The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-15
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BARONS as WATERS.
Not an Unusual Thing, if Philadelphia
ReStaurateurs Tell the Truth

Not an Unusual Thing, if Philadelphia
Restaurateurs Tell the Truth.
Dukes, counts, marqulses, lords, and
barons are not sought after by Philadel-
phia hotel proprietors and managers, SAYS
the Times of that city. Baron Lindeman
may have worked at the Lafayette hotel,
as his deserted wife in Pittsburg says, but
would not have been retained there long if
Proprietor Maltby or COL Baker, his man
ager, had known it.
Have we had many barons here as
waitersw said Col. Baker, recently. "Well,
yes, and it is no unusual thing for some
impecuni Gus aristocrat from the other side
to drop in and call on the head waiter and
secure position as waiter. They do not
last long, however. The reason is they
have not been trained, and then, you know,
the system we have here is entirely differ
ent from what it is in EuroCe.
''The titled foreigner who has lost all his
money is in most cases a German or q
Frenchman In Germany men with titles
are as thick as bees around a hive, and it is
absolutely impossible for their relatives to
support them. They drift to this country.
They have no trade, or if they have they
will not work at it, and as the position Of
waiter is a comparatively easy one, it pos
| sesses for them many attractions. First, on
working in hotel or club they usually obtain
about the same food as the persons they
serve. Then they are, in a great many
instances, enabled to sleep where they work
In most first-class hotels they come in con-
tact with coagenial people, When a man
dimes he is usually in good humor, and when
he finds his waiter an Intelligent man he
generally condescends to talk to him.
These titled garcons rarely disclose their
identity, however, but it does not take long
| to find them out. Their fastidiousness in
dress and in eating is apparent from the
first. AS | said before, they are usually
incompetent. When thew attend a partic-
ular, exacting or cranky guest they inva-
riably undertake to display their alleged
superiority over ordinary human clay. The
guest won't have this. He complains at the
office, and that is annoying always. He
never associates with his brother walters,
and that causes trouble among them: so
you see we don't want any of them about
| here"
Wouldn't have baron about any of my
Places said Mr. Boldt last night. "Have 1
had any? Well. should say l have; and l
will tell you another thing: As soon as
discover one about here | discharge him on
the spot.
"Some of the representative families of
| Europe have connections who hold positions
| as walters in this country. l have had a
| number of them. and l do not recolect a
|
tent. And tue air they assume-why, it is
simply overawing. They are not here long
before they plainly show by their manners
that they think you are ordinary, while
they are not o1ly of superior mold, but of
pure gold dust. They are frightfully in
competent, too, not knowing the first thing
about serving guests. If any of them work
for me now they do it under an assumed
| name.
81 have man on my payroll at the
Bellevue whose name is Battenberg.
doa't whether he belongs 10 the princes
family or not, but it is not unlikely, as they
all nave 10 do something to make living,
and waiting on Ii table is about the only
thing they care 20 do
There's one thing about IL. Most Of
those who come here for such work always
do 80 under another aud an assumed name,
but their desire that you should know
them % be- ~ blue blood Is ~ great that
they soon disclose their identity, and thea
they 60"