1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD Correct Wines for all Occasions a quart of Great Western Champagne at $1.25, or a quart of Beehive Burgundy at 75c., and cordials as elected. The cocktails and cordials cost the same, but for from $1.50 to $2.00 the impecunious party may make merry over their wine in the same fashion as their neighbors — and go home with clearer heads into the bargain. This is an important item, for poor peo pie generally have to show up the next morning over a desk or behind a counter, so the condition of one's head is of grave importance. If three whines are wanted by the " party of the first part," let the sherry and Burgundy be followed by a good, dry champagne. For sake of variety, Madeira might be substituted for the Burgundy, especially if the third course be an entree. But after all, if it's to be game, there's nothing better to accompany the bird than rare old Burgundy, with its pleasant sparkle and roseate hue. The Californian takes great pride in the wine of his In San Francisco, where w^ere, perhaps, aside from New York, the finest restaurants on the conti- nent, one seldom saw imported wine drunk unless it be sherries and champagnes, and, perhaps, Burgundies. But after all, the native whines are tempting enough, and the sparkling Moselle of California is excellent indeed, and often substituted for champagne. At Zinkand's, Tait's, the Techau Tavern, The Poodle Dog, and the Palace Grill were the finest of cellars, and the wines of California were served three times 168 State.