,transcriber's ,note3    ,the spelling  
in this short text is a mixture of      
,american and ,british  ,english4 ,the  
little ,french is both accented         
correctly and missing  accents4 ,the    
spellings below are exactly as found in 
the original4           ,illustration3  
,cover           ,illustration3 ,marble 
,hall                  ,the ,famous     
,peacock ,alley           ,illustration3
 ,title ,page         ,congress ,hotel  
,home of      a ,thousand ,homes        
,rare and         ,piquant              
,dishes           of         ,historic  
,interest       ,copyrighted by         
,n,m,kaufman     #aiad                  
,illustration        ,true friends a    
few1 a nice abode1         ,and dinners 
fine and ,recherchs--       ,far better 
such for peace of mind         ,than    
,life's refrain ,ah ,lack a ,day4       
--,grimrod de la ,reyniere          ,the
 epicure says we live to eat2 the       
ascetic maintains we eat to  live4      
,perchance there is a grain of truth in 

the ,french maxim that  we eat to live  
only when we do not understand how to   
live to eat4  ,however that may be1     
those of us who are wise in our         
generation are  content with the golden 
mean between these widely variant       
schools4    ,the dishes herein set forth
 are a few of the most piquant and rare 
in all the enchanting lore of cookery4  
,about many of them cluster  striking   
anecdotes of famous characters of       
history whose destinies  have been      
strangely influenced by their epicurean 
tastes and habits4    ,these and other  
culinary masterpieces are produced at   
the ,congress  by artistes de cuisine1  
and served in their distinctive native  
form4  ,those who have visited famous   
eating places abroad will be glad to    
renew their acquaintance with these     
celebrated dishes4 ,all who  appreciate 
exquisite cookery will find them a      
delightful treat4    ,these delicacies  
do not appear on the regular bill of    
fare1 but on a  special menu card which 

may be had1 upon request1 from the      
maitre  d'hotel4     ,illustration      
,man is a carnivorous production        
,and must have meals--at least once a   
day        ,he cannot live1 like        
woodcocks1 upon suction4                
--,lord ,byron          ,beluga ,caviar 
with ,blinis      ,russia has           
contributed many original dishes to the 
cuisine of the  world1 but perhaps the  
greatest alimentary gift of all for     
which we  are indebted to the land of   
the tsars is ,beluga ,caviar with       
,blinis4    ,the blinis1 which take the 
place of the ,french toast canape1 are a
  ,russian adaptation or version of     
,american wheatcakes except that  they  
are not sweetened4 ,when the blinis are 
done to a rich golden  brown they are   
brought to the table piping hot and the 
caviar1 taken  from a jar sunk in ice1  
is spread on top4    ,at the ,congress  
the blinis are made and served in true  
,russian  style1 with specially imported
 pearl egg ,beluga ,caviar--the favorite

  of all epicures4    ,tradition says   
this dish was originated in the ,russian
 ,winter ,palace  during the reign of   
,tsar ,alexander1 uncle of the present  
emperor4  ,alexander was an illustrious 
gourmet1 and1 so the story goes1 was as 
much at home in the mysteries of cookery
 as in the intrigues of  state4 ,but    
whether he or his chef conceived this   
typically ,russian  dish1 tradition does
 not disclose4     ,illustration        
,the combat deepens4 ,on ye brave1      
,the ,cordon ,bleu--and then the grave  
,wave ,landlord1 all thy menus wave1    
,and charge with all thy deviltry4      
--,old ,ballad          ,tomato ,volga  
,russia is justly famed as the land of  
hors d' oeuvres--delightful  whets that 
clear the palate4 ,but none of these    
delicacies are more  tempting to the    
epicure than ,tomato ,volga4    ,that   
chef--his name unhappily is not         
known--who bestowed this  culinary gift 
upon the elect is worthy of our deepest 
gratitude4  ,only in the land of the    

