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from the West about for a little trip and
she had been rather patronizing because
l lived in a small fiat and wore ready made
clothes, and she said to me that she would
not care to live in New York unless she had
plenty of money. You know the kind.
"She further added that New York made
you feel insignificant, especially when you
lived in a place where everybody made
way for you. If I had arranged the scene
it could not nave been more apropos.
When she reached this part of her speech
we we're nearly at this crossing, and | hurried
on without answering.
THE policeman recognized me and in a
moment the whole Of the street stopped
moving-trucks, viotorias, coup6s, auto
mobiles, men, women and messenger boys.
1t was just as if he had pronounced a spell
to which everything in sight had sue
cumbed.
Il wish you could nave seen her face. I
was very nonchalant about it. l said that
while we lived humbly. it is true, still hus-
band was well known and l was quite
accustomed to these little evidences of
respect, r
Never before did 1 get so much for 50
cents. l might have spent hundreds Of
toioto oh ""iSoio ~ INV - SAS
millionth of the rapture of that moment. 3
Believe in tipping? Why, Of course l
do, but not tipping walters when there are
policemen about"
Another phase was discussed by a young
business woman. who was on her knees
before a carved trunk looking for some of
the new fabrics for decorating rooms.
The only tipping that a woman really
objects to-" she said, lis the tipping that
she is forced to do when she is invited for
a visit to the home Of a friend who may
keep a large establishment and whose SER
wants are practically made contented with
their places by the forced generosity of
the guests. Nowadays when a woman of
moderate means is invited to visit she has
to jot up the %ccoun and see whether she
can afford the tips.
Il know Of two young women artists who
were invited to spend the week end recently
at a country house, and although invita-
ions there are eagerly sought, they found
after adding up railroad fares and tips
that the amount of money could be ex-
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A HAND AT BRIDGE.
Randolph Lee Burleigh Tells OF the Risk
He Took and the Result.

Randolph Lee Burleigh (of the Virginia
Burleighs) lit the gas in his shabby little
room INC carefully drew from his pocket
a roll Of yellow notes. After locking these
in his trunk he pulled off his dinner coat
and sat down at the table.
Dear old dad" he chuckled, Il must tell
him about it before | urn in"
And he wrote the following letter to
Randolph Lee Burleigh, ST., of Burleigh
Hall, Roanoke county:
NEW YORK, Thursday Nir hit.
~MY DEAR FATHER: You will be GLAD TO
hear that this morning l found at the club
a note from your old friend Mrs. de Puysaut,
asking me to a little dinner and bridge
afterward tonight. l accepted at once
and at 7:3o sharp l appeared before her in
my new dinner coat, which was finished
yesterday.
"The lie P~uysants live in a real rslace on
Fifth avenue | could not help comparing
It's richnes and color n glitter to the air
Of our plain old house among the oaks
but j remembered, too, that his grand
mother ~was-well, we know what!
The dinner was excellent. Over the
cigar M the men talked Of bridge and | began
TO feel most out Of place in such al expert
assembly. All ! know, YOU see, is what l
learned in those games with you and Major
White and Judge Burnett at half a cent a
point.
Il took occasion to ask for what Mrs. de p
usually PLAYED, and o may ina CINE my
feelings when they told me--a dollar; but
/ fattar myself that l PASSED of the shock
creditt blv by remaTking that that made a
verv cGcent little game il the cards ran
we'll. You know that l have, in all the
world, only tie 81 900 you gave me last
birthday! NV salary OF $50 a month has
scarcely permitted saving.
well, the 90 me BEGAN, and for tie first
six rubber / just a little more tfan held
nv own, Then we started on TIE seventh
the final one, | lad for a PARTNER a clever
girl-and very attractive-Miss Burton.
Mrs. de Puvsant was on mv left. On my
right was a man named Smithers.
