1900 Harry Johnsons Bartenders Manual (Mixellany)

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pany he keeps. There is a proper time and place for drinking, and the place is always in the cafe or bar- room. But it makes a bad impression upon the patrons of a cafe, where there are tables and chairs, to find the "boss" often sitting down with a party to drink cham- pagne or any other wine. This action should be avoid- ed entirely, if possible, for one reason, that when the proprietor is thus engaged, he must be neglecting, to some extent, his business. Furthermore, the other customers, who take only 10-cent or 15-cent drinks— men of moderate means—will feel slighted, and their feelings may possibly be hurt by seeing the proprietor too often engaged with these swell wine-drinking par- ties, and thus may come to the conclusion that he does not regard them or their patronage of any value. There are very few proprietors who can do a suf- ficient business with parties "opening wine," in order to afford to neglect other customers. By so doing, he may drive away his best regular patrons. The daily 10-cent customer, as well as the occasional $5.00 guest, must be considered. The proper rule is, to avoid this drinking openly, in his own place, as much as pos- sible. During the wine-drinking time, in addition to the loss of the correct supervision of his business, the proprietor hasn't the opportunity to give proper atten- tion to his other customers, and may, therefore, offend some of them. It will create the same bad feeling, in another in- stance, when a man, in a public business, goes out for sport, having a horse and carriage at his front-door, and the driver waiting, while the proprietor leaves his establishment with an attempt at grand style. Some of the customers, unable, at any time, to make such a display, will very probably remark in a satirical way: