The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
. WOMAN'S NOVEL IDEA.
THE MONDAY REST JUST OPENED
BH A CHICAGO WIDOW,

small, eilt-framed card attached TO tho balcony
Of q private house. Just like all tho other private
houses in the block, arc tho only indication that
outsiders will DO welcomed inside. While you
are asking yourself II IL IL q club. or q nursery,
or some mission circle. q woman comes down the
steps and. the question being put TO her, she an
swers you that there is q restaurant within
where extraordinarily good things TO eat can DO
obtained at extraordinarily low prices.
Everything is 8 cents" she says. AT least.
nothing is over that price, and q good many
things are cheaper. / have just finished an
abundant luncheon, topped of with ice cream
and good chocolate cake, and Il cost me Just
90 cents. assure you 1t Isl wonder. II you
ordered everything that Is on the bill of fare to.
day 1t would only como to 90 cents and you
could not eat one-third Of IL. Have / been here
beforel Yes, once. I was shopping, and one Of
tho store girls told me. about IL. I 1.-Two out
Of town and am always hurried on my shop-
ping trips; 30 o place near by, quiet and eco
nomical, where / can get luncheon 10 just the
thing / want"
You enter. and q young woman. who sits at
tho little hall table with money and checks be-
fore her, confers upon you tho freedom Of the
place.
go into tho room furthest back" she sayA
"Thore are no waiters; everybody waits on her-
self here"
With doubt and uncertainty you approach
the back room. ~Rlancing in meanwhile at the
small, white-draped tables In the two interven-
ing rooms, whore women In hats and Jackets are
seated at luncheon.
There is the menu on that slate on tho WALL"
says one Of the women In charge Of affairs.
Read 1t over and select what you want; then
provide yourself with knife, fork, and napkin.
and you will be served"
This back room Ia o CHEEKY, well.appointed
place. Against the wall stands o bright. new
steam table, from which o smell Of savory meats
proceeds. There are big plated urns on either
side and q big soup caldron. On q white-covered
eide table are big glass bowls with refreshing
looking salad leaves showing through, and small
plates of bread, each with a stamped pat Of but
ter on 1t, ready to serve. On another table are set
the desserts, jelly cake. ice cream, pies. &c. d.
rectly under the menu slate is q stand holding
three baskets. one containing knives, another
forks, the third big and small silver spoons, ali
bright and shining. A pile Of napkins has the
central place. Everything In the room is clean,
fresh, and attractive, and the proprietress. who
serves the portions from tho steam table, Ii
trinity dressed. She has q dainty muslin apron
and cap and a look Of CHEEKY wholesomeness
about her that INT the establishment to
favorable notice at once.
I'VE have rabbit and lamb stew as main
dishes to-day" she says pleasantly, land 1 can
recommend the soup. I have o good chef, and
he understands soups.
You select what you want and retro to the
first table in the adjoining room that is availa-
bearing their food before them, soup. meats,
vegetables, and you notice a neat, deft-handed
maid clearing nnS Garr ayay t The dishes ss II from 3 e The ya iS TED
gions below. There is no confusion, no calling
sistant q check setting forth the amount
Of her Indebtedness: AS often as she returns to
on eR' a 1sih F0G plat sn Of f Ice c sseahe or G @In C, G pis, a
supplementary check is given and whom ahe
P nas sSn RRisS shs es sas fiess and ah psia f sos. arc de-
for 8 cents" says the cashier. The AVERAGE
and milk is 8. Bread and butter together arc
8 cents. and. as everybody takes one or tho
other OF these things. our checks are all I'M
How did ! come to start this Iunchingp place r
sented to me- that there was need. Of . cheap
place for a woman's lunch in the shopping dis,
things and the surroundings. / am the widow
Of a Chicago physician; had to earn ny nv.
and Joined them all together, in this one. It has
toners. I SEQ that certain women in the city
have been wanting. just this kind OF place.
cost. and sd1 not tG be- re volt si1 by the sSrroundinsS.
We try to avoid any clatter and confusion. and
really the presence of the walters is missed far
am often asked how I can afford to supply
such viands as do at the prices charged. The
visions. and then / have thoroughly competent
help. both In my cook and the little maid who
StsHaS does does away sWS VIII with much ShSi of the expense aSe
and confusion. All who patronize the place
seem Sc perfectly |, wiling to help themmsslves; and
getting fun out of Ii.
There are a number Of girls inst starting out
and designing. music and embroidery, and one
thing and another, who really have o very
They cannot board in desirable houses in tho
centre Of town for what they can afford to pay.
who have got into the habit Of iunohias here.
s them t sifi' IN e sheir f Srisht, t esse.y eR way ae1TFhhs egg
have such fresh. rosy faces. and always seem on
for style. and would rather have a really good.
wholesome meal and walt on themselves.
than to g. 20 To- some oyorcrowdsd place:
only weman's restaprant in town besides this one
scene of much unavoidable confusion during
shoppers come here to rest and get luncheon or
a cup Of cocoa or coffee, They all ask about my
men in easy circumstances Judging from their
Dress, they dom seem to mind waiting
wi who ' is asetsS forust el'. and 9cS SsEs fSa5 mS oRe
as she goes about gathering up the dishes. TO get
her q glass of water or perform some little
service. In q moment after, however, she has
recollected herself and reconsiders the order,
saying that she had forgotten whero she was.
The water cooler is ready at hand and in q con.
~spicuous place. and generally the customer gets
aglass Of water for herself before she sits down.
after she has brought her eatables from the serv-
ing ROOM"
The average attendance at this unique eating
place 10 $50 q day. A number of male clerks In
the adjoining district. hearing of the. good
things enjoyed by women in this waiterless es-
them luncheon also. They said they did not in
tho least mind carrying In their own food II they
could only be served with fye-cent salad out Of
those MISUNDERSTANDING glass bowls and indulge
in good soups and well.cooked meats at tho
same low price. The proprietress was not to DO
tempted. She had devised the scheme for
women and she meant to keep 1t for them.
BasketbaIl Notes.
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