The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-01

Those who make It their regular habit
must try to catch the first car home
In the morring-that is If they are in
condition to catch anything.
The crowd Is greatest and most In.
terestng just after the places OF
amusement close between 10 o'clock
and midnight. For every class. for
every purse, the restaurants and the
cafes are wide open. The difference
between the two places Is that at the
former regular meal may be had II
la carte, or certain dishes supplied
forming a regular supper while at the
latter only the slightest refreshments
with drinks are served. The cuisines
of all nationalities and the beverages
of all countries form the attractions
at many of these public resorts. There
is TO person of any land or cline who
cannot go to the restaurant or cafe
when his cook is out or the fancy suits
him to charm his palate and supply
his cravings for his favorite dishes and
drinks. With women 1t Is different.
In the cities they cannot 60 to these
places without male company. They
can. however, go unattended to the
confectioners to get something to eat.
Outing Suppers.
The sooner one frees his mind OF
the idea that the essence and practi-
cal features of the American restaur-
ant. cafe or hotel are found In the
same places in Germany, the sooner
one will be able to enjoy the reality.
The first and general impression is
one of wonderment If one has not
gotten into the wrong place. There
is always a porter, or doorkeeper, in
livery. who greets you with his Gu
ten abend" as he swing the glass door
open to admit you.
There are signs on all Of the sub
sequent doors that tell you to pull or
to push. so that two people. one on
either side of the door, need not run
into danger by unexpected collisions.
There may be a sign. "Garderobe
frci'' or "Garderobe, 10 pfennige."
meaning you may either take off your
overcOat and hang it on a peg for
nothing or hand it over to one or two
women in exchange for a number and
have it hung up on special peg and
taken care of for 2 cents. Not to dis.
courage one at the outset, the over
coat or wraps generally are free. and
in this case instead of being compelled
to leave them at the door you can
wear them until you have found and
selected table, near which there is
sure to be a place for storing them
away. Later in the evening this ar
rangement gives you the impression
as though supper We're being served
in wardrobe.
Some of the restaurants are large.
simple rooms; others are a. series of
small rooms, a few steps up or down
at the entrance of each. Their in-
Vulnerable tables are very small and
close to each other. Those near the
walls have sofas along one side, sup
plying seats for distinguished lady
guests or other habitues of the place.
The sofa in Germany is a distinction
and an inflictiOn. You never sit on
it until you are invitel to do so. If
you are not asked to sit on II you need
not consider yourself the person en-
titled to this special honor. All the
furnishings of these rooms, which ara
usually decorated. are rather plain.
but neat and scrupulously clean. You
get waited on when you can secure
the walters eye. You are never di-
rectly or indirectly urged to take any
thing, and your orders are promptly
finish eating they light their cigars or
cigarettes, and the longer you remain
the DINNER grow the outlines and fig.
ures of your neighbOrs.
Late Hours.
Whenever it seems time to go homs
and you are ready to depart some-
thing fresh will be ordered. and. OF
course, you cannot leave. BY 1880
tables are at premium. The only
way to secure one is to hynotize some
party or tip waiter. Tables in res-
taurants are, however. more easily
secured at that time than in cafel
especially in Berlin.
1t Is a common fashion In Berlin to
go to cafe for a cup of coffee, with
its glass of cognac, and then to drink
your beer or wine at the restaurant
where you have had supper. After
making yourself comfortable you will
that if you want to return home while
the night is not quite passed you had
better make a start. You may or may
not have spent much money for food
and drinks. but the tips will surely
amount to 2 or marks. Not great
outlay, perhaps. for long evenings
outing and amusements, If you have
caught enough of the spirit of the
people about you to understand and
TO enjoy the cultivating and cheering
finale of a German day spent in hon,
est work and harmless recreation.