Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10

principle, and that he expected TO get along as
comfortably as any other guest He stuck
| out ION principle" as he called 1t, for week,
but he has at last given up the battle, and
found him this morning offering an extra dime
TO a newsboy, who ran up to the hotel verandah
to sell him 2cent New York newspaper for
10 cents.
His surrender was complete. The deferential
bow that he got from the head waiter as he
walked into the dining room proved the COM
plete victory Of that individual over his anti.
tipping guest. and the way the bell boys Jumped
to brush him of every time he hove in sight
made it palmer still that prize distribution
had taken place. The mans life had been
made miserable and his wife had been SO an
noyed by petty devices to extort money that
she, too, had lost all enjoyment in her visit. A
quiet family talk led to capitulation, and .
magic wand could not have worked greater
change than has followed the appearance OF
some of Uncle Sans greenbacks.
I noticed that the boycott had begun the
second night Of my friends stay, when he
tried to get chair for his wife on the veran.
listening to the music. ~ declare to goodness,
boss" said one Of the sable bellboys. 'dar's
not single chair to be had. Use looked all
over" The same darkey came out few min.
utes later dragging three chairs for guest
who had quietly added quarter to many that
had gone before. In the dining room the anti
tipping guest and, his family were put down in
far-of corner where they were permitted to
enjoy the scent of the kitchen and the rattle of
dishes for Is minutes or so before their meals
were served; and it was not the walters fault
fall into his lap from the tray. The room at
tendance was even worse until the wife laid
crisp dollar note on the bureau for the cham
bermaid. without letting her husband know;
but that small pittance only lessened the
troubles. 1t didn't end them.
WHAT TIPPING COSTS.
A weeks tips properly distributed will just
about equal board bill. have been talking
with number of the people down here on this
subject, and find that the following figures
represent the average investment of man who
10 wise enough to realize that paying his board
bill by no means insures the personal comfort
of himself and family. Here is what can safely
be put down for extras"
Head waiter. on arriving so as to get a good
Head porter for not smashing 90
Bell-boys, to keep them from offering
''brush-off'' every time you pass, average
uet s ~
Cham mbermaids, q 80 each, weekly. .......... %
Lost in the general scramble, weekly, about. 90
3Sfa %nas i: there more important in tn: diary Ss
summer at the Branch than that your lavish
dressing has attracted the attention of the
crowd? Nine women out of ten whom you meet
here believe they have had full value for their
money if they succeed In this. The rivalry is
keen, sometimes ridiculous and always expen.
sive. While making my way through the
throng at tho West End corridor last night,
heard a woman actually offering excuses to
another because she could not wait at home to
have more than IA trunks packed for her stay
down here though she intended to have several
additional ones sent up to Saratoga
A CHICAGO HEROINE.
Chicago seems to be capturing everything
this year as well as the Worlds Fair. A
Chicago girl at the Rowland is carrying every.
thing before her with the greatest ease. She
has sailed into trio of Philadelphia bachelors
summering at the same hotel, as if she were
going to capture all three hearts together. She
had an experience the other day with two men
with the conviction that the whole feminine
world is at their mercy. She never misses a
morning plunge in the surf. The brothers
spent an entire evening in the early part Of this
week in vain effort to make her look upon
them, but finally made up their minds to wait
for the bathing hour in the morning. This
they did, and when the girl jumped into the
One of them made clever dive that brought
him 30 her side. AS he came up he put his arm
around her waist and, dripping wet as he was,
demanded kiss as a reward.
Did she screamP Not a bit of it'll She Just
opened her hand out fat and gave the fellow
ringing slap in the face that was heard by
everyone on the beach and that sent the
offender tumbling over into the water. Then
she coolly took "hea6er'' into breaker, and
was yards away before either of the brothers
recovered from their surprise. They disap.
peared from the Rowland that afternoon and
are finding Saratoga more congenial summer
ing place.