The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-20
WESTERN HINTS
 10 ODELMON|COS Makes Trip for Purpose of
 Cleaning Tips TO WAKE UP GOTHAM Taupier Discovers Dishes Unknown to Gothamites and Will Proceed to
 Introduce Them to the
 Metropolitans
rom the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
 Mir. wilfred J. Taupier, managing d. rector of Delmonico's. has just returned from a six weeks tour of the west ani was busy telling about his experiences yesterday Last year I went to Europe and so this year I decided to learn some thing about the United States" he said. T have lived here for years. but never had seen the Pacific. Three things im- pressed me tremendously-the wonderful hotels to be found in out of the way places, the great hospitality shown to travellers in the west quite apart from any personal interest, and the unusual possibilities of San Diego. If I were younger I would certainly go there and reap the benefit that will come to that city from the Panama canal
 "Os course many hotels of the west are a long way from food supplies, for
 instance, Baniff, in the Canadian rockies, must get everything from Vancouver and
 is at a disadvantage that way but the idea that such a splendid hotel can bC found in that wild scenery comes as surprise. As l sat at small window
 table for breakfast with my wife and looked out on that marvellous view ot lakes and waterfalls l confess l could not eat One would think travellers would stop there for some time, but 1t Is simply beehive of coming and going trourists, one seldom staying moro than two or three days to see the country. They all seem in a hurry to see more.
 "Grll rooms are more important fea- lures of the western hotels than here, and I saw some very elaborate ones, my attention being especially directed to that of the new Washington hotel, in Seattle, where the style of decoration was in keeping with the grill room idea and ef- fective In San Francisco l found two kinds of sea food unknown here-the big crabs that remind me of the Eng fish channel crabs, of which only the claw meat is eaten, and l would have difficulty in recalling anything more de- licious: then fish called the San Dab, something like the English sole, or more like the founder. 1 shall try 10 nave some sent here.
 "At the Coronado Beach hotel I tourd tho real old Mexican chicken tamale, and shall introduce it here In exchange for the recipe l obtained there l am send ing on some recipes of ours. The new Alexandria hotel in Los Angeles. Is very fine while decidedly the quaintest place saw is the Gflenwood Mission inn. Of Riverside. Cal It's architecture com pines the designs of all the old missions and gives a peculiar Spanish atmosphere, Upon entering the great courtyard that is surrounded by a copy Of the old clolsters one is greeted by huge parrots that chat | ter in the tropical foliage. The bell tower of this inn contains a bell dated 1427 that came from Mexico
 'Western hospitality strikes the stran- ger most forcibly. and many persons of importance dropped business 10 serve mo in some way, without the slightest req | son or hope of personal benefit. l could | only attribute it to a natural pride they | have in their cities.
 Prof. and Mrs Allan Marquand, of Kuernsey hall, Princeton, are at the Gotham hotel for an extended stay. Lady l Elliott, of London is at Gotham, the guest of her son. MT. Gilbert Elliott. Others at the Gotham for a few days are Mir and Mrs. George Bird Up from their place. the Moorings, Southamo- ton, and Mir. and Mrs. Duncan Cryder, of Newport who have been with friends at Southampton
 At the Lorraine hotel are Miss Emily Hovt and Miss Emma Price, of Stam- | ford; Mir Walter l.. Cutting, of Norfolk; | Mir Charles Browne, of Princeton. and Mir. and Mrs. Frank Curtis, of Cedar | hurst.
 Mir. Charles w. Clark of California, son of MT. William A Clark, has re- turned from Europe with Mrs. Clark. and is at the St. Regis hotel. Mrs. Joseph Blaehley Hoyt gave luncheon there yesterday for Mir and Mrs Samuel T Clifford. Mir and Mrs William II. Sage entertained at luncheon for Mrs. Marion Rudolph and MT. Robert Olcott, MT and Mrs Robert M Janney, of Philadelphia, | are at the St. Regis on their way home from Manchester, Vt.