The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-18

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LOUIS SHERRY.
But But Shorty says that he is not and has not
one else. lie united French training In tho
and pluck and the story of his rise is interesting.
oct attribute butte my smceeSs he said tG the
st. A a1a W.T. sss pss hsa On 6enF
old Vermont, family. My father was a carpen-
ter, of French descent, hence my name; When
that seemed to be the only thing l could do to-
ward reaching the goal OF my ambition I
waiter in the Brunswick. In those days the
BRUNSWICK was an excellent school in cuisine:
study in my line. In tho first PLACE l saw
french was absolutely necessary. SO buckled
pretty Vel. and almost everybody be-
i IL say I'm Yankee they sgt think I'm nI ioEn9:
II, Then | used to snend lot Of time IN tie
tical cooking. turned in and helped the cooks
when had time, and in return asked them
seven years was u waiter at the brunswick.
Then her while | was up stairs IN the r tft
open Tor pon,ers tits listened ed to every discuss
sion OF dishes and meals could Get in ear shot
to take the liberty 1' asked 6em about dishes
and dinners and got ideas: Then would sug-
Gest new dishes and com 6iqations to them;
Brunswick. and | took caro- they did not for
get me. Those years were my schooling,
Then | got u place aS steward In the Ell.
boron llote at Long Branch. and had an op-
portunity to put some OF my ideas in practice.
Workers OF wealth and social Standing was
in much better, position to learn than when
waiter and | talked dishes and menus con-
stantly Q men OF experience. and made a de-
,e,mpiRed effort to acquire the ideas Of the
had been from the first 10 cater to those people
and no others. .Nfter while told some OF the
become caterer to the top notch Of New YORK
Gus ON got encouragement from v some Ct
try i; some of them went 10 considerable
trouble in advising me and giyinC me pointers
After three years AZ tho Elberon made my
New York venture | had been saving my
10 begin on. St after going over lie ground
and being assured Of little good credit. de;
at opening on Sixth avenue. it was 80 far from
the trade was after but | hadn't money
there and nlted it up with every facility 10
manufacture all my own goods. from the
oil my house that WAS not MAZE in tho best
possible way ont OF tho best and most eXpen-
sIye materials in the market and furthermore
without paying Just little bE@er price than
was charged by any other house in Now York.
1t was Il rather daring eNpG riment for ! do.
liberateIy threw over the pos Utility Of any
trade from the neighborhool, and had neither
II was IA ( eat deal disappointed ut first be-
promised to pntroniHo me M the seashpre.
and who talked kindly AMI nattorinG,y to me
orders to Delmonico and PInard, But re-
l Il that this was only natural; People
entertainments. ana D"monico and IiDard
were tried and proved. and ! was an eXreri-
orders. / must eslnb-h a reTrttatI "i Win
small ones first They wor" very slow in com
began to como in Il small freak at here,
lunch there. and so on, Nothing coull he bet
ter than what | sent out, nor served better.
nor on daintlcr table service. and might add,
no bills could DO sitler.,
nothing, goes further, with dainty poople than
dainty decoration. nut THIS idea into Lric-
nice no some T ss 9r ffn@ or T EeFl CONF
plimcntaiy shape. II my phtron we're enter
IIaIning guests would design something that
knew would bu II commitment rom host to
guest. II 1t were n lady ! was serving,
wynid add some IHhty iavor nat | knew
got my nose above wuter and presently felt
that WAS GoinG TO make things 20.
" soon saw that my chance of making big
success lay in my novelties OF ,service. lfnard
lpd Demonlco shared tho field where want
ID to stand. They furnished AS fine entertain.
neuts a need be. but We're conservative. My
opportunity lay in giving peopIe he noyelties
ought ont my fight on this line. and business
ushet TO me in . way that has often made me
oveiti"s that did it, ana Yankee inventive.
ess kept suggesting new ones fast as they
Mikado came to town. and everybody went
NlKadp crazy. set to work to get up odd
apAnese ilg9res in eolored ice creams that
io.a Ja anM PTabrasol on the market and
i9i h hcanf,n q N ny Japs and sent them
rdered them or Delmonico. Pinard. and 9th.
70. But had all the parasols obtainable, and
o ~ monopoly Of the Ice cream laps.
~ prices Kept the JaDs from becoming cons
ION aul great many rich customers were
int my way in consequence. and they stayed
ine Had,pSan TteF Of my novelties was the
onnicres after the hat. 1t wasn't long befoTeI
eGan to take yearly trip 70 Paris to get ideas.
10 al sorts OF novelties. and TO make point
getting them out in New York as soon alter
70 e eraIes started IN PARIS as, possible.
lg 1t with something new. offered premiums
my employees Tor suggestions Of novelties.
" ! found | could invent more In an houE
ian they could; all together In month. For
Tample, one OF my patrons recently gave a
inner 10 DOyly Carte. ! made gondoas tho
a "a ire, OF all the decorations: Lawrence HUT.
cam piece was an elaborate representation
Mt7HvsfoDtci'S. introducing tGHyt into the
iteheS NIX ki'Gaen. worked up from nm engrny
reatest successoS. | wanted (" sigGali2c il ny
great novelty, II never took ne long 70 thing
here GT was my my R a5 foT s hcyna %5d.
nE; and made for her tleur-do-lIs table.
sss, my friends said at NarraEa sett, ana
II up casino. People told me ! Wa, gong
o last. hut II has proved all eSIn.'ol, and
IS paii mo hand oiinoly. Last, spring ! felt
Ysnlf in tho position to take the step that [
ID nd in coplemplat al theSs Years: TO
q llendJi house that have leased have
ID Mr., Stanford White decorate il, and my
ga Is 70 make II q hOmelike place for the peo-
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