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New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

remodeed as far as possible architecturally OF
terestng spot. and a veritabie museum of antiqui-
ties collected by Mr. lie Grand, There num-
quite artistic effect but the principal feature
bbe IS de Great M @ Wca OF o m
Abbots of the old abbey. which included Princes OF
Roger des Rollers; fourteenth Abbot of Fecamp
m and b aeT P29s e Ra 9
holding. all told nearly one hundred and ten thou
the reserve of old and rare brandy is stored. and
the product from the vats above which, after the
bottling rooms One of the curious sights is the
limitations of the liqueur All good" things have
their counterfeits and the rule finds no exception
Henry F. Gourd president Of @ the French Chamber
Benedictine interests the United States has done
some splendid work. not only in this instance but
guarded, He is president of a bureau for the
tcson of II nd b Tnowfd c the wTsr a
abundance of ingenuity which might have been
case of vermouth the labels. bands and the shape
of the bottle all mislead at first glance and con
timely TO note that Secretar! Taft, federal
made at Fecamp was drink not to be initiated
and sustained the claim to the sole right to use
the name Benedictine. Mr. Gourd spoke highly of
Dr. Wfey's efforts in connection with the pure
food law. and he believes that while sometimes 1T
letter rather than the law, matters will adjust
themselves in due time to the great advantage
of the public and of reputable and responsible
manufacturers and dealers.
Gentle matron or maid in the bright drawing
cordial after your sip of coffee. TO the memory of
those venerable old monks who combined piety
with learning and chemistry with a knowledge of
medicinal plants. You have much 10 thank them
for. especially Dom Vincell who left for you. on
faded parchment, a precious recipe, which, revived
by industrious and high minded French gentle
gives you fitting climax to this delightful
feast. Perhaps the men woong Lady Nicotine
their coffee will think ii is likewise worthy
of a thought, and while their memory may not be
acute concerning the traditions of Benedicine.
thev will conceive some admiration at least the
skill required to prepare cordial Of such a char
before the gourmets of the world.
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WEYMOUTH AS AN APPETIZER

II may he in the smoking room or mems room
or Al the pleasant board that our gourmet VIII
he offered what might be styled the lnfoduolton
70 the feast 1t will surely be some SORT OF
..ane-i,if' IN the shape Of a cocktail. or glass
oF Noillv Prat Termouth, the dry KIND from WHICH
the famous Martini cocktails are made- 1t y
7ourelv a matter Of choice as TO whether II sidll
be a petit verre'' or q hghball with dash
Of sromatc bitters and filed up with mineral water
The essential thing this particular instance
is 10 get the right sort of basis, whlch l. tiie
xernouth. If YOU want IT dry, and tlal seeliiS
TO be the modern cultivated taste at least III
English sreaking countries. It's essential you
sarnple some Of the product OF Molly Prat & Co.
,be ,r5pinators of the French Nermouth- Many
people ignore what veTmouth IS and form an
erroneous impression concerning lis lhsieule1i-S
II is only pure white wine and aronlabc anu
medicinal plants crushed with il by special and
careful process. The point is that 1t should De
made with wine Of good vintage ana wen
seasoned in the wood before being bottled mat
Is the claim made by the Molly Prat firm, and
e e eJi6enre al all The main establishment
Is Marseilles. with branches at Lyons CeIte ana
Marsellan- These plants can produce oi pIepsaa ar
total capacity over % million quarts anu cover
Demand for this form Of appetizer has increased
wonderfully in the United States of late years,
ounferfeifed as are many well established brands
Of which mention is made further on Great stress
IS laid upon the color and the similarity in the
typographical arrangement of the printed label
which VIII deceive az a casual glance
If cocktail is served instead OF vermouth and
bitters gourmet will require one known as
dry Martini being mixture Of the Vermouth
above mentioned. some of the well known Gordon
dry gin and dash of orange or Angostura bitteTs'
or both The fstcy Of the bartender may dictate.
In Cuba they make You a most palatable dry Mar
tint with the above ingredients including both BIT
tiers and forgetting extra good measure q
lemon peel and sprig Of mint. Not content with
that 10 show their generous nature and 10 follow
the medicinal requirement that 1t should he well
shaken before taken the concoctIon IS poured INTO
a nickel shaker. such is used in this country for
esgnogE and milk shakes. vigorously mixed and
then friC-nnhantiy poured into the waiting glass
with olive hidden mid the foam. Our gour-
met will he content. however. TO get a dry gin
like Cordon's and to have his cocktail quickly made
and stirred and served clear and cold without the
trim ,1ir1pS
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CLaRET WITH THE ENTREE.