Miss Burt on ndIEad won the first game
without honors. We had lost the second
after a desperate fight with a total OF eight
against us. They tai twcntv-cour to ou-
get. soma on the third. II was Mrs. de P.'5
deal. l seemed dead surc o. dropping n
quarter of M thousand anvil ow.
when | picked ur M cards / foaad the
king and jack o. diam onds. n small club
a eTado, and nine hearts healed hv the
ace. king. queen, 'ack. Mrs. do Pursuant
announced no trum-s. Bearing the heart
convention la mind, | doubled.
sshe doubled hack. Before I thought,
! had redoubled. She went over again,
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DOG AND RABBIT CHUMS.
PIaymates on the Course OF the Eastern
Parkway Golf Club In Brooklyn.

A white rabbit with pink yes, kept as a
pet by James Laing, the Scotch professional
Of the Eastern Parkway Golf Club in Brook
Ign, struck up a friendship last fall with
the clubs smooth coated fox terrier and
the two enjoyed many frolics on the links.
To be exact, it was the dog that did the
frolicking. The rabbit was merely the
centre about which the dog frisked. Yet
the rabbit seemed to derive pleasure from
the lively com%panionship.
The rabbit was a slow and fastidious
nibbler Of the grass and tender sprouts
of dandelion. Between the spells OF whoop-
ing it up, the dog would sit by in idleness
and watch is slow moving friend. Sheer
lonesomeness is supposed to have drawn
the two to each other, for each was the
only one of its kind tolerated on the
course.
Occasionally a strange dog would catch
sight Of the rabbit and hurry to the attack
with a joyful ki-yi. Such forays brought
about to the terrier a succession Of delight
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private endeavor. private sacrifice. which
has gone to make up the great result. poor
old women who had lost an orly son In the
field brought their thy savings. Let It,
go to the boys comrades, - they said, lit
will help them to fight a little longer The
1sherwives aud shell gatherers AT Enoshima.
collected great bur dies Of the seaweed which
the Japa ese make into sllcculent soup
and brought II to the district commlssariaf
office for the soldiers. Tobacconists, great
and small, sent large periodical provisions
of cigarettes: the biscuit makers-their trade
is one of the most fourishing in Japan
contributed tons Of their wares. the blanket :
weavers did the same. those who conld not
give any money gave in kind. generously.
to their own deprivation.
The little girls made thousands OF the.
white caps with rod crosses. a familiar sight I"
now, as the invalids are moved. a hurdred-~
at a time each IN his separate iinrikisha.
with the coOlie extra well dressed to do theni
heroes honor. from one depot or hospital !:
to another. The object of which the IN valid :
is most proud a"d which will 90 back with,
him 10 his home to be- treasured by his, de-
sccndaNts is that fat white cotton cdp with
the red cross on II. ~
Why is the cap such a treasure" BECAUSE
the clever Japanese surgeons, hlTrying
over the field piled with dead and dying.
fearing TO miss some sufferer In the darkness
ard the confusion, bethought themselves of /,
inventinR a sign which the advance party =
who went ahead to nd those n reed of help
could place on such TO dist Cuish them from
the poor fellows that were rast It. Wherever
the scouts found a man still breathing thays
dropped the big white cap on his head-ss2
on his body If his head were laid open-and
wherever the surgeons saw this sign lit viii
shine out crudely AID clearly even on a dark
night they knew thore was a ma TO be
tended, a life to b. saved for the oountry-
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extent Americans are at fault. Rarely
does the native Torn find difficulties in
treating those who want tirs. and as soon
as they discover that you know the roIes
they char e. their attitude of extortioners
to that of supplicants.
The Paris cabby is now so exrert that
when an American gNes him a pourboire
he looks at 1t with dl G lst, t{ro VS. 1t downj
and when it ricoohets ne has a way of at
tachir 6 himself 10 it G in. Initial, mapleE.
he satisfies his rational pride and gets his.
money at the same time. 'f7t - -.
Il actually saw a cab nan in London look
with dis gust at the two and sixpenoe that
he had in mis- palm and stare with an ~insolent. :
look into the face of the donor. N'~-'
Amt yer made a mistaken he said a6
last, jeerir gly.
THE man addressed g1zed at him. closely !"
