Show SENATOR HALES COCKTAIL I there is one thing more than another an-other in which Senator Hale takes pride it is in the mixing of a cocktail He prepares it as an artist paints a picture Jt frersarlto nI 1 It is a labor of infinite pains each separate sep-arate liquid being measured out with exceeding ex-ceeding care and then tenderly and caressingly stirred Mr Hale likes to make cocktails by the wholesale No little lit-tle glasses for him if you please I be has a company of friends as he had the other day who know his pride and venerate his skill he takes first of all a large pitcher Then he selects the oldest and best whisky that i at hand and measures out three large tumbler fuls pouring the red liquid into the pitcher with a quick decided jerk a if to start into lively circulation every atom of its composition Then he adds three heap ing tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar and then comes the crowning bit of deft manipulation mixing of the bitters Mr Hale refer Angostura but if there are two kinds of bitters at hand he will take a dab of eachjust enough to give a delicious flavor to the whole The entire en-tire compound Is then vigorously stirred for Mr Hale believes that in the thorough thor-ough mixing of the various elements lies the true secret of a good cocktail When the drink begins to evolve an appetizing aroma from the mouth of the pitcher he hands it around t his friends to let them get a tantalizing whiff and then he pours i out daintily and carefull a if it were too precious to spill a drop New York Commercial Advertiser |