The preliminary stage of the dinner is past. We
have posted warning 10 the digestive apparatus
with soup; fish has been served additional
introduction, and now The ch'f offers his entree,
or as the word explains. the real beginning of the
substantial part Cf the dinner. In some countries
a well cooked vegetable. d delicacy of the season.
is served alone Asparagus is a favorite, or fresh
mushrooms on toast with this red wine
makes first appearance. claret il is gen
orally known. s1luIn the French claire a clear
wine Of the Bordeaux section. in the Department
Of tSironde. ScLtnern France The LeoViile- Bar
ton, 4 second cru OF great fame ana very popu
lar in tn United States might well serve for the
viii surelT not object LeoVille-BarIon is fourth
part Of the ancient estate Of LeoTie- II was
purchased in ls.6 by Hugh Barton. grandson Of
the founder Of the famous house Of Barton &
GpesJier- II IL cultivated in common with the
SAINT Julien pdGcinE sae $50 oshea s'is YearS 81
about $3.50 cases of twelve bottles. Here il is
the portion of one estate. The frequent charge
1.aL TIA o-4.lIoias Hlnes ar. sIlpIea 10 france ana
denial if statistics might be widely published Of
the enormous production OF wines in the Medoc
district Certainly Thomas Barton when left
the Emerald Isle in l725 and engaged in the
wire business in Bordeaux little drt AIMED that
he would be hefsilded as the founder of a his
toriG ,s honse; ana ihat his grandson Hugh
u the French Revolution, and only escape by
Kas not 10 perish because his loyal friend, Daniel
5uestier: 10 whom he made over his property
"a guarded hiS interests. In 1892 the old friends
= rain in France and ratified into an 4gree-
establishing the historic house of Barton e. Cues
tier perhaps the larges; shippers these choice
wines to the United States Mr.. Ernest La Mon
ragne, Of the firm IF T.. La Montagne's Sons who
represent their interests in this couptry stated 10
a reporter that people in this country appreciate
the merit of choice brands Of French red wines
and ihat- notwithstanding the Anslo-Saxon love
Of spirits the broadening Of American taste in
all directions through travel and experience has
spread the appreciation Of good claretS
The clear red wine symmetricaliy placed at in
teryals about the board. rloRs fraiernaily uni
with the pale sherries and sauternes It's ad-
vent gives the debuiante a conversational lead
with the silent beside her. Ii chances that
she has struck the right chord. and that he really
knows something about the wines Bordeaux
He tells her that the culture of vine has been
practised in the districts around Bordeaux for CEN
tur'sS and Pliny and Iolumella mention the wines
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of Bituriges and that in great favor in n the
Middle Ages There are nse 9ines those Of
Saint Emion and Pomerol; the hlli vines Oh r1 Iu.
sac Cubsac Bourg. Blaye and Entire ,Is
of the Gironde Garonne. Doirdogne and Isle rivers.
He will tell her perhaps the history o, me H
Tour and Margaux. describe visit to TINS pct,
uresque portion of France during Ia rec3i,e, t,.
The different operations, from the picking OF .le
grapes to the final bottling, make an interesting
subject. Bordeaux wines require much attention ,n
ment for bottnr. II the wine is left on the lees
too long it win be contaminated by contact with
moment is passed unnoticed the wine will lose ITS
freshness and aroma if taken from the wood too
snd not rpen % propern There is strong personal
element in securing the best results. ana hVGn h u e.
comes the table ii should have been decanleu.
though is the custom in some clubs and hotels 10
all The proper method is to decant the wine care
fully. taking the bottle from Its ON ana keeplns
pouring ii out being careful leave the deposit
inside. The question of temperature is matter
keep it the temperature OF the room whlch gives
it an opportunity of please the palate 1t is al
know that while we are pleasing our palate we are
also comforting benefit on our system Ciaret Is
declared 10 he very benehcial IN nervous diseases ~
and a general tonic. owing TO lhe Ierruslnous
elements they contain in the shape OF tartrate OF
iron and otner salts of the same metaI. ,i1 Son
cerning this phase the great English medlcaI
paper. the London Lancet, says: Ihere
is finer Wine-no wine of more Wholesome
than a light sound. relatively non-acd claret.
In health the individual would undoubtedly be
1han a glass of ardent spirits and water. Good.
sound claret. need not contain more alcohol than
does ale and stout. while il is free from the ex-
tractive matter of the latter. II is Well known
in countries where the staple beverage is Fln
ordinaire the people who are content with such
simple but withal. generous drink. have sober
inclinatons. show good bill of health, ana are
free from the demoralizing influences or spirit
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tion 1t is claimed that red wines after champagne
spoil that king of drinks.
FINALLY COFFEE AND CORDIAL.