,volga is the worth of such gastronomic 
artists rightly appraised4 ,endowed with
 perfect technique1 clear  palates and  
inexhaustible patience1 chefs there are 
considered in a  class apart--second    
only to the nobles4    ,at the          
,congress1 ,tomato ,volga is served in a
 manner that would  delight the heart of
 its creator4 ,only the finest vine     
ripened  tomatoes--tributes of the      
hotbed--are used4 ,the pommes de amour1 
as  the ,french call them on account of 
their beautiful red hue1 are  hollowed  
out and stuffed with ,beluga caviar and 
grated yolks of  eggs4    ,the blending 
produces an exquisite result--one that  
would flatter  even the most blas       
palate4     ,illustration        ,the   
stewed cock shall crow1 cock-a-loodle   
loo1          ,a loud cock-a-loodle     
shall he crow2        ,the duck and the 
drake shall swim in a lake          ,of 
onions and claret below4                
--,fletcher          ,poule au ,pot     
,henri ,quatre      ,since the day when 

good ,king ,henri ,quatre vowed that    
every peasant  of ,france should have a 
fowl in his pot every ,sunday1 this     
delightful soup has been named in his   
honor4 ,waving away the  exquisite      
bouillons1 lordly consommes and rich    
bisques set before  him1 it was ,henri's
 wont to call for poule au pot4    ,and 
as he smacked the royal lips he swore   
that every subject in his  realm should 
have the happiness of tasting this      
kingly dish4    ,poule au pot is served 
to patrons of the ,congress just as it  
came to  ,henri's table in days of old4 
,a whole capon1 swimming in his own     
broth1 is brought to the table in a huge
 terrine1 with a great  silver ladle4   
,then the capon is taken out1 carved at 
one side and  served in the same dish as
 the rich broth4    ,its palatable      
taste1 as well as its unique and        
distinctive service1  makes this dish a 
prime favorite among those who dine     
well4     ,illustration        ,flow    
wine1 smile woman         ,and the      

universe is consoled4         --,old    
,proverb          ,consomme ,nids       
d',hirondelles      ,since the days of  
,kublai ,khan1 the ,great1 whose ,tartar
 hordes swept  over ,china centuries    
ago1 swallows nest soup has been a      
luxury to  grace the table of epicures  
and kings4    ,the exquisite taste of   
this typical ,oriental delicacy so      
delighted  the palates of the ,tartar   
kings1 says tradition1 that tidings of  
it  were carried back to ,europe by     
traders and wanderers4 ,so in time the  
news reached ,paris and ,chinese        
swallows nests soon were brought from   
the far ,east--priceless luxuries for   
the delectation of the  anointed4       
,the nests1 which are gathered in       
cliffs1 are composed of a  gelatinous   
substance1 said to be the spawn of fish1
 and impart a  delightful piquancy to   
chicken stock4 ,alexander ,dumas--as    
celebrated  a gastronomer as a          
writer--upon tasting the consomme       
pronounced it a  dish fit for the gods4 

,only the choicest of these             
nests--collected from the most perilous 
ledges along the ,asiatic ,coast--are   
used by the ,congress chefs in          
preparing this culinary rarity4         
,illustration        ,this ,bouillabaise
 a noble dish is--          ,a sort of  
soup or broth1 or brew1        ,or      
hotchpotch of all sorts of fishes1      
,that ,greenwich never could outdo3     
,green herbs1 red peppers1 mussels1     
saffron1          ,soles1 onions1       
garlic1 roach and dace3        ,all     
these you eat at ,terre's tavern        
,in that one bowl of ,bouillabaise4     
,indeed1 a rich and savoury stew 'tis2  
,and true philosophers1 methinks1       
,who love all sorts of natural beauties1
          ,should love good victuals and
 good drinks4        ,and ,cordelier or 
,benedictine          ,might gladly1    
sure1 his lot embrace1        ,nor find 
a fast-day too afflicting1              
,which served him up a ,bouillabaise4   
--,thackeray's ,ballad of ,bouillabaise 

