The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-15

yrnrhingtnn. D. G July 14.-Pro-
hibftlon q mot Tho only serious
handicap that Nav York hotels
hnse 10 contend with nowadays.
The public'a recently developed
paSefna fbf dieting for one atlment
and smother II proving equally IA
I'll 70 profits, People are not din
ing out nearly 20 frequently as they
used %, because the ordinary hotel
menu does mot cater to their pecu-
liar dietetic requirement..
i. But there 10 ct least one hotel
man Ii New York who remains I'M
perturbed By the new vogue for
scientific dieting. He IL even en-
Enthusiastically In favor OF II, Is he
has always been In favor OF any
thing that the public wants. 1T ia
useless to complain ab0dt the pub
HcA changing demands" he said
recently. 'aThe thing to do is to
supply them" And he has done so.
He has introduced into his hotel .
scientific diet service consisting Of
. Wide variety Of menus especially
designed to tiiR the needs Of all
sorts Of dieters, whether they be in
the deadly grip Of diabetes or mere
" afflicted with overweight.
We found him sitting behind Q
flat-topped mahogany desk in his
small balcony office ct the head of
. flight Of, stairs in that dignified
red brick building on the corner Of
Fifth avenue and Thirty-fourth
street known AZ the Hotel Waldorf
Astoria. He Is q short. broad man,
fastidiously dressed, with a square,
Impressive face, black and white
hair; and dark. kindly eyes,, His
appearance together with his grave,
courteous manner suggest b judge,
or bank president or possibly a
minister of the gospel. But he is
none Of these things. He is Oscar
of the Waldorf-one of New York's
famous personalities.
To the average New Yorker
whose one and only standard OF
value is money, Oscar is known
merely as the highest paid chef in
America, but he is really much
more than this. He is q culinary
artist Of world renown. Presidents
have lavished rapturous praise upor
his talents; many ecstatic accounts
have been written concerning GER
tain of his pre-pfohibition concoc.
tons, and he has been decorated by
royalty. II he had lived in another
country, he would doubtless LONG
ago have been knighted, but the
most that he can expect in this
country is perhaps an honorary D
s. degree from some appreciative
university, impressed with the i'm.
portance Of the new scientific die
service. =
Menus for Every Need.
Every kind of disturbance In tht
digestive tract is covered by thi.
service. Have you colitis or rheu
matism or high blood pressure
Well, there is a special menu fol-
your benefit containing only the
kind OF dishes thst are suitable fol
your particular condition. Here i:
one to consult IL you are over.
weights another If you are enjoy.
ing advanced age, and still another
Ia jolly one decorated with Mother
Goose sketches-if you are a child
The purpose of the service, al
explained in the diet service guide
folder, which is handed to eacl
guest, is to simplify dieting b,
making foods for special condi
tons. properly diagnosed, easil.
available, and to have all food pre-
pared to meet the health require
ments Of each individual. All O
the menus were designed in consul
tation with DR.. Clarence William
Lieb, a we'll known medical author
ity on nutritional disorders.
1.-THE new menus" explained Os
car. ARE extremely popular no
only with the public but with GU
employees, for whom they save ;
great deal OF time and effort Be
fore they were prepared we had ;
large number Of people taking vi
the walters time explaining net Il
put butter in this, pepper. must b,