! for a mo nent then leaned forward, took y
back the two shillings and said, cheer. =
fully: -"
80 I did. Thank you, my good man.
you're an honest fello ~ and walked away
whistling, leaving the cabbv with a look
of absolutely s~reechless RI ge on his face.
That word 'speechless' means a good deal
when applied to a London cabby.
an Paris / was a witness to a very funny
incident that | have been told is typically /,
Partisan. ~ Dining one night at a fashion,
able restaurant, | saw two women who
seemed to be mistress and companion.
The one was large, blond, ford, drank
large quantities Of champagne and talked I.
continuously to the primly dressed little
woman opposite, who rarely v~entured a re- >
mark and ate and drank sparingly. =,
when they arose from the table, the
f1orid one drew her portemonnaie and ex$,
traoted a large piece Of silver, a five franc
piece, which she placed on the tabs at h5E
side, and then sailed out like a full rugged
ship in a favoring breeze. The little wonap,
stole after her, and as she passed the tip shs
drew it stealthily toward her and slipped,
it into her little bag that she wore on her !.
wrist. The motions showed the practice OF
long usage. .. ~
THE funniest incident has not been. told. :,
1t concerns the waiter who stood at a short
distance absolutely pop-eyed as he saw his
big tip disappear, but was helpless to pre-
vent it. ~ ~. i$E
Zone Of the best Paris tip stories is that Of :
the man. at q small hotel who had. among
other extras on his bill every week, large r
sums put down for candles, which his had
not burned and did not want. But he found
it useless to protest, so on the morning OF )
his departure, when the usual procession iotSa
servants stood at thu entrance door. some
Of whom nae perhaps brought him a glaas Of
water or a toothpick and expected salvage
therefor, he appeared and with a courtiy
bow handed a candle to each. first one side
Of the double line, then the other. with a
murmured explanation to each that the pro-
prietor would redeem them undoubtedly
at the usual price Put on the bill,
There was a REGULAR curse to whose
accompaniment he disappeared, which be
has always called the candle curse. He
says we can't really do it in this country;
that it takes three generations Of disap-
pointed cursers to bring it TO perfection
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making a trick worth sls2. raped the
table.
NV Partner led a club, She had no
hearts.
Il felt the cold perspiration start from
every poe. | was ruined.
two srades, three clubs, and the queen.
ten. nine, eight, five, four and deuce of
diamonds. Mrs. de Puvsant took the
club trick with the queen. Then she
stopped to size up the situation.
an her hand were left the are and six OF
diamonds. the ten, eight and trev Of hearts,
the ace, king and deuce OF clubs, aud the
ace, king. queen and Jack OF SPADES. If
she PLAYED her cards straight, she could
take seven more tricks, giving her two
odd and the game. If she could establish
her diamond suit she would make grand
slam and win, counting her aces, over
81. 200 in addition to the rubber.
"She led her ace of diamonds, intending
if she did not catch the king, to switch
the suit. Miss Burton played a small
one.
"ihe condition dawned on me in a fash.
drew out my king and threw it sullenly
on the board. 1t was my one chance
as you will see. 1t NAV rave been I'M
sound. but it was a far gamble, ,
Mrs. de P. smiled, and imm ,diately led
1t was now up to Mrs. de Puysant to place
that 'ack, -.
Isle reasoned, raturallv, that | would
not have thrown away nv king on her
ace if / had had a card to guard it.. There
lore, my PARTNER held the odd diamond.
Accordingly, the only a to keep the
lead in dummy IS hand was to finesse. She
rlaycd the ten. .
1T was the greatest moment ! ever had
at a card table. hen m ' ack descended,
Mrs. de Pul SAINT gave a gasp as If she had
beer stabbed. | took that trick and nine
mr. Ya yriNh NJ - h - | omit m nTn Tim NS0n
ahead for the evenings work. But, Lord,
what a rist! You can tell Judge Burnett
and the Major.
"I,ANDoLPH LEE BuRLE1dH."
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Borneo Girls Long Ears.

From Tho Nolr Orleans Ttnos-Domocrat,
Il liked the girl, " said the sailor. only her
ears was too long"
He finished his drink at a gulp.
was slim and 1.-the. Her teeth WAS white,
Her eyes were clear.
