The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

III ART NEEDED
Is WELL ASfOOD

" uARJORIE TAILOR.

A..eeIIlated Press Correspondent
s1couyright, 1922, by The Argus.) i
I Vsshington, d. C., Oct. lit II
~ he food but the surroundings
iAst count.
Thsy snapped color schemes in
sAsaa Of cooking recipes at the an
..sI convention of the National
rsraurant association in session
- today. They agreed that the
Sture of their business was to
s.nal and exceed that Of the movie
irdustry during the next ten years.
The reason, the conferees agreed,
"a that congested apartments and
a. servant problem are driving the
Scmekeepers more and more to
dining out.
! The only thing that will interfere
vith this coming about will be that
a. restaurant people themselves
All fail to rise to the occasion.
4he various speakers, who repre-
aented nearly every section OF the
country, agreed on that. People
70 to the movies as much because
= their artistic surroundings as to
see the pictures" one speaker de-
clared. "and if we furnish such sur
roundings in our establishments,
ve will have to turn trade away
Food Only Secondary.
Interior decoration again and
again was emphasized as of far
more Importance than mere food.
The delegates loudly proclaimed
souls above the steaming fieshpots
of the kitchen. While the palate
vas thus more or less neglected
the pocketbooks received assiduous
attention. All that was necessary,
the speakers and audience of res
taurant proprietors agreed, to Nat
ten the patronizing bankroll and
fatten the proprietary pocketbook,
was little of the right sort OF at
mosphere induced by the proper
consideration of real art.
People will remember and re-
turn to a place because of its taste
full appearance when memories OF
what they have had to eat long
since have departed" was piece
Of the solomonic wisdom empha-
sized and accepted by most Of the
1000 delegates.
Restaurant proprietors even were
urged to go in for high art and tc
decorate their walls with original
paintings by noted artists.
Watch art exhibitions and make
offers to the exhibitors and they
will no doubt listen to reason and
take a sensible price for theil
works." insisted one chairman
But even if a very high price il
paid the indirect advertising will
bring the money back home"
Chance for Starving Artists.
Thus may be provided a marke'
for the works of the artists who
now are popularity supposed tt
starve in garrets, who may now
find the cafeteria kings bidding fol
their creations.
Solemn warning against getting
house painters" to splotch the
colors was given. To have a place
done in an inartistic manner was
as bad, a speaker emphasized, as
for a hostess to seat bitter enemies
beside each other at dinner. The
decorations also should correspond
to the locality, as for instance
mermaids would be all right II
Atlantic City or Los Angeles. but
hardly the thing in Chicago and
Birmingham. The Old King Cole
room in New York and the Pied
Piper grill in San Francisco were
suggested as examples to be fol
lowed.
1t also was declared to be use.
less to waste the decorative effecI
below the tables. Spotless clear
linens there was the order while thu
decorations should be easily viewed
from every part Of the room.
Naturally there must be com
plete regard for sanitary demands
it was stated, but no less a person.
age than William Childs. of White
Tile" fame, made it plain that il
cities and towns where an atmo
sphere Of warmth helps in winter
the all white is a handicap, ant
warmer colors are better liked b!
patrons.
Then again other persons re
called that prohibition has cleared
up many blurred eyes and tina
while. in the old days, people wer'
satisfied with quick service anG
lots to drink" today they have tt
have faded appetites coaxed b,