Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-12-05
THE TIPPING NUISANCE.
nov II Operates In London. Paris and
Nea York CITY.

How IL Operates Tn London, Paris and
New York City.
The tipping system has rendered
existence i'm Paris and London moro
of pain than n pleasure, but in
those cities the expectations Of those
who are in the habit of receiving
gratuities are at least within mod.
Grafton. Even the harpics in the
shape of the old women who insist
on taking charge of u man 5 over.
coat OF stick oulez.vous vous
dcharrasser, monsieur is their
monotOnuus chant-are got rid of
with few sous, but New York is a
Z place of greater expectations, where
tho lowest gratuity is 10 cents, and
q quarter of a dollar the usual con
sideration expected for anything
! like the delicate attentions crowned
by a finger bowl. The cabman who
| sits impassive on the box OF the
coupe and has no idea Of getting
down to attend to the luggage, the
/ porter who brings the baggage or
parcels, the waiter who serves the
/ hghtcst rejection or even drinks,
the barber who shaves one, the boy
/ who brushes coat and hat-each and
all are inspired by expectations fos.
tered by their employers, who rely
upon the public to help them pay
wages.
The barber shop nuisance is par.
ticularly oxasperating, and ought to
be abolished through the adoption
of some such plan rs obtains in Ger.
tain old established shops on the
boulevard, such a. Francois The
customer produces a franc, or 90
CentimoS. half franc 90 centsD.
| The cashier keeps cents (25 cen
tines for himself, and places the
equal amount of change on the desk,
where it is appropriated by the bar.
Der. Thus the shop gets . cents, the
barber > cents-share and share
alike.
The same sort of organized Svs-
tenn of tipping is adopted AT cor
tain hotels in Paris, particularly
those patronizcd rather by provin-
Gals than by foreigners. When the
bill l. presented, no attendance" Is
charged in the account but a Ger
tain percentage j. added 10 the sum
total, and this money placed on the
desk j. equally distributed among
the servants Thus the visitor j.
spared the annoyance of being viz
tually obliged 10 pay twice over for
attendance, for ut other hotels, aft
er having at least one franc per diem
attendance i'll the bill, he Is con
fronted with the following persons,
who expect, and in some cases do
mand, tips First, the chamber
maid, who has brought him hot wa
ter and the tub, next, the masculine
s.s.-.-"f 81 ...y femme 'n .....'
WHO lies u.a., -. ll5I,y-l: neat
the bedroom waiter, who has served
the first breakfast; next the dining
room walters in a body, from the
head waiter 10 the occasional attend
ant; finally, the old established con.
cierge, who has seldom stirred from
her place TO hand him letters and
the key, and, as a sort of an antich.
max, her youthful and spry assist
ant.
Therefore, New York, in its tip
ping complications, is not yet up
10 Paris, where ladies without small
change in their purses are pursued
by irate coachers with vermilion
hued maledictions but for new
metropolis We are going 1t pretty
strong The difference and distinc-
zion between the European tip and
the American one j, that abroad the
individual who expects u gratulty
and this is particularly true in
Eugland-as a rule does something
10 earn and deserve it, whereas here
at home the driver, who simply
drives, for which he is presumably
paid the barber, who merely shaves
the waiter, who serves, etc. are on.
~ performing their duty without
extraordinary pains or service. Why,
then, should they be tipped?
New York Letter in Boston Herald.