, 1890-12-18

midst Of their shopping by the
necessity of going out TO lunch. AS
there did not happen to be u good
restaurant in the vicinity this nj.
ways meant u considerable loss o'
time, aud, as rule, the shopper
would not return that day. III she
desired to do any other shopping
she would go TO some store more
convenient to the restaurant where
she lunched. BY opening n restau-
rant I'm the store, therefore, the firm
was enabled to keep its customers,
and the latter were not interrupted
SO much in their buying. Further
more, many persons came to the
restaurant aud were induced to pur-
chase by the sight of the things
around them, - that the direct
profits of the restaurant were only
IL small portion of the entire profits
that came from 1t In indirect ways.
The restaurant itself was an at
traction. 1t was large and airy, and
u cheerful place to sit in. Shoppers
VIM Wttt Niltu olit ltoui bNhiitAhk
around bargain counter, or walking
from one place to another, found 1t
very pleasant to come here and rest
1t often happened that the lunch
was considerably prolonged by the
chatting of friends who met ut the
tables. The food and the way In
whicc 1t was prepared did credit to
the place, and the prices compared
lnvorably with the prices of the
other articles for sale there.
The restaurant had not been long
In existence before the firm con.
cluded to secure still further profits
from 1t. They did this by estab-
fishing in n separate room restau-
rant for their employees. The SAME
kind of food that was served In the
public restaurant was served to tho
employees, but at reduced prices,
AS nearly as could he figured the
employees obtained their lunch at
cost. Tho only provlso made by
the firm In regard to this was that
those who took advantage of their
restaurant would not be allowed to
leave the establishment until the
days work was over. The en-
ployes were not compelled to
patronize the restaurant, and, If
they wanted to 20 elsewhere, were
allowed the same time rs usual; but
1t was soon shown that the firm
had made no mistake, because only
small number of the employees
went outside.
Within the past year n number
of other dry goods houses have cs-
tablished restaurants. One of these
is very excellent, and compares ia
vorably with first.class restaurants
else W here. The bill of fare Is elab-
crate, the service Is very good, and
every attempt IL made to please. At
the same time the prices are below
those charged for similar service III
regular restaurants.
The Sun reporter visited n num-
ber of these restaurants the other
day. The one last referred 70 was
found to be the most attractive. 1t
Is large room on the second floor
of the building, away from the
noise of trade, and is very nicely
fitted up. There is velvet carpet
on the floor, and the furniture is all
appropriate. a magnificent carved
oak sideboard stands in one corner
vi tilt oit
by handsome utensils of chased and
engraved silver and elaborate pieces
of cut glass. The table cloths are of
the finest linen. All the china and
silveware compare in quality with
those found in any first-class restau-
rant. There is only one man in the
restaurant and he Is the cashier.
Tn. manager Is a woman and the
walters are all young girls. The
person who selected these evidently
had an eye to the aesthetic, rs they
are all pleasant to look at. They
wear uniform black dresses, with
pretty white lace caps and aprons.
The reporter was looked at with sur
prise when he came IN, and the
manager came up to him mt once
and informed him that gentlemen
were not allowed there unless ac-
companied by ladies. An exception
was made in this case, however,
as he was simply looking for infor-
nation. Lending out of the res
taurant was n Handsomely fitted
writing room for the benefit of its
patrons. Handsome polished hard
wood tables aud pretty little fancy
seats were provided, together with
all the little accessories necessary
for comfort.