Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30
AMERICAN "TlPPERS"
DEM0RAllZE EUROPE
Special Correspondence.

to tip is the question confront
ing all classes OF society In
England just at present. The
habit of exacting tips has grown so by
| what It fed upon that now the givers
of tips are raising an cutlery against
tip grabbcrs throughout Europe.
Travelling Americans are held to be
directly responsible for this situation.
Their lavish expenditure in this direc-
ton has simply demoralized Europe
| In many places, millionaire Americans
| who desire to demonstrate that they
| possess the rocks" have allowed their
| desire for notoriety to exceed their
| Judgment The consequence is that.
| when the next person, more moderately
endowed makes his appearance. he
meets the contumely of the upturned
| nose and the reversed hand
AT railway stations big hotels, res
| taurants and theaters the habit of tip
ping is more or less an unaSsaiable
custom. And though 1t has long been
the custom for tips to be freely given
and none freely expected. perhaps-at
English country mansions the domestic
bandits have recently grown even more
rapacious. II one Is invited for a week.
end visit. 1t is almost as costly as put
ting up at a first-class hotel. Every
servant--even though he only hands
YOU your cane or umbrella--expects not
less than s. on your departure. Recent
ly, at the end of few days shooting at
a we'll known country house, the de-
parting guest offered the gamekecper
$40 in the form OF two golden sover-
eigns The ininion of the gun-room
turned his back on the proffered gift
with the cool remark: "Sir. this is
paper house." meaning that nothing
less than a f1ve-pound note should have
been rendered.
The most exacting adopts of the tip
in country places are chauffeurS who
drive you to and from your destination.
Unlike old-fashioned family coachmen
who We're satisfied with n modest re-
ward for such service, the chauffeur re-
CARDS himself in the light of a privi-
legged functionary. II you fail to tip
him both going and coming, he does not
hesitate to let the fact be known.
Doubtless he regards himself in the
light of u species of life-saver, and
considers that he is entitled TO a re-
ward for not running his car into an
obstruction.
SETTING THE PACE.
The treatment of AN invited guest at
a country mansion is governed by the
chauffeur's manner toward you on ar
"A glance whether or not you have "op-
ened up in a way equal TO expectation.
If not, a hundred and one embarrassing
little things are likely to happen be-
fore the end of your visit and you
can congratulate yourself If you don't
have to fetch your own hot water in
the morning.
II seems that there is a tendency to
revert to the times of old when tip
ping IN great houses almost amounted
10 a species Of blackmail 1t was GUS
tomary for servants to line up in the
hall and TO expect So for every article
handed to the departing guest. on one
occasion a man refused to take his
own gloves from the hand Of serv-
ant because he did not consider them
worth the price expected by way of
tip.
few years ago, II was usual at most
of the better class restaurants to pay
by way of a tip 10 per cent OF whatever
your meal cost. But now all Is chang
ed. Walters expect not less than 10 per
cent; and even 20 liz demanded at such
resorts as the Ritz and Carlton, In
other places the waiter commanders
all the change from a. bank-note even
though it is a considerable amount.
There are many hotels where walters
make so much from tips that they even
pay for the positions they hold. In
such Institutions, IL is almost az much
as your life Is worth not to give an ade-
quate tip. Public insult is meted out
to all such delinquents, and an appeal
to tho proprietor meets with scant
sympathy; naturally enough, az that
dignitary shares in the expected
''swag."
MANAGEMENT TO BLAME.
For this state of affairs the manage
ment of these places is entirely to
blame. The walters have TO depend for
their living upon voluntary contribu-
tons" and the consequence Is that
the public must suffer from unreason-
able eXactions.
At railway stations the greatest Of
tenders in tip-dispensing are also
Americans. They bestow half-crowns
$50 cents) where they should only give
IL cents at most. The consequence Is
that Americans are spotted" ANA
sought after to the neglect OF Che
STEADY going Britisher who ponders
deeply before parting with silver six
pence (Value ~ cents.
IT is singular phenomenon that this
mania for tip-grabbing has followed
wealthy Americans all over Europe
Many select continental resorts have
been simply ruined owing to the fact
that a few travelling millionaires have
passed through and, by lavish tip
squandering. nave raised the hopes Of
all who also serve" by only standing
ana waiting I'm. fins 1InoD which thpV