Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-28
In AN ELEVATOR CAR.
PERSONAL IRREGULARITIES OBSERVED
BY THE MAN THAT RUNS IT.

PERSONAL IRREGULARITIES OBSERVED
BY THE MAN THAT RUNS IT.
Difference Between the Actions Of Men
Hunting for Lost Pocketbook-Worth
Remembering.
"Do you observe many peculiarities or Cd
dities or the part Of your passengersF asked
a reporter Of man who runs an elevator in
large building down town.
"Oh! yes,n was the reply. "Sometimes it
quite amusing. If person has peculiar
streak in him, or her. at ell he or she is pretty
sure to show it on the elevator. For one
thing, the person running the elevator is al.
ways supposed to be perambulating direc-
tory, and the less the passenger knows about
anything, the more the elevator man is ex-
pected to know. Well, as rule, we are able
to direct people TO any part of the city a.
well as to any part Of the house in which
we work"
QUITE INTERESTING.
''Do you notice any difference between the
actions of men and women who ride on
elevatorsP
Yes, and it's quite interesting A woman
from out of town will call at store with
some of her lady friends, do some shopping,
take ride on the elevator and do some more
shopping. After having purchased all they
intend to, the party sometimes find that they
have neither money nor pocketbook. Then
away they rush to the elevator and go for
the man in charge after this style:
90 tHQya my ropkpfhOol.1 I vo
in the elevator an hour ago, don't you re-
members sat right there. Just look on the
floor and see if it amt there. If it amt it
must be in the elevator at the hotel, for I've
only been in that elevator and this one.'
''She seems to think that she could not lose
her money in any place but in an elevator.
The man, of course, remembers her, as he
has only carried about hundred such people
since she was there before. Yes, women
always come to the elevator to inquire about
their lost umbrellas, parasols, spectacles,
portmanteaus and anything else they may
chance to lose. Women who are not used to
riding in elevators don't like it very well at
first; they say it gives them such peculiar
sensation, and they often declare that they
would rather walk up stairs, and that they
win walk down. But they often can't tell
whether they are going up or going down.
They'll get OF at the street floor and ask to
be taken up. They're apt to get confused you
see Men don't do shopping the same way
women do. They hardly ever go in crowds,
they don't carry SO much stuff with them,
and they rarely lose anything. II an article
is left in the elevator, it's generally woman
that leaves it there
A MANS WAY.
"Sien seem to be almost dummies when
they're riding with US. If man inquiries for
a certain department, and is told that it is to
the right; in nine cases out Of ton no will go
to the left: and it's just as bad when he is
told to go to the left. for he will then nearly
always go the right; it docsn't matter whether
he is in the habit Of riding in elevators or
not While woman, if she has any expert
eIce in tho matter at all, always knows what
to DO. She catches on as quick as o snap
The reason for tho difference may be, I sup
pose, in accordance with tho law which says
that man acts from reason, while woman
acts from instinct, 4 yvouaan's leading char
acteristic being perception, while mans is
reflection. He may DO bordering over some
thing which has no immediate connection
with that which he may DO doing ct the time
But when q woman is out shopping it's all
shopping end nothing disc. Size seems to pos.
sess the happy faculty of combining business
with pleasure. When Sho Charts out shopping
she generally calculates to have good time
as well, although sho may not admit it. The
greatest trouble with men and boys is that
they want to open tho doors and run the ele-
vator themselves generally. But there is one
class of men that I ought to except from
pretty much I'll that l have said, and that is
cid soldiers. They always go where they are
told ard sct with courtesy"
SIS tho 'tipping' system to the elevator men
in voyueH
eyes, in hotels to some extent: but no.
where else in this country. In England,
where they call the elevators lifts the at
tendant expects tips from everybody. There
is one thing you might say, if you arc going
to print any Of that" tho reporters inform
ant added, "aad that is that everybody ought
to know thai if they simply grip hold Of the
rope and hold it firmly without pulling it up
or down, it will stop tho elevator. Perhaps
that's the most useful thing for people who
ride ON elevators to remember in case Of &C
cident. 'n-New York Commercial Ad yer.
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