Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-27
COFFEE HOUSES WILL
BE POPULAR PLACES
One Blessing OF Prohibition is the
Opening Of Places Where
Good Cup Can be Had
nr Frederick ]. Hnakin.

By Frederick T. Haskin.
New York. Der. ls Ncw York has 81
thank prohibition for one blessing, nnd
TINT ia the establishment ~ . modern cot
fee house. where IL is possible ~ ohiaiu q
cup of coffee that Is really coffee and not
tannic acid soup.
IT, also hns 10 thank the Ro0pcvcll
family, whose expert business judgment
rs well rs ite compassion t0F the New York.
er's outraged tummy, tel il - establish
thlq now and picturesque enterprise
known ~ the Brazilian Coffee House
Americans have always been great cof
for drinkrYa II Won can believe statistics
we arc tho greatest cpnec drinkers - thc
world More coffee - consumed ~ %cw
York every year than ~ any other city.
which proves thnt New Workers are either
lacking N taste or are mafvcuiaiy good
hiimorcd fpr the Golfer served ~ even the
best hotels and rceta1lrauts IS worse than
the ice cream sodaE SERVED ~ Europe
Than which there rs uo more o3l0is com
parrenn
New York hns had raFoc houses before
but ~ rftent years their popularity has
bern bozcd largrly on he fact that they
served almost everything piac bat eniIeo
There as Yc old English Coffee fImIaf %
Forty third street. for instance. which
zpeclalizes IN table d'h0fn dinners. With
merely dotni-tarsr tackled 0n - tiie end,
and there la another coffee houso 50 Grcen-
wich Village which aerves good chocolate
but the Brazilian COFFEE liotso la me first
attempt to revive the anrlcu' tavern oi
the eighteenth century, dedicated entirely
to coffee and not mir
Z Ia a. rgsffTy
house ~ much like thc carly ones ss PR
siblp ~ far as this last feature Is concerned
Patrons are permitted 70 tqlk long hour
oyer their cnffer snd i they Rrt tired "
that there are racks containing writing
ltaper FOR tbcir benefit Later Vn,. there
arn n 10 magazines, pesitlY hooks. and
tablo cor,les ~ the United States CoUstt-
tgtion
What We drpire to d. -aid PlHiIp ].
Roosevelt IN dlacpsing thc matter, Is n
prov de n rtiaco fnr pcnIlc n come, rh~r'
ihcy enn talk wr ttc letters eat sandvtrpog
and aake. and above All drink f.a' .-1f-
far
POPULAR rgsTTUfog
Ihc Brnsilian Coffee HOUSE ia sireaflv
proving enormously popular ~ z on
Fariy-fourtb street. IN he center II thr
theatrical district ard thus receivos a
large theatrical patronage while the newa-
paper protection maie end female, have
adopicd 1t a. their nwn succiai proper'r
The sign IL The vindnw reading II
Postum dieagrref with Fori arY d rup ~
our rofFec also attracts ! group af tn's-
crllaucous yrrs1ns WIN Admit hat the
soic quest II their leisure ttours l= drirs-
.ahl.. coffee Ii la amusing tn sf'n these die-
hearteued connoisseflra stop snii rne
ar. and finally enter with look ~ new
hope IN their eyes
inaida the lnng room which contains the
coTec hoise u permeatrsi with the der
licious odnr On the letf waN x vou enter
there IA a painting of snitare hose
literary skL was matched only bv als
abllity " drink 5u cups "a coffee p day
white on he Opposite wasi IS 2 portrait 90
" tIlsan shakespeare NHu is Also guppos-
ed - have becn Z great admirer q catiee
The walls themselves are covered nlfh
vivid green and gold wail PAPER containing
an intricate Brazilian bamboo plaats de-
slgn There Ire ,}0 small OAK tahirs with
chars 10 match, and each table supports
rack containing writing paper Behind 2
long OK counter a the Center of ne room
the proprietor acts ~ cashier and sells
Brazil IAN coffee. 4nicn be -rlnds shlie
you gair IN a SPECIAL sari d coffee grnaes
Tho proprietor 0i course. IS not 81
Roosevelt II rou natrougze he Brazlnan
Cusice Hausa ii He nnpe ni shaking hands
alth : member oi he Colonel amHy Fuu
are Doomed 20 disappolntmeot Mrs
I mel Roosevelt !)erus said - nave pi.an-
ned tne decorations, hu, ~ far =
knop-u. haz never necn eeen a thc place
SINCE / 4as apenei - fbe Wi5Ic. 1-
Naiazar Nno IS D charge 9i tllF enterprise
and who .sIS3 owns An interest ia lt, IS
Brazilian. turn N ~40 PatI0 DC CREATES
eoffcc growing district n be Eor'd auc
hence = 3 coffee authority he oeimvc~
sShat americans have some imes -4s
,aeetgd themselves 7aineiy. that tney a9
not know nov to mas eoiice
The charm q coffee. SAYS Mir SAID
gar. IS la lis aroma. il essential Jt.
HnIch Is fully Developed only oy thorough
roasting. The lo1Eer coIec s. roasted tue
less caffeine and coffee tannIc se.d +
contains Dare coffee IS nos necessarily
strong but Il mas stronger aeo1A. io
1rlnk lght-7oastel coffee IS Ike eating
plate o5 beaus not sufficiently cooked
- much Tor the roasting. Now 20 boil
roiTee. pcrcoI8ye coffee 2r Jo iet ID stand
longer than 81 minutes Is S make 'Anntc
3Gil soup tfl-testu 90 Esftfet- p, i'tAS- -
treated NhIch causes Indigestion
ADVISES rfscH ,oFlHE
Mix anj ere4m also hayt AN r. Ir,ous
,Tgct upon coiFec They react upou ;he
.ann'c acid and thus eau@c Indigestion
to.taire vas qbjc ta 6rina 30 cups ~ coi-
Zee dav anIs hccause rs drank black
,ctIce { serve milk with NY cUtFec FOR
hose Who went 1t. because I ann not run
1ing q coffee propaganda establishment
out q eotfcs house who're earh patron
docs $ be pleases only advise
Unfortunately for tho pubac. a.4-unra
its digestion. however the
{, ,sitcrS # The house also adH.se, aad their
lavice Is always - take milk ii your cof-
&c They bring the coffce IL one shining
n1rcq,8tur aad q supply at