The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11

he dropped $4,000 Of savings. Joe waited
on Cornelius Vanderbilt in London, and
has a wide acquaintance with gentlemen
of less means.
Two handsome gentlemen passed by,
striking their heels on the brick roof
The larger man Is the keeper of the wine
ROOM" said Joe. THE thin one dark and
serious. is the steward" They looked
very important ''Well, Joe, 1 suppose
some day you will be steward?" l ventur-
ed. Steward? Why, 1 have much supe-
rior place as waiter" replied Joe con-
temptuously 81 would not give my posi-
ton for three of his" Herr Boldt paws
his walters SIS a month in summer and
$50 in winter. They are permitted to dine
at the hotel free of charge. They average
in tips s. a day, which, with salary, gives
them an income of SITS a month Their
daily expenses for Dress etc.,-for they
must look neat and stylish-are about
$3.50.
The Waldorf-Astoria must take in at the
box office $4,000 a day before Herr Boldt
makes an ounce of profit. And YET he owns
the most magnificent cottage and grounds
in the Thousand Islands This marvellous
discovery of the Astors used to open oys-
tiers.
Have you observed that nothing on the
bills of fare at this great hotel-the superb
or of every hotel in the world-breathes
sprinkled all through breakfast, dinner
and supper. Is this Jacks method of be-
lifting his cousin?"
Fetch us two whisky highballs," said
the Colonel to Joe, and when we had
drunken he essayed to pay with a half
dollar. Joe fingered the coin nervously and
held his ground expectantly. waiter,
where's my changer" suddenly broke cut
the old man. Ten cents more, sir, if you
please" said Joe. "HighbaIlS mere are
thirty cents apiece, two for sixty cents.'
The service is different at DePs. Herr
Boldt sends a patron a small drink in a
diminutive decanter, with a long glass; a
lump of ice and carbonic in the hands of
the waiter. When the mixture is made the
waiter unostentationsly slips off with the
siphon. A man might get too much car
bonc At Dels-ah. No Philadelphia pa
ternalism there. The whisky bottle is bold
ly set out for a gentleman to take as much
as he likes, and the sphon is left on the
table until he has finished his drink. Price
% cents
Joe fetch me wine card" Eyes sir"
Il want one to take home with me-" ct
is not possible, sir. Thees cart cost me a
dollar and a half; when 1 go away Mr.
Boldt buy it back from me for the same
price if it is in good condeetion." Ii was a
small affair An a leather case. A dollar
and half for an ordinary hotel wine
card?
Joe, I am going home now. I want
you to pack me up a pint of vanilla ice
cream. Wrap it so that it will not melt"
Certainly, sir" Presently he returned
and whispered: TT will cost you $50"
1 jumped three feet high. Don't get it,
You are a clever waiter You sized me
up for a pauper' "Ah, you make a NEE
stake. l would do the same if you were
Mr.. Vanderbilt. 1 am sure no gentleman,
no matter how many millions he has
cares to be imposed on" Joe saved me a
fight If he had brought the cream with
such monstrous charge l would have
carried the outrage to the highest court
Del charges so cents quart for cream
just as good. l was informed later that
Herr Boldt seeks by charging 50 a quart
TO discourage the ice cream habit.
There are express elevators from the
Office floor to the roof garden, and three
of the boys running them are known as
Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-negro, be-
cause they are in the fiery furnaces. It
is limited in the lobby that Herr Boldt's
idea is to keep the cars fiercely heated
in order that his roof may seem cooler
by comparison.
"Give me everything Waldorf on the bill
of fare" 1 said to Joe, and he fetched me
stuffed Holsters. so cents chicken Waldorf,