in, got that, paid the
check and was able to say at home
that he had dined at Delmonico's. In
the same way visitors Ito New York
often look longingly INTO the windows
Of Sherry's and Delmonico's without
realizing that they could go in and eat
a meal without having 1t cost them as
much as they fear. 1t is perfectly true
that what one may spend in both of
these places is almost without limit.
1t is, however, also possible to get a
dinner in either of them for much less
than is commonly supposed.
''I'll tell you my experience said a
woman who came down with her hus-
band from Putnam county to see New
York and had to do 1t on a limited
capital, ''and you will see from it that
one may still go to see the swell res
taurants in New York and not have
to leave his oYereoat behind him.
When left home made up my mind
that, poor as was, was not coming
back until had eaten in either Del
monico's or sSherry's, and If possible
both. For years / had been asking my
friends who came back to town If
they had seen either Of these places.
All Of them had talked about them be-
forehand, and supposed, Of course,
they'd so there. All Of them that
asked had ridden by and seen the out
side only.
Il determined it would be different
when I went down to see New York,
and I told my husband that the money
had to pay our board with wasn't
any more important than that / want
ed to eat in those restaurants. want
ed to see the way things are done
there, and before we left home he gave
me a separate sum Of money to be
used only for that purpose. He didn't
approve Of the plan at all, because he
thought nobody should go to such
places unless they had money enough
TO act like all the others there. knew
! wouldn't get any more money for
that purpose, so decided to make the
best of what had and try to make 1T
do for two places.
My husband wasn't the only man
in Sherry's without dress suit when
we got there, and / wasn't the only
woman with hat on, although there
weren't many there like mine. There
were two walters to take our order.
but one OF them he was a sort of head
waiter-faded from sight when he be-
gan to see that we would not need
more than one. T thought the waiter
looked at me harder than was neces-
sary while I was reading the bill OF
fare; but. generally speaking, he was
very nice. They were all polite enough
for that matter.
Perhaps he thought was looking
at the bill Of fare too long was try
ing to figure out the cheapest dinner in
the place, and / think I did The bills
change every night, but they tell me
that dishes at about the same figure
are always to be had. 81
Naturally skipped cavfare at S1.50.
a portion, but didn't mind that, as /
don't like 1t anyway. took SOUP
cream Of lettuce with pufred crusts
which was the cheapest. 1t cost only
80 cents while the Others were 40 or
30. The soup was enough for two.
Then / had for choice at 80 cents
either smelts or bIuefish. One portion
was not enough, and that course was
expensive. The meat that we had was
ioin OF veal stuffed with breadcrumbs
and favored with herbs, ana it wasn't
bad. It cost only so cents, and onH
portion was enough for two. with
that we had potatoes laurette, which
were sliced and cooked In cream, for 81
cents. We passed up fresh asparagus
at S1-50 bnnch and had lettuce at so
cents and pie DIT a quarter each. There
were new strawberries at $1.50.
That was dinner enough for any
body, and we saw the place, had all
the beautiful sweet butter we wanted
and the good French bread, and it cost
us only little more fhan il we had
gone to A table d,hote. The dinner For
two cost 81 las, and we gave the waiter
a quarter. ss5 Il: "a
We didn't have wine, as al. the 9th.
ers seemed to be having, but never
had 1t anyhow and didn't miss it
Wher, we got up and left, there was
nobody who looked ais il they had ed,
Joyed themselves more than we had
The walters? didn't care how they
looked We were there to enjoy our
selves and not to please them. NJ
| II had So for that dinner fund, AMI
as had So left over decided to SEX
IL Delmonico's could not be included
for that amount. so we went there.
| There we had PURGE OF pea soup
which for the two OF us cost 40 cents
THE cheapest fish was so cents Fo
that we had a choice of haddock 81
frostfsh didn't know what frost
/ fish were and had heard OF haddnck