The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-21
THE TIPPING SYSTEM.
TT HAS OVERGEOWN REASONABLE
BOUNDS IN LONDON.
The Degree and Extent of the Power
" From Which Ii Snrinms

The Degree and Extent of the Power
ty From Which 1t Springs.
Julian Ralph in the Providence Journal.
Inc American who is only a short time
ID England as a tourist, Invariably la
menls the breadth and depth of the tip
pa haoit especially if he comes from any
OF the smaller Of our cities. In the larger
american cities mental service, both pri-
'a'f and public, has fallen into the hands
u Europeans of many sorts, and all Eu-
i0peans Of the servant and waiter class
are alike in their willingness to receive
p'u'00-tes' and in their habit of depending
'''n slaIuItes 10 augment the small
wages with which they are thus made
content l once heard an American saw.
d. me end of months visit to London,
''' lie had tipped everybody he had met
'Al'P' the Prince of Wales"
ma ne gone into business there or tak-
y" Up housekeeping he would have mad
'''e warrant for his statement. He would
lave found that nearly everybody in the
~ r W 'Ne working folk or the poor who
on '9 any service whatever, looks up-
nq,sr.+' el,her as money earned or as a
g,,,i..-l proof that he has dealt with a
ua I'm. ,.'' a distinguished member Of
c+5sa5 ''dA colony in London. lately de-
Of nm. o''He 10 share the English view
n s,1r.. matter He talked and acted as
cros.-' ou.S,retched palm deserved 10 he
man "'A copper or silver, and as If a
nass.' 'o ose up.ed a position above the
stov, o"ed IL 70 his self-respect to he
lin a.stSS on every side. Thus giving
Or is . ,'n Jeeome seG-hattery. and the civ
with 10 stt back more than he paris
IA w, M. al Americans can bring themselves
asoi,,i., punt OF view. To the end of their
to f6e .''' ee with the English it GUS them
.oser oI 10 have a skilled mechanic
rer.a,i1, MS work is done. in The ok
Of nan VI setting a tip. And TO the close
Nrdars,,''5, americans days he will never
to The r,, my he should give a present
tnser NE 'l" "Ho delivers goods, the mess
doa en-. ,9 "IIhss letter, the furniture
|oIoar,. p'Ilef VINO brings in a chair Tho
streets W. WAC directs his way abour The
/ sadv 40 any other person who is a.
To 5s ", NY others for what he does
uoD,p, sure there are possibilities in the
r,, r.5o. sem which the English have
.1r doe. he British tramcar conduc-
as Is NJ. '0t expect a tip with each fare.
cannot vase IN places in Germany. IL
f-ieni a. pp'h IN England. as ii did to a
the gerl,r. -l'e Who Travelled in Spain, that
Ri,aor, iHl' who arrests you for being
fog h5lfg".p passport asks you for douceur
70 srcat ,'Nen YOU into custody. And.
sro'ssoa, ''uAly, | know of no such
lions on Sseration of wrong condi-
least ON, strand scale as is shown by at
conbsnr 5Iglt American transDortatioR
much ~. winch pays its porters very
Curing ts.1 man u costs them to live. re-
Make n, ,.i 70 depend upon the public TO
Va. ''e differences in tips.
H. '"s signs Against TippIina.
Brown '- rh realize that tipping has over
a. event. "b.e bounds-in London. at
Cent mn9,i. g see that by noting the re-
fot to ,i.. p.llalton Of signs warning us
public n lees 10 places where the larger
lnd chs. altered to-as in the theaters
asld Ia restaurants. But it will be
tda he evil. The root of il is
rom , egsro' end extent Of The novertv
Visitor &c. 81 springs. The Amer, an
lie .!dey,,r t'e besgars in the streets.
walk artists, The, endless process