II is indeed the closing hour OF the dinner "hei
coffee and the subsequent Benedictine are sef'eu'
At formal banauets and special occasions II -
pIaced at the table likely hostess VIII ioi-
low the present custom of serving it to the "oilei
in the drawing room and let the men lnger over
theirs and their cigars at the table AL IN
innate affairs. of course. the women sohe'iiiie'
remain There are many kinds of coffee, but there
are only q few good cordias. Here is the iast ACT
of the gourmet play, and the delicate naVor ana VI
eestive qualities of such cOrdials as Benedlctlhe
are so familiar as be hardly worthy OF repeu-
ton This particular lqueur is made at Fecamp, IN
France lust as the Benedictine monks made 1t
centuries ago. after the famous recipe OIL the pioS
and learned Dom Bernardo Finceih, who was shh-
full in chemistry and experienced in the usage OF
medicinal plants and herbs which, with the aid OF
cognac, he concocted into the famous elixir Known
now bv the name of his order. This simple cordial
was worthily used by the monks as a restorative
They carried with them in their charitable WORK.
and 1t soon attained a great renOwn King FRANCIS
l. in 1884 visited Normandy and was full OF praise
for it When the revolution of 1893 broke out the
abhpv at Fecamp was destroyed and ransacked
and the monks dispersed. partaking the fate OF
all the other religious communities of that day Al
that time the parchment manuscript con-
tanning The recipe of this wonderful cordial was.
with other valued papers entrusted to the care OF
a government official whose descendant, AleXandre
a Grand discovered it in 1862. and, after many
sessng all that delicacy of flavor and exquisite
bolluuet which must have made NfnCelllS elixir so
famous The illustration which is shown on this
page represents the present abbey as restored ana
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WHERE eENEp,cT,NE IS MADE At FEcAMP.

by women. who work with marvellous raplolty
and skill. The filling of the bottles is done by
means of silver syphons; and an ingenious ecn' o 10
ism shuts off the liquid automatically as soon as
the bottle is filled. The first or temporary cofh
then placed, and the bottles sent TO the gar
leries hewn In the chalk where they resi- Ior d
though pure and natural product, requires oeiI-
cate nursing and attention. The bottles are SoI-
turning thousands of bottles day, in order that
thes crust may form into small ball at the neck
Of the bottles. When this sediment is in satls-
factory condition for removal-at the Moet d Chan-
don cellars, instance. few bottles leave under
five years-these placed usual neck down
ward in cool chamber. which freezes the vine
deftly remove the ball of sediment without any
wastage. Before the advent of this freezng
process there much loss from the bursting cI
bottles. The broken glass was a perqulsNe OF lie
workmen il involved personal danger TO them,
for which they protectors for face ana arms
The permanent corking follows; tnfoil daihty
labels and tissue paper dress King ChampaSheS
prison in aipeasing manner and Worthily OF hltn
The then ready for the WorId marker
and go to every quarter of the globe Some IKE
it rather sweet, but English speaking people pre-
fer il dry. The records of perhaps the DIGEST es-
tablshment in the champagne district snow tlat
their first sale effected in May, 1li3; most OF
and 1860 small parcels of wine We're dispatched TO
Poland. Austria. Germany. Belgium and Holland
where a few years later the demand came for a
dry wine The Allied Armies invaded the district
after the of Lepsc in 1914, and its officers
spared not cellars fun of this glorious drink,
to increase its popularity. And here it is peril
nent truths sake. to nail that notwithstanding
phantasv to the eec' that there IS not sufilcient
wine produced in the champagne districts to sup
ply the demand, and that much of so-called cham
payne is but charged white wine. There are thou
sands of acres under cultivation: the vineyards OF
one firm alone 900 Napoleon the First
was escorted through the famous cellars of Jean
Remi Moet, then Mayor of Epernay. which now
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SALADS, SWEETS AND CHEESE.

