The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-04
Cooks and Helpers In New York Hotels
'lH and Restaurants
Prom Inc n. Y, Evenlug MAIL.

From the n, Y. Evening NAL.
There are four grades of cooks. The
first, or head cook, receives from 500 TO
$50 per month and board. He has entire
charge of the kitchen. sees that the meat Is
cut advantageously in the morning and that
it is properly cooked. He takes orders for
dinner from the head waiter, and is respon-
sible for the acts of his subordinates. II
not married he sometimes sleeps on the
premises where he is employed. The sec
ond cook takes charge OF the kitchen in the
absence Of the chief. In all large restau-
rants his duties are confined TO the making
OF sauces and fancy dishes. He is called
the saucer or lhOmme du -four, and is paid
from $50 TO S75 per month. The third
cook, or premier rotesseur, takes charge
Of all the roasts, and sees that they
arc properly done. His wnges also
range from $50 TO SIS. The entremetier.
or vegetable cock. ranks fourth in grade.
His duties consist in the preparation Of all
kinds of vegetables, the frying Of potatoes,
boiling eggs, making omelettes In the morn
ing. He makes apple fdttsrs and buildings
aud is paid from $50 10 $50. There Is
ul5o n man who is known as the gdrse man.
ger, whose duty II is to attend to the cold
meats. aud dress salads. He receives from
$40 to $50. In addition to the cooks there
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to S25 per month, accordingt TO skill. Every
restaurant has q special fireman, who rises
between 3 and 4 o'clock In the morning,
aud makes up the fires, before the arrival
of the cooks. He is paid from $40 to S25
per month. Tho dishes and linen are
washed by girls, who are paid from $40 10
sl2 per month, although they work Just
as hard as the men. The cooks have bene.
iitsccieties in this city, the most important
one Of which is Societe Culinaire Philan-
thropique de New York. II a member is
taken sick he IL paid from SO TO $40 per
week out of the fund, and ifhas no EN-.
ployment the officers will do their utmost
to procure it for him. The widow OF a de-
ceased member is entitled to 80 much a
month, or quarter as long as she remains
single.
Head walters in hotels ond restaurants
are paid from $50 TO $3.50 per month, and
their subordinates from S25 10 $50. II Is
the duty of the head waiter TO see that the
tables are all in good order, have clean
cloths upon them, and are spread with
taste. lie has the engaging Of his assist
ants, and can discharge them at will. He
sees that the men are in time and have
their work done in proper season. Whom
not married he occupies a room in the
place where he is employed. So also do
the under walters. The latter commence
work at six o'clock in the morning. They
are generally divided into two watches, OF
squads. One watch has an hour to get
shaved and cleaned up, from 0 10 10 o'clock,
aud the other from 10 to IL. In restau.
rants where the saloon closes at 81 O'Clock
in the evening, one watch retires every al.
ternate evening at "a. The majority OF our
New York WATERS are natives OF Ireland,
and have a benevolent society which pro.
tects them from want during a season Of
sickness and misfortune. A few years ago,
the French waters had a society also, and
so had the Germans, but both fell TO the
ground in consequence of the lack Of in,
terest shown in maintaining them.