Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
FRENCH BREAKFAST
STRANGE TO SAMMY
Not Yet Accustomed to Starting
Day on Chocolate
and Bread.
6 UT, OH, THAT DINNER!
Plenty to Eat, With Wine
Thrown In and Champagne
at $1.50 a Bottle.
BUT, Oh, THAT DINNER!
ny DANIEL DILLON.

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE. August Is (by maiD.-The
hour-long pleasant Iites with which
the French literally celebrate their
MONDAY and evening meals is a Gus
tom TO which Sammy in France has
not been able as yet to accustom him
self.
The habitual French breakfast OF
coffee or chocolate and bread strikes
him as eIquisitely funny. Can you
imagine a good healthy guy putting no
more coal than that In his furnace
and expecting TO get up much steam
in the morning." he murmurs. 1T
looks to me like he Is always figuring
on the afternoon game and doesn't
worry much who pitches in the morn
ing"
FRANCE APPARENTLY
HAS PLENTY TO EAT
But tho daily "dejeuncr" and diner
visibly affect him. He stands rather
in awe OF them. in fact. And the guam
tity and quality OF tie menus have
served to impress upon him the fact
that France right now apparently has
plenty to eat. and that America need
not grow hysterical over the Job OF
feeding her ancient ally.
Every opportunity an American SOL
der finds to get away from his own
company mess chow" he joyously en-
braces and comes tumblinG into town
eager to investigate every French Gull
mary mystery he can encounter.
The slowness of the service irri-
tates him. He frets and Erowls and
opines volubly: Il could get five meals
at Child's while they serve you soup
here" However. his great consolation
is that he obtains white and red vino
with every meal. and as much as he
wants OF 1t to drink. Ill for the reg
uiar price OF the meal. which usually
amounts TO about so cents In our
money.
But what fills his lordly cup OF sat-
isfaction to the brim and overlooking
is to lean back nonchalantly in his
chair and in his best imitation of
movie" opulence to drawl out: Car
con- bring me a bottle OF champagne.
Then. as he sips it at his case and
draws a mental picture of the gang
In the old town gazing at him in awed
amazement. he is content TO let the
meal drag along at its own sweet pace
A bottle OF champagne can be bought
for $3.50.
The first time he encounters tho
usual French hors d'oeuvres. always
the opening course at the noon day
meal. consisting usually of snails,
CLAIMS in the shell. olives. cold potatoes
In OIL. tomatoes and cucumbers, he falls
TO them with ready vigor, half be-
heVins this is the meal itself
a bowl OF soup. untouched by meat
encourages him through In the idea
that he Is still "at the pos and the
race is still yet before him. A fish
course next tempts him, and as it's
nnny end he begins to understand the
home-iike ciatter of china that he
hears on all sides: every dish is served
on clean platter. But it takes him
some little time to set the rule that
he Is allowed but one knife and fork
for the entire performance and must
hang on to 1t after every cours. IN.
less he desires to be greatly handt-
capped by the other entries at the tah1.
while Antoinette fnds him another set
in the recesses OF the kitchen
oMLETTE FOLLOWS
ON MEATLESs DAYS
An omelettc follows on the meatless
days of Monday and Tuesday, but dur.
ing the rest OF the week he pets hi.
meat. Again he is surprised He will
wait patiently for his vegetab les to he
served at the same time. and unless. he
is wary will have his plate snatch.d
away from him by the alert waiter
before he has even sampled II Hts
indignant protest brings him the in
formation that the "lerumes" nv.
served. shortly thereafter on ano,hor
fresh plate.
very good. EDDY" chirps SAMMY
nut they sure do hang on some dog
over giving you a spoonful of peas"
me assortment OF cheese that TANKS
MIN before the dessert of fruits bas
MIN guessing. Their nnmca and n.di-
srecs are not even listed i'm his done
BOOK He looks them over l,opeIcssiy
and then. like the lady turf follower
plays one by it's color.
reaches, grape and apple look li1,.
pack In the State" TO him. and ho
sreets them like long. lost playmates.
nut the green almonds and camou-
haEed colored gooseberrics hold hin,
at arms length until he has met them
a number OF times.
After his dcmi-tasse and Handmade
cigarette Che stoops to the Frcpcb
orand only when necessity compels>.
ne walks out into daylight. convinced
mat Berlin will soon be his for tn.
taxing. and that the French peoplc AZ.
ter all do know "a little so,netbin,
about cookin'"