,bouillabaise      ,its fragrant aroma1 
its sweet spiciness and its unmatched   
sauce in  which mussels and other       
denizens of the deep have been brewed to
 a  wondrous flavor have won for        
,bouillabaise the appellation3 ,the     
,dish  of ,kings4    ,in the stirring   
days just before the ,third ,empire of  
,france it wooed  the palates of famous 
bon vivants who thronged the cafes of   
,paris--among them ,william ,makepeace  
,thackeray4 ,and beef-fed ,briton  that 
he was--upon being initiated into the   
delightful mysteries of  ,bouillabaise1 
,thackeray was moved to write a ringing 
ballad in its  praise4    ,as the       
smoking ,bouillabaise comes from the    
sanctum of the ,congress  ,chef to your 
table1 it wafts an incense upon which1  
alone1 man  could live and thrive4 ,and 
its flavor--well if ,thackeray could    
feast with you who knows but that he    
would be inspired to pen a  postlude to 
his charming roundelay4                 
,illustration        ,tom1 whom to-day  

no noise stirs1          ,lies buried in
 these cloisters4        ,if at the last
 trump          ,he does not quickly    
jump1        ,only cry3 ',oysters6'     
--,epitaph on a ,grave at ,colchester1  
,england          ,oysters              
,bourguignonne      ,the delectable     
savour of oysters delighted the palates 
of epicures  as far back as the time of 
,apicius--the celebrated ,roman gourmet 
who  moved his palace to the seashore in
 order to have fresh shellfish  for his 
table4    ,when ,apicius discovered how 
to keep oysters alive during long       
journeys he narrowly escaped being      
deified4 ,but the bivalves which  he    
knew were tiny dwarfs--like our clams4  
,how he would have been  transported at 
the sight of a dozen luscious ,sadde    
,rochs or  ,malpecques4 ,and for a dish 
of ,lynnhavens a la ,bourguignonne from 
the  kitchen at the ,congress--well he  
squandered an estate for less4    ,the  
oysters are placed in a pan moistened   
with olive oil4 ,the ,chef's  deft hand 

bestows a pianissimo touch of garlic and
 just a suspicion  of onion4 ,then the  
bivalves are placed in the oven and     
roasted in  their own fortresses1 as it 
were4 ,soon the shells open and the rich
  liquor pours out4 ,thus1 bathed in    
this delicious juice1 they are  brought 
to the table and served4    ,it was     
,napoleon ,,iii1 who upon tasting this  
crustacean delicacy1  exclaimed3 ,a     
delicious flash of gustatory lightning4 
,illustration        ,the cook produced 
an ample dish          ,of frizzled     
sole1 those best of fish1               
,embrowned1 and wafting through the     
room1          ,all spluttering still1 a
 rich perfume4          ,filet of ,sole 
,marguery      ,by originating this     
dish1 an obscure restaurant keeper of   
,paris  achieved a place among the      
immortals of cookery4 ,the high relief  
of  piquant sauce which sole requires1  
,m4 ,marguery supplied in a  flavoring  
with little mussels in it4 ,so          
delightfully did it enhance  the dish   

that a distinguished company of bon     
vivants who happened  into the humble   
,marguery restaurant one night          
pronounced it a  triumph4    ,the next  
day ,m4 ,marguery awoke to find himself 
and his sole famous4  ,he soon was on   
the road to wealth and the dingy little 
eating shop  grew into the magnificent  
establishment with which visitors to    
,paris  are familiar4    ,the genius who
 presides over the range at the         
,congress is shown at  his best in the  
reproduction of this exquisite culinary 
treat4 ,the  crisp tenderness of the    
browned sole and the piquant flavor of  
the  sauce is the tribute of an artist  
to the immortal name of ,marguery4      
,illustration        ,cookery is like   
matrimony--two things          served   
together should match4          --,yuan 
,mei1 the ,savarin of ,china            
,noisettes of ,beef ,tenderloin         
a la ,rossini      ,rossini1 a          
contemporary and friend of ,dumas and   
,balzac--two famous  fourchettes--was   

