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Instructions to Waiters (First air breakfast room well)

First, air breakfast room well. See that everything has been dusted. Next lay cloth-white IS the fashion now-and see that it is free from wrinkles and Place cruets, cascreases. See that all articles for table are perfectly clean. Place cruets, casclean. tors, sauces, salts, spoon, sugar, syrup, and everything that will not hurt to everything that will not hurt to stand a while, in proper positions on table. (See diagram.) Then a few min- (Seediagram.) Then a few minutes before calling breakfast, add cake, sweet biscuit, muffins, etc. Just before guests begin to come, add flowers and salad. Note position of tea tray containing tea cups, also urns. Note also plate at head, which will show you what cutlery and plate to put near that plate. Place a glass for each plate for water. Place the plates bottom up with napkin on the top of each. At end of table where dishes are served, (see diagram for melon,) place plate, cutlery and glasses for other guests, also carver and carving fork and knife rest, also a fish trowel, also a few reserve plates. In event of an accident they are handy. If any guest require bread, supply it from sideboard. A small roll should be placed in each guest's napkin. If this is not done, place two plates of rolls on table, or pass a dish of rolls. If any one requires a second roll, he asks for it In no case place napkins in glasses, but on plates, whether rolls are in them or not. As soon as guests are seated, ask if they prefer milk or water. If water, fill from the water jug. If milk, fill from the milk pitcher. Both jug and pitcher are kept on sideboard. It is necessary to have a waiter or some one at head to see that all table appointments are correct, and that other waiters discharge their duties. It is also neccessary to have some party outside breakfast room, to whom inside waiters may hand removes from table and from whom anything may be received for table. Waiters should be as quiet as possible and always should go to left of guest. There should be an understanding before- 14 8 8 5 1. Cake. 2. Jelly. 3. Sugar. 4. Cup custard.