The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-24

Id W as In literd-
Il o. ne bottom lie
Mlns sses, freeing them
D!na OF all THAI Is beautliai IN
Way, and leaving them 50 that 10
1whal mas been may interfere WIN Ihe
IN of what is TO be. A probationary
period enables the ber'Keeper 70 gauge Lhe
merit OF the tledgeing, anu II ne SHOWS lhat
he NAV ultimately become a creulJ 10 MS
0broughten ups, rs they say III New ing
land. ne is taken in hand aud put through
course OF object study, lie Is permitteu
TO draw beer and ale, anu piace GeiV ,x t the
= customer who takes has straight lhe
class and decanter. He fills bottles ana
when nothing else Is doing he watches the
man of experience make the drinks Wnlcu
call for nicely in choice OF quantity OF the
various materials used, and high graue Oh
TASTE in the selection OF the ingeulents.
He is educated, too, in the @sthetlc slue
of barkeeping, the artistic placing Of cryss-
tails. and other bar decoration the ulsposl'
tlon of sucn works of art as may lend grace
to the back bar and imblbes lessons Oh po-
likeness TO customers for IN the hlsher Class
bar courtesy is the rule, and II lsh once u
wear a rude person calls for q deXterouS
twisting toward the street. EVeE! thil a3, 80
supposed to be on a higher plane, ana even
when people get over the bay, that is TO
saw, excessively stimulated-or, as common
folks call il, drunk-they are expected 10
do it in a gentlemanly way, and to violate
none OF the prophecies, as properties So' ~
the company they find themselves IN oc
The youth thus learning The secrets Vi
the artis also making acquaintance, ana
these acuuaintances take an interest IN MN
so that he looks forward to his nrst COCK
tail or iulep as an artist to his llrst picture,
or an actor to his first leading part. ana
when the drink is made, II II De sattsiaC
tory, the young man Is as se!t-satlsheu as II
he had drawn medal Tor iahqsGapu, VI
received applause for successful lnterpre'
tation of some master minds Chef nuVrc.
A wear behind the bar is supposed 10 en- |
hood. He then becomes second barKeeper'
and can afford to put on a few alrs--suD-
dued airs. He has learned by TINS tlnle 10
have pretty thorough contempt Tor peer
sinners, :" and to look askance Mt the TEL
lows who hand out inferior liquors III MIN
rate houses. He has been taught TO thlnk
of them in the ineuphonious ana cohtro-
yertible terms OF CnuInps vi
'chaws." and feels that he mas
a standing which they nave ho'
got. AT, his bar he WAITS W -
chants and men III the profession anu lney
fake notice ofhim. II his eyes are wlue
onen-and they usually are-he has begun
also TO observe humanlty's follleS anu
weaknesses, and his first year has taught
him more than mixing drinks. lie knows
by this tine thing or two OF the sociai
nndercurrent. He has branched out, ,goG
,;ns On races. bought some pools, looked
forward to the day perhaps when he shouid
90 to wood carvcrs and decorators ana haiiu
fhem over a thousand or two dollars 10 III
M little piece of magnltlcence IN .he way
OF a parroom for himselt-in short, ne Is
fast developing into tirst-class oar,keePer'
His clothes are made ny NaG ln.xs
spotless. He knows just whom 10
saInte with familiarity, whom to treat
with Difference, whom to simply stare
at. The couple of years he spends as assist
ant bar.keeper is his experimental period.
After the training be has had, and gfanlipg
that he is sober and gentlemanly, ne Is al
WAYS eligible to some position III a irsI-
class bar, but his rank as a tirst-class Dar.
Eeeper il vet to be made, and this he must
decide for himself by his ability in COM
pounding. If he can achieve success III
making Such drinks as have been enpmer- |
ated Ills fame is made, and he is always
good for somewhere between SIS and 80
week for nine hours day, with porter 10
rougher work for him.-[Chicago Herald.