Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-29
TIPS.
The Necessity OF Gifts OF Cash by
European Travellers.


Ilalsted in Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
An evef.present trouble of the traveller
in Eurspe-and am sorry to think the
Gust Jm is spreading in America--is tip.
Ping the servants. One never knows
when he is done paying for what he gets
and for what is supposed to be done for
him. No voyage is made a9soss the sea
but 1t Terminates in sogrowiul aad anx.
ious inquiries by those who have not
bsen leng initiated, as 10 iast how much
must be paid to this person aud tina. per-
son and the other person, and the inior
nation Is never given twics in precisely
the Hame terms; ana the veteran travellers
are embarrassed by the great expecta
tons essociated with the service and
never ql,te satisfied. There are certain
antioips;ions that one who proposes to
have the ordinary comforts cannot afford
TO peglect. II You are sending party
not initiated in foreign delights across
the ocsau, and are not going yourself, it
is good PLAZA TO see thg head steward
ard give Linn S.. That viii bear fruit.
II there isanythiug good in tue ship you;
felix's will get it. This does not discharge
tho obligation 10 The dining-roon steward
or 60 the berth steward, who must have
ten shillings or marks or francs each be-
fore you land, ani vo1 might ~ we'll note
nov that there Is leiicste adjustment
be which the two Othras ATE nsPer com
bined in the same in iiv!dual.
Ia tae case OF Ii lies, OF course, the
| stevardess mast have quite as mach aud
1t is safe to give her luors. rha Will not
rsfrSa 1t. The BiAdnssl AMI tenderness
| OF the etewatiess TO she SICK iAiy pas
i senger arc enchanting End yoa may be
| scrs she will be wfatntal il the tokens
/ OF human symphihies sue gives aye not
/ reslizsi in cash. Her devotion may he
| tender. but II meaul money, and when
| the lady In tie case Is pretty sick noi
| needs great deal OF attention (and when
! It IS nesdan ii is needed very badly " IL
! just - welt 10 give her soma silv4r OF a
small gol3 ,i5oe before yoa get far to
sea. SO many passengers haze deferred
action until taa ia1s day OF tho voyage
with the steNa.I ani stewariess. aud the
rest o. them. AMI then manifested q CON.
s5rystlye spiTit in peeuniary ~ tiers;
there is bac kground Of inGpisitive in
difference amounting to hostile suspiciop;
and l; there is any strirgy m0a-, stale
vegetables, bad fish. damp frul', or hash
that has been hashed too mneR, o. prunes
that nave made too many tops. il you
don't show inoicRt ors of kindly and
liberal disposition during the trnt thrse
days you are apt to rad the objection
able articles presented to Won severn,
times daily, and a serirs Of inpasslbit
barriers is erected ag,inst redress. Il
yea have cot tipped the lead steward
You need not go TO him with your grief
The tipping trouble pursres yau ON al
tha ship1 alike and IN every 10 ell YOU
ore charged fo- Service and are sIpectot
to fee the servants. II you DO not speal
the Language of the country TIE boy wat
speaks your language aud She other, too
| has you 10 his grip. The tounhipg tim
Is when you dare to go awav. Yoa 6t
not miss any body then. They are Al
there, each regarding you with sal, eE
pectant gaze, and the scorn with whicl
they can regard an unusually small piec
Of change Is one Of the most hlmiliaiH
] OF dramatic exhibitions Tne grsa. ma
jority OF persons submit humby and can
tritely to this di3psnsRt on, ami max
their escape with empty pockets. L.
me u.ge tns use of bulky 10. Of smai
money. 1t is needed in self defence.
have never seen a more grievoGs expires
zion on the divine face OF msu than az
: pears when you are obliged TO announc
S that you happen to be without change
A sense OF helplessness goes With such
de- claration, and the ectual hankruptc
Of your condition is advertised
:, The tipping sauces your banknoto
to be converted into gold, you
geld into silver aud the silver TO windl
into copper, aad the copper 20 vanish o
together; and, after all, you can never
quite certNin that you have done the ger
etous md righteous thing Iau rnust &
forever haunted with the reputation /
stiGginess | am proud OF my Bri:is
ancestors, who in their jo1rnAyiuQs I
nnd fro on the continent squeeze thei
9ixpances and hand out pfeniugs, pei
MES o. crntimss on the case Iuay be, wit
ths most severe dis examination. / 40 nc
know what WJQld become Of us whe
y abroad Il IL were not for he eusterity {
the British ssnt!auan Who goes up n
y down tire c1TtiaAnt more sadly than b
takes his plSssu:N7 81 home; AMI vat whe
!, you visit lrG pal-ttRi hrrles q Ergian
tCosa who show you their treasures u,
= only do not dtsiain tho acceptance
, shiilinpE but blUntlY Gun you Tor the
A II vow do roL sllrli out promptly.
GONE CT the gFGu1 oh clties they r
qIiro shilling head. The nwil a
crsgtion ia made, backed by TIE Llgisl
French and Geirlans, OF tho cas- IN
give tips raIhss titan get them. that q
, American rsveisr hss Ipiloi Europe
tits re7ptct, ana thnrb - no Giapltt
prup lAiuon upon wnlph would aeon
=. tbap rpol This shr'rs from contact vi
J 4 raasiag British iicr for ! am atsa
'oets i . pr@at t1fa Vi tE1tl. Ia VII
,r icy say, f45 sarE4l,'9, hfH3fsE, il
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