The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-16
FT At THE HOTEL.
- q the Articles Forgotten
b Hurried Travellers.
3 LOADS OF uMsarlLAs.
- Lsft - Washstnnds. Waessee
- Large suns u 1Gsnsy Un1sr
- Rtl1ews 80 Klssvhsro.

- Large sums u 1Gsnsy Cn1er
- RslIews - Klsswhsrs.
Esv Yofk Hsn.
rrv hotel IN New York hrs stmo-
Il ysluabiss and asaclss LII bshind
II 800 In such hotels - H. Aston,
- Aysnus, IL Sinclair, The Hoffman,
- h1tDls further mp town, : ~ ct hooks
r - 81 which are jotted down descsip-
- q ~ goods forgoeten BY absent
7ir11 md hurried onss. Whese The
- aess vast amount n transient busi-
S11 i h sometimes difhcuit 70 arrange
1n nncds for futufs idensi6catton. In such
- - integrity Of servants must b the
nntoe. snd this II strictly relied upon.
e1iateiy after the rooms are vacated
- omhsrmaid takes temporary posses
-. - gathers mp the goods left behind
{ RI - lnss occupant and hands thsm over
{ = - eIsrk. He looks on the register and
- - packages and articles With the
- n the guest and the number
III - room he occupied on he day
W 1oeoytnye. AL these notes ars then
ocrihed into the hooks kept for such
-. II the guest Il wsll known 1t the
80 "a he articles found after his de-
1use ere extremely valuable. he IL imme-
10Y notified and requested 70 ids~sify
~ uopesty. Otherwise the goods are
- until hts next visit.
sue'yo eot . pightshirt OF yours down
dS,r b perhaps the frst salutation to
- guest - he clutches the pen and
6nss y register.
~Mevs rot : toothbrush and . pair Of
- u yours here. Send EN- up7" II the
oe(ine that some other out-of-town patron
= - Seuse receives.
sYoa 1T . pair Of trousers behind last
go \ hurled ~ another.
Nthose h awoman In the case the house
49, \ notified from the desk when the
tunhond registers, and pretty soon the
tpsuseospsr knocks ON the door OF the
oupios apartment. and the wife IL in
lwno1 that on Der last visit she forgot her
tuGlIo. q bunch Of hair. or . chemise, or
npoolfooat. The game Of = woman's ling
~ = sung. for women are quits - forget
re = nen. The housekeeper usually visits
~ nom with the missing articles, and
hnds thsm over on the spot.
1tHs h scarcely hotel In New York
~ oouldn't start IN umbrella shop.
upuybody seems 70 forget m umbrella.
~ y any hotel In town and tell the pro-
1dD6os that you thoughtlessly left one be-
M Wills ct the hotsL He viii summon
nepostw and direct him to take out the
- UMBRELLAS. Pretty soon the porter u
1lo6hg tor you. staggering under . great
- q umhFelIas. There ara cotton ones,
to6Aams. and articles OF the finest silk,
~ I'D and silver handles. No particu-
6ee formal oath II necessary 10 identify
= umbrella. II you see one that II ct al
~ ~ one you left behind. seize II and
~ 1T to II The proprietor doss not and
mnnos dsmur. II he kept strict account OF
y ~ umbrellas left In his establishment
- bookkeepers wouldn't have anything
- b do. An old customer told Landlord
Altman Of the Sinclair house the other
ntGht IN the rush time he had forgotten his
unbrella lev nights bsfors and had left
4 h he diningroom. Mr.. Ashman there
upon ordered the porter TO bring out the
1T umbrellas. There was n handcart loael
Z them.
Il ID particularly interesting fact that
many diamond rings are left behind by
euesta They are usually found on wash
stands. The ladies are the chief delin-
euents In this respect. Before washing
lhsir hands they pull OF their rings and
~ them on the waahstand. In the hurry
y gst 70 the dining room preparatory u
l1svingen the next train. the rings are fire.
snently forgotten. Sometimes they are
vsFy valuable. There have been frequen,
instances who're whole boxes Of jewels have
ben forgotten. These invariably ind
Asir way 70 the clerks desk, and tho own.
81 ars soon found. Watches Innumerabls
~ found under pillows. having been pu,
there BY guests on retiring and overlooked
y The rush Of the morning. Many pocket.
bcoks. some OF them substantially lined
VIII srsenbacks. are forgotten. often, nc
eooeA 70 the embarrassment of the owner.
b not considered by we.l-rcgulated
htnds drstclass comfort 70 find yourselI
eeastng away from town ON . New York
OentSal car or Pennsylvania flyer wit hou,
Hopper. But telegraph, II the operator
WI 0ust you. and the wallet viii be hur-
ned after you either by express or regis
tsssd mall.
Then there are gold pencils, gloves
ehoee, hats. coats. overcoats, eyeglasses
sririt lamps. shirt studs. powder boxes and
hand glasses. One cnterprising eitizsa for,
Gos Ais erspsack and every thing in Il ths
other night. Another left without val,
nahle Get OF surgical instruments. There
srs more toothbsushes forgotten in New
tork hotels in week than any shop in
New York can replace on the instant,
slippers. cuffs and collars enough 10 start q
aahefdasher's shop. ladies' stockings o.
ak and oil other textures, night dresses d
'acs and plain. canes. workhaskets. trasses
saas's, boos.acks. rubber coats. bracelets
opera glasses. ladies' hats. entire suits q
settles. ladies' cloaks, fur sscaaes. fans
Uf'nees, Bibles. sermons, dress waists
yaTsers, ccrsets. earrings. these and hun
dreis OF other articles make up the year
cesieetiol in the big hotels OF New York
when The owner is not found the good,
ne usually kept a year. No hotel clerk In
0sn seems 10 know what becomes q
2sn after that
NJ dear" said Mrs. Jones. struggling
vhh pot of jam AZ the dinner-tahse ths
ether day, see II you can open this pot. ;
Net with my luck, marmured Mr.
Jones, who had been sitting up the nigh
os'crs With q sick friend '.i'u pass il
siad." and he sighed dejecsefiy hehint
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