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thereby kept in a fresher condition. If sandwiches
are made up they should be covered with a napkin
to keep them moist. But a good lunchman can save
money by serving carefully if the lunch is of suffi
cient proportions to warrant his employment. He
should be a good carver and understand the handling
of meats. He must be clean, scrupulously so, and
polite and attentive. Plis costume should be the
regulation white jacket and long white apron.
It is more desirable as well as sanitary to serve
lunch with small napkins than to have bar towels
suspended from hooks. In fact, the day of the
general towel has gone by, and the saloon man who
permits the use of one in his place makes a great
mistake. They are objectionable and always have
been.
This lunch question can be summed up in a line:
Don t do it if you don't have to, but if you are forced
to it, do it well.
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