The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-12


n compromise fnnd 10 the walters, ~
well IN large fine, covering the de-
mands not only of the pay walters, but
OF many. VINO had previously been In
his employ. (N VI
50 the system works lnjnrlously for
all, but who can change IL?
Another popularity of Vienna life In
thc fact lnnt at 10 4. NJ. all house doors
are closed, md any one desiring 10
enter after this hour must ring for the
house MASTER that Is the man who hns
the house In charge, and the person
entering Is expected TO pay this indi-
yldual five cents for the privilege. The
law says three cents, but custom has
made 1t five. You must always
benr In mind that house Is n
collection of dwellings accommodating
many families. No matter how poor
the person, the neediest washerwo-
man, the starving seamstress, II be-
lated, must pay five cents for the privi-
lege of entering her own dwelling. 10
be sure this has the effect of hurrylng
people home early, but the tax Is II
heavy one and so felt by all, except the
happy house master, who often exacts
this money, even II he. has but Just
closed the door. it.,..
So from every side scores Of hands
arc stretched out toward ones purse
and the amount of money paid out by
business men and housekeepers In
"trink geld" during the year Is cnor-
nous. For every bit of extra work
the servant girl wants extra pay, and
II person who boards or lodges with
II family sends the girl out on an GRAND
he IL expected TO give her fee.
On New Years day the genteel world
do not pay visits of generalization to
their friends; they send their cards.
No one makes personal visits except
those who expect gift therefor.
one young doctor assistant in the
hospital, assures us that he will not he
able to get Trough the day short Of
eight dollars ut the very least he can
do. There Is the man who cleans the
halls, the man who sweeps the yards,
the man who lights the lamps, each
one of the nurses in his wards, the let
ter carrier, the porters, the errand boys
and 50 on dd ininit,um. Thank for
tune, 1t does have an end. All of the
hospital employees call upon each one
Of the physicians and professors, and
most of these latter give seven or
eight dollars piece to the gorgeous
livered "p0rter" who stands at the
main entrance, and takes Off his hat to
them as they pass.
Business men find the day u costly
one. An intelligent young lady, daugh-
ter of one of the principal glove manu-
facturers, detailed to us In lively reel
tai the woes, of the day. Said she,
First comes the cook with her good
wishes-iivc guldens (aguldcn is about
fifty cents). The house master-five
guldens for each dwelling. We have
three; that makes fifteen guldens.
Six letter carriers, gulden each.
Each one of our apprentices, at least a
guldeu. The lamp lighter fifty kreut-
zers 90 kreutzer is half q cent?. The
street sweeper, the same, and the same
to the sewer cleaner, the man who re-
moves the refuse from the kitchen, and
to the chimney sweep. The seamstress,
q guldcn; the washerwoman, a gulden.
Then my Italian teacher calls. L
must make her nice present.
My French teacher calls. | have not
taken lessons of her for two years, but
1t is expected that | will make her a
present, and poor one will not do. 1t
must be something fine. Why, on
Christmas day, gave our cook a fur
collar and muli that cost eighteen gull
dens, and gold lOcket that cost four
guldens, and and she quite stuck up her
nose at the cheapness of the articles
To former cook once gave an alpaca
dress nicely made, and she left at once,
because she was not satisfied. She
wanted n merino dress.
If we get through tomorrow with
fifty gulders we shall do we'll" sal /
to her, "you say you must pay the
house master fifty guldens. Is this
regular tax?" mo-" said she, "but
custom has made it so much, and If we
should give him less, he would make
it very unpleasant for us, and,
perhaps, give US notice to leave"
New Years day is but an exaggerated
type of the whole year. NE whole
country is afflicted with genteel beg
gary, which upon this day takes an
acute form, and then passes into a
chronic phase during the rest of the
year
Ifyou make friend n visit, when
you leave you are expected to give the
servants money. If friend invites
you to dinner, you are expected to fee
the cook. If parcel is sent home to
you from the store, you must fee the
boy that brings it. Ifyou inquire your
way on the street, of person who
works for living, he will expect fee
for pointing in the direction IN which
you must go. If you attend q concert
or theater, you must pay five cents for
a programme. If you sit down in n
chair in public garden, some one at
once approaches and asks for pay. If
you ride in a public cab, besides paw
ihg the tariff price, the driver must
have his "trink geld" If you beg a
glass of water you need never he afraid
to offer to pay for it, but don't offer
more than it is worth, for you won't
get back any change.
During the Ausstellung an Ameri-
can inquired his way of well dressed
man, who took the pains to walk few
steps out ofhis way to indicate the direc-
ton. The American was thankful and
knowing the custom of the country,
offered money as pay. He had moth
ing less than u five gulden bill (S2 SOY,
and offered that, hardly thinking that
1t would be accepted. The man took it
with thank you, and walked away,
no doubt thinking he would be glad
to show few more Americans around
vienna. G. b. A.