HESS Adolf Fr. - THE SCIENCE OF SERVICE. A handbook for self-education and the promotion of practical and theoretical study in vocational supplementary schools for students of restaurateurs and hoteliers. Developed ... With the participation of (...) Karol Scheichelbauer and Antoni Sirowa. Translated by Witold Ostrowski. Krakow 1909 Nakł. " Society for the fraternal assistance of waiters in Cracow" under the presid. Franciszek Sauer. Font. Druk. Union. Dimensions 22.5x16cm; pages 89, illustrations in text and on 90 tabs. Binding contemporary half leather; soiling inside.
Contents, among others: On the behavior of a waiter in service. Holding a napkin and utensils in hand. Order of dishes at meals. The card of dishes, drinks, table card. Setting the table in general. Serving at individual meals. Service in hotels. Duties of the deputy principal. About the calculation of dinner prices. Model menus. Menus of the Supreme Court of Emperor Franz Joseph I. [Also Krakow's: Hawełka, Grand Hotel, Cloth Hall]. American table and banquet cards. Review of dishes, services, maintenance. Feast tables, etc.