Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-03-06
TIPPING THE WAITFp
THERE IS DANGER, somer,s..
OVERRIDING THE MATES o.

a Fast Young Mans Libsrsi,,,-
age Tip Less Than Tv.u,. Aver
s'hsd"'s-Hsad wAis.r.' r...-y. a-A
from Lssdies, ~ TIP,
"A very iashionably dressed ma, !,
intoxicated, went into the dinira sn, slightly
FIRST class hotel In New York ~ room Of
ing, and asked for an exnen.;, o'ner even
quart OF champagne included y, dinnsr,
man with an apron who tool n. lug younr
all attention, and dozen othsr oraer w
with aprons stood at their vncon. lung M
smiled enviously. That their a,'s .aoes and
founded was shown when tho A. Ivy wa well
o.. II amounted to s475, and After pa,a la
sse amount he held the silver on.l laying
change stupidity in his hand a mo auArter Of
IDENTIFY wondering II that would ~ s' evi
lee the waiter; then he thrust Il s enough 70
TOOK bill from his purse, laid Il ~ Pocket
In the walters ready hand. and v., u.N.eadily
with the proud consciousness ~ ha away
exceedingly liberal. The head w aalng been
tinguished looking man with mill 1' s' DIS
and long, blonde mustacbe s,nU mug eye
placently at the episode and trrn; asi CON-
writer, said: "ng 70 ths
~. That nat. customer ,. did not know that .v.,,.
nve cents would have served his purn ss. a.
as well, and that half a dollar wo,,,s 1 luss
been the extreme Of generosity S1'a nave
us twenty-five cents the aver.,
waiters2" aso UP 10
NO." answered the head waiter dor..,,
u don't think 1t is. 1t would he ~
that, though there are men who NAB snan
- always giving half dollar IT,. O'ns
majority OF men make the fee ton 80 great
where three or four come toos,h.. . .a and
quently chip in five cents apiece "a, -, -
waiter. Few customers neglect thu In .as
tirely, but some of them let it 90 for ~ VI, w
days and then give fee Of fifty cents me- aew
are she men who really get the hest 80. 10y
for, although at the end Of thu wss ~ VIC. !,
will have paid less than ten rcnts :. '.ey
average for their dinner fees. the 80. !" we
gets the silver may have served the cns,o w
but once during that time, Ths e@.o. !.
that plan Is to make every waiter h.. !, "
special attention to induce tho cu.,ol W
pay tip on that particular occasion vhs =
he serves. "neu
ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE
Il know man who varies the smou,. =,
his tip according to mathematical ,ch.,..''
He pays the waiter 10 per cent. Of ths I'm In,
except when the bill is less than 81 or NY. -.
than IS. lii the first case he tins ton 49,
and never goes above half a dollar m,
waters regular wages here are SO month
and meals, and with decent luck and cara an.
one OF them il enabled to double his ipcom.
by fees" ''
"Does the head waiter come in for 70.
alsoa"
Eyes, indeed, and mighty good ones. tn
Men who find it agreeable to tin the head
waiter seldom give him less than Al N.
richest opportunity lies in private Dime,
party. Those who dine in separate room
imagine that they get better attention than
the people in the main dining room, and they
fee the waiter accordingly
ado ladies tip the waitersr
swell, now, it seems hardly gallant 10 "a,
30, but few walters like to serve a lady VIM
dimes alone, or two of them together A
waiter thinks himself lucky to get a dms
from lady, and if there are two of them
the dime answers for both, if, indeed they
give any fee at all. In the up town hotel,
ana restaurants in the shopping district i,
may be that half the lady customers give 4
tip. Now and then one appears who leaves
quarter OH the plate just like man. but
alasl they are very rare. We have one Gus
toner who is a shrewd business woman and
takes much pride in her capacity for bar
gaining. When she comes in she selects q
table. with great deliberation, choosing &C
cording to the impression the walters make
upon her. Then she says to the waiter who
comes to take her order: Now what is your
name, my mani And suppose be answer
Perkins, madam she continues: Well, Per
kins, want you to serve me in Zip top shape
tip top, understand Here, and she slips {
silver quarter under her glass; see that
that's yours if you serve ME tip top TheI
she looks at him sharply and proceeds to Civ
her order. You may depend upon it she get
served well, but if anything gocs amiss tina
quarter goes back into her pocket. IF. R
Burton in Louisville Courier Jahrnal.