not only a distinguished composer1 but  
also a cook  of ability4 ,this dish of  
his invention bears witness of his skill
  and rivals in seductiveness the sweet 
strains of ,the ,barber of  ,seville4   
,dumas once complained to ,rossini that 
he had tasted everything  eatable and   
sighed1 like ,alexander1 for new        
culinary worlds to  conquer4 ,whereupon 
the musician promised the great         
romancist that  his palate should enjoy 
a new sensation4    ,that evening at    
,rossini's table ,dumas sat down before 
a wonderful  dish4 ,dainty slices of    
tenderloin were fried in oil1 portions  
of  chicken liver sauted in butter were 
placed on these1 the whole being  capped
 with a slice of truffle and bathed in a
 delightful ,madeira  sauce4            
,dumas--himself a master juggler of the 
saucepans--pronounced  the dish a more  
glorious creation than any of the       
composer's operas4    ,it is the proud  
boast of the ,congress chef that the    
cookery of this  dish requires an       

artist's delicate perception as truly as
 does the  rendition of ,rossini's      
sweetest arias4     ,illustration       
,lucullus one day ate alone4 ,whereupon1
 his chef1 thinking that a #ejj  dinner 
would suffice1 acted accordingly4    ,at
 the end of the repast1 his face flushed
 with ,falernian1 ,lucullus  sent for   
the chef and took him to task4 ,there   
were no fig-peckers and  the prized     
spawn of the sea lamprey was missing4   
,but seigneur1 said the chef1 you were  
alone4    ,at such time1 responded his  
master1 you must remember that ,lucullus
  dines with ,lucullus4          ,salmi 
of ,partridge      ,salmi is perhaps the
 finest preparation of game which       
historic  cookery has bequeathed to us4 
,like other masterpieces of art1 it has 
never been improved upon4 ,the wonderful
 sauce brings out the  delightful       
woodland flavor in which the partridge  
excels--as all  sportsmen who love to   
tramp afield when the woods are covered 
with a  shroud of autumn frost can      

attest4    ,in the ,congress kitchen    
this delectable native of the cover is  
prepared according to the original      
recipe given to ,grimrod de la          
,reyniere1 the famous ,french epicure by
 the prior of an ,english  abbey4 ,after
 the bird is roasted it is cooked in    
white wine1 then  immersed in melted    
butter and served hot with mushrooms and
  truffles4    ,when the witty ,grimrod 
first tasted this dish he remarked that 
one  must take care to eat with the fork
 for fear of devouring a finger  should 
it be baptized with the exquisite sauce4
     ,illustration    ,it is difficult  
to imagine a happier conjunction than   
the blending  of symbols when the arms  
of a sportsman are quartered with those 
of a  cook4         --,john ,aldergrove 
,venison a la ,cumberland      ,the     
saddle of venison for centuries has been
 the symbol of civic  luxury in ,england
 and is held in highest esteem by       
epicures4 ,an  offspring of wild        
,nature--fed upon its sweet fruits and  

vegetation1  it exhales the very essence
 of the forest4 ,in addition venison    
possesses the admirable virtue of       
calling forth the rare flavor of  port1 
,bordeaux or ,burgundy4    ,a choice cut
 from the ruddy flesh of the            
roebuck--that monarch of  the north     
woods--is skillfully prepared for the   
oven by the ,congress  chef4 ,when it   
has received just the right caress from 
the flames'  heat it is brought to the  
table smoking hot and served with the   
exquisite ,cumberland sauce--the        
invention of the gifted ,francatelli1   
officier de bouche to ,queen ,victoria4 
,in this sauce1 port or ,bordeaux is the
 dominant chord4 ,the  translucent ruby 
red which the currant jelly imparts to  
the sauce  contrasts beautifully with   
the embrowned roast1 thus giving the    
eyes  almost as delightful a treat as   
the palate4     ,illustration    ,i     
consider the discovery of a dish which  
sustains our appetite  and prolongs our 
pleasures as a far more interesting     

