New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-17
A BICHELORS CHRISTMAS EXPENSES.
lie HAS TO GIVE AWAY a LOT OF MONEY IF HE
WISHES To BE COMFORTABLE.

lie HAS TO GIVE AWAY a LOT or MONEY IF HE
WISHES To BE COMFORTABLE.
This is the period OF the year when the lone New
York bachelor wears a weary and detected look. 1t
IL n hard season for him. The married man with
seven children of his own fourteen brothers
and sisters and various relatives to remember on
Christmas lies in bed OF roses compared 10 the
bachelor. with neither kith nor kin around him.
for the married man has women to think FOR him.
only women think In such Cases They not
only think for him. but they buy for him; indeed
they make bargains" for him.
But the castaway bachelor-how many people
know his trials at the approach OF Christmas /?
Here is the melancholy tale Of one:
mo one but n bachelor knows" he said. Glow
helpless a bachelor is who has family. lie must
have clubs If he wants any comforts case at
all. He has TO dine at them restaurants. and
he gets deathy sick OF one or two he moves around
a good deal from one restaurant 10 another. His
Office Is In a big building. where there are five or
six elevator boys. janitor. scrub-woman. etc.
Because he finds stupid evenings on his hands he
gets to be fairly well known in two three BILL
Hard rooms. II he takes occasional horseback
ride two or three s,ablemen are added to the list
Then there the servants where he has his apart
ments.
Now. think what all that means at Christmas
I have been making ont list OF what I must DO
In the first place. shall have TO provide for the
mail who takes care OF my rooms. the maid who
serves my breakfast In my rooms. the bellboy. the
boy who cleans my boots. the elevator-boy and the
dOorboy. That Is already n formidable list. Isn't
It? And have to have something ror all Of them.
for | want to keep living here and I'll be
neglected II neglect them. / usually get a gold
piece for each OF them. Now To the
Janitor OF my Office building must give $40. each
OF four elevator boys 81. and 10 the woman who
cleans my offices. say s.. | belong To three cuDs
In each OF them subscription list IL started for tho
GArlA hal IflIFf Iall TOD IN
one doesn't tip club servants through the year.
But Just walt. ! haven't begun yet. There are
three restaurants where frequently dine and N
each OF them there two or three walters who
who IL always attentive 10 me. Besides, there are
two places down town where | am In the habit OF
getting my luncheons. The people there must be
provided for. More gold pieces, There Is a cabman
on rainy nights have been his fare. that he has
come 10 know mo well enough to expect Christ
mas gift II have 10 ride with him In Christmas
week one barber shaves and trims ms hair
and | have him on the list. There are two boys
who set up my billiard and pool balls They must
De taken care OF. Then there are my Office
boys. 1t IL good deal OF a burden. tell you"
IL does not take a great mnthena tician TO see
that this bachelor IL planning Christmas ds.rbu-
ton which VIII require good many gold pieces
and the total OF which IL imposing As he himself
said. too. he had undoubtedly forgotten several
people, that he intended to provide himself with
extra coins for emergencies" When We estimate
moreover. the daily tips which fairly prosper
Gus bachelor gives away each day TO his walters.
his barber his billlarlrOom boy his boDtbl,ck. II
he his shoes shincd away from home his attend
ant In the MOTEL cafe and all that. the total for the
year becomes appalling. One feels Ike saying poor
mani" for 81 day In tips and a couple Of hundred
at Christmas seem Ike highway robbery. Poor fell
low, But perhaps he deserves 1t for being