Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-09-19
WATERS WAGES AND WAYS.
what II New York Hotel Wan Says
ON the Subject.

"Cres," III Inter Ocean
What do you think Of the tip Sv>-
tenn"
II think II ) a great mistake forclrry
h",ly concerned. One day the travelling
puhlr of This country will wake up L.
the fact that they have assumed u
heavier tax than any the tariff imposes
rlI them, and meantime hotel keepers
STE the evil growing, for ii is an evil
which cNin%ui>hrS faithful. honest Scrv-
lee. and no matter how strictly We
watch the walters they will proportion
their attention to the fee they anticipate.
Their Wages are from So IL $50 Il
month, and they more than double it
through tips, Il gentleman rarely giving
less than i quarter, and frequently 20
cents or 81. In the fashionable res
taurantS of New York II good waiter
niakr> fr"id so to $50 Il month outside
ot his wages
Il should think they would accumu-
late small fortunes"
"Ncvrr; as il ralc they gradually b"
come ruined by high living and drink
ing. After they leave at night they 90
on spree. in which champagne figures
largely, and manage to sober up enough
to wait at breakfast One dav asked
the head cook where the mddc> of the
Shad went 10; ii struck me | saw 50
many leads and tails on the tables 'Ol,
sir. the walters save it for themselves.
lie replied. Well, these walters marry,
and they take their cAtravagant notions
home. and, by the way, the most
wrctchcd crnjugal combination on earth
Is SAID 10 br that of waiter and a
chambrrmaid. They cant accuStom
themselves 10 the sphere of life to which
they belong. Both have acquired a
taste for nigh living. and between the
needs Of Il family and their own cXtrava-
gince they generally 20 to the dog,
pretty fast
"What is the largest fee you have
known given to Il waiter
Fifty dollars. II was given to one of
my walters. Il smart Young Frrnchman.
by wealthy New York furricr. and ii
c"milrtrly ruined him. From that mo
mclt he imagined himself a genius; he
was constantly expecting similar fees.
and would not look at anything less than
s. bill. Finally his conccit and cham
li-h' N'i' WV lpi iilill. anu Nv
joined the large army of red no>ed,
shabby, out tat -thc-,lbows ex-waitcrs."
Next To the walters which class OF
employees receive the most tips
''Tile chaimbrrmaids Their wages are
from s., to 81 a week, and that is NOR,
than doubled by fees, and then they get
Christmas boxes as we'll. The maid on
the first floor of my house was given
nearly 5000 last Christmas. As IA rule,
unlc>, they have y passion for dress, they
save CONSIDERABLY money This girl |
have spoken of has been sixteen years
with M" and has i'll the bank nearly
s.. 600.
'Th" Waterman have Il great dca
given them and are sober. indli>triou,
men. One man saved up 5000 oi
$1,000, went 10 New York, turnrG
stock broker. and is now wortl
$500, 900. Another quite Il Young man
saved and earned enough to start in bu>i
ness and is IL respectable merchant il
town. Then the bell boys, who earr
about 81 Il week, pick up a good deal
and So You can see hotel employe,
goes through life thinking less of tn,
honestly earned wages than the silver
that comes through caprice or favor
Naturally this tends 10 make them
graSping. greedy. and only attentiy,
when they are bribed to be-