The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01

to work. It was clock in the morn
ing. four years later, that I quit the
Hoffman house. At 6 O'Clock Of the
same morning I was at work in Del
monico S. AS maitre d hotel I was more
than busy at one of the assembly balls
mo to take the same position under him
at the Waldorf-Astoria. Two hours
later I was installed there. These
changes have been rapid, but not vio'
lent"
It scarcely requires exposition to con
vince people that the Shead' OF
great city restaurant must have many
tive is not enough. The character and
career of European maitre d hotel have
furnished the subjects for extremely
interesting studies that chroniclers OF
manners in London. Paris and Vienna
have never despised. Most or these
have been personages, some of them
have absolutely influenced the currents
of society," few have made and un-
made leaders. Oscar Ischirky would
have been as successful in either of
these foreign capitals as he has been
here, for to an untiring energy he unites
cleverncss and ambition. That he pos"
sesses urbanity is not surprising, for
prove quite a failure. It has TO be eN.
ercised, but in varying degrees and
with different complexion. IN the pub
lie dining room and in the helps hall.
How He Handles Employees.
The advantage nature has given 20
this man is that his urbanity is real
and not assumed. He never Imaglnes
that the persons who consult him about
their little dinners (at $40 the corer)
arc keeping their private sentiments un-
der lock and dhey-remembering his pow
er and so treating him respectfully To
his face. On the contrary he meets
them, fer all their money and in
huence, as fellow human beings 20
whose innocent enjoyment he is glad
10 bring anything in his power. He
feels no subserViency and shows none.
His clients like this and are happy, too
TO have no necessity 20 propltiate--to
rub the right way-so business dealings
are conducted on both sides with cor
diality and good spirit.
On the other hand, and IN the lower
realms, the regiment Of cooks, the CO.
hort of dishwasheTs, the army or wait.
tiers. have not been taught 20 scrape and
bend. TO be false and mean. Ine gen
eral who directs al these underground
forces started il By letting them feei
that downstairs as well as up Justice
prevailed He has shown his willing.
ness time and again TO listen 10 any
body S Just complaint, and he makes
40 decision. renders no judgment, until
the entire evidence has been sitted. In
kitchens as well as n cabinets there is
politics General TschiTky win not
have che meanest sculion lose his lob
ii there is no better motive than poll
tics to force him out. Once In q while
he makes a mistake, but IN the main
there is no business conducted IN
fairer manner 70 all concerned than the
business that is now. after sixteen
years OF gradual promotion. within his
absolute control.
To ed Stokes of the Hoffman
house the general manager of the Wal
dorf Astoria modestly attributes mis-
first success. He said:
Keep Your Head Said Stokes
'.AIr Stokes grounded me in the ho-
that he did not make me 90 through,
and 10 his thorough teaching and the
personal interest he manifested In me
belon@ most Of the credit for what
over / have since accomplished. What
ever people NAV say OF Mr.. Stokes ip
the JUDGMENT OF his character, | nat
ura'ly lean TO the effusive side, for he
was n very good friend 20 me- OF all
the men with whom l have been asso.
ciated ! never met one who could en-
counter difficulties of every kind with so
much sang froid. lie used to say TO me-
hccp your mead, oscar; ana near both
sides and YOU won't get into any very
great difiicuities.' 1 liked Mr. Stokes.
naturally. for. from one season to an
other. he became a sort Of patron, but
he was also well liked throughout the
Holman. No doubt because OF the
maxim that he pTactised as well as
preached-hc heard both sides. Be
fore long no put me in charge OF his
yacht and / gained experience as stew
ard, something I knew, till then, very
little about
.It WIS NJ Stol.ns alsn who showed