Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-11

der brunetteS in black velvet and orange.
So told the waiter stuffed goose boudn
and mulled wine. He was delightfully."-
respectful Was he not mistaking me for
a duke? The stuff came on. The dis
playgoose was tough, the chestnut PURGE
looked like dirty mashed potatoes. and
the boudin--t was the black pudding
Of old fairy stories. Made OF the blood
of pigs, spiced. sweetened and baked I'M
till the sauSage-Skin crooked open. black
it was no dish TO put before a saucy mod
ern girl. l looked at my fair compa MONS
in perplexity. Where We're their pretty
chances. their bright sallies, their in
genious graces and gay squtrminss?
Gone In place OF them was listless rev
erie.
What's the matter?" l begged anxious
"oh. nothing" they came to cheerly-
and fell back.
Won't you have some more spiced
wine?"
NO. Have some boudin?''
\ light dawned upon me. [ looked
round No one but MS had the ira
ditional black sausage or mull"d VINE.
Champagne corks popped. Walters hur-
ried with silver bowls of smart red cray
fish. Newhylrg lobster, cold game. folt-
grits pie in slices There were frail poi-
celain platters of pale green oysters on
the half shell. There were Individual
chatting dishes worked Ivy solemn walters
at the serving tables. ] smelled toasted
cheese and tasty hot hors-d' oeuvres; and
SO ] whispered
Waiter. 1 have kept a promise TO a
dying aunt. Clear it off, now. and BRING
the champagne and the red crabs
Color came back to the wan cheeks of
the girls. They chiIped like happy BIRDS
Heas, it long ago, When the pro
prietorS of the Cafe de Paris had Stlli
too much respect for the client in the alb
stract to instruct their waiters-as at the
Abbaye de Theleme today-to answer:
only champagne after midnight. to
.l.,-<
tightwad. At the Abbaye you can have
beer and toasted cheese-at the same
price; and everywhere you can drink Bor-
deaux Burgundy if the rest of your
bill runs UP heavy enough. The old re-
liable Dead Rat''-that sells vast guam
titles of champa gne-never thus affrontS
the customer. MaXim's being theoretical
~ bar, bar drinks are always served:
and lots of men drink English beer i'll
silver mugs to initiate pewter; but the
unknown party ordering cheap supper
will he sure to have the saucy walter tell
him:
Pardon; there is error, this table is
engaged and to have the thing repeated
at Il second empty table is so marked
suggestion that YOU will either order
champagne or walk out.
On nights like Christmas eve. the tables
are engaged two weeks ahead: and, reg
ularly. many are occupied at ] am.
that the remainder represent cash value.
Before the Abbaye. splendid auto-limou-
sines, private coupes and taXi-autos line
the curb two blocks on either side. The
average couples bill is S14 for mere sup
per, without revelry. 1t is not exorbi-
tant if YOU have guide to tell you who
these people really are,
The place is filled with famous
tresses. professional beauties. society
women. statesmen, captains of industry.
great old French titles, British peers and
Russian grand dukes. See the patrician
English girl. fair as a lily. have her
fortune told by the Indo-China woman i'm
native costume. The English party lis
tens complacently: but the purple-lipped
ebony-and-ivory Spanish dancer forgets
herself in tragic faith, actually listening
over their shoulders.
The Spanish girls are here to dance
hamencos in a floor space six feet square
surrounded by tables. In corner,
Chinese conjurer produces bricks from Il
napkin--and proceeds to build wall
around himself as high his waist, 1t
is the greatest trick ever seen in Paris.
The -Abbaye is the only place in Paris