Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04

TYPE OF COTTAGE IN SOUTH IRELAND.
Even the pedestrian or bicycle tourist con-
tenting himself with more modest secomInoda-
hons than those generally required by the great
American tourist, finds that he can very nearly
maintain the average per diem extra tips in
stituted on his six or eight-day voyage across
the Atlantic IL he is disposed TO follow
custom literally. The system has other fields
than that in which the tourist finds
H. An English commercial traveller told us
that II IL not unusual for the manager of
mercantile house to expect present from
the commercial man with whom he has placed
an order. And 80 IL goes. condemned all
sides. yet holding with the grasp of an &C.
topus. It's place In the business life of the old
world
TIPS FOR EVERY ONE
One 10 often puzzed to know whom to tip or
rather Who not 10 offer tip. Yet in all our ex-
perIence we have not found more than a single
person-apparenty only one of the common
herd Of tIpPeTs. but who declined with thanks
the coins rendered .Or which an approximation
would generally be in Order-to refuse a tip
We often thought that If ever should by
some miraculous chance discover such n per
son We would immortaliZe him In some immor-
tAlking manners nctify him and erect u
temple deiIcated TO him. build a mOnume nt
or not exactly build a monument. but at least
oPtna subscription for monument. IL was near
killarney. and our guide book dselt upon the
fact that the population there followed. among
other occupations. that OF begging Accord
lngly We looked for an unusually rapacious set
Of people We found her one evening for she
Wa woman We should the term fairy
a. indicating her supernatural qualities but
she Was a little bit over weight for a regular
nrst-cla-- fairy. However. let her name be in
scribed alongside Joan Of Arcs But we forget;
Ne don't know her name
A. We wheeled along toward the town over .,
road the principal scenery OF which Wa. the
high wall on either bank. a view an enchanting
picture. the largest Of the Killarney lakes seen
through an aisle VI noble trees burst upon Us
Dlsmounting. our press the button ac.- was
Forthwith trained upon the scene when
~ occurred 20 that We should not care 10
introduce the leading feature OF the
picture the bars Of the intervening closed gate
Our momentary perpleNity was removed by the
appearance Of our heroine from the cottage adj
joining. and IN a jify the gate was Open afford
Ing an uuob-tructed view. We had chosen TO
regard people about gates as mereenary char
Acters and on this occasion were disposed 10 be
hberAl-but you know the rest.
KiLLARSEYs POPULARITY.
A great deal has been said about the Killar-
nsy lakes, and they are certainly attractive and
pleasing in their surroundings. But there are
very many lakes as picturesquely situated OF
which one hears much less However. they
are one Of the popular sights Of Europe and
there 10 nothing Ike popularity to make q
great sight OF the three lakes composing the
chain tie smallest. the Upper lake, Is the
, most hsAu'ifF1 while the largest, the Lower
least attractive. The lake hotels are with one
or two exceptions sufficiently swell TO furnish
attractions for all DESTROYS of sightseeing in an
elegant. luxurious manner, but. strange TO say
mere does not appear TO be q public steam
ves-el Of any kind on the lakes, and the hustlns
American must content himself with q rov
boat
THE PICTURESQUE RUINS.
Muckross Abbey, an ivy-clad ruin, in what 1,
nov . private park. on the shores Of Lougf
Leans. Is an interesting object to those who
20 In for that sort Of thing. IL dates back tc
lSso and must have been fine old place in il
day. In the court yard a magnificent yew tree,
planted BY monkish hands long since returned