SOCIETY WAITRESSES.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 47, 18 June 1915, Page 5

SOCIETY WAITRESSES.

GIRLS WHO REFUSE TO GET

MARRIED

In his entertaining reminiscences published in "The Wide World Magazine,'' Mr. Robert Ganthony, the well-known entertainer, who has travelled all over the world, relates some amusing occurrences and exciting experiences during an eventful tour in Canada. He discovered that in the prairie towns the waitresses are#appraently the leaders of society. " They are the bestdressed women in the place," savs Mr. Ganthony, " wear gold-rimmed pincenez, and do their hair very smartly. They chat oil equal terms with the men who live and dine at the hotels, and have a great idea of their own importance. Though they have emigrated to get married, they usually remain single, because marriage to a farmer means isolation from society and much hard work. The cooks are nearly all Chinese, and a French menu written by a Chinaman is a thing of joy and bewilderment, I inquired of one hotel proprietor why he employed Chinese cooks, he repi'.ed, 'Because they never quarrel, and women always do.' "

BLOWING OUT THE GAS

In one of the hotels lie stayed at >lr. Ganthony says that the printed notices in the bedroom made very amusing reading : " Guests without baggage pay m advance," " Xo guest allowed in ihc dining-room without his coat,' " Hon t blow the gas out," were three of '.he rules prominently displayed. " Men," says Mr. Ganthony, "used to candles often blow out the gas, I was told, so that the advice, 'Don't c ose your door,' was added to save pi'TOiis from being asphyxiated. Talking of the reception accorded tVe performance of himself and his "ompary, .Mr. Ganthony says at one |.'!a.-3 the popular verdict on the show w is 'hat they ought to lie shot for swindling "'i r audience, which consisted of h<t j drunken miners, apparently wanted something more exciting. On the other hand, at Calgary they scored a great success. "The audience, says Mr. Ganthony, "not only gave us unstinted applause, but did wlnt was peculiarly Canadian; they came round to the stage door and pitched into die manager, not because the show was bad, but because we were only performing once. The arguments were fierce and amused nie greatly, as this was an indirect compliment with a vengeance. THE FIREMAX QUITTED. One of the most curious incidents or ,1,0 tour occurred at I.loydtninsler. Shortly aft'-r we started our show at this ixW say. Mr. Ganthony, "some of the audience began to creep out, which caused me to say, 'Don t go out till you have seen some more, wlieielipon a lady in the front row-, whose husband had bolted out, said The firebell rang, Mr. Ganthony.' The people n. little later, some of them in th* uniform "f the local fire-bi igade. They had put out the fire and come back se« the finish of the entertainment.