Evening star., 1920-11-28

London. and it was astonishing to
Americans that the usual price Tor
wine glass, sold at auction or at any
collectors. is about $50. Celery
stands have been bringing an enor-
nous sum. considering no one ever
uses such a dish on the table or IN
any other place. Lady Geddes. VINO
is an enthusiast over this famous
old glass from Ireland and who mas
many pieces inherited from her KIN
dred-the Rosses of kerry-was
showing catalogue of London
dealer TO a friend the other day, ana
so lofty were the prices that the
grandest of fur garments seems rea
sonable beside just one large Irui.
dish. Among the permanent posses
sions of the British embassy are sew
eral dozen goblets of Waterford glass;
purchased by Sir Edward Thornton.
Mrs. Marshall Field to Entertain.
Mrs Marshall Field. who has been
resting after rather strenuous sum-
mer in Europe and an autoumn full
of family reunions in Chicago ana
New York, will. as usual. be one OF
the i,fdefatigable hostesses OF the
coming season. With perfectly ap-
pointed house. the well known "a
d'Oro of 10th street. where Mr. Lag
ercrantz. for several years minister
from Sweden. used to say 1T was so
disappointing to see proSalc pave
ment about instead of the dark. nys-
teriouS waters Of the Grand canal IN
Venice, where the original OF the
mansion has been admired for CEN
turies, Mrs Field possesses the rare
advantage of having a capable ana
dependable corps of servants. But
She has brought back the sad news
that culinary art. even in France,
is on the decline. The older COOKS
are as Skilful as ever and the most
delectable food is still to be ordered
on the banks of the Seine. The young
generation, however, objects TO the
drudgery of the chefs life and ap-
prenticeS are now so few, even under
the renowned masters whose lame
spreads to the four quarters of the
globe that the future looks dark Tor
the epicure. The old chefs wall that
the young men nowadays care noth-
ing for the proud position OF france
in the domain of gastronomic art, so
that the reputation OF Paris as tne
home of supertine cookery is near to
extinction. Besides. they can earn
as fine salaries as chauffeurs and in
other trades a shade higher i'll the
social scale.
Prnfse for Cooking in Chinn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spencer Thomp-
son of Philadelphia, frequent visitors
to Washington, who have just gotten
nome, d1ter clrcllng lHe edTtH, SIy
that the best cooking to be obtained
in these degenerate days is in China.
There are many who will echo this
opinion. For instance, Senator Pheian
possesses such treasure that he does
not always bring him to Washington,
for fear some persuasive tongue VIII
lure him from his present allegiance
There are some co-workers OF the
California senator who speak with
awe of the accomplishments of TINS
celestial. There was supper. at
which what seemed small but per-
fectly baked turkey was the principal
dish. But when the knife began to
slice that bird. then the wonder was
apparent For within the turkey
which had been boned and put to-
gether 50 skillfully that the eye could
see no sign of it, a capon had been
boned and placed, and within the ca
pom was grouse stuffed with some
pungent Chinese dainty, which gave
an unforgetable flavor to the three
sorts of game. That chef could pack a
great salmon from Columbia river
with so many other kinds of fish and
relishes that one helping could serve
as meal. AS for sweets and entrees,
only those who have visited the San
Francisco home of the Phelans know
them in the perfected way which the
comfortably placed Chinese gentleman
on iOyS ha hjfualIy