The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02
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circus. and you have learned something
OF their art of keeping the world amused,
but even they would not try to pull my
leg, and why should your"
Il do not know what IL is to pull the leg.'
said Herr Fuchs, for We do not have that
phrase in the German language. 1 sup
pose IL is something like your way OF saying
of every pretty girl that she may pack her
clothes in my trunk. have tried once or
twice to introduce that pictureful express
sion in Niennese society, but IL is attended
with too much danger OF having TO night a
duel with the lady's brother, who thinks
evil where only sport is intended. But as to
the existence of our walters college, il is no
George Starr sort of story at all. but is the
veritable truth. We have here the only
large and complete school for the fabrica-
ton of skilled walters which is known To
the world. In that school the young men
are taught how to lay the table CLOTH how
to arrange the knives and forks and spoons
in the manner Of the most refined society.
how to bestow the various wine and water
and liquor glasses and how to make deco
rations, CONNIE II faut, with the flowers
and trailing leaves upon the table cloths
Though they do not learn to be cooks. they
nevertheless must master the methods OF
the kitchen so as TO be able 10 explain how
to recommend this or that dish to Gus
toners with faded palates or with illnesses
There would seem TO be very little that
they are not taught. They must know the
history of each mineral water mar ~ or
what are its properties, for what persons
ii is best The same is true OF all wines
9S of ali sorts t9 of vines and o the ne
vineyards and best exporting houses
Even down 10 the manner OF opening a
table napkin to hand it to a lady in a way
to give her the least trouble-the mode
of putting on a lady's shawl and OF hold
ing her Jackk Jacket Tor ner 10 SIP her arms IN.
always lighted, 10 a gentleman when he
would smoke. after first having proffered
cigar, all these things are taught in the
Vienna walters college When the stu
dents are graduated into the service OF the
public they are advised 10 travel-now TO
Paris, then to London and TO Rome and TO
New York and st. Petersburg. so that they
may acquire the polite and the useful Ian
guages. At the end OF a few years they are
finished and have become what you see
around you-nen OF great intelligence.
masters of their calling, with whom gem
tlemen find IL agreeable and profitable TO
converse. The theory of the walters col
lege is that TO be first-class waiter one
must be at once gentleman, valet. a
physician, sympathetic companion and
a father-confessor-a gentleman, at least
In his understanding of the ways and
tastes of refined persons. a valet I'm mental
services of an intimate sort, a physician I'm
comprehending the nature of mems all
ments and the properties OF the foods suit
ed to such patients; pathetic COM
panion in causing stranger to feel at
speech and informing him of what may
be done and seen in the way Of entertain
ment, and, finally, a father-confessor in
drawing from gentlemen their avowals OF
illness from dissipation and OF weaknesses
and partialities in dining"
As last and most curious word about
the subjects Of eating and OF Vienna, I
will add that fond as at home
of Vienna bread, such thing does not eX-
list in Vienna. To go there I'm order 10
enjoy il would be wild az TO go 10
Wales to enjoy the Welch rabbits leaping
upon the hills. A very little schwartz
brod (rye bread is eaten in Vienna, but
there is no white bread. Its place is taken
by very small hard, but very sweet tasting
rolls There was once a baker there who
made a delicious bread and found a fair
demand for ii. He went with his bakery
to Paris and made a great fortune His
bread, or rather the fame and name OF
it, spread all over the world and We got
our share, but Vienna is breadless cap
ital.