Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-24

[Cincinnati Enquirer.1

Cincinnati EnquireE.l
| There is . large class Of people in ths city
who prefer to eat when and WHARF TN
please, and order what they want, than q
depend upon the tiresome table Of boarding
houses They rent a furnished room in which
TO sleep, and take their meals where fancy
dictates aud their rocket-books will permit
Few students or clerks or Bohemians who
buy twenty-ole meals week can afford q
pay 80 cents each for them, or even half Of
that amount; consequently they seek cheaper
places where food isn't as tempting, but per.
haps as wholesome is served to them. Some
OF the more popular places ara open day and
night and feed more than 1900 persons
during every twenty -four hours A per
son going into them and caring more to look
about him and study his table eompa MON
THAI to eat will find men to smuse and In
terest even the superficial observer.
Such places are patronized by entirely diff
ferent classes Of customers at different times
during the twenty -four hours In the morn
ing tie trade is composed chiefly of students
AMI those Bohemians who live in an itineraut
sort OF way. At noon business men, clerks.
shop-giris ana a variety Of working peop2e
throns tae tables for their midday lunch. At
the supper hour those who werc in for break
fast, and who were not particularly noticei
In the crowd at noon, return FromS O'Clock
On until midnight trade is not usually
very brisk and is composed chiefly Of
hungry people who have been to
some place of amusement travellers
just arrived in the city, young fel-
lows and their girls, and any other persons
who Tor some reason are inclined to eat at
an irregular time. About midnight bust
ness becomes more brisk Night workers
come in for their krnch, and again the class
of customers changes. There are printers,
reporters, bakers, gamblers and sporting
people OF al! kinds, together with the fast
young men who have been on q hurrah and
wish bite to eat before sneakins home to
tell fond parents that they have been to a
church social, or calling on Miss -, Of
Price Hill. ave missed the last car. Won
know, and had to walk in.o
You meet with great variety of anne
tites," said the reporter To an Intelligent
looking waitress
YES. was the reply, ALI people have their
likes and dis,ikes, ami it is quite probable
that they will show their weakness when
they come into place like this You can
have no iiea Of the annoyances we are put to
j
would want no Letter test Of a gentleman
than the way in which he orders meal.
Table manners always disclose undesirable
traits Of character which under other cir
cumstsnces womb not lie easily discerned
When ls-e by themselves they feel under no
social restraint, and the way in which they
abuse us poor girls is awful II they only
knew it, they could &c: more and better
tooa by mixing little politeness
with their orders than by COM
naming Us to bring this and
that in dictaiJrial and insulting way, ia
rnaa Is crabbei, cross, and beat on finding
fault, just try tn bring him the poorest
meal can. and delight in his fussing. The
meanest, most nisgardly people, always
want twice as much for their money as
decent folks. They come here, and with 10
or ID cents expect to get a 50 cent meal.
They are so unreasonable that they make the
girls mad, and you can't blanc us if we slam
the dishes about a little bit
But it is not economy that causes them 70
act so.r
Not much. Tho people who arc best able
10 pay are usually the ones who cause us the
most trouble. The economical ones are easily
waited upon They have generally made up
their minds as to what they will order before
they come in, and when that is brought
them they are satisfied
with a certain class Of our customers the
main object is 10 satisfy the appetite at the
least possible cost With this in view their
prders almost always consist Of rolls and
coffee, or soap or beans and stew Such
things are cheap and have considerable bulk.
To show what some people will do: We have
/ customer who bugs buns at a bakery for l
'ent eari; and brings them here to eat with |
his coffee IL this way he gets his coffee ana
i've buns for 10 cents, whereas we only give
aim three rolls for 8 cents. He Is two ahead
ZACH time. but it takes cheek
Who are your most troublesome custom
,rs.' |
"Of course, the fauIt-fnders are trouble |
ONE, but we girls siespise most a certain |
las Of young fellows who. swellei up with
'onceit. come in here TO make a mash They,
If course think they are irresistible, and |
,nnoy US ty talking TO US and cndeavorine |
o make engagements with u.s.
"Do you ever have any serious trouble with |
,ustomers.'
''Once in while we are compelled to com. |
,lain 10 the proprietor, and then the con. |
cited customer Is invited 10 leave A good |
many come in and order when they have nc |
money. but that is no concern of ours Tn |
asher looks after that"