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present at its christening. Nor is there evidence that the
originator of a celebrated march upon Washington
graced the birth of the Coxey cocktail. The Dorflinger
got its name from a glass manufacturer who sold the
Waldorf much of the glassware used in its Bar.
For the creation of the Eddy, I may predicate at once
that no scientific lady of that name was responsible; I
am inclined to attribute its origin to a popular and hand–
some young diplomatist of the early part of the century
who married an heiress and went into eclipse. And surely
one would not think of attributing the Hearst cocktail
to any personal interest on the part of a great newspaper
proprietor; rather to certain of his staff who were in the
habit of dropping in at odd times when assign.ed to a
story in the neighborhood of what was then Herald
Square.
And there was McKinley's Delight. Just why it was
McKinley's delight, I am unable to ascertain. The
chances are that President McKinley never found out
whether it was or not.
In
its favor, I may mention that
the Bar was a great hangout for the G.O.P.'s of yester–
year, who may have passed their emotion for their can–
didates across the counter for the barkeep to translate
into terms of liquid intensity.
The Waldorf Bar served a Racquet Club, a Riding
Club and a Union League Club cocktail, thus honoring
certain social and representative New York institutions.
But who the "Mrs. Thompson" was, .whose name was
bestowed upon one
qf
its cocktails, frankly, I do not
know. Nor do I know just what state of spiritual or spir–
ituous elevation, or on whose part, suggested the chris-
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