Show artificial 0 tS the latest and alost popular castro etro norale in aarts the very newest gastronomic delicacy Is artificial oysters ot of course this news comes from fro ra paris whore where it is said the mock bivalve Is enjoying a tremendous vogue says the now york commercial advertiser A lady whal was blown home to america on a november breeze corroborates this news and says they are not what are call ed mock oysters that is meat meal done up in a patty but the real bivalve intended to serve raw and as tar far as looks go you would say at a glance that they were nvere genuine natives but when you come to eat one the difference is perceptible cep tible at once how they are made antl and what materials are used in their manufacture Ls is i s a mystery which I 1 did not solve but it is certain that a groat great deal of money is made by the producers the usual price paid for these artificial oysters Is 3 cents apiece or SO 30 cents a dozen and sometimes in the second class restaurants they are to be had bad tor for a penny each though they are not apt to be very nery fresh at that price you order a dozen and when the waiter brings them to aou they look as nice as the real oyster that you gel in the best oyster house if you are arc net a good judge of oysters you will cat them with your wine and go away aay a ay without asking any questions the rhe only really genuine thing about thes oysters Is the shells the ma manufacturers buy secondhand second hand shells foca th restaurant keepers at a sra expense and with a harmless and tast castels elsas els paste fasten the spurious in its place the imitations iral Lations are arc consumed in such large quantities that the dealers in rea oysters oyster are urging the restaurants and hotel keepers to break up their shells as fast as their contents are eaten and even pay the cooks and waiters liberally to pound them to pieces so tha the makers of the artificial article wil have a limited supply of shells it la Is not likely that the absurd dainties daintie 3 will be imported to america because oysters are so cheap here in parl paris oysters and champagne go together and one is as dear as the other |