Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-07

and 4 a. IN. one hotel proprietor, in the
sober hours OF the day after, estimated
that 100000 bottles of the bubbling fluid
bubbled down as many threats In the
Broadway and Fifth venue houses.
Smaller streams flowed along sidestreets
and rivers Of plebeian fluid reached the spot
intended to raise the desired enthusiasm.
Calmly written accounts Of the scenes In
the lobster palaces tell what 1t costs to
hit the new year pace and how the money
flew. One sample may be given as a type
Of all. The grill room Of the Waldorf
Astoria had been pre-empted for several
weeks beforehand by those who prefer It's
lnformality to the conventlonality in dress
ing and service OF the regular dining rooms
A large percentage of the tables were re-
served for family parties, and at several
three generations were seen. There was no
set menu anywhere in the hotel at this
time, but there was the understood restric-
ton that an order should approximate at
least s. a person. Bismarck broilers, terra
pin, truffles and all sorts of game and sea-
food were ordered. Some terrapin. and
sherry was cooked so deliciously that even
a party who had just finished their own or
der of breasts of grouse with port wine
sauce. for which they had paid R7b q
cover, looked at II e%nviously. II cost the
host $3.50 a portion. The supper of one
party of four was appraised by the man
ager at SIS, exclusive of wine, the vintage
champagne costing IS a quart. Other char
ing and grill room specialties noticed were
oysters a la Louise at Sl.25 and oysters a
la Waldorf at $3.50, t%ruffles with cham
payne sauce at SO, partridge at "a, and many
parties dlned simply on crab meat creole at
s1.5O a portion. There Is no rule In regard
to liquid refreshment, and in addition to
the champagne flowing like water many
e,ests had ordered special Rhine wines,
sauternes and the terrapin and canVas-oaek
experts named a celebrated Burgundy at
sS5 a quart and proclaimed it the only drink
for the occasion.
~ "shall I shave the back of your neck
'sir?"
mo, I can't see 1t myself and nobody
else cares"
"Will you have a cup OF tea thenF
Charmed, I'm sure"
This dialogue took place in the m
barber shop in the Cortlandt building one
day last week. The speakers were a freshly
shaved railroad president and Joseph Fl.
schusser. the master barber and proprietor
of the shop.
A moment later a pretty manicure girl
handed a dainty cup of steaming hot tea
to tho railroad president who was sitting
in the BARRIERS chair.
The head Of one of the greatest trunk
lines in America drank the tea and returned
the cup.
Yes, gentle reader, the afternoon tea
has invaded the barber shop. Joseph
b. Schusser ~naugurated the idea in his
four barber shops in the Hudson Terminal
Monday afternoon. In his main
shop in the Cortlandt building the tea is
served by the four m~anicures, Miss Bliss,
a blond, statuesque Young lady, makes the
tea (Oolong from Formosa) and "pours'
from 3 to 6. Every customer is asked II
he will have a cup and nine out of ten
accept 1t gratefully. Cream or lemon is
served with IT, and according to Schusser
the china is real Dresden and the silver
solid. r..
'I conceived the idea of serving tea to
my customers over a year ago" said
to a World reporter, but l was
afraid to do II. / was afraid the Idea
would be ridiculed. 1t was not until Mon
day that gathered nerve enough to do 1t.
My customers were a little shocked at first,
admit, but nearly everyone who comes
in now drinks a cup, so I'm sure they like
the idea. Personally, 1 think it's a very
good plan. A cup Of tea is much better for
your system than q cocktail and just as
refreshing"
Thai a wife may demand and compel
the release of her husband held as hos
tage for a board bill was promptly demon
strated in a New York court Of justice the
other day. Before Magistrate House there
appeared an actress, a Mrs. Hughes in
nrivata Life. who besought his honor's