A famous team of London carvers, known to people from all over the world for more than half a century. has been. broken this week. It is 2
{team of three at Simpson's Retaurant, In the Strand. The combined service of the three amounts. to 150 jyears—Charlie Brown, the chief, 56 Years; Arthur Carter, 82 years; and Walter Bruce, 51 years. "Now Mr. Bruce, otherwise "Old Bill," was retired on pension for health reasons. He has talked about some of the changes he has seen. "All of the meat here is still cooked on the spit."
said. "But the habits of the Jeustomers have altered. Inthe fclghties, and for years afterwards, City men used to dash up to the restaurant in" their broughams oF hansom cabs, and sit down to a meal which was 'a. meal. Nearly all of them wore silk hats and morning or frock coats. They would have several helpings of meat. They were hearty tronchermen. The biggest meal I ever saw eaten here was by 3 [Conadion lawyer. He had ten plates Jof meat—beef, mutton and pork—with vegetables. and alter he had finished the sat back and said, Not bad! His runner-up was Capiain Wilson, of {the 74th Foot. who was then 7." He had six helpings of beef and then called for some pork. Champagne and. port were the principal driifks those days, and most men managed to take at Toast one bottle of port We had a parly here one day in which each man had five bottles of wine. Our customers of to-day feat or drink a quarter the amour the old timers "had—and 1 think they are better for
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