event than the  discovery of a star1 for
 we always have stars enough4           
--,henrion de ,pensey          ,poularde
 de ,portugal      ,it is to the friars 
of ,portugal that we are indebted for   
this famous  contribution to the world's
 store of cookery4 ,when the ,french    
troops  sacked a ,portuguese monastery  
during the ,peninsular war the cook was 
forced to flee from his sanctorium1     
leaving behind his precious book  of    
recettes4 ,this the invaders seized1    
with other spoil1 and carried  back to  
,paris4    ,here1 the culinary grammar  
fell into the hands of a noted chef1    
who1  one day happened upon the recette 
for ,poularde de ,portugal1 a dish  that
 took the ,french capital by storm4     
,this olden monastic recette is followed
 at the ,congress4 ,a large  imported   
,portugal chicken is cooked until the   
rich broth attains the  consistency of  
jelly4 ,then fresh mushrooms are added1 
the whole  being sealed up in a         
casserole and put in the oven4 ,in this 

way  evaporation is cut off completely  
and all the delightful flavor  stays in 
the dish4    ,when the casserole is     
brought to the dining room and unsealed 
before  the guests1 the fragrant aroma  
that arises attests the merit of the    
monastery's cookery4     ,illustration  
,thirteen at table is a number to be    
dreaded only when there is just  enough 
to go round for twelve4                 
--,l',almanach des ,gourmands           
,chicken ,marengo      ,those whose     
happiness it is to enjoy this dish at   
the ,congress may  well be devoutly     
grateful to the intrepid chef of        
,napoleon who  created it amid the roar 
of guns on one of the great battlefields
 of  history4    ,on the eve of the     
battle1 when the skirmish guns had      
already begun  to boom1 the emperor     
called for his favorite dish--chicken   
fried in  butter4 ,as it happened1 the  
butter could not be found in the        
confusion1 and ,napoleon's ,minister of 
the ,interior was at his  wit's end4    

,then1 inspired by the necessity of the 
occasion1 the chef poured  some fresh   
olive oil into the bottom of a          
casserole4 ,in this the  fowl1 moistened
 with white wine1 was sauted and then   
served with  mushrooms and chopped      
olives--all in a rich brown gravy4      
,so exquisite was the dish that the     
emperor1 after achieving a  brilliant   
victory over the ,austrians declared the
 culinary triumph  should be known as   
poulet a la ,marengo4 ,thereafter it was
 his  favorite campaign dish and it is  
said that this reminder of his days  of 
glory was one of his solaces at lonely  
,st4 ,helena4     ,illustration    ,two 
things are essential in life--to give   
good dinners and keep well  with women4 
--,talleyrand          ,eggs ,balzac    
,give the artisan a piece of clay and he
 mixes it with straw4 ,the  result--a   
brick4 ,give the same clay to an        
artist--he kneads his  genius into it   
and produces a work of art4 ,so it is   
with an egg4    ,whether it is to be    

merely a hodge podge of proteins1 fats  
and  solids or a dainty fit for the     
table of an epicure depends upon        
whether it has the good fortune to fall 
into the hands of such a  genius as     
graces the kitchen of the ,congress4    
,in preparing this dish1 he breaks the  
eggs from the shell and places  them in 
the oven until the heat gently broils   
them4 ,then they are  girdled by        
ebony-hued truffles1 exhaling a         
delightful fragrance4 ,a  libation of   
savoury tomato sauce1 with seasoning ad 
lib--and the  dish is ready for the     
table4    ,well may those who know its  
delight exclaim that this product of    
,balzac's saucepans is as worthy a      
heritage as the most inspired  works of 
his pen4     ,illustration        ,o    
green and glorious1 ,o herbaceous meat6 
',twould tempt the dying ,anchorite to  
eat4        ,back to the world he'd turn
 his weary soul          ,and dip his   
fingers in the salad bowl4              
--,sidney ,smith          ,salade       

