PEER’S GRANDSON
WAITER IN RESTAURANT. A peer, dining in a West End restaurant. called “Waiter!” The waiter glided forward. He was the peer’s grandson, according to the London News-Chronicle. “And of course he gave me a tip—a good one,” said the waiter, 20-year-old Mr. J. H. Fane. Mr. Fane’s grandfather-diner was Lord Clinton, owner of large estates in Devon and Scotland, and once Keeper of the Privy Seal of the Prince of Wales. It was no surprise encounter on either side. “My grandfataher came to see how I was getting on in the waiting business,” Mr. Fane said. “1 have only just joined up.” Mr. Fane is now working at another restaurant, the Berkley, where he has Joined the waiting staff as a learner. Every day he can be seen in a white apron, balancing dishes in real West End style.
“J hitve hones of a career in Ute hotel business,” he mid. "and lune started a., waiter, as many others
have done before mu. From waiting 1 wilt (icsv.vmi to the kitchen. where I will learn all .he secrets of good cooking.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 January 1939, Page 9
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