Smyrna times., 1889-01-23
AN ANALYSIS OF WATERS
Varieties to Be Found in the citv n
brooklyn Wages and rri,,s

varieties to Be Found in the CITY of
brooklyn Wages and Tips.
with the first class waiter I have lit+le
to do. He is, as class, too well known
IL is with his less pretentious brother. the
LOUD mouthed gentleman who oficiates in
Ihe popular restaurant. that l have to
9eal' Inc profession of waiter cannot he
learned ie IN 1ay. A bright man might,
II given the opportunity, be able to carry
UI&y OF dlshes satisfactorily after o
M MeeA PraGtlce' but the calling demands
! This means six months service ne heIner
to the dishwasher. 1t is his duty to nile
up ana carry away the dishes dirtied dur
ing the busiest hours of the dav. when
Jne waiter proper has all he can do to suD.
ply MS customers with food. From this
ne graduates into a utility man. when
MS duties are more numerous and re-
sponslble. He must then see that tbe
pitchers are kept filled with ice water.
that the salt cellars are never permitted
10 become empty, and that there is a suf
Hclency OF butter on the tables. In ad-
Gltlon he must see to it that each table
mas enough glasses, and with all these
Ihlhgs TO attend to time does not hang
nea!uy on MS hands. From utility man,
having been in the business from civ
=
guild OF walters and permitted to earn his
living at his chosen calling.
The second class waiter of Brool,1vp
furnishes more matter for study than his
arlsIocratlc contemporary. He is more
aPprOachable and does not carry himself
with the grandiose air affected bv the man |
OF UPS. lie never receives a tip. and is at
least more natural if less oblirinp than
Cne man whose palm must be crossed with
SIIVer before good service can be secnred
brooklyn restaurants and walters can be
divided into three classes. first. second
ana Jhlrd. In the first one can secure
good service and an excellent dinner for
ABOUT S1. In this class tips are indispen-
saDle' for nall the sum a good dinner is
TO be obtained in the second class raet,,,-
ranC' ana while tipping is not absolutely
necessary, 1t goes a long way toward So
curing the choice cuts. The third cIaso
includes the twenty-five and fifteen cent
restaurants, III which the food NAV or NAV
not be clean and well cooked. Walters
III I'M! HrsJ class Brookly yn restaurants do not
animate with members of the craft EN-
PIoyed IN the second and third class eat
ing houses The line is very broadly
lrawn, whether from social caste or NOT
am unable to state. '
10 return to my second class walton
lie can be found all over BrooBlvn INT IN
arger numbers on Fulton street and
hyfUle avenue. These are his stamnino
grounds. lie knows and is known t0
'VIeryoody and when on any one of these {
sunshlny mornings it pleases
Il I'm 10 walk abroad he is saluted on all &
lueS' nave In mind a waiter EMPLOYED |
= va d Ie9taufanJ recently established in t
y NO IllQsughoy street. He is a typical mem I
~ VI ms Glass' with perhaps this excep- T
loH' IhaJ he dresses better than the ma S
3rlty of his fellows just now 6o is Z
olaze with diamonds. In his shirt front '
men Is fully exposed by a low cut vest o
10 Iuree stones OF two carats each. min. f
u ure electric lights in their way. On "
70 lGII hand he wears two large rinps
Isl no" heaYy do not know. His dress
always correct and one would never
IKE MN for waiter. 1t is in the win II
i LnAI ne shines out in all the glory Of n,
-lghU young manhood. His particH1ar l.
u at TINS season is a coat with fur COL =,
1 ana cutfs His is a striking fgnre ii
ID one would hesitate to ask him fo,. -
rloln and have it rare" Durinp busi. c(
'ss hours he wears his diamonds +ba ~
nIe III as Uhough on dress parade, and il is oI
any luxury to be waited on bv him y,
OoIored WATERS do not seem to be nonn- III
- - ovA4yu. very few restaurants "
iPloy them. French and Irish walters 81
pear to be more in demand. altbonrb - 81
doubtful if they give us much Salts. m
'tlon as their colOred brethren Of tbo Tf
III. Men get attached to a waiter and 90
'en Will stop trading at restaurant ant ~ ~
'm which their favorite has been dis 10,
lrged. A word as to wages. In 4bo &C.
y class establishments less money IL 20.
"a than in the second class because {bo 81, 81
ans OF making is easier. First class WI
ers tip, while second class seldom d. o,- "-
alters IN one or two restaurants 7 D1iorb+ m,
ntlon make from $12 to S18 n weSei- 80
Others, very popular perhaps 50 rs,
re- Second class walters AVERAGE So ~, ~,
ok ana three meals day without lode. M,
: The pay is not such as to in5neeo ~ ~
. TO enter the profession, although tbis 10 to-
lalhly IS true, Once q waiter. 8Iwavs cor
9lter. The life is not an excessiveI,1 6o- GO-
one and has its advantages. One = Pa' i5@,
ays sure Of getting enough to eat, sncb DO'
II IS, and with some men this Is t6a
le OF happiness.-"S Sesame" in Brook,
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