The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-20
Just What TO Do
al a Hotel.

II is remarkable how few strangers who
come 10 New York know how 70 act al
a hotel Even the most intelligent peo-
pie make ludlcrous biunders. When a
woman comes alone she is paraiyzed with
fear and allows the clerk 20 charge her
any price he pleases.
There ought 20 be q little book printed
and ca,lsd "The Etiquette Of Hotels" It
should give some of the following points
A man accompanied By his wife should
not drag her into the crowd that hangs
around the oficc. as two-thirds Of them
do He should nrst take her 70 the par
Iors. leave her there ana then go 70 the
Office alone. when he has registered and
been assigned room be should 80 and
get her.
when the boy has shown them the
room the guest should not hesitate 20
say 10 II he does not like H. There are
doubtless others empty and II Is the
clerks place to try to please.
Another great blunder is not to ask the
price OF the room before looking at It.
Many a man feels reluctant 10 do this,
but It IS purely business. II the price
does not set he can kick. but there Is
no use complaining after the bill Is sent
IN and saying that he has been over
charged, that he has been there before
and always had a lower rate, and all
the many things that a man Is apt to
think about when he is ready 20 leave
when a woman IS alone she should not
20 to the office All that IS necessary Is
to take seat IN the parlor and send
her card TO the clerk. stating whether
she wants a bathroom or not and exactly
the kind Of accommodations she wants.
She should frankly say II she wishes
q quiet room. a small room, an inexpen-
sive room, or any preference she may
have
This VIII greatly help the clerk IN plac-
ing her satisfactorily and IL Is much bet
ter than TO wait until the next day and
then send down complaints and begin to
tell what kind Of a room Is wanted. When
she looks at the room she should ask
the price. II the boy does not know he
can find out
Despite an the printed warnings on ho-
tel walls It Is almost impossible 70 get
women to send their valuables TO the Of
fee safe. why? It Is a mystery. In
that way any valuables are safe. But
the owners prefer as a rule 70 take the
chances. Then. II loss occurs. they
blame not their own carelessness, but the
hotel management
Another thing: Trunks should be kept
locked. Every hotel tries 10 get honest
help; no hotel can guarantee that al its
employees are or always will be proof
against temptation. Every hotel asks iti
nafrone not 10 tempt them.
No woman need have amy hesitation
about going 10 a hotel alone. As long az
she conducts herself as a lady should she
viii receive every attention. unfortu.
nately. II she wants really good servics
IN the dining room or restaurant she
must tip the waiter in the beginning, as
walters labor under the impression thai
women will not tip them, no matter how
faithfully they are served.
A woman alone should not have any IN
toxicants sent 70 her room. il gives q
bad impression 10 the servants and Of
flee force II she arrives on a night traif
/ II Is wen TO bring a note from some one
known to the hotel management asking
that she be carefully looked after Il
this is not convenient write on the card
that is sent to the Office. II such Is The
case Sent here by Mrs. -" There are
some hotels In the city that viii not
take In a woman who comes In at late
hour unattended without something Of
this kind OF course this IS not true Of All
hotels, but a knowledge Of this fact may
save a stranger much embarrassment.
There is never any necessity Of a
woman going to the oiiice. II she wishes
any information all she has 10 do Is to
write a little note 10 the clerk He will
gladly furnish H. When ready 70 leave
send word that you wish your bin. The
bell boy will bring It up. Then return the
bin and have the clerk recent it.
state on what train you win leave,
where you wish baggage sent and II YOU
wish a cab. Ask before leaving what the
cab-fare win be to the station, and LEI
the hotel furnish the cab Always notify
the clerk three hours before train time
II you nave baggage to be sent, and have
the trunks ready at least two hours be
fore train time In New York this 4
necessary If you wish your luggage to be
sure to 30 on the same train with you
Where there Is only small trunk take
It on the cab with you.
It Is not generally known, but Otter
men who are celebrated enough to be
OF interest to the general public. and YET
wish to avoid notoriety. do not go 70 the
office on arrival: neither do they register
their real names. The accommodation
are usually engaged IN advance. Wher
the guest arrives he sends for the cleTi
and takes him into his confidence In re
gard 70 his Identity. but Imposes secrecy
This Is the invariabie custom Of the Older
members Of the Vanderbilt family.--Nev
York Hotel Manager, in the World.
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