The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-10
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

NeW 4VSkp 0HECI " -- kAlkEl ,, hanson1s ct the Plaza, the mellow Hotel Brevoort, 8 surviving bon vi- want at Beaux Arts, stepped chess players whiling away their twi- light at the Lafayette-these are among last vestiges of old New York. The past Is beyond recall, veteran boni-faces regret, and few of the Old Guard join the revelry nowadays.
 These bonifaces are maitres d'ho- tel, walters, and chefs who have been amidst the gaiety since youth I know of several who found the present 3rreconcilable with the past and quit. Jacques Bustonoby, master of the revels in -VoIstead days, now lives quietly and unobtrusively in New Jersey. Gorgo, who once es- corted teh domestic artistocracy to tables, has given up, too, tired of the hurly-burly.
 So have others. As one of the veterans summed up the other night: "The sandwich has sup- planed the souffle; cafes and din- Ing places have given way to luncheonettes and cafeterias; champagne and wines to synthetic distant cousins; good whiskey to gin: hansolns and electric brougfl- ans to high-powered motors; lovely waltzes to Indy hops: the Gibson Girl to the Modern Girl; Lobster Bordelaise to Chow Mein; the mat inee idol to Cagney."
 There .s more restraint now, this veteran says, than then. He can re- member not too far back when Q dinner for Lillian Russell, served at the Beau:; Arts, cost $100 Q plate when William J. Reid insisted on paying $i,000 for the privilege of having cocktail named after him: when Reggie Vanderbilt brought a dray horse from the street into the Domino Room and insisted that 1t be the guest of honor for the even- ing: when the town was scandalized to hear that women had been bar red from Q drinking lounge.
 They really mixed their drinks in bygone days, he adds longingly. First came cocktails, then wine for each course; champagne with the dinner and brandy for the finale. Now they start and conclude with highballs. And reminescently, he re- calls the jdiocyncracies of some peo- pie he served. John Jacob Astor was one of the earliest enthusiasts for crepes suzettes in New York; Rich ard Harding Davis insisted that his favorite Ioasts be cooked with two dashes of brandy; Otto Kahn was pleased when great fuss was made over him, particularly if two wait CTS were at his elbow. Jacob Schiff, for all his millions, dined frugally. So did Flo ziegfeld. A feadwaiter, in those days, was careful to pam per his patrons peccadiilos.
 BoundIess Curiosity
 Final Minskian Note q hope): A survey made at the Minskian tenn pie of burlesque the other day re- veals that women comprise 30 per cent of the average audience. The Freres Minsky are surprised by this feminine interest in the female body beautiful which was generally thought to be only of vast interest to man. But they are not saddened by their findings.
 Theme Songs
 Name song, and most Americans can tell you the trouhador or song ster whose name is irisepareble with the tune.
 "6ong of the Vagabonds", for ex- ample, invokes the name of Dennis King 'Margie"a That would be Eddie Cantor T Just Can't Make My Eyes Behave: the late Anna Hel0 "Ov Man River: Jules Bledsoe Mother Mach- ree": John Mccormack ''AEsin- my: Al J0lson "Louise": Maurice Chevaiier "T Can't Give You Anything But Love-: Ethel Waters My Man: Fan- ne nrice T Got Rhythm: Eihel Norman Putin on the Ritz: Harry Richman I'm Just c vagaboRd Lover: Rudy
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