New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
WORKING VACATIONS.
NOW MANY PEOPLE OBTAIN A CHANGE
OF SCENE. IF NOT ABSOLUTE REST

=. ,n. MANY things which distinguish 'he
.,,rr,er and make II seem season ra'". '
rsI.ton to the rest OF the year is the cna"e' y.
OCCUPATION which 1t brings TO great numbers u
roonie Sometimes the work Itself remains "."'i'
~ ..u. but q Is performed amid SURROUNDINGS
"a totally different that It takes on oranu ne"
a.nect There Is little doubt that this oreaA IN 'e
u,onotony OF the years labor Is benehclai " '"''.
who experience II. for as rule II consis's 'is o'
all IN a departure from the city into tne country
Nevertheless 1t is in most cases suic''y "e
.,tv and though IT Is usually an agreeaoie one IL
.-...,n,v sort Of Hobson's choice for the people
who go. ~.
perhans the most conspicuous, because the
largest, class OF this kind is made up OF the wall
ers and hotel servants in general AT the ope'ihs
of summer which marks the beginning OF the uu'i
season in New-York they flock by hundreds to me
seashore. the springs and the mountains Al 'nose
n,,ces owing TO the great number OF large ho'eis
and boarding houses. they have no difhcul'v l"
acquiring positions which Will last throughout INC
hot weather and sometimes II they care 10 stay
until the end Of the month OF september i"e
wages which the walters receive are frequently
higher than they can command in the city. and IN
many places they have reasonable amount VI
tirne TO themselves with opportunities for seeing
the country in the neighborhood At some OF 'he
large hotels in this city. the proprietor wh'ie ne
does not actually reduce his stan OF servants ny
discharging any one allows II to be understood ta'
temporary leave Of absence. This they are usually
glad to do and when they return to town In the
fall their old places are ready for them again
The case Of the walters is repeated on shghtly
smaller scale with the other hotel employees. The
maids, the porters and the large stan OF Ki'che"
workers all send representatives TO the country
and are often not little particular in choosing the
place in which they will spend the summer. PROB
ably the chefs assistants make the greatest sue
cess Of their summer migration. When In the city
they do little else than wait upon that important
parsonage and carry out his orders. But when they
arrive at their country destination they have sud-
denly become full-hedged chefs themselves They
announce themselves as haling from the - no.
tel New York. and demand and receive wages COM
mensurate with their stated abilities. 1t by no
means follows. either. that they fail TO give sat
tsfaction; for from careful watching Of their city
chef with view TO this very purpose. they have
picked up fair idea of good cooking.
For several years it has been a popular plan
among many students. who. for lack of funds. were
obliged to work their way through college to serve
as walters in summer hotels This arrangement IL
not much in vogue now as 1t was few seasons
ago The reason for It's decline is simply that the
college men. while they NAV have been strong in
the classics noted for their proves on the ath-
leuc field, were really very bad walters. taking
them by and large. They had not been trained TO
the quickness and dizziness with which the profess
siona garcon glides about, and their movements
l.. lie dining room decidedly clumsy.
Il don't think / want any more Of them" said
Gre hotel proprietor, with rueful shake of his
head THE studious usually too absent
minded pay enough attention 10 the wants of
the diners. and The athletic ones-weli, they were
more likely than not to carry off plate of roast
beef as If they were trying 10 make touchdown
with IL They entirely TOO muscular for the
work"
Another objection to students as servants lag in
ha foc. hat thayw usei 10 heir rea eQ
such. and. naturally enough often resented orders
which they considered addressed 10 them as
interiors. There are, however. places where the
mentioned arssng the special summer occu-
paiions Only d dayor ago advertisement
appeared in a New-iork paper for the services OF "a
Lumber OF students from Twelve to sixteen years
"a walters IN Adirondack hotel. 1t is not
school or academy. who mus, nave been meant by
tnc advertisement would be more efficient than the
IL is a fortunate thing for the musicians that or
tainmen; of summer bcarders. Owing to this fact
lAe demand for pneir services is about as great
during the warm weather as any other season OF
tne Year Every hoie. which makes any preiensi3ns
- importance mas its regular orchestra connected
with he house. In the smaller Places this may con-
s:st OF only two or tnree performers and II ranges
iron that number up according to the hotel. The
o hsu a's or in 10 a Sss dn
and of course in the evening for dancing: Much Of
the salaries are good. because me demand for the
wnan vino earns her vng d By H Teaching music
the city through the winter. Her pupils all cave by
ynne ana July and she wisely goes to the country
Ter and at the same time continue TO gather in the
BARRIERS are another class Of folk who leave town
IN summer to pursue their trade elsewhere. The
Of hs e for Ss Of FIX
toners. and must recruit 1t with men who have had
town has gone into his regular barber-shop within
the :ast few weeks and Inquired yainly for the man
most cases found more paying place in the coun-
try but will be back the old stand in the autumn
Coney Island. Rockaway Beach and other popular
day resorts on the seashore furnish employment at
feaon 10 M r Of people who must do
Many OF the men who work there are engaged at
empoyed on board the sa fishing Veases W
run up and down the coast Some of them. again,
the betteT-Paying summer business fails off "'''
TT Theatrical affairs are VIGOROUSLY dull in summer
half loaf or no bread Many 9y' payers
or Far a es Wiling lne
scale OF salaries which prevails, even in the city
tneatres, where play runs on through the warm
ter actors out Of the question, there any number
o. o. transforming Companies OF varying degrees Of
neishborhood OF summer resorts Ten or fifteen
cents cents the usual rate of charge for admission to
With the opera companies 1t is much the same as
w Nh the players Even the better troupes are
charge Tor seats is much lower than q any other
great deal in such dreSons s "0r have 70
tunties afforded them for hearing good singers at
very reasonable prices
Teachers hs.Is are frequently among the people who
are .oSking for SUMNER work They want some
the usua! advertisement is for tutoring or private
lessons OF some sort - '
These are doubtless only a few out OF many in
stances or occupa lions peculiar the present sea-
son Where IL is impossible for the worker TO take
an absolute holiday from his tasks IL would seem
as II the next best thing might be to get entirely
way from his Usual surroundings. and thereby
Bdin 'hat certain amount OF which always
comes with change from old routine
BAUNANN BROTHERS SELLING OUT.
Baumann Brothers. who have been in the fur
niture business for sixteen years at Nos Do "A and
x East Fourteenth-st., have been trying 10 sci,
Out their entire stock since Mnv hui 60 20