The sun., 1894-04-29
PRACTICE BEHIND THE BAR.
ELABORATE APPLIANCES AND MIS-
ferries or gHE MODERN SALOON

Secrets OF Essences and Essential Ons-
"If you want to see som ething to make you
epen your eyes" New Yorker said to q Sun
reporter, come with me to a new saloon that
IL not open ret where am going to see the
proprietor on business. You will find some-
thing thero worth writing about 1t is only
two or thrss blocks away. and It's the newest
OF tho new. No doubt you are accustomed to
seeing the nne downtown saloons. when they
are In operation, from the front OF the house.
But here is a chance to look at one from behind
the scenes. with no customers in the way. It
IL only sam pie Of the modern downtown bar.
but think IL will utprise you"
The saloon was gorgeous outside. as many
others are. with plate glass and ornamental
iron work. Skilled wotkmen we're still busy
laying mosaic floor OF tiny colored stones In
the front part, and other men were putting up
the electric light 1xturea The proprietor
was walking up and down dangling his
watch chain. looking from the workmsn to
the immense sidebosrd bar. aud from that to
the two cosey hooks each OF which held ma
hogany table and two soft-cushioned settees.
you are almost ready for business 2" the
reporter asked him.
Tomorrow we open, thank goodness" he
replied. II think one more day Of prepara-
tion would lay me out You have no idea OF
the labor involved in fitting one Of these places
uD, unloBA you nave Deen IN In0 DublubSs
THAT IL q very handsome sideboard you
have" the reporter suggested, noddinE at the
leviathan piece Of mahogany cabinet work
that filled one side OF the long room from door
to ceiling and from end to end.
Il call that my country house." the pro-
prietor laughed. looking at 1t with great
affection, because the $1,000 paid for It
would have bought me snug little house In
the country. But that Is only an item. after all.
IL is the little things that run away with the
money. little things many Of which nre never
seen BY the customer. but which are very
necessary in the conduct OF nrst-rate modern
bar. lwill show yOu some OF them hyou care
TO see them"
He led the way through q side door into .
small room without windows, but brilliant
with electric light and through this into q Sec
ond room. into which some daylight stole.
These are our only working rooms" he
said. Space 10 valuable In this part OF the
world you know. The frst room Is the kitoh-
on. which Is made necessary by the elaborate
frce lunch system. This second room We call
the supply room. and under them both we have
Q cellar. The casks OF liquor are stored In the
cellar. and will show you first how we bring
the liquor ND to this room. and how We handle
It here"
He opened circular case about two feet In
diameter and displayed coll Of rubber tub
ing oased with canvas: thon laid his hand
upon copper pump that was fastened to one
ITO draw liauor from the cellar" he went
on. one end Of this rubber pipe Is Inserted in
into one of these felt iltering bags, from
meath. We have the hlterinR bags In all Sizes
from one quart up up to nye and half gallons; and
make It sure that We will not set any muddy
li1uors lefore our customers The LIQUOR 10
and poured into another demijohn. il is noe.
,y sss,ary to measure Il for our Ta. own Pro, pro.
:na sd ies eSppse 5squFss sas
STss Th:y don. seem to amount to nSS6
s75O the set. and tho measures the same
Here. You see, are glass tunnels also, and
ist's shop. isn't it2 although We shall DO no
oom mpounding ourselves.
that We could not well do without, The frst,
q, eauging rod the other Is a vantage rod. |
with the gauging rod We measure the capacity
p eSS eoas NTH hs vcts ss for red these
little implemsnts We never could tell yhsther
Ts,S %. ts' r. We
We must sell good Iquors, and 4 would never
this littis tester il would be an easy matter Tor
the wholessisS % to sell Us ia FEY gallons Of water
The first. is a high.seaie hYdrometer. ior test
Wines sad Nhaf. they %. tSs
'sGSh 81 sPy distilled .Sm
with asfs that we Wsrs sons into the bots
nIE business m Bat Il Necessary & s to keep good
ones that we shall make no charge for % Evsrs very
that without extra sSsrse when We order at
nre, filled with .corks Of various sizes. and this
press This large dat case shall not iii down
from the she'll because II contains 100 pounds
me SO for the lot TRe.s smaller % Boxes Ooss are
top Gsh ssE sS t. 1s5 s.
selves are cheap costing only about 90 cents
sa, gram On most Of them. and the dies for that
This" he went on. laying his hand upon a
tell machine Ike . pump with two arms. is
tss rSTkEiSf 81 bh. not DO great
properly, and no bottle can be properly cork ed
by hand II Il contains any liquor With head.
should be done. Ali those boxes on the top
ehsli contain self-seAllng bottle wrappers.
Now here on the other side Of the room We
keen duplicates Of the bar supplies. oh yes.
os! fsSPsstSsS aosSn
tom In ali the best sslosns. and / think Il Is
same old things DAY alter day. and the modern
theory is to give them change. For Instance.
IN the nrst week We shAll use q very thin
Shlsksy sless with plain band. a week
glass and In the third week a handsomsly
engraved glass. and so keep constantly chang
lag al the glass and china ware: There Is
hardly any end to the varieties OF bar glasses,
but We have some Of every kind on hand. for 1t
would not do TO be without any sort OF glass a
customer might ask for. There are AZ differ
snt STYLES and sizes OF glasses In this lot before
yol, and sometimes as many AS three gross OF
} single kind. We cannot be constantly send
I inR out for new glassware Here 10 the latest
form OF stone beer mug. have not seen II in
use In New York before.
:, There are almost as many forms OF bot
Ties" he went on, as there are of glasses
You see. preparing for housekeeping Is moth
Ing comPared With htting up one Of these
places. We have many forms and sizes o! bot-
ties Tor the ssideboard, because. like the glass