Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27
Food Charges at the Fair.

~.'ooo year saiary with BOARD III You do
all that is necessary is to provide yourself with
a white apron, come to Chicago and Join IN.
walters union. 1t will not even be necess.rv
ior You to speak the English LANGUAGE
whether you ever waited on the table bcfor,
VIII cut no figure. People will be foo.i.h
enough to tip you on the theory that you ar.
having a very hard time in making two end.
touch Everybody will speak politely 10 Won ana
even the Columbian guards will not dare AZ
.einPl 10 patronize you. for be il known that
~ lineage not corn nor wheat nor pork but
the waiter is king ~"
Inc restaurant prices in Chicago and at the
.tes.aurants IN the worlds fair are some higher
man ,hey were six months ago, but there Is a
by connected with it that explains il all
aeople who go sight seeing will probably
a.m sr complain Complaint is heard some ten
bacan.eu nousand times a day at the world stair
oecause the Midway Plaisance is not thrown
open TO the public gratis and COSTLY souyer;r.
s en away with admission tickets But eyerv
no.seIoioer who has had n domestic walk ont
!a 1890, "neh company Unexpectedly arrived will
,.a,,. the TRIALS Of the hotels and res
.auidhts "hen the story Of the Chicago wai,ers,
union mas been thoroughly dipestea In.
...Is, 'ne tiine the first of the rush TO the
worIus ialr opening began the thousanas ~
.oou uis'I iputors IN this town concluded that
,ney should come under the head n. sl,lI.d
laborers In anticipation 81 H. ,o-ls,a ~
crush they had organized and the hotel and
RESTAURANT proprletors seeing the necessity ~
keeping them in good humor had AGREED -
an increase IN wages from 81 to &C a week
This forced the limit to SIS week. but h.v,n-
once obtained that increase their apneti,s .ass
only whetted- Another strike WAS ordaraS
unless further advance of - was made Tl
story of the trials ard tribulations of the hotaI
and restaurant proprieters has been told in All
the papers. but in the rush of other big new.
the final complete victory of the walters union
was either thrown in the waste baskets or rela-
gated to an obscure corner.
This story will tell of the prices which nrs-
vail at the downtown and worlds fair restan-
rants, but il is necessary to understand the con.
dltlons before the facts are considered In
addition TO this extra charge for walters an
restaurants in the worlds fair grounds are COM
PEELED to turn over from Is to % per cent Of
their total receipts to the worlds fair manage
ment for their concessions. And the prices
which prevail in these restaurants are lust
about from Is to Is per cent higher than the
ordinary. IL was probably the story sent broad
cast about the cost of pie which started the
country talking about the extortons Of the
worlds fair restaurant rates. The American
people positively refused TO have pie placed in
the luxury list, and when the price was quoted
at % cents per Gu; the nation howled as one
man. Now every person who enters a restau-
rant on the grounds is greeted with the sign,
'All kinds of pie 10 cents. Milk is cents q
glass at nearly all restaurants and coffee 10
fair grounds where you will have to pawn your
watch In order to get enough money to buy .
square meal. but these cafes can be told bv
their exterior. One firm has been granted the
concession for restaurant privileges in all the
main buildings of the fair. In these restau-
rants a uniform price prevails. Having eaten
once, you will know just what il is going TO
cost you, and II you are dissatisfied you can
bring lunch from your boarding house. There
are perhaps LOCO places in Chicago which
fnaI -
each o. them wall prepare it for you to take
with you TO the fair. IL is not especially edify-
ing TO see small family perched around goods
box or on q ledge munching sandwiches and
pickles, but II is whole lot better than working
ones self into a frenzy over prices. which
should be learned before a meal is ordered.
In all the main buildings Of the worlds fair
these prices prevail for dinner, which is served
from IL a N. to p. M:
soUR.
(Soup without meat or fish order 20 ceuts.0
FISH.
Boiled halibut parsley sauce 40
Baked white tsh, Creole sauce. IS
BOILED.
New England boiled dinner a,
Boiled beef, horseradish sauce IS
Boiled corned beef and cabbage. 40
RoAsrs
Roast beef. with potatoes az
Boast beef, extra cut. with potatoes go
Short ribs beef, with Drowned potatoes. SIS
turkey stuffed, currant jelly. .l5
ESTREEk
Chicken fricasse. .......... "a
Minced ham with scram bled eggs 20
Fillet beef with mushrooms As
Baked pork and beans. .......S0
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes. boiled or String beans....lo
mashed, no charge. Sweet corn 10
Stewed tomatoes. 10 Asparagus. .26
COLD.
Roast beef. 40 Potato salad. Is
Boiled tongue..... 50 Sardines IS
Corned beef. Pork and beans 80
Boiled ham. IS Chicken sandwiches 20
Ham and beef sand Swiss cheese sand
witches. ...........l0 witches.
Chicken salad ----..50.
DESSERT.
Apple pie. ........l 10 Cabinet pudding,
khubarb pie......lO hard sauce rs
Apple pie, a la mode. 20 Strawberries and
Collins Ice cream. Is cream. 20
REIIsHEs.
Lettuce. Sliced cucumbers 20
Sliced tomatoes. 20 Queen olives. rs
Roquefort cheese. 30 De Brie. 20
American cheese. 20 Swiss cheese. Is
Coffee. with cream. 10 Milk. per glass s
Tea, with cream. 10 Cream. per glass. 8
Pabst Milwaukee Apollinaris, pints. rs
lager. lis Apollinaris. quarts. 40
Export. Golden Russell cham
Blue ribbon.-.....-..25 payne cider. per
aSSu yea ------.----.-iV DOttie- .-.------.. 70
Iced coifee...........l0L Londonderry Lythis
Lemonade. ........-.l5 water. pints. rs
Evans pale India ale. 25 Londonderry Lythia
Bass ale on draught. water. quarts 40
per glass. 10 Guinesses stout. 30
Bass ale. 80
Probably four-fifths of the people who attend
the worlds fair select their lunch from this bill
OF fare. 1t is far from extortionate and the
service is frs;-class. There are other features
about the worlds fair management which need
censure before the cost of living is considered
The most noticeable oversight was in the inn
perfect and incomplete arrangement of private
closets. Public buildings are all provided with
public closets. but the company which secured
these concessions placed their private closets,
which II costs cents TO use. where everybody
can find them. They are kept in good condi-
tlon. and the public closets. IN obscure places.
are oftentimes suffered to GO by default Drink.
ing water. however. IS plenty. and no incon-
Nenlence Will be experienced in this regard
In hgurlnS on the cost OF attending the
worlds ialr an example can be cited. Ever
since the opening day a Young lady with whom
many Kansas City society people are acquainted
has been seeing the sights accompanied by her
mother. This particular young lady is tbs
fortunate possessor OF an income of $50 Q
month, and she estimated that she could remain
an chicago from MAY 90 November ON her in