The daily sentinel., 1910-06-14

500 tip is not uncommon. in his ex
perience. and he is credited by those
knowing him with the possession Of
fortune which, invested in real es-
tate and bonds. is the equivalent of
something like 100000.
One day not long ago he was seen
to go up to the Office desk at the
Holland house and ask for his strong
box from the safe. He opened it,
took out a handful of bonds. went
away and busted himself for a time
cutting coupons.
How much did you cut off?" he
was asked.
This is a bad month. | only cut
off 5000 he replied. But you wait
until next month"
II the identity of some of the men
who are working as walters in New
York restaurants could be established
it would be found that a scion of
more than one old German or Italian
or Hungarian house is earning his
living in this way. Not long ago a
man who had attained some little
fame as an explorer and had been
honored by election to membership
in a distinguished European scientific
body was discovered in one of them.
why, what are you doing here ?"
he was asked.
Il am trying to get enough money
together to do some more exploring" q"
was the reply. Il exhausted my
means on the last trip because ex-
ploring costs a lot of money. and as
waiting is about the only other trade
or profession know anything about.
| decided to follow it.
Il am too well known in certain
capitals to attempt it on the other
side; and, as | know how much money
Americans give away in tips. | de
| cided to come over here. / am al
ready captain, and you will find that
| am not above taking tips.
Yes. | saw that Hawtrey play
about the prince who became wait
er, and'-pit job appeals to my sense
of hunIpr At the same time it is
profitable. You are the first man
who has recognized me, as do not
know many Americans
Every once in a while a story
comes out about some German baron
who, disguised as a waiter, is earn
ing his living in a restaurant here.
on the other hand. it not infrequent-
ly happens that some waiter poses as
a baron after he has doffed his apron.
\ music teacher was telling sto-
ry the other day about a former pu-
pill of hers. When he came to her to
take vocal lessons she noticed that
his card bore a won" upon it, which
is the German patent of nobility. and
he gave as his address one of the
fashionable New York hotels. He
was handsome, well dressed. carried
himself with distinction and, after n
time. began to make an impression
upon the music teacher, who was 2S
or thereabouJs.
One day he did not appear for his
usual lesson. After few days "A
letter came from him saying that he
was i'll. In her solicitude the teach
er decided to call at the hotel, find
out how her pupil was getting along
and leave a few flowers.
She entered the hotel and asked If
| she could send message to MI.
The clerk looked over his list and
said there was no such person stop
| ping in the house.
But there must be- the teacher
! insisted. and the clerk looked again.
/ Then a thought struck him. and
| he asked the caller to be seated while
he made further inquiry He called
up the head waiter and was informed
I that man of the name given, but
without the won" was employed in
] the dining room as "A waiter. but was
| away for few days
The clerk broke the news to the
teacher gently. She took it hard.
/ Her romance was gone. She sum
moned her strength to write a note,
which she left. and the vocal lessons
We're discontinued.
The head waiter at one of the most
/ fashionable of New York hotels, who
I has been in New York long enough
to go through all the stages of res
| taurant from omnibus up. says that
! the public has an exaggerated idea
as to the amount of the tips a waiter
receives.
Il have worked in some of the big
! gest and most popular restaurants
/ here he said. 'and | know that, in
cluding his salary. no waiter makes
more than from s125 to $3.50 per
month.
In the first place. in good res
/ taurant. waiter seldom has more
than two tables to take care of His
| salary is s25 a month, or it may be
| $50. He has to pay his omnibus us
ually a dollar day: sometimes more.
The proportion of people who
I give more than a quarter "A head for
tip is smaller than is generally be-
I lieved. though in some of the Broad
way restaurants. especially the gayer
ones, the tips sometimes run pretty
! high. Then you have to reckon on
! the man who never tips, and he still
/ exists
Most walters in New York are
married and have families to support.
| There may be some who try to be
\ sports, but their number is limited.
| With the high cost of rent and the
increasing cost of living in New York
/ it costs the average waiter a good
deal to support his family.
I AT the same time the average
, waiter is at heart gambler. He
| likes to get money easily. and he
/ likes to play the horses During the