In Europe II is often the custom to serve lettuce
with the roast or game. not as a side dlsh, out
instead of vegetable 1t is argued that 1t cuts
the fatty condition of the former and refreshes.
The dressing in such contains but little OIL
In this country il is generally q separate course
not only Of merely lettuce or romane out III
cludes fish shellfsh, or perhaps Is a frul, Saao
"a la Waldorf" very popular indeed. AS to the
sweets which follow, the field is large, ana me
American sweet tooth has well established repu-
tation tortoni some peaches a Ia Ihelpa
might find favor. some Philadelphia ice cream
Fruits and cheese come in due course Whatever
NAV be in season fruit the question of cheese
must be lett the taste of the reader because
cheese is so entirely matter of taste and at
mosphere." With these courses the usual custom,
according the best authorities and an inquiry
among clubs and hotels. seems in favor of a CON
tinuance of champagne until the end of the feast
Some prefer Marsala or Tokay or some fine Port
wines. though these wines have lost the popularity
they held among the drinkers of the last genera
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
CHATEAU YQUEM WITH FISH.

Il is sometimes wiser. II you can resist the
temptation, not TO look at tie menu because the
sensation of a culinary surprise is part of the
pleasure Of good dinner. After the soup il might
be Of many things: Some dainty crab meat,
q flet Of bass kingf1sh some salmon Ia
Chambord. Take your choice as to the selection Of
the morsel which shall he Introduction TO the
more substantial courses There several classes
or white wines. the only kind suitable to accom-
pary fish. which might be offered. Rhine wines
hook the famous Chateau Yquem the great
first cru OF the world renowned sauternes of the
Bordeaux district. II your hostess has provided
Chateau TQuem of good vintage the benefit is
yours because this is a famous wine Of interna
rional fame. Il is "a sunbeam concentrated in
wireglass" The estate formerly belonged to the
Sauvase dYQaem family from whom it was
transferred by marriages in lT65 to the lords OF
product Of its 2G0-odd acres has constantly in
creased in reputation and merchants compete for
it ayidy- The Vintages OF 1893 lsol 1888 anq 1899
were sold AT the Of Sl.2oO tun (four hogs
heads. . cases 10 the hogshead) as new wine.
reaching s2.e0a for wine ten years old. When the
Grand Duke Constantine passed through Bordeaux
"a $50 he paid $4,000 for tun of Chateau Gquem
lSz7 One OF the largest buyers of this famous
growth is the house Of Barton & Guestier, OF Bor-
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
Constant Reader Tells What lie
Missed in Last Weeks fape,s'

"wbo has been setting the world astr 'i''S s,.,,
,oa ~. prsv Man of his friend the Co"'."
Reader approaching him for his 1suai
information. -,
None OF the living great men was from
"rut there have been many lessons orr" -,
the life Of OF the greatest men VI e
ancient times.
You mean Abraham Lincoln? r.o.es
we .ba s,x.eenth President of the Uniteo o'"'
the centennial of whose birth will occur neA. t,h
The many addresses made on MS LII take
birthday only serve to foreshado" "ha' -,
place next year. A movement mas =, to,,
TO make the date of his birth IN the keh'uehy -.
,oh;, s+n1 nreserved q national holiday AneuS
fourteen of the forty-six states nave aueeu
the list despite the fact that IL faiiS r.,,n.
days cf Washingtons Birthday, "hlcii an '- -
save Mississippi, which has no. iegai iioi -,
+bus bonored It is curious that the shortest iio
In the year should have two hohdaEs' W. W. II
tuo rnontbs Immediately following it have none anu
January has only its first day Inc oii'S -
month of the year with two holidays Is NV -
with Election Day and Thanksgiving Day.
incton's Birthday falling this year on satufuaS'
will only give full holiday instead OF nan o'ie
to many nersons Owing to the fact that this -
leap wear the two succeeding holidays sienioii 10, ia
Dav May go and Independence Day july T. VIM" -
always fall on the same day OF the wen. W.
occur on Saturday also Perhaps scioo' nm =
mourn the most when legal holiday iailS on
aa,, Of tho u.eek when they would have a hohday
anyway The proximity of the date OF INn'
birth to that of the Father of his Country leu 'o
sapient legislators of Connecticut. when IL was uo
cided to honor the martyred President oy lhe VI"
servance of a day in his honor. to designate not t
birthday. February Il, but October To- putting LII
coin Day I'm q month that had no holidays ana at d
season when the day would be enjoyable ior ou'
door recr cation But this artificial holiday "ouiu
not take root and the pressure of pubic seitieit
was such that the Legislature at Hartford repeated
p1
of Lincoln as II holiday in the Land OF SteaoS
Habits
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measure over eighteen miles, where the many
millions of bottles produced every year by his
successors alone stored with the product of
former years. 1t greatly depends upon our gour-
met diner or his host if he be properly supplied
OF course. sparkling wines are produced in otner
lands. and enormously and unfairly styled cham
pagne. Ii remains for the connosseur to select
his brand. but he may rest assured that wine sold
by the authorized agents Of the establishments
near the Marne is really champagne, varying in
quality like any other natural product or manu-
factured article. There is furthermore wonder
fully interesting phase in this, aside from the
purely commercial aspect. From the humble pick
ers with whom their work is traditional and part
OF their life. the great directing master minds.
there is an inherited pride in their work. their
vineyards and in the success Of each years vim
tage. Schools Of yiticulture, clubs. hospitals and
pension funds help to create a commemorate "es-
prit de CORPS which all combine to their ma
ierial welfare truly but also to the team WORK
which makes King Champagne the drink of Kings
and the favorite Of the American sovereign. SO
let us remember that there is life in those dusty,
topsy-turvv bottles in the white cellars at Epernay
or Ay: they waiting in their purgatorial state
for the time of their purif 'ation in order that
their chrysalis-like appearance as golden perfect
wine may create paradise of happiness for care
worn mortals be a generous ally to the ANXIOUS
failure-lreadinC hostess.
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HoRs n-GUvRE AND P0TAGE.

