The Washington herald., 1920-11-12
FISH
AT HOTELSHOW
Salon Of Culinary Art
Tempts Appetite at New
! York Exhibition.
D wINuranp VAN puzER.

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Hotel men
In chsrss Of the exposition at the
Grand Central Palace have managed
to set up such interesting and baf-
fiing displays ~ should fascinate
the 10000 members Of the National
Hotel Mems Association. now in
convention here. as well az the
sagsr-mindsd New York public,
throughout the week.
Atlantic City 10 spread over
corner Of the, exhibition--naturai. IL
not quite as big, as life, Waves
roll and roar wheel chairs amble
on the Boardwalk; even the dusty
hobo drowsss against . piling.
Furthermore. some patient soul
has figured out the subway system
as II exists under Grand Central
Station and hotels adjacent there
to, and has worked it out in celiu-
loid and hber for all the world to
observe and take note.
1t was made by Francis 7. GILL;
Ing, an artist, and six assistants,
who worked two years on wood
pulp and celluIoid to complete the
set. Seven million four hundred
thousand separate pieces were put
into this Champs Elysee Of Amer
ica" In miniature.
But the big punch today was q
new kind of art show; salon of
Culinary Art" II was listed on the
program. It was the exhibition OF
the "Societe Culinaire Philanthrsp-
iQue." composed Of chefs whose skill
has helped to sharpen up the peak
Of fame upon which certain hostel
ries here are perched and whose
touch. as proved today. is a. subtle
as ever was Corot's.
Never again do 1 expect to gaze
upon such viands. There were
statues nodded Of sugar; tapestries
worked from icinss; cakes fash
toned with the barbarous colorings
and outlines of "a prairie sun
set; fishes decked out like creatures
from the train OF Pan,
All, those little fish. They were
small and evenly matched and they
lay serenely, as IL tired Of swim
ming, In Q pallid sauce. A wreath
Of flowers. which turned out to be
cut from tomato. decked each row
and trailed on N green pepper vines
and leaves down each finny side.
An ornament to any dining-room;
but who'd ruthlessly put q knife
through such q picture?
There was something which looked
like q checker-board center. with
futurist border Of contrasting gold
and green, done In o rounded out
line. and the whole shining as II
recently glazed. This was purely a
cold snack for Sunday night sup
per; tongue with q touch OF her
ring and truffie.
The feature of the buffet table"
which was awarded one of the low
ing cup prizes, was a cold fowl.
1t lay on its back. and was so en-
,oassd in q glazing, smooth and
shining as gold. as almost to con-
ceal its identity. Round it's base
was q foamy feletin, to represent
ice; across Its breast lay a spray
OF egg and asparagus daisies and
leaves, 1t was all very lovely and
peaceful, except for silver con-
oneted pring stuck suggestively in
the creatures side.
The Monument de la Paix." made
! entirely of sugar, is half as high
as the ceiling. Upon q base. round
which four lions lay guard, is a
globe upon which a dove stands
with spread wings. Upon the doves
back an angel poisss, holding an
olive branch on high. The pastry
chez who made the statue said there
Is practically no limit to its endure
ances