The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-12-10
nlanitomoe pilot.
TaJRSDAY. DECEMBER 10 1891
CONDUCT OF A wou&l HOTEL.
Iaiugs iyhic'. Try the Pstirnco Of tie
kpigiitS of thu Counter.

4 woman in Il hotel is worth seeing.
She rings the bell three Times 10 a
mans once She apoln-iz : 50 pro-
fusely TO The bell hoy that lie comes
downstairs with not an idea Of what
lie IS to do. She writes about eight
letters a day and each envelope seems
10 contain at least three sheets of the
hotels paper. She sends the misslves
down one by one 10 be posted and
Ask the Office, please. to put stamp
on for me- she says each time. She
never makes out a wash list. but she
knows" Just what she had, and one
pair hasn't been returned. She re-
fuses Indignantly TO couide more to
1.-The office when he inquiries. but she
is sure Just how many were in. and
these have blue ribbons" She al
WAYS regards the clerk as "ihe office,
but he has his feelings and his mod
csty, just rs if he were a person. She
puts all sorts Of things in the safe, but
she is perfectly sure she put several
things there that she didn't put there.
and. of course. this makes it awkward
for ''thc office. because he can't prove
ANYTHING aud she always knows"
She is always thuuderstruck ut the
amounts paid for her bills, and she
knows" there is mistake. The bills
have to be produced, and even then
she does net remember receiving the
goods at all or buying them or any
thing. If she remembers afterward
she comes down and explains to 'the
office" and apologies which makes
him feel better. Sometimes she gets
conScIence-Smitten about ringing the
bell so much. and then she runs out
rings up the elevator. aud gives the
elevator-boy orders. Yet people won
der at so many elevator disasters. An
elevator boys life has its ups and
downs anyhow, but when the women
come to giving him messages he loses
his grip altogether and the elevator
may take advantage of him.
The woman in hotel expects the
ambermaid to ''see to- this, that and
the other thing-sewing on a button,
taking a stitch, hanging up her dresses,
and helping her to put them on. The
chambermaid is only Il poor human
being who has lot of work to do and
the housekeeper to keep an eye on her
But what of that? The lady asks her
Just the same: Iron these out for
me- Mary, there's good girl;" or to
face up nv dress. there's Il dear or
TO put me in few extra towels, dO;n
or get me cake of soap-Im leav-
inc this afternoon" She tacks photo
graphs up on the wall-that she will
do-and she cries right in the Office be-
fore every one when she is charged
extra for damage to walls. Then cards
and callers! o. heaven, give the Of
flee" patience.
Il expect i gentleman to call about
9. she remarks; please say am out.
Ii any one else comes send them right
up"
The gentleman is late and gets sent
up. Heaven help "the office
When card awaits her she takes
'Ihe Office" right into her confidence.
20, dear I'm so sorry" she ex-
claims. when did they call? o,
yes. the time is on the card. If you
had only told them to wait. | know |
didn't leave instructions, but then YOU
see, | had no idea they would call. |
didn't even know they were in town.
Was the baby along too? o, dear,
I've never seen the baby. 1t was only
born last summer. and -
The office" is perhaps not a mar
ried man, or perhaps he is. and in
either case this is narrowing with
whole line of impatient men waiting
for rooms. You understand now. don't
YOU why so few hotels have the Of
flee" where the women can get at it
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