,rachel      ,a tender offering from    
,nature's cuisine delightfully designed 
to  promote digestive harmony and to    
bridge the gap between the entree  and  
the demitasse4    ,for this dish earth  
yields such choice treasures as fresh   
truffles1  artichokes1 asparagus and    
celery--all laid in a crisp green basket
  of lettuce1 while over all is spread  
the golden halo of mayonnaise4    ,ah1  
could you but peek at the ,congress     
artiste de cuisine as he  prepares this 
masterpiece6 ,see him as he skillfully  
blends the  ingredients so that they    
fall into place like the notes of a     
beautiful symphony4 ,truly the salad    
maker1 like the poet1 is born1  not     
made4    ,whom the gods love die young1 
may well be said of salads1 as well  as 
of mankind4 ,so that it may be eaten in 
all its virgin tenderness  and crispness
 ,salade ,rachel is brought to the table
 fresh from the  hands of its           
creator--cool1 crisp and comforting4    
,illustration    ,life is so brief that 

we should not glance either too far     
backward or  forward in order to be     
happy4 ,let us1 therefore1 study how to 
fix our  happiness in our glass and on  
our plate4         --,grimrod de la     
,reyniere          ,crepes ,suzette     
,this is one of the most exquisite      
delicacies which ,french chefs de       
cuisine1 in their never ceasing search  
for gastronomic treasures1  have        
bestowed upon those who abhor the       
commonplace4    ,though the ,congress   
chef might regard it as profanation1 not
 to say  heresy1 crepes suzette may     
aptly be termed pancakes de luxe4 ,by   
the magic touch of the artist1 the plain
 ,anglo-,saxon pancake is  transformed  
into the daintiest1 most toothsome      
morsel for the  delectation of          
discriminating palates4    ,while the   
rich1 thin cakes are being gilded a     
golden brown upon the  hot griddle1 a   
sauce such as only a ,french master can 
prepare is  being brewed at the table4  
,in a tiny chafing dish1 butter is      

melted  and mixed with ,grand ,marnier  
cordial1 or1 if it is preferred1        
,chartreuse1 ,kirsch or ,grenadine4     
,then just a suggestion of spice and  a 
fragrant incense arises from the chafing
 dish as the steaming  cakes arrive4    
,the delicious nectar is poured over the
 cakes with a liberal hand1  they are   
deftly folded in quarters by the        
servitor and the feast is  ready4       
,illustration    ,to eat understandingly
 and to drink understandingly are two   
arts that  may not be learned from the  
day to the morrow4         --,alexander 
,dumas          ,potatoes ,montgolfier  
,this dish is happily christened in     
honor of the inventor of the  balloon1  
as the story of its origin attests4     
,a dining car chef one day was frying   
potatoes in deep fat just as  the train 
rolled into a station4 ,as it happened  
the chef was a dual  personality--master
 of the sauce pans and porter1 all in   
one4 ,so he  took the half-cooked       
potatoes out of the hot lard1 donned his

  porter's uniform1 seized the          
ever-ready whiskbroom and darted into   
the chair car4    ,when he returned the 
potatoes were put back in the pan4      
,imagine the  amazement of this         
peripatetic cook when he saw the        
bewitched pommes  de terre swell out for
 all the world like a balloon when the  
gas is  turned on4 ,thus was a new      
dainty added to the world's culinary    
repertoire4    ,a note of distinction is
 added to this dish by the ingenuity of 
the  ,congress chef4 ,while the potatoes
 are attaining a generous  rotundity1 a 
dainty nest of thin potato ribbons is   
woven and in this  they are carried to  
the dining room and served4             
,illustration        ,the turnpike road 
to people's hearts ,i find              
,lies through their mouths        ,or ,i
 mistake mankind4         --,dr4 ,wolcot
          ,tetits ,pots de ,creme       
7,vanilla ,moka ,mexicain7      ,this   
delightful entremet--a special forte of 
the ,congress  chef--fulfills to        

