Historic sketches at Washington : containing a full record of the origin and early history of Washington City and its founders, together with a detailed account of its growth, its public buildings, the style and extravagance of living there, and a description of the inside workings of the lobby, and the various departments of the government . ow, and thecharming widow dines her coming man. For reed birds thepolitician consults Hancock, on the avenue ; for oysters, Har-vey ; and for an ice or a quiet supper, Wormly or Page ; butthere is no dinner like Welckers. He possesses an autographletter f
Historic sketches at Washington : containing a full record of the origin and early history of Washington City and its founders, together with a detailed account of its growth, its public buildings, the style and extravagance of living there, and a description of the inside workings of the lobby, and the various departments of the government . ow, and thecharming widow dines her coming man. For reed birds thepolitician consults Hancock, on the avenue ; for oysters, Har-vey ; and for an ice or a quiet supper, Wormly or Page ; butthere is no dinner like Welckers. He possesses an autographletter from Charles Dickens, saying that he kept the best res-taurant in the world. He has given all the expensive andremarkable dinners here for several years; and talking overthe subject of his art with him a few days ago, we obtainedsome notions about food and cooking at Washington. Welcker is said to be a Bel-gian, but he has resided inNew York since boyhood, andhe made his appearance inWashington at the beginningof the war as steward of theseventh regiment. He is ayouthful, florid, stoutish man,with a hearty address, a readyblush, and a love for the openair and children. Every Sum-jno. welcker. mer he goes down the Poto- mac, shutting his place behind him, and there he fishes andshoots off the entire warm season, wearing an old straw hat. RESTAURANT PRICES. 117 and a coat with only one flap on the tail. Nobody suspectsthat this apparition of Mr. Winkle is the great caterer for theCongressional stomach. Nobody imagines that this rustic isthe person whose sauces can please even Mr. Sam. Ward, thatdistinguished observer for the house of Baring Brothers. No-body knows—not even the innocent and festive shad—thatthis Welcker is John Welcker, wbo came to Washington dur-ing our civil broil, drew and quartered for Provost MarshalFry, fed all the war ministers, and gave that historic periodthe agreeable flavor of Mushrooms. In the early days of Washington, entertainments other thanfamil
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