A properly arranged gastronomic feasl "esiiis
with the solid appetizer perhaps some canape ol
,,s.- -o,,..- or a few slices of thinly cut
salane Nesrphaiia ham. and the always delcious
anchovies While this is partaken OF ana Ioi">is
with so1p. which will probably be some Fo'ase
an Velour" made famous by the cafe oe Id an
sn Paris the waiter will pour into the nrst OF tle
e-,.rrcr wine glasses some old and fashionable
b-an6 Of sherry or as 1t is called in Spain, JeTez
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BURGUNDY WITH THE ROAST.

In good we'll ordered dinners ii is q maxim that
Burgundy the king Of red wines. the great IA
vorite of our ancestors. should appear simuita-
neously with the roast. 1t is sometimes eliml-
mated at formal dinners of many courses when
champagne is served, but 1t occasionally takes
the Iatter's place small affairs, particularly
among the older school of clubmen. 1t is more
popular at the clubs and in the homes of wine
connoisseurs In order not TO slight the product
of the cote dor hostess will have sundry
hotties of I.iger- Relair decanted carefully as
those which contained the Chateau Leoville-
Parton. to drunk with the Baron dAgneau de
Printemps" which follows. The climax of the
dinner is fast approaching, the very centre or
the gaStronorfic fortification Is being attacked:
The generous red wine from Nuts gives added
Zest and furnishes fresh ammunition. and the
deep ruby spot on the napery is nearly as much
a source Of eye-pleasure to the gourmet as the
hnlinuef of the wine itself.
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A MODERN ROBINSON CRUSOE.

There will renewed interest in the story Of
Robinson CrlIsoe, the bas for which found by
De Foe in the experience OF Alexander Selkirk
on Juan Fernandez, if a vessel from -he fleet now
In the Pacific steaming northward. shall find on
one of the Galapagos Islands the unfortunate
Yankee left marooned there He is Frederick
Jefs of Norwalk Conn, who was one of the crew
of a Norwegian vessel wrecked off these islands.
which lie west of the coast of Ecuador The cap
tain and the rest of the rescued from
one end o the island when Jeffs at the other
end fifty miles away. and the relief vessel was
equipped search for him. food was left and
word was to this country after the NOrwegians
had regained civilization. A human interest
story may be secured if the missing found
and has improved his opportunities in his lonely
living
The matters in dispute between this country and
Great Britain in relation to Canadian affairs ap-
Ambassador Bryce to Ottawa is expected hasten
the negotiation of treaty covering them. If an
agreement is also made to refer the long stand
ing differences the Newfoundland fisheries
to arbitration The Hague all relations between
the great English speaking nations will be
friendly and the peace of the world still
firmly established.
TO BE FILLED BY GOVERNOR.
THE unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice
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Ethei-Eut papa. l don't see Ny ya w ,,a.Ils
object TO Percy Fink lie IS such a returns
man.
Papa-Hm, When does he RETREAT sui'''S
Illustrated Bits.
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TO BE FILLED BY GOVERNOR.

THE unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice
George b. Abbott makes another vacancy on the