Bot them ears, The lobCs was three
inc hes long. And do you know why? Be
tause she lad strtt.h,d Them out, had length
encd ,hCm by Tullin, !E,m. continually with
ChinAwOmGn from childhood continually
suucc2cs her feet in a steel box 10 make
the IN small.
Wherever | went in Bornco. ! fornd The
same long ears among the native girls. In
Samarinda. in Samrit. IN kudat. II was The
same. and II was The SHme in 1elCkopil. in
Danjarmain and in Pasir. The young women
had ears that nearly touched their shoulders.
The young girls ali sat in the sun pullln' their
ear lobes with their fl myers so as TO make them
long"
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About every FIVE years there is a wave
OF protest against the tipping system. At
the present time, new life Is given to the
opposition to tips by the anti-graft senti-
ment that Is keeping everybody busy watch
Ing everybody else.
Five years ago, II you asked a woman
what she thought Of the tipping system, ten
to one she would be eloquent in ~denounoing
1t as an abuse Of personal freedom and a
pernicious practice that men were afraid
to protest against in an organized way,
She attributed its prevalence entirely to
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Of a young couple who were at the mercy
Of one Of the porters. They had been
married about ten minutes before they
boarded the car, ndthey sat down blushing
ando conscious. Every once in a while
when one or the other turned a few grains
Of rice would drop from some fold of his or
her clothing,
Each time it happened the porter would
appear with a brush and dust pan and sweep
up the unofending particles, and each time
the bridegroom would make a pass and the
porter would go away with his mouth look
ing like that of the Amazon River, which il,
l believe, the largest one known to geograph-
ers. This happened five times and then
I lost count. The last | saw OF the bride
and bridegroom they were turning round
while the porter was searching for more
rice INC making them think he had rescued
them from a living death of humiliation
There has always been q theory that
women were not as sure tippers or as gen.
erous ones as men. Time has worked a
change in this respect, as we'll as in their
attitude to the question as a whole.
The proprietor of a tea room which is
ratronized by a large clientele of women
admitted that the girls who form an attrac-
tive feature of the room with their pretty
uniforms and def, quiet motions, average
$50 a month in tips. They are paid 81 a
week and their work is light and pleasant.
The luncheon hours are the only busy ones;
the S O'Clock tea hour, while well patronized,
makes no great demand on their strength.
Many wo nen VINO have larg, establish
ments and who find it impossible TO get
serva ats unless they permit their guests
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Southern (hiNalry.
From The Phaadclphta Record

From The Philddciphiu Record
Many stories have + zen told OF. South
Urn chivalrr. but the H%Im apperi'. to go
10 n story told by a former Governor Of Keu-
lucky while visiting in this city recently. -
Accord nG TO the narrator a genuine Ken
lucky Colonel boarded a street car which
was very crowded, and somehow he topped
on the foot of a very Pretty woman on
course the women expected the Colonel to
apologize. Just as did everybody else who
heard her give Il mousel Ike sQueal when
the Colonel foot came down.
apology, but the colonel, divinlng her bought.
dored his hat and 5 lid: No mad m I'm
Lord was so gracious MS 10 make women SO
belut iful and ch7rmlng and win such Won
derfully smell feet that p mcn has 70 tramp
on them TO find them, then ] don't think that
an apology
The compliment wns TOO Prsceiui for the
woman 10 resist, md I'll hat follow ed was
a smiling acknowledgment Of the Coloners
gallant speech.
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The Woman and the Tip
Tips That Bring Big Reconsideration in Country
Houses-Extortoners in Paris Punished

makes a good income and l have plenty
of spending money, that l am taking a
foolish viewpoint and one that the average
woman cannot have. Not at all. My ex-
person who takes into consideration the
fact that when you are dealing with human
nature you have got to take its weaknesses
into account.
Naturally the ideal servant is the one
who simply performs every duty for which
he is hired, as well as every additional one
without protest, but where can you find
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the ideal servant? / know very few and
their ideality stops short Of the tip ques-
ton.
