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. The work is also a n excellen t g uide for private
ind ividuals-lad ies a nd gentlemen who entertain
in their homes-as ample and e x p licit direc tio ns
for m a king a n d ser ving t hese d elicio us beveragc·s
are given. Stewards of clu bs, dining-car ma n age rs,
a nd butlers in pri vate families. and a ll those who
cater to the exclusive classes , w ill find this work a n
almost indispensabk aid to t hem in the perfo rmance
of their duties. The meri t and hono ur invoh·e .l
in a ny occ upation- w ith all that t his asse rtion
rn1plies-lies wholly in the conscien ti•ius and
intelligent m a nner in which the d11ti(;s o f that
occupation are d ischarged. In recen t y<'ars the
bar business. keep ing pace wit h o ther de partmen ts
of commercial en ter p rise to whic h o ur growing
and con1plcx civilizatinn has gi,·cn in1pctus, has
d eveloped into a profession requiring the h ighi.:st
order o f scientific skill to e ns ure s uccess . To all
those engaged in t he dis pe nsing o f lici uors who are
ambitious to elevate t he ir busin(;ss to t he verv
highest plane of excellen ce th is poc ket g11icle wi il
appeal with greater force afli.;r they s hall have
examined its conte nts a nd rea lized the full e xten t
of its u sefulness and va lue . Prompted more h v a
desire t o confer a Ltsting benerit upon fellow-wo rkers
in the g re<tt a rt o f mixing d rinks l11an from ccn y
business consideration, t his li t tle work is most
confidently entrus ted to the kind ly consideratio n
and the fair a nd impa rtia l judgment of the professio n
by t he author, late o f Plaza, New York ; Casi no
Municipal, Enghien . and :t\icc; and
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Ciro ·s,
London a nd Dcauville, now proprie tor rif ll a rry's
New York Dar, 5. Rue Dauno u, Pari, .
HARRY :VIcELH ONE.
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