The Washington herald., 1911-12-24
nc Bacchian takes a sip.

His eyes gleam with the light of a
Brahmin priest at worship; he gulps
once, and a look of glowing. ineffable
joy DER spreads his countenance.
Then he clucks. They always cluck.
He licks his lips before he once more lifts
the wonderful, me-e-earvelOus beverage
to his mouth.
This Is the joy that the "Costare" cock
tail. WashingtOns new sanitary drink,
which is founded primarily on the lines
laid down by DR.. Harvey Wiley in his
pure food crusade. has brought to those
gourmets who know what is what in the
line of drinkables. They call it Doc
Wiley's special at the few spots where
it is genarally knOwn-the haunts of the
initiated boulevadier. They call it d.
vine. inspiring, uplifting. and ne plus ul-
ira at the places where 1t is tried for the
first time.
But 1t is hard to get, this "Costare'
cocktail. DIR. Wiley, who received
monOgramed copy of the original recipe,
hid it under his desk and would tell no
Cne of it. He declared that IT was pure
beyond a doubt But inasmuch as he
had to delive: an address before the w.
&c. T. L. that particular afternoon, he
saw no reason why he should give un-
necessary publicity to strong drink by
admitting that the paragon of liquids, the
Nobody Is sure where the name came
from. The "Costare'' cocktail may have
been derived from the two great words
"CuSs." meaning to express strong emo
ton of appreciation. and ''tare." which
signifies on the rampage. ''paintingthe-
townred," &c, &c. Or a genius named
Costare may have invented this won
drous concOctiOn and died. knowing that
he had perpetual ted his name with the
III nd hIiSbnantS Of
New York City, like Bronx, Manhattan.
and the rest.
Howbeit, this is not important.
To get a "Costare" cocktail Is the
important point.
Not many days ago a man who prides
himself on knowing when to order what,
heard of the new COncoCtion and started
forth on pilgrimage of knowledge. The
first place he hit was a prominent cafe
near the corner of Fifteenth and F
streets. He approached the bartender.
First Attempt n Failure.
"Costare cocktail" he said.
Say, is that the first part of your
college yelI?' demanded the mixologist.
Il want it, replied the pilgrim haught-
lily. "and If you don't know it, why say
So
The mixOlogist promptly went to work.
according TO OlO rules o SpOOnlul
of varniSh he added a seasoning of bug
poison. Then he slung in some absinthe.
some odds and ends around the bar.
shook the thing in that ice cream freez-
er arrangement, and slid it over.
Quarter" he said
The pilgrim took single sip and
Well, you see this bartender was A
good sprinter. He got over the bar and
into the street before the pilgrim, his
h,,I,r a l.
could get fair aim at him with the cash
register. This saved his life. After that
the pilgrim went into the street and
walked and walked until the symptoms
of ptomaine poisoning had passed away.
II was late wnen he visited the second
place.
Again Finds Ignorance Only.
Let US have no mistake about this.
said he. Il want a Costare cocktail.
I don't want to paint myself inside.
don't want to drink everything you've
saved around here for two years. want
d Costare cocktail"
What Is Costare cocktail?'' demand
ed the miXolOgist.
Blessed if I know replied the seeker
after light. I've been trying to get
specifications. 1t is DR.. Wileys own
sanitary, nonadulterated drink. They
say II ~ n petCll u like 10 II.
I'D like TO serve it." said the bartender
but I don't know where to
begin
Again the searcher went forth into the
night and sought the Costare cocktail
Finally he ran into a friend who was
walking home with a sweet. child-like
smile on his face. Amid the soft, sweet
sound, the friend told him
where he might get Costare cocktail
ho-I gFx h.,
I feel like the dove of peace"
Pushing his hat down over his ears, the
pilgrim bolted madly for the mixoIogist
whom his friend has specified as the one
man who could accomplish this drink
Of drinks. He rushed into the bar, flap
ped down a dollar, and-ah, joy of joys, |
he got the drink.
Must Ask DIR. Wiley.
Where did he get It? That is a secret !
We can't do any advertising on these |
pages, and. besides. this drink is too |
sacred to be tossed about.
But, as a matter Of fact, those eminent !
Harry and "Jim," at the |
Dewey Hotel. the hostelry where Prince |
Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, of the dreamy |
Hawaiian Isle. has his habitat, there's |
where the 'Costare cocktail springs into /
being. That is. in the winter months. !
During the summer one may find the |
'Costare" at Loon Lake, in the Adiron-
lacks. Prince Jonah can tell you. So
an, or may, many of our leading real !
state men, and, as the star reporter
would say. our Bohemian boulevardIers.
It's the Dewey Drop Inn, as grandpa
ays.
DIR. Wiley knows how to make them,
md if any more pilgrims desires informa-
ion let them write to him. 1t is a per-
ectly safe drink, he says. It is minus