TEA-SHOP TATTLERS
NO GOOD AT BANQUETS LONDON, Nov. 25. "Waitresses are admirable in teashops, but do not agree with the atmosphere of banquets, because women talk too much,-' says a caterer, commenting on the Institute of British Architects' dinner at the Guildhall, which the Prince of Wales attended and at which waitresses were employed. He added: "It is part of the country's tradition to have waiters at any function of real importance. Ancient families would not dream of employing waitresses, because men do not feel at ease before women. They are unable to speak freely. Waiters hear what you want and forget the rest, whereas 99 per cent, of men diners do not trust the discretion of waitresses and dread lest the talk heard at the table be repeated outside."
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16210, 7 December 1926, Page 5
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