Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-01-13
Holland. It was like 90 much of our
go called delft-msde in Germany.
And the SIS plate was offered me for

so called delft-msde in Germany.
And the $75 plate was offered me for
SO!
A few days afterward I was again in
New York and sauutered into another
"antique" % store" shops" they
call them.
Fine piece of mahogany, that" l
said to salesman, pointing to 40 in
laid " dresser"
Yes, cir; it ought to be. That's q
real piece of Chippendale. You. have
good taste, sir, for you've picked out
the choicest piece we have in the place
the very choicest"
smiled. To him I had swallowed
the bait whole, hook and all.
"The inlaid work by Chippendals,
tooT ventured to inquire.
Eyes, cir. This inlaying was done
by Thomas Chippendale himself-by
his own hand, in fact. We have abso-
lutte proof of that fact"
Have youf" said. "What proof?'
~ will bring it to your And I read
. letter from an English dealer in fur
piture!
"Convincing, is it not?" he asked.
"Not as convincing as this" / said
as handed him . copy OF the Eng
lish standard authority on Chippen-
dale, and he read that, although the
model OF every known piece of Chip.
pendale furniture had been looked
into and examined" not single in
stance could be found or has ever
come to light where Chippendale used
either inlay or marquetry."
The expression on the mans face
was another study that I shall always
remember.
l treated myself to a hair cut and
shampoo.
When the "artist" had finished his
work handed him dollar.
"Thank you, sir" he said and ven.
tured nc change.
"Change?" he queried in superb as
tonishment. "You gave me dollar,
sir-50 cents for hair cut, the same
for shampoo"
l happened to know this tonsorial
parlor." For answer stepped across
to the opposite side and pulled up a
steamship hanger" revealing Q sign
=" Hair cut, 35 cents; shampoo, %
cents"
1 received 40 cents change.
"How much to Wall street and
back~ asked of an automobile
driver.
"To Wall street? Four dollars" /"
was the answer.
It seemed reasonable from Fortieth
street.
He took ma to Wall street aud back,
and I gave him 81.
Four dollars more, sir" was the
reply.
You said $4," replied.
ITO Wall street, yes; but I didn't
say back, too, for that price,"
Clever maui ! called the hotel
pr0prietor.
"How much have you given himf"
he asked me.
"Four dollars" replied.
"Give this gentleman 81 back or I'll
report you."
went into . large hotel for lunch.
con.
"Not Q table now, sir" said the
head waiter, with . look and . smile
that one gets TO know and understand
10 New York.
"Those arc all enxagad.r ha said %
/ pointed to some six tables with the
chairs tilted forward.
Definitely engagedr asked.
absolutely" he replied.
Then our hands happened to meet.
(which one Of those tables would you
like. sirf" was almost Immediately
forthcoming.
And got the table / wanted. but 1t
cost me more 10 get An empty table
and the privilege Of sitting at II than
the luncheon itself cost.
I wanted two trunks TO 60 across
the city from tho Grand Central depot
to the Pennsylvania railroad ferry at
the foot of West Twenty third street.
"Don't you bother, sir; I'll attend
to it," said an otliging Grand Central
porter.
| He did.
"How muchr I asked.
"Here are your checks" he said.
II had great trouble in getting the
trunks out and finding a wagon "a
take them" (He had consumed just
five minutes.) "One dollar and fifty
cents for all, please"
I went into the express booth and
explained what had been done Tor me.
&" Fifty cents" said the attendant.
"How much to the Twenty-third
street ferry" I asked OF hackman.
1.-Two dollars and fifty cents, and
I'll get you there in fifteen minutes"
was the reply.
Zone moment" said, and ! called
the carriage attendant.
"One dollar and twenty-five cents, "
he said.
But We did not get there in fifteen
minutes. The horse walked.
It Was all very ipteresting-very
amusing.
But does it all tend 70 make visits
to New York pleasant-to lead one to
20 there oftener than need bef
And don't think look from the
| cOuntrv" either.