, 1880-04-16
HOW no "TIP" SERVANTS.
How Much 10 Glvc-Uncrtt1 1nformn-
flon for Tkohe tabilsK Abroad.
Y,A}IrirfnhJt TtFtst

Philadelphia rFt't.
A petty but endless trouble of the traveller |
in Europe for tho first time IN the matter Of |
gratuities. Yon give tribe all the time To
every orc who does yo'l the lenst service.
Even for MI apparently friemlly word of IT.
Day III this way. In England II Is IN tip; In
France, the pour boirc; IN Italy, buono
D,unu, tic good llnntt; III fcr,nuny 1t is
trinkgrld. drink mnney. II is not much
money fl. my one si,stance,, but foots Up
pretty well after An actlfe tlMS,s work. inc
10 givr. Tic Inhabitants and tho servants
themselves know cxnctfy wl!nt they nre clt-
titled to, for 1t is a matter Of right lust rs
muci. ns my oter ero Ghatse, ai;thoMTi, tue
Written farm for the information Of strangers.
Thry must learn II BY cxperien5et
We. rs rule. 70 & wIlo.l s ,,g, tl,e EMrope'nn p''y
men oi Fsk ke a msW %cs, ees on f Aat Hs sr
leans raise the costs Of travel wherever they
Tor the gratulty q cabdriyere, walters at
ltsugo Is Iii England ole penny for every
shilling spent IN fare or al the tahc, anil II,
FruncU nill 1lnly two SONS fnr every franc
spent. This rule disposes Of large portion
For portess, two ponce in England and two
sous MI TIM Continent for every piece Of lug
gnge handled, II It Is only 10 carry 4 across n
ysen eca as wc A Is %qaS' tnk Fl Te drssf EsM Of II nj
omnibus, cab, or tlacrc, rs n point Of etsQnct
md out Of professional consideration for: the
orerS viii refuse to t., t2rg peeSf Of fg
awsy as iato his vclicle.
classes in in EneIand ID tfle servants expect tfeir
p; y IN IN Es %o sf Te i tmsset sfs SEX GSyet Il veg es
coin i a ten,shi!l'ng piecc1ss:8: You
bedroom; tho maid. L you haye Indies.
Wo o ss ssryes se eT 81 The a and bep orea
groom yon isc Il you ride, ortllc lead Of lilo
stables IL thgre are several, md generally
sool learn BY Intuition how to grade these
fees accortltnc 10 tho RINK Of the servant and
| tle lcngti, Of your vtsit. :, -,
On iirsi-class ocean steamers the grntuiiies
%ans Mn iS House.. '!fHs TEe Steward ~ % wo " walls on
you at tho table md the ono W lo attends your
stateronm will cacI! expect fee fn gold-lo
sH' senFer; @ pond II 80" daSa bsts ifs bfousSt s
into your room every morning. are particular
nbont having :yuilr wllies warmed or Iced, or,
III short, use tho servants up to their fun ca
agnires ii s aboyc. tic boots" a!so looks
te 1e remembered, about one-half thoamouns
F'1?1e The @ expense Of this: gratutty business In
aggerated. Tho sums given are very small,
md yot,,, get great dc9l i9r then,,
vice which you do, not gct in bur
country at nil. To the traveller tho custom Is
MI annoyance ratler tiiNM burden. Its
worst feature Is the disqualification and want
of seli.rcspect which 1t CnEenders OH the
part Of the clnsscs WIN receive their con,-
pcnsnrlDn III this way, ns u grnt,itty and not
rs wages. Persons Il, tho habit Of accepting
grntuttlcs md doing their service for these
ire certainly mot lit for the dtgnltics and IN
dependent responsibilities of citizenship
Tho usago dcgrndcs, and demoralizcs, and
humans him who takPs tho vail, or gift, or
tip, or bounty, or whntevyer you please to call
Great Iritafn and EurI,pe Do receive their
humiliation in tho tra,sacttoi,., Yon ca,l
hardly Insult anybody across tho wntcr by
offering them nnythtnG, M matter what mp
pears 70 .bp his or THEIR official position. !
haye giyon a., shilling IN, London to
uniformed policemen, and "a frNMc
managers. A Philadelphia acquaintance In
London had several hundred dollars brought
tn him from Ills bnnking-hnnsc, pnh Of the
largest there, by n clerk Of the establishment,
md tho nnttlty-t1resscd young. Erntlclnn,
asked for shilling for. his services. 1nag
Inc the consequences Of Offering 10 cents to 4
4 conductor of tho Pennsylvania Railway wlit
Ind shown you to your Eeat ~ the chr and
given you information MS to ylfen TO get out
yet tlls is tlone alI oyer England every !lay
and tho uniformed mt rcspfGtnblc-lookitc
gtard hangs around stlcklly till no gets I'LL