Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-07-10
LEFT bEHIND AT No NoTEL.

OILY UuOut lOtty years. LONDON ucr-
aid.
LEFT BEHIND At rHe HOTEL.
Some Of tho Matters Overlooked Dy Rar.
rieU aud Forgetful Traveller
Every hotel in New York hes "a stcre-
roonl Tor vaNable articles left behind by
ruests, In such hotels as tho Astor, the
Fifth Avenue, the Sinclair, the Hoffman
and hotels further up town. set of
books is Lopt in which are jotted down
descriptions Of tho goods forgotten by
absent minded and hurried ones. Where
the hotel does a vast amount of transient
business il is sometimes difficult TO ar
range the goods for future Identification.
In such cases the integrity of servants
must be the guarantee, and this is strict
ly relied upon. Immediately after the
rooms are vacated the chamberraaid
tG.kes temporary possession. She gath
ers up the goods left behind by the last
occupant and hands them over to the
oiork. lie looks on The register and tags
the packages aud articles with the name
Of the guest and the number of the room
lie occupied On the'day of departure.
All these notes are then transcribed
into the books kept for such business. If
the guest is well known at the hotel and
the articles found after his departure are
extremely valuable, he is Immediately
notified and requested to identify the
property. Otherwise the goods are kept
until his next visit.
We've got a toothbrush and pair OF
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the greeting that some out Of town patron
of the house receives
"Ycu left q pair or trousers bohin2
last time, is hurled at another
II there is woman in the case the
housekeeper is notified from the desk
when the husband registers, and pretty
soon the houseEeeper knocks on the
door Of the couples apartment, and the
wife is informed that on her last visit
she forgot her hustle, or q bunch of hair
OF a chemise, or petticoat The game
Of a woman'5 lingerie is rung, for women
arc quite as forgetful as men. The house
keeper usually visits the room with the
missing articles, aud hands them over E.
the sp5t.
There is scarcely hotel in New Yer.
that couldn't start an umbrella shop
Every body seems to forget an ulAbrella,
Go TO any hotel in town and tell the pro
prietor that you thou9htlessly left one
behind while at the Lotc! He will sum
mon Tie porter aud direct him to take
out the lost umbrellas. Pretty soon the
porter is heading for you, staggering
under great load Of umbrellas There
are c2,ton ones, ginghamJ, and articles
Of the finest silk, with gcli and silver
handles. No particular or formal oath
IS nelessary TO Identify an umbrella.
Tho proprietor doca not and cannot de
mur IL be kept atlict account Of al the
umtrcllas LEFT Ia hiJ stcb.:s..uccnt his
boc&keepers wouldn't have anything else
to DO. An Oil customer told Landlord
Ashnan, Of the Sinclair house, the other
night il the rush tiiae that lac had for
gotten his umbrella few nights before,
and had left it In tie diei,.g 9ooIa. Mr.
Ashaaa ti.cs>-ro o-lcrej The porter
to bring out t,.c l,s. c...-e!!cg. There
'y.- e harGocrt lead of tacm.
It is particularly Interesting fact that
many diamond rings are left behind by
guests They are usually found Oh the
washstands. The ladies are the chief
delinquents in this respect. Before wash
ing their hands they pull of their rings
and lay them ON the washstand. In the
hurry to get 70 the dining room prepara-
tory TO leaving on the next train, the
rings are frequently forgotten. Some
times they are very valuable There
have been frequent instances whore
whole boxes Of jewels have been forgot
ten. These invGgiably Gnd their way to
the clerks desk, and the owners arc soon
found. Watches innumerable are iound
under pillows, having been put there by
guests on retiring and overlooked in the
rush Of the morning. Many pocketbooks,
some Of them substantially lined with
| greenbacks, arc forgotten, often no doubt
TO the embarrassment Of the owner. 1t
is not considered by wen regulated
minds to be first chop comfort to find
yourself tearing away from town on
New York Central or a Pennsylvania
| flyer without a copper. But telegraph,
if the operator VIII trust you, and the
wallet viii be hurried after you either
by express or registered mail.
AilEu titAt dAe Bold lltiltitos SloNN@l
shoes, hats, coats, overcoats, eyeglasses,
spirit lamps, shirt studs. powder boxes
and hand glasses. One enterprising citi-
zen forgot his gripsack and everything
in it the other night Another left with
out valuable set of surgical iustru-
ments, There are more toothbrushes
forgotten in New York hotels in a week
than any shop in New York can replace
on the instant. Slippers, cuffs and col
lars enough to start haberdashers shop,
ladies stockings Of silk and all other
textures, night dresses Of lace ana plain,
canes, work baskets, trusses, shawls,
bootjacks, rubber coats, bracelets, opera
| glasses, ladies' hats, entire suits OF
clothes, ladies' cloaks, fur sacks fans,
/ Bibles, sermons, dress waists, garters,
corsets, earrings-these and hundreds of
other articles make up the years col
lection in the big hotels Of New York.
When the owner is not found the goods
are usually kept year. No hotel clerk
in town seems to know what becomes OF
them after that. York Sun.