Show HIGH PRICED COFFEE yet 1 hotel rard li anh moderate so you think ve charge tod much tor coffee do you asked the steward of one of new yorks fashionable hotels in response to a mild complaint from a guest you paid 35 cents for a small pot of coffee with cream you you that there waa noth ing the matter with the coffee but you say you use all of the cream maybe you but some other guest might have wanted more than you did the coffeepot pitchers tor hot milk and cacam and the sugar bowl were of silver your cup and saucer were of the very best china it costs something to make that coffee and we have to get some return on our investment in the silverware and china there are two cups of coffee in a small pot and we would lose money it we bold it at 10 cents a cup there Is another thing you must consider when you go into a high class cafe you are given a table by yourself no matter bow badly we are crowded no one Is placed at the table with you suppose we sold coffee at popular prices dont you kaw that hundreds of people would be dropping into tho cafe just for a cup of coffee in order to see the crowd they would monopolize all the tables dont say a word but one reason why we put up the price la to keep the coffee drinkers out so that you may have a table when you want to sit down to champagne and terrapin new york press |