perfection the mission of the dessert1  
which is to  comfort the stomach by     
delicate reflex flattery through the    
palate4    ,it is a refreshing wave of  
gastronomic coolness1 giving pleasure to
  the taste without the cloying sense of
 fullness4 ,let those whose  fortune it 
is to know the charms of this dainty pay
 silent tribute  to that ,french chef to
 whom the world is indebted for the     
delights  of creamy sweets4    ,the     
cream is served from a large bowl4      
,beside each guest's plate is  a tiny   
glass of ,kermis1 a sweet ,french       
cordial4 ,a few drops of the  ,kermis   
poured over the cream gives it a        
delightful flavor and the  spoonfuls    
fall upon the tongue as buoyantly as    
snowflakes4    ,well may those who bring
 their dinner to an end with this       
delicacy  echo the sweet lines of the   
poet3          ,the last taste of sweets
 is sweetest last1          ,writ in    
remembrance more than things long past4 
,illustration3 ,congress ,hotel         

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,are ,thinking ,with ,you      ,as you  
journey toward ,chicago the ,management 
of this ,home of a  ,thousand ,perfectly
 ,appointed ,homes is thinking with you4
    ,your approach to the ,congress     
,hotel and ,annex in ,michigan ,avenue1 
the world renowned ,boulevard on the    
beautiful ,west ,shore of ,lake         
,michigan1 responds at once to your     
ideal of location for quiet rest  and   
pure air4 ,yet within easy walking      
distance you find yourself in  the heart
 of ,chicago's great ,business1         
,shopping and ,theater ,center4    ,your
 first glance at the ,congress ,hotel is
 satisfying4 ,it awakens  interest no   
matter under what conditions you view   
it4 ,you are  impressed as you enter    
with the atmosphere of perfect1 quiet1  
exclusive service and a warm-hearted    
hospitality4 ,there is in the  policy of

 the ,management of the ,congress ,hotel
 a warm-hearted desire  to make you feel
 at home4     ,illustration3 ,pompeian  
,fountain ,room                  ,a     
,masterpiece in ,refined ,splendor      
,your welcome begins at the curb4       
,alighting from the taxi you are a      
personality4 ,the rule of the house is  
that guests are known by name4  ,you are
 you1 and you are individual1 distinct  
and personal all  during your stay4 ,you
 feel at once that your visit is        
anticipated1  and every little comfort  
prearranged especially for you1 to the  
minutest detail4    ,if you are in      
,chicago on business you realize that   
the ,congress  ,hotel and ,annex is a   
business meeting place for busy people4 
,here is  provided every convenience for
 the transaction of affairs4            
,commodious rooms for conferences1 for  
conventions and for the  display of     
merchandise4 ,everything is systematized
 that business may  be transacted with  
dispatch4 ,but as business is only part 

of life1  this great hotel has equal    
attractions for the social side of human
  nature4 ,private dining-rooms and     
reception rooms afford adequate         
opportunity for entertainment4          
,illustration3 ,florentine ,banquet     
,hall    ,you choose your room or suite 
as suits your convenience1 assured of   
quiet1 of light and perfect ventilation 
in any part of every floor4  ,the safety
 of the ,hotel and of all its guests and
 employes is of  first moment4 ,no hotel
 in the world has more completely       
safe-guarded  precious human lives      
entrusted to its keeping than the       
,congress4  ,after safety comes         
cleanliness1 and a careful inspection is
 an  assurance4 ,your home is not more  
free from dust1 or any uncleanness  than
 this big1 quiet1 roomy hotel4    ,your 
rooms are large and airy1 with          
commodious closets4 ,the filtered  air  
which flows ceaselessly through your    
apartments is tempered to just  the     
right temperature throughout the year4  

