New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07
LIFE IN CARLSBAD.

MODERATE COST TO PEOPLE OF SIMPLE TAsTEs.
l. c. Moulton in inc Boston Hcraih
find myself settled, for the second tlme; a, me
Hotel ~ Victo1ta. where passed month in FEB !
ray $40 week for very pleasant room oseo' , ns
the gsen THIS hSs EoS season wso but in August and
september are cheaper Iherc are h aso y vo,
ant m 70 b Ds h reay one lives 50 much
ont OF doors that scarcely needs an 1919 =.
sitting Q, th 1he oi Is or no s 1ehf nsoI % Ko"s
villa which has both salon and reann ,s"dn.
Depg an es 70" pa Ihc for lights aud
food according TO your tastes and your na s:
Lying simple Ssr Il b pSs' for
morning meal at of the bakf shops on ne az,
wese and you see all Carlsbad sax bai POUR brad
IS given at whatever shop yoI purcnssr anpe,s
o ay ye swG or issss afG s some
cafe for the rest OF your breaas, III, s cover The
cost Of your breakfast including two-eent zee yo 70
the madchcn' who has brought u 70 Or yov Won can
s set for 70" 81, neiud ng 10 cents 70 u.
waiter very good table dhoc dinner at the kc yngo
y,r 'U% iewcd nHun and ' simple puaas
Dinner for all cure patients Is ~ the mdas b br
fast fss should think that 80 week for food for
each person would be very fair syerag rag baths VIII
cost you 81 each including The customary fee to the
attendant If you take dO1key D, to ma 1 for h
fee The guide book says that you need n met 40 ma
as snf The drivers You buy your ticket the ogn
hail. and the ticket the wSe 0S So,
paw fee, since you tip, everything human N
carlsbad as rule took h my d Srsf s"I lonss
time / handed the ticket to the driver; and sup
posed he would consider himself paid ana go
end placid before the entrance OF The Hoel tlc'on@
should have marched off, unconscious OF ply IT'LL
but stopped in the doorway 10 chat win an Amecsn
frend and after a time I noticed that the man ana
the donkey had no intention Of moving, .s,o, n.
ahaus MASTER as they call the head porter Of thee
hotels For the dgnk @GIe h you Sde book ioa
me he wasn't TO have any" took out 10 cents
and gave IT him. still the man and the donkey r.
THAT does he wait for nowl" asked the house
master "For 10 cents more. my lady II Is , ne
and handed to the driver and then, at last ne look
solemn leave of me and went OF with his donkey;
creature a Mho r taes of his hat to you
As for the servants am tod hai - sD Dnor tSSs
reeve Beyond shelter and mir small allowance q
and has look of Illness. Thercse' said TO her,
you don't look we'll r.. 49,. .,o,.r., ss.
answered q not goodso little sleep so much work.
When do you 60 to bed then, o,.,ocb and r,
again at 4. Now, II o'clock, sometimes Ii 30 and
up at w. a.. do Won do so early in the mornnsr'
wash w wash. wasS-the madchens wash for tho
house, the towels and the bed ihioss.'
fife guden the month"; 1.-TWO dollars month,
gentle friends ,
And in summer more ~ asked.
"In summer. oh, no-not so much. In summer
there peoples, kind for the madchens'
" And do you have plenty 10 eat ana drink .
She looked at me with little mild wonder ana
good deal of sadness in her eyes. 49,,
In the morning IS black bread and coneeI on 50
little coffee For dinner is the meat that the soup
was made with. For supper black broth ana oack
brcad-not wine, not beer Carlsbad not good Tor
the madchens." a.,
/ agreed with her. concluded that for mad
chem at least to be doorkeeper In Boston was
much ought We to gve by way of fees hear mos,
Of you inquire who have ssed me To- write IN detal
about the expenses OF Carlsbad Weu that depends
on how much attention you require. how many rooms
you have and how lavish your scale of expenditure
generally. .,. -.
An Amer can family of three. who were STAYING here
for some time were instructed by their courier mat
they ought TO give - guden 500 per week 10 their
chambermaid. and fees to the house master boots
etc In proport on I fear that those fees (Which
went through the courfers hands, got so'he"hat at
tenuated their way ,,.
think usual fee would be for your chamDermad
a gulden 40 cents each week. and i've gulden ls.,
on leaving To the house master another -. ana
10 boots, the page. etc. 81 each think this
would he an average estimate foT one person. who
had a bedroom and sitting room. Another expense
* the cure, tax and the music faN-ahOut ~ mo
two for a person =" of the second rank as they
and with no courier. Then there Is the DOCTORS
fec III you want especial attention. MINK 20
would he an average fee for the cure. your
masseuse who would expect at least 81 40 IN Boston,
Will be quite content with 40 cents each ume sue
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