The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-08-18
FEMININE euesrs Al HOTELS.
Their Troublesome Caprices and UnGehlr-
able Things They Don't DO.

l
able Things They Don't DO.
A woman at Il hotel is like live
wire on a frolic or runaway horse
at a funeral. She can give and eoun.
teimand more orders in Is minutes
after her trunks come up than
man could think Of in d week. She
writes half a dozen letters day,
using three or four sheets of the hotel
paper in each one, and calls up bell
hoy to mail each one separately. She
puts all sorts OF things in the safe,
And 20 one minds that so mnch as
the things she doesn't put there, but
IS perfectly sure she did. Of course
she finds them up stairs under the
pillow and apologies so prettily one
cant help but be glad she made che
mistake
She never makes out wash list, but
she knows exactly what she had,
and one pair hasn't been returned
She keeps the ponderous bell boy
promenadIng up and down stairs all
day with roses and cards, parcels
and messages and never remembers
to Tip him, but it is good for his di
gestion. makes HIM earn his wages
and teaches him the philosophy Of
life. She sends dows word to know
pist when the o'clock train goes
ont and what tius the 7 o'clock lin
tied gets in, but she doesn't come
home reeling in after the play to find
out who she is or where she is at
any way. She will tack up photo
graphs on the wall but she doesn't
| 20 to he'd with her boots on
She expects the chambermaid to
clean her gowns and pack her trunks,
, but she doesn't set the sheets on fire
smoking in bed or break the mirrors
with her umbrella and play football
with the furniture. even in her fun
, niest moods. She wants no end of
extra towels, but she doesn't polish
, her boots with them. OF course she
, doesn't eat as much or drink as
: much or spend as much money as a
: man, but she can make things more
lively with her cards and callers, the
people she is 'in" to and the people
!, Rhe is 'outn to. than a house full OF
men
She wants to live all over the house,
and why not5 A pretty woman read
s ing in parlor, or waiting on a hall
+ seat or scribbling letters in her queer
s angular hand at the writing table is
D ever so much more interesting a1
; attraction than a barrel Of "bricc
d break, a potted palm or jardiniert
i full of flowers, Ever since the day'
Q Of the garden eviction men have fol
y lowed where women have led. ant
l. the hotel where women most do con
gregate is sure to have generous
II following of men. Indeed it is 1
q question If a pretty woman that vii
o MI around in a stained glass attitude
n and II handsome gown ought not tt
1t have special rates if she isn't paid {
= salary
There is one thing woman will d.
every time and that is insist tha
there IL something wrong about he
d bill She knows" just what she ha
bad and is sure there is mistake
l. and you have charged her too much
! but, bless her heart, she always pays
Sunshine isn't slrer in June than
~ :, woman's honesty, She never is s,
n n dead broke ut the end Of the trij
- that she has to pawn her things 0
" give security on her trunks And i
x you do succeed in pleasing her sh
~ will tell every one from here to tn
Golden Gate that your hotel is tn
only decent place IN town, A drum
-, mcr working on commission and Civ
~ - ing his whole time to it cant wor
i i up half the custom that one we
" suited woman will send you if yo
;, humor her little capi'ices, serve he
- dainty little dishes of nothing sweet
ened and tied up with bows and fl
-, up her bill SO that you can afford t
. discount it a bit when she leaves.
- = New York Sun.
A Business Yaglbond.