Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-17

ton. hopes and ingenuity, it gives an cut
let to the gambling instinct, which is uni
versal, and SO adds variety and pleasure BILE
excitement to their lives. Servants wages
are less in consequence, because all things
eqralize themselves in the end, but SER
wants manners are improved, as may be
seen by any tourist from America with
eyes.
The mistakes of Americans in giving tins
abroad arise from their not being accus-
toned to things which are traditional In
European usage. For example, they do
net always distinguish between servants,
who alone receive tips. and employees and
managers, who are not servants. Thus
have seen an American family driving
away from a Paris boarding house. DELHI
erately putting few francs into the hand
of the proprietor who accompanied them
to tine door.
Did he take it?'' you will ask
Yes, he took It, not wishing to hurt any
ones feelings, l suppose. Once in Vienna
however. 1 saw the very sympathetic clerk
of Cooks Tourist Agency greatly wounded
by an American who offered him q gratuity
for the service he was rendering him as
part of his business. In general, the dis
tir cticn is this. Servants receive tips,
which are called by the Germans drink
money" and by the English and French
"gratuities' and qualifications
An English Origin.
The origin of the word tip is accounted
for as follows: In an old English tavern a
receptacle fer small coin was fixed in n con.
sp:cuous place. over which appeared the
legend. ITO insure promptness" What
ever was put into the box was divided
lowed the example, and soon the three
words were written, TIP" everybody
Knowing what they meant. Then the
punctuation marks We're dropped. and the
word tip was born. You do not tip the
clerk who waits on you in q SHOP But
you do tip the barber who shaves you and
curls YOUR mustache. This is the finest
point of the division line.
In all the hotels and boarding houses Of
Europe the employees are fed lodged and
sometimes Numbered, and receive besiJes
fixed salaries. which fuctuate, as in all
other industries, according to the laws of
SUPPLY and demand. However much or
little they receive, these servants are much
better off than the workingman, because
the principal expenses of life. food and
lodging, being assured to them their sal
airy of from SO to $40 month Is so much
surplus. These hotel and boarding house
servants divide themselves into two classes
% those who have no pefsonai contact
with the guest. CO and those who have
The first category compriseSstthe "eni-
PIC eyes," strictly so called-cellar men, laun-
dresses, cooks. lamp tenders, silver polish
offered them, and are content Herewith,
according to the laws of supply and de-
niaEd. They are paid for doing so much
daily work. The case is very different with
TIC SeCOHO CaleSOIy, VI those VINO come
into personal contact with the guest. They
are walters, wine openers, chambermaids,
shoe bIackers and trunk filters, elevator
boys, pages. and so on. These also have
fixed salaries, ranging from $40 to $40 q
month, but they make very little of this
item. The celebrated pourboire is their OBJ
ject;ve. They are after this and in the
struggle grave abuses frequently arise.
When They Are in Control.
Servants Of this stamp do not seek en-
ployment in houses because they are
known to pay high wages. They prefer