Nov, 1 will tell you & secret. I tip my
own servants. l always have, even in the
days before my marriage, when / had a
very simple home with one maid.
Il find that it pays every time. When
something has gone wrong in the house,
hold affairs, when additional work has
to be done, l find that a small piece Of silver
makes all the difference in the world.
"Idon't make it a payment for any special
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TfE sun, SUNDAY, MARtK is. 1906:

a anancier Of Wall Street. He Is accus-
toned to walk to his Office and always
crosses at the same place.
"Wben we reached it / thought the TRAFFIC
Of the entire city had stopped. l felt like
royalty and tripped across as II l owned
the entire city. My friend ohuckled and
explained that every once in a while he
shook hands with his policeman and left
something when he took his hand away.
Al tried it on the policeman uptown at
a crossing 1 use a great deal. 1t worked
like a charm. l had been taking a friend
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pended in town with much more enjoy
ment, and so they declined. 1t was not
done because they were poor. 1t was simply
that their business faculties were developed
to the extent that they wanted their moneys
worth Of fun, and ~strenuously objected to
paying other peoples servants"
81 don't object" said another woman,
ito paying the regular tips in the regular
way. What I do object to Is the unusual
tip that is exacted from me, whether or no.
"A short time ago, travelling in a drawing
room car, l witnessed the active distress
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to tip them. have tried to remedy matters
by having a box placed 70 that the out
going & lest can put his contribution for
the servants in it without my one g belr 6
the wiser as to the amount. At the expira-
ton of a certain period the box is opened
and the contents divided. Naturally, there
are objections to this plan, but as a whole
it has been found to work well.
All through the East, said the woman
who had just returned from a tour about
the world, where she accompanied her
husband on a business trip, tipping is
PREVALENT, in Japan. China, India and Aus
tralia, but in all those countries the tip is
so small that you could not take it into ac-
count a. a matter Of protest.
1T is not until you get to Paris and Lon
don that you see its evils, and to a great
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decorations were ready betimes and s
% clock found; the members Of the com
mittee ready to. go home and rest bit
before the EVENINGS pleasure began.

decorations were ready betimes and 6
o clock found the members Of the com
mittee ready to go home and rest bit
before the evenings pleasure began.
In far-off Italy group OF American,
girls who attend school are to have a
delightful Christmas. Miss Ella Sage
Of Minneapolis, who is one Of The pu-
pills at Miss Sheldon IS and Miss Nix
on g school In Florence, writes home
that they are all to 90 to Rome for
Christmas and later to Naples and fur.
ther south to spend two weeks AT
Easter another trip will be made to
enlce and the picturesque environs.
and in June all the girls will come home
Tor their summer vacation. Miss Sage
is the niece Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. J.
Martin, and the trip which Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin. had planned for the lat
ter part OF the winter depends entirely
upon whether or not Miss Sage will
spend. second year at the Florence
school. If she does, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
| tin will not go until another year. Miss
| Nixon, one Of the principals Of the
school, is well known in the northwest,
, as she was graduated from the Uni
verslty of Wisconsin. The school is ex-
f Waye n and this ~ year there are only
roundings, SO closely identified with
art and history, are an inspiration to
them. Miss Sage is devoting much Of
her time to the study Of art, and i'm
proves her opportunities in developing
a decided talent for drawing and paint
ing. - "
| Mrs: Howard H. Kicker was hostess
at a beautifully appointed luncheon
which she gave in the new private din
ing room at the Holmes hotel, Friday,
The color note was red, and flowers,
and shaded lights were charmingly set
off by tall palms and dropping ferns.
maidenhair ferns, wer used as the cen
tterpiece and the lights of. the chande-
lier were softened by red silken petal
shades. Thrust thru each place card
was a long-stemmed red rose, and stand
ing about on the sideboard and on the
newell posts Of the stairway, leading to
the rarlor, were cut glass candle hold
ers with red hooded tapers. The ices
and CONNECTIONS were in red, and red
roses were used as confection holders.
Covers were placed for twelve, and af-
ter the luncheon the guests PLAYED
bridge in Mrs Ricker's apartments
The luncheon was the first Of series