, 1872-10-20
Geneva, verey. Lacerne, aud Zurich will be

Genera, verey. Lucerue, and Zurich will be
ready to admit.
an. not surprised that persons who Ike on,
tleries abroad, for they arc as different as thoy
vel can be. and the difference, to my mind, L
largely against ug.
TIE sw1NDLEs AND ExroRrIoNg
practiced on the continent upon American tray
ellers by foreign landlords has long been a
fruitful theme Of lettcr-wliters and book
makers. And yet these frauds aud extortions
will not compare With those NC are 40 accuetom-
ed to here that ne haye ceased to complain of
them. Most Of us so to Europe in critical
and ca'pi,lg spirit predetermined to find moth
Ing so good as we have at home. The result is,
We cxagserate every tritlinS Inconvenience, and
denonnce each petty cxaction, as il We lived in
land where such things were unknown.
have heard my fcilow-countrymen rehcarse
their woes in Moscow and Odessa, where they
Or Cadiz, where their bill was eight or ton reals
too much; while they would remnin silent here,
though they were oyerchargcd five or ten dollars.
1t ia regarded rs an evidence of meanuess with
us If We question accounts or ask for items.
Consequently, VIC submit to round numbers,
even when We know they are wrong, for fear VIC
may be thought nisgardly. Having neither rank
nor CASTE money creates our sole social distinc-
ton; and hence, by very fa1lacious logic, we
fancy that, by indifference to money, we
elevate ourselves III the eyes OF our
"efete nations Of the old world. this is not So.
There, one has no difficulty in understanding
what he is paying for, because it is the custom
to furnish specifications. Strangers, it is true,
are made the victims Of fraud thero,-where,
indeed, are they not ?-but the fraud is gener-
ally trivial, compared with what it is on this
side. FEE1Sa.
The fees demanded or expected abroad for
every kind Of service are much bewailed by the
representatives, of the Anglo-Saxon race. They
are annoying, particularly from their wide range,
and from their thsl being regarded as a matter oa
course. Still, they are not onerous, and it is
much less trouble. on the whole, to accede to
than to resist them. They soon cease to
irritate, and do much to reduce the friction Of
daily routine.
Respecting fees to servants and under
lings, we shall soon have little to boast Of
over cur transatlantic brethren. The custom
of feeling increases in this city every year, and,
even now, it is difficult to get along smoothly
without observingit. This Is particularly true
of service at the hotels, which is neither freely
nor satisfactorily given unless it be paid for as
au extra. Persons called walters, when they are
not Remembered are very apt to mako the
boarlcrs walters. They must detect some dou-
table, before they show any alacrity in taking
to do his bidding, but they
find it convenient to keep out Of his way. When
he is served, he discovers, if LIE be net O paying
customer, that the dishes brought are not good.
and that there is an evident intent not to please
him. This goes on from day to day, ultil-pro-
yided lie he not man who carries principle into
t1iaes-he concludes to try the experiment Of
bestowi1lg tie much coveted q remembrance"
THE EFFECT
is marvellous. The investment of q little postal
currency produces smiles, obesance, prompt
uess. energy and tho very best the kitchen
affords. The patron OF the house no longer has
reason to lose his temper mar iis .tapPp Ape
a perhaps snb'e lie Question lprspsssd pss5sSy
v;ands. He considers, Justly, that his douceurs
return ! very handsome interest, and, from that
moment, lie can be counted On as regular con-
tribntor to the servants slender income. He
may have Ell old-fogyish notion that persons who
pay for their dinner lave a right to it without
any extraordinary disbursements; but be soon
sets inside this notion for the sake Of conve-
nicuco and comfort.
THE ADVANTAGE OF DoUcEuns.
fleeing at hotels on the European plan is more
obligatory than elsewhere, because there a1e nu-
merous small things which may or may not be
charged, according to the yolition OF the
waiter. Bread and butter, for Instance,
may 30 furnished in slender or liberal
and if any additional supply be asked for, it may
be set down Us :: extra" So it is with portions,
which may bo, and which are, regulated by the
servant as betits his mood. II you order for
one, having your friend with you: and are not in
the habit Of q remembering your portion will
be very diminutiye-scarcely enough for your
self. But, if you fee regularly, your portion for
one will satisfy two, and, moreover. you will
have whatever sauces and condiments you may
desire, choice CUTS fresh vegetables, nice fruits,
and other tidbits to which you would be a
stranger except for your douceur.
Such being the condition OF things, any one
may SEQ the immense advantage Of conciHating
the walters financially. To do 30 is really an
By bestowlng three or four dollars q
week on the servants, you reduce your bills
by the attention and zeal manifested
in your behalf. The principle OF feeling, you
are willing to admit, is wrong, though it is a
wrong which brings with it SO much convent
enee that it assumes ere long the semblence OF
right.
4 GROWING EVIL.
New York, in this respect: will, in few years,
be quite as bad as, if not worae than, London or
Paris. Whenever and wherever you
deal here with subordinates, notably
gratuity. They believe an injustice is done |
Them if you fail, and resent it accordingly. Your
bootblack must not only be paid for blacking t
your boots, but must be paid extra for backing !
hem we'll. So with your barber, your butler, |
@ a yof IN
md natives,-the latter having rugged inde-
,endonce rendering them unwilling to bo treat
d as menials. This line, however, is fast dis /
appearing. Americans are beginning to evlnce
IS much anxiety for douceura as our Milesiau Or
,olored felloH-citizens.
THE NUMBER OF HOTELS
n the Metropolis can hardly be estimated.
There must be nearly thousand Of every sort.
hough many Of them, nominal1y such, would fall |
,clow the dig1 ity and importance usually asso-
lated here with hotels. a large portion OF the
,nb1ic houses are little more than boarding and
odging places, devoid Of the comforts and luxu-
les of 1irst-class estab1ishments. Fifty or sixty
would include those generally and widely
inown, aud most Of theee have a national repu- |
alton. Every two or three months. some new
md elegant hotel, which has been quietly
,uiIt, is opened, and begins at |
public houses there are in the city, the more de-
aand there seems to be for them presume, |
part from the continually ly-swelling stream Of
trangers pouring into town, tl1at our citizens,
wing to high rents, the trouble Of getting good
ervants, and snudry other causes are abandon
ng housekeeping and having recourse to hos
leries.
This neceasitates an enlargement Of the sup
,lay. and we HOW have q number OF what are