The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-04-04
MISCELLANY.
THE DINING ROOM.
Kew Peopie Comfort Themselves M the
Dinner Table.


I don't think there is any place in the
world where see so many queer people,
especially brides, as the dining room of a
great hotel, like our Fifth Avenue or your
Continental Men accustomed to the ways
of the world enter dining room as if they
were doing some great wrong Others come
As if they were asking favor. Some sneak
in like puppies afraid Of the LASH but bridal
couples beat the boots off the rest of created
desh.
saw several to-day.
Iwonder at the waste ia dining room.
/ have seen men order halt dozen dishes
and leave two-thiris of what was brought.
Almost invariably more than half of the por-
ton is taken away untouched l think the
average guest will agree with me that land.
lords are entirely too liberal in their provis.
ion for the stomachic desiderata of theii
patrons Enough is rs good an feast
and much more economical
But how the people differ, don't they
Some cot as though they had never had a
square meal before and ara not entirely GER
tain of ever getting second The knife
trick is as old MS humanity and the tooth
pick nuisance will doubtless never be abat-
cd. Chankers and eaters who rarely close
their mouth are an abon,ination, aud the
fellow who puts his own spoon in the sugar
is a twin gorilla TO the baboon who heps
himself to butter with his own knife I'll
tell you what always makes me laugh. It's
these men who take table napkin, tuck il
In their neck, spread it over their shirt front
and smooth it down with an air which says
as plainly as words could say Nov I'm
going to slobber and they generally do.
There is but one bad feature in the Cont
mental dining room and that is the Internal
and Notwithstanding screeching OF the
chairs pushed to and fro on the marble
floor. India rubber ON the feet of the chair
legs would obviate that aud l wonder Broth
or Kingsley, with his fine car for music,
doesn't attend to it. In every other respect
the old Continental is model of which /
am proud rs an American. But had no
intention of being personal, although be-
lieye in personal journalism aud hope some
time to show what mean by it. There is
hardly corps of walters in the world where
good manners are not sadly wanting. The
napkin business nearly drives me wild
These horid fellows may have clean napkins
to start viii, bat after few hours crump.
ling ana squeezing they are not only dirty,
but disgusting. We all know what the; do
with them. They mop their faces, rub
their heads, dry their hands aud variously
utilize them as cloths. Then they use them
on plates, knives, forks, cups and saucers.
Why il is that restaurant managers and
hotel proprietors don't see it and alter il has
long been an unsolyed problem in my mind.
think there can be no justification of the
universal habit of furnishing toothpicks to
guests at table. would as soon think OF
using a toothbrush or n knife for my finger
nails. We are a nation of offenders in this
respect and l would be heartily glad il the
offense could be done away with. To see
"lady" sweep out of palatal dining room
with a toothpick in her mouth at an angle
of forty-five degrees while the trail of her
dress drags three yards on The floor is
sight TO mike gods weep and men swear
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