Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-19
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES e. TRACEW FELL.

whom we would suggest the establish
ment of restaurant of their very own
The dressed-up husbands might we'll
get along as things are. What differ
ence does 1t make to them that the
next table has the remains of some one
elses breakfast yet reposing upon 1t.
awaiting the attention Of the busy
cleanup boy who has been too busy
to get around to itp Or that some one
dropped paper napkin upon the floor,
where 1t now lies?
In our Restaurant for Brides all that
would be changed. In the first place.
we would have nothing but woman en-
ployes. since they are more interested
In brides and grooms. and. no doubt
everything else being equal. would
give better food and service. Even the
counterman in our restaurant would be
a girl---a countergirl. IL you please.
We would keep the exterior appear
ance much the same in order to attract
our customers. We would not put on
swell. Our idea would be to attract
those who felt they must mind the cost
and who thus were BEGINNING their
married life by a little saving--a whole
some thing AZ any stage of the game.
At the door everything would change.
just how 1t would change we have not
worked out fully but this much may be
said The place would be more in
keeping with Loves Young Dream.
T..ere wouldn't be. any old gentlemen
sitting around. nor young gentlemen,
either, drinking coffee and eying the
brides. Not on your life! There
wouldn't be any tobacco smoke, unless
the bride wanted to smoke, and If she
wanted to smoke she might do So and
God bless her. 1t seems that there
would have to be dainty window cur
tains of some soft material and flowers
in vases doing their best to make the
place attractive.
There would be music.
Soft music 1t would be. reminding one
OF love songs Emphatically it would
rot be just music with your meals. ;"
No: 1t would be impaipable music, not
easily grasped by the ear, filling the
place with certain amount of gentle
ness. 1t would be such music as the
intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana,"
played legato. and it would bring out
the depth and truth of that fine musical
interlude. breath OF peace amid a
stormy scene. 1t would be such music
as the dawn" portion of the immortal
overture to William Tell" with its
rustling of flutes. it would be the beau
tiful Spring Song" from Victor Her
bert's ''Natoma,' or perhaps the "Ber-
cerise" of GODDARD, or Massenets "Ouvre
Tes Yeux Bleu"
Should there not be Persian rugs
upon the floor, and woe be to him or
her who spilled egg upon them? Some
how We cannot get over the conviction
that booths such as one sometimes
sees would about f,i the BILL certain
amount of privacy Is meet Let them
be more comfortable. however. than or ;
usually finds them. We would have.
too, books In hanging shelves. Not
that many would read Few would
want to read They would be there,
however, to lend atmosphere and to be
read by those few choice souls who
might want such nourishment. In
those shelves we would place princi-
pally poetry. the true food of love, al
though there might be some good es-
says, Surely we would find place for
Laurence Hopes midas Love Lyrics"
II for no other reason than 10 prove to
our guests that love need not be so
hopclessiy sad. Under the stimulus of
our famous coffee. aided by bowl of
delicious peaches and cream. how abb
surd would sound that mournful line
about Less than the dust beneath thy
chariots wheell" In such an atrios-
phere as this. wethinks. brides and
bridegrooms might eat breakfast as
befitting honeymoon. and might go
forth strengthened and inspired to see
the elories OF our fair city.