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Old Guard Ball

METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE

Date
1888-01-17
Restaurant
OLD GUARD BALL
Place
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
Venue
SOCIAL
Event
BALL
Physical description
CARD;4.5 X 7;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Bouillon
Oysters à la Poulette
Chicken mayonnaise
Lobster Mayonnaise
Boned Turkey in jelly
Coffee
Tenderloin of Beef with Mushrooms
Nuts
Parisienne Potatoes
Charlotte Russe
Tongue
Lamb Chops with peas
Cakes
Chicken Croquettes
Ice cream
Beef
Ham
Raisins

Page 2

Perrier Jouet, Extra Dry Special$2.00 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck, Sec$2.00 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon$2.00 – $3.50
Pommery Sec$2.00 – $3.50
Veuve Clicquot$2.00 – $3.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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