Behind the Scenes in a Restaurant A Study of 1017 Women Restaurant Employees By The Consumers’ League of New York City 1916 TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE 1. FOREWORD 1 2. PLAN OF STUDY 3 3. THE WORKER 6 Age 6 Nationality 8 Family and Home 10 4. HOURS 12 Weekly Hours of Labor 12 The Day of a Restaurant Worker 15 Night Work and One Day’s Rest in Seven 17 The Long-day Workers 19 5. WAGES 20 Weekly Wages 20 The Tipping System 23 Irregularity of Employment 25 Lack of Opportunity in Restaurant Work 26 6. SUMMARY OF STUDY 27 7. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT 29 8. APPENDIX I.—A Statement from the Labor Department of the State of New York Advocating the Limitation of Hours of Work for Restaurant Employees 31 9. APPENDIX II.—Extracts from a Tentative Report on the Physical Condition of Women Employees in Restaurants, Based on a Study Conducted by the Occupational Clinic of the Health Department of the City of New York 33 10. APPENDIX III.—Restaurant Work from a Worker’s Point of View 35 11. APPENDIX IV.—Schedule Used 37 12. APPENDIX V.—Tables 39 13. APPENDIX VI.—State Laws Regulating Work of Women Employed in Restaurants 47 [Illustration: WANTED—A REST] FOREWORD.