,your luggage is unpacked by  the deft  
hand of valet or maid1 sent by the      
,management to assist you  in getting   
settled4 ,your rooms and furnishings    
speak quiet elegance  and true home     
comfort4 ,your wishes are as completely 
catered to as if  the house was your    
private residence1 and every deferential
 servant  belonged to your personal     
establishment4 ,it is this courtesy     
which is  the very spirit of            
hospitality2 the reflection of the      
,management1 whose  grasp of the essence
 of service has made the ,congress      
,hotel a veritable  ,home of a ,thousand
 ,homes4     ,illustration3 ,lobby--    
,meeting ,place of the                  
,world's ,prominent ,people    ,no hotel
 in the world contains within itself so 
many features of  unusual interest as   
the ,congress ,hotel and ,annex4 ,a walk
 from your  apartments will convince you
 instantly4 ,from the ,grand ,lobby1 a  
magnificent achievement in architecture 
and decoration1 where onyx1  mosaic and 

gold-bossed pilasters uprear a vaulted  
roof of extreme  beauty1 you may stroll 
down the ,marble ,hallway1 famed        
throughout the  civilized world2 past   
,pompeiian ,rooms1 wherein gleams the   
,tiffany  ,fountain1 green crystal1     
limned with dull gold2 past the ,pool1  
by  whose quiet side you may place your 
tiny table and lunch in delicious       
meditation1 meanwhile observing the     
perfectly appointed grill2 past  the    
great ,elizabethan ,room1 a page torn   
from the ,golden ,age of ,english       
,history and on into a private art      
gallery1 perfectly appointed1  where the
 best modern masters gladly hang their  
chef d'ouvres4 ,along  the opposite side
 of the ,marble ,hallway are small      
shops1 exquisite1  delicate1 inviting   
inspection to displays of jewelry1      
millinery1  confections1 articles of    
virtu and bric a brac culled from the   
workshops of the world4                 
,illustration3 ,elizabethian ,room      
,a ,true ,period ,room    ,the ,grand   

,dining ,room1 decorated in the style of
 ,louis ,,xvi is of  itself a feature   
well worthy of detailed description2 the
 ,german  ,room--,pomp-,grill           
,room--than which no hotel in the ,new  
,world has a  more interesting dining   
room4 ,upon the walls of the ,lobby and 
in  the reception rooms are hung        
originals from the brushes of such      
masters as ,detaille1 ,achilles ,fould1 
,grolleron and ,chelminski4             
,illustration3 ,pompeian ,grill    ,your
 inspection will not be complete until  
you have made a trip  through the vast  
kitchens1 one of the most interesting   
features of  the great hotel4 ,here     
,cleanliness is ,king6 ,stainless       
floors1  alabaster walls1 abundant air1 
and everywhere healthfulness and good   
cheer4 ,great pantries1 sweet           
storerooms1 ample closets lined high    
with glittering cut glass1 with shining 
silver1 with gleaming linen  ready for  
your next call for luncheon or dinner4  
,on every face you  see honest pride in 

the work2 immaculate in garb and person1
 chefs1  cooks1 pantry-men and lesser   
serving men prepare with infinite care  
for your entertainment4 ,utensils       
shining1 radiant copper1  resplendent   
brass1 enamel aluminum and chinaware    
attest ardent pride  in the great       
institution these men have served so    
long and so well4     ,illustration3    
,louis ,,xvi ,dining ,room              
,perfect in ,appointment                
and ,service    ,it is for you they     
toil1 this unseen army4 ,your comfort1  
your  pleasure1 your entertainment is   
the goal of hospitality4 ,it is for     
this the edifice was raised1 for this   
the art centers of the world  were      
searched1 and for this the master       
craftsmen of seven continents  wrought  
and toiled4 ,for you1 whether you come  
today1 or tomorrow  or next month or    
next year4 ,all is ready1 waiting1      
waiting--for  you4    ,to see the world1
 see ,chicago first4 ,to see ,chicago   
best--you are  welcomed to the ,congress

 ,hotel4           ,prepared by         
,irving ,s4 ,paull     ,w4,s4 ,goodnow  
,illustrations by     ,sam ,stoltz      
,a4 ,fred ,tellender