The Waiter's Advice to Jerome K. Jerome.

Lake County Press, Issue 2114, 12 April 1906, Page 2

The Waiter's Advice to Jerome K. Jerome.

Mr. Jerome K. Jerome on one occasion when about to give a dinner to several friends, discussed the mailer of the wine with the head waiter a kind, fatherly old man, before the guests arrived. “Well,” said the old man, “if you take my advice, you will give them a good champagne to begin with—lets say l»eutz and (! el derma n < IWS* I), and let that go round twice. After that, sir—well, here's a very good wine that J always recommend at five shillings a bottle; and then sir, if I were you, I would finish up with this!” and he pointed to a modest little brand at three shillings and sixpence. “Hut, don’t yon think,” said Air. Jerome, “that they will know the difference ?” “Lord bless you, no, sir,” replied the old man ; "we generally do it (hat way. I would not undertake to tell the difference between champagne at sixteen shillings and champagne at live shillings after the first two i' 1 ssps ”