New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
WHERE NEW YORK DIMES
It's Restaurants Make One of City s
Most 44ttractiUe and C0STlO-
pOlitdn Features.

surprise. OF their number there seems 70 Dc no
end. from the humble and inexpensive French
table d'hote the glittering palace where rare
vands supplied
To the New Yorker the reason is obvious. Cos
mopolitan conditions and the mode of living in
vogue in Americas metropolis favor the custom Of
dining out a degree that includes every class,
from clerk to capitalist. And the numbers are
greatly augmented b. the strangers WITHIN our
gates"
To meet the demand farsighted caterers have
Wed with each other in the excellence of cuisine and
appointments, until it is doubtful If any ci-S m
the world equals New York in the magnihcence OF
its restaurants cafes and dining halls. point OF
service To the range Of dietary there is no nrnlt'
and the worlds markets are drawn upon to supply
| a truly cosmopolitan taste for rare vintages and
| unusual viands, and an apPrecative public mas re-
| sponded to the enterprise Of the restaurateuT.
Among the earliest establishments. and one that
has steadily kept pace with the ever-changins and
modern demands of service is Burns's restaurant
IN Sixth It was founded IN 1852 with "haI
| was ther ample accommodations. at No 1SS skin
avenue and has steadily grown to its present pro-
| portions occupying a greatly increased frontage
IN Sixth avenue with a new building OF four stories
! running from 44th 45th street Private olniis
rooms and q banquet hall provide accoInnoaaliol1s
for parties and clubs and alterations are no" uu7
| way that will establish beefsteak room II Inc
/ easement Of the new building, where the Burns
steaks will be cooked before the guests IN the oiu
/ fashioned way over hickory wood fire
Everybody knows Of Burns's for the quality OF us
| cuisine When il was first opened so many years
| gro Robert Burns the founder, did all the VorA
himself and established the reputation tlat mas oe
maintained to this day. In 1880 1t passed 70 MS 80
| Samuel F. Burns, and is now operated oy -
many composed of the heirs Of the later Al . ~
ia bo,b,rs. specalties Of the early days are sun
+o he had with all the staple and fancy dlshes ol
| modern requirements Club breakfasts hoo-'Ia'
/ luncheon and after-theatre supper service die
cial features Ordinarily 100 persons can oe
eurh as New Years Eve and election nlsH', - -
na~zons have been provided for The HlppooI 'llls'
so-oes TIE street and the Stuyvesant 1heA1Is I
door 70 the 44rh street entrance MAKE
noD1;ar for after-Uheatre suppers. -
yx-ber the Hotel St Regis opened its resIau aii'
to the public four years ago It was hallIlo .9
an extraordinary false impression that hao s0a
IN lest but had travelled around the "o'I1' -
e~+-oz,ag,n+ statements that were made regaFdlHB
It's beautiful equipment led 10 the erroneous oO'O
sion that only feasts Of Lucullian chaTicIeF Ni0
ob+aiDable As q result of these erroneous state
| merits the management Of the St Regis mas
Mt n considerable trouble and expense to acqudnI
the public with the plain truth, which Is -aI me
! dining de luxe may be enjoyed, the management.
has recognized from the first that success dePeLIeu
upon catering to the popular tas-e ana means "
investigation will demonstrate that the WloieS'IIi7
and substantial menu at St Regis is not more
| expensive than those Of other frst-cass restau-
rants With this comes the added pleasure afIoToed
by luxurious surroundings and the best Of service
| and cooking
Another and earlier venture OF Mr- Hams 'haI
| has attained great success is best known as
Hams Park Row Restaurant and is in the Park
| Row Building opposite the Postofice WaeH II
was opened about ten years ago the enterprise vas
| greeted with many adverse predictions, but the
Judgment Of its promoter proved to be correct
Its service is calculated meet every varied re-
quirement OF the business and particular at
! tention liz always given to women who may have
/ business in the downtown district or who may de-
sire meet their friends for luncheon or for dinner
| prior TO the later visit to concert OF theatre
In the heart Of the theatrical district, where
scenic art reaches the highest ideals IL fitting
that Murray's Roman Gardens. at No. 22s West +2d
street should follow similar lines point OF decCra-
ton. At any rate, the thought carried out by
the proprietor, John l. Murray. in bewildering il
| Iusions and scenic effects. The setting Of many
/ mirrors makes things seem other than what they
are: nultI-colored globes give weird lights and
rushing water the fountain er.-- -2ied by ms
/ and ferns gives 4 pastoral touch
you tip the cocktail for the last lingering drop
and the cherry stars wink and blink you
from a cloud driven sky. Electrically driven zeph-
yrs rustic the palms and dreamy music sOothes the
soul and puts the digestive organs in delightfully."-
receptive condition.
/ Murray occupies the entire building the upper
floors being used for banquet halls private dining
rooms and bachelor apartments In every part the
/ same decorative scheme has been carried out. 1t
! is blending Of everything, with a predOmna1ce
/ Of the Greek and Roman. Heavy tapestry hangs
from the walls. ceilings eIaborately decorated.
| and heavy rugz cover the floors Objects Of art
! abound
| But Murray's dream is yet 70 be realized. About
/ March ! Of next year he will open in the new
building in LOngacre Square between 41st and 42d
| streets what he IS pleased to term the Assyrlan
! Gardens The style Of decoration will be Assyr'an
throughout. and the painting. The Fall Of Baby
lon by . feet in dimensions VIII be the central
! figure. This painting has never before 5een ex-
hibted in America. A customs duty Of $4,000 vas
paid bring it into the United States. Murray VIII
occupy four floors in the new building. and will be
! able TO accommodate four thousand people. The
/ new restaurant was designed by II. Milo EikinO.
A bit Of the midsummer night, with arboreal set
/ ting has beea installed in the Hotel BresIin.
! at 18th street and Broadway where it forms the
/ grill room Of the Cafe Elysee Vine covered treHs
! work and cleaning lights give the almost perfect
| Illusion Of dining al fresco-
Amid these novel Surroundings, with the soothing
/ strains Of orchestral music and the excellent
cuisine dining out becomes something more than
the mere acquisition of sustenauce Installed under
! the direction OF Mr Hildreth. the manager the
| grill the BresIin has become popular and ia
/ crowded nightly by hundreds who know what is
/ good 10 eat and where 10 get it In service and
appoin trnent the grill leaves nothing 10 be desired
/ and the prices right
! When Washington Square was the social centre
! Of New York the Hotel Brevoort. at Fifth avenue
! and Sth street. was fashions rendezvous. King
/ Edward VII. then the Prince Of Wales made that
! famous hosiery his home the occasion Of his
visit TO America in 1861. The house still retains
| much Of its oldtme charm, though brought I'D 10
date IN matters of appointment and service and is
! still frequented by persons Of discernment.
! Under the mana cement OF Ramon Orteig and
/ Antoine Lablanche the Brevoort is operated in
! conjunction with the Cafe Lafayette. famous as
| New York's most cosmopolitan resort at CnIver-
sitv Place and 9Th street By recent enlargement
! this popular cafe will accommodate three hundred
and fttv persons and noted for It's rare vfntages
and excellent French cooking. The Hotel Brevoort