New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-14
HOME AND SOCIETY.
THE EVIL OF TIPS.

FASHIONED HoMEs-BEAUTlFUL SIMPLICITY
ru.r WOMEN WILL WEAR IN THE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EPISODES
THE CARE OF FLOORS.
a.caae ago even tips were seldom bestowed
r,s country outside Of domestic service. and
with servants a visitor felt no obligation to
-" .mber any but those who had rendered him per-
r., attention. A dollar was considered an amply
e~.,ent douceur Now. however 1t has become
w. .erious tax In every direction. while in private
S.. n has grown to be such a heavy obligation.
s~scia.ly in an up-to-date fashionable household.
~ ~. noor Young men are actually obliged to refuse
~...,,ons on account Of the outlay necessary to
~. IN friends house. A few days stay necessi-
w.. an expenditure almost equal to hotel bill
-, that period Of time.
~h,s Is obviously wrong. and hardly hospitable.
- fashionable people should do something to put
- and 10 an unwritten law which must seriously
.".onvenence many OF their guests. 1t is hard to
rnnv ,ust how this evil could be checked. as a
go, ia not supposed to be aware that the perqui-
,.s NJ his servants. which are often more than the
.ses he gives them, are what keeps them In
"a humor with an influx Of vsitors-and that his
sussts are really paying for his hospitality. 1t Is
=. unp,easant idea. one would suppose. TO the en-
..,.,ner but this is what IT actually amounts 10.
~. only way to correct this state Of things would
. % engage servants with the distinct under
,.rding that no tips should be received. and that
-. employer only should pay for services to his
-.sts. With liberal wages this could easily be
Hanged and the new order OF things would GER
Inly be a great relief to both visitor and visited
7, IL no doubt true that some wealthy people. used
. lavish expenditure and not possessing much sense
= N. value Of money, make life In some directions
IA for those who have equal refinement but
~ money. The summer resident. who. through
.reessness or ignorance or thoughtless lberality.
.vs for local service Of any kind more than the
s.rtet value and really more than 1t is worth.
,sps inevitably the tariff for those employers who
went money to thus throw away.
svery few women altogether consistent IN
msir tailor rigs" remarked masculine critic.
srhey are very apt to commit some little soecism
n their dress that quite spells the general erect.
Jaw funny sight to-day that was case IN
.o,nt. A pretty girl rode past me on very hand
s,me horse she wore skirt and shirt. and looked
..v nice I thought. until her horse broke into
.,,sr Then suddenly up rose two excrescences
= .,ther side OF her, which bobbed about In the
,ost ridiculous manner They were the Dig leg-o-
.utton sleeves of her shirt-very pretty and becom-
mr. IN their Place. but utterly absurd for riding.
NJ effect as she galloped of ahead OF me was In
Mscy,bably funny. Certainly II she had seen her.
III az I saw her she would have been greatiy
sstonished and not a little dsgusted
a.. 10. ha.n written bout the ancestral homes
~ England, amid their old-time associations and
,nread,ng acres but few people realize that Amer
q. has also her time-honored dwellings marked by
All the refinement and pleasant living which is
.,ven by years of wealth and position Many SUCH
S.,gh.fu, homes may be found in the interior OF
New-York
Far up on the picturesque Erie is situated
typical American home. lived In and owned In
direct line by the sixth generation the large roomy
house which Is Colonial in Its architecture Is sur
rounded by wide verandas. and Is situated on hieh
rround looking far of across broad meadows on .he
one side and on the other into the green depths
=, an orchard over two hundred years old. when
protects by Its deep shade outdoor morning ROOM
This ia a round piazza supported by columns ana
furnished with lounges and all the comforts OF moo-
ern life. Only in such place could such an OF
chard be possible. The branches OF the trees hter
ally touch the welkept closely shaver turf ana III
the hottest weather afford the most delightful pay
ground possible for the children Of the house.
A little wicket gate beyond the orchard gives ac-
cess to- q real old-fashioned rose garden. In JUST
such one might Corisande have given Iothair the
ever-memorable rose. There are narrow walks Dor
dered with bay. and either side high standard
rose trees beautifully cultivated. roses that nave
never seen the inside Of greenhouse, nearly
healthy and beautiful and many years old. Beyond
Below the salt as 1t were are the less aristocratc
but ever-beloved holyhocks, sweet williams groups
OF variegated phlox and other od-fashioned MOVERS
while the air Is fragrant with sweet marjoram' oas
and rue and the many herbs dear TO our grand
mothers From the blaze OF sunshine ana color IN
the garden turns into the dark green stiffness
OF the orchard-a most striking contrast-and then
up the steps into the round porch already described
which gives access to the morning room THIS
Is pretty quaint apartment full OF books and writ
ing materials. with large generous nrepace' anu
number Of excellent prints on the walls-a room
that has been unchanged In its character OF nomey
comfort within the memory Of the oldest inhabitant
This room opens into the wide. spacious hail. wnlch
runs the entire length Of the house. and is the gen.
eral lounging place OF the family. This is filled
with pots Of flowers palms and great bowls OF roses
furnished with rugs. tables. easy chairs and soias
and finished In white woodwork and hght-green
paper.
The staircase Is also white. Half way up there is
. large circular landing and beyond 1t deep re-
cessed window. Almost all the furniture OF the
house is Of carved mahogany the beds. fine old
four-posters, handsomely carved with the pineapple
and the chairs standing solidy on their
claw feet and the bedroom furniture still covered
With the glazed English chntz OF one hundred years
ago, and shining brightly with the friction OF con-
slant care. Many portraits OF the past generations
and some old mirrors adorn the walls OF the two
large connecting 'parlors." which have been very
little modernzed, but everywhere there is that sense
Of freshness and breathing space which Is SO char
acteristc OF these fine old houses. and which has
been so generally Initiated in the modern Colonial
dwellings, OF late years.
Simplicity, as descriptive epithet has been much
overworked 1t often appears to mean to great
many persons, something which 1t never means to
careful speaker. This is particularly the case
N connection with household decoration simply
deeorated room is understood TO be chamber In
vhkh the ornamentation on the furniture mas peeh
49, u,bic
hive given place to supports of massive plainness
which mantel loads Of bric-A-brac have been dis
pheed for the sake OF one or two ornaments
Strictly speaking. householders have thought TO ar
sise at simplicity by process Of elimination ana
u simple" room OF to-day is merely an ah''''e'
u 10 the overcrowded chamber OF Few years ago
Il h made simple just by the Withdrawal VI 81
many pieces Of furniture
The new room has slmplicity-of a sort. But
0ere IN q timer simplicty one that Is organic