The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-05
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.
TIPPING EVIL IN PARIS.
system of ExtoFtion that Drove an
American Woman Out of Hotel.

system of Extortion that Drove an
American Woman Out of Hotel.
| An ultra fashionable hotel IN Paris
( lost one of its wealthiest American
patrons. a woman. this year because she
was tired of being expected to scatter
small fortune in lips at the end of each
visit. says the New York sun.
The hotel is much frequented by royal
/ ties. and for anybody else 10 stop there
costs real money, The American woman
had made it her temporary abode for
many years. but this year she didn't 20
there. Instead she went TO a big house
she had bought.
ITO tell the truth" she said the other
/ day. Il bought that big house for no
other reason than 10 get away from the
tipping evil. OF course it meant a big
outlay especially as l spend only six
weeks of the year in Paris. but you
have no idea what satisfaction it was
to so to Paris this year and not be held
up for tips al the end OF my stay
The tipping evil over there instead of
abatng has grown worse and last year
my experience was such that 1 deter
mined I would never submit TO it again
even in Paris. Just before leaving the
hotel I had made liberal presents to
everybody l thought could possibly lay
any claim to having done anything for
me. but as 1 was about 10 so away my
maid said:
You have forgotten the carpenter
The carpenterT I exclaimed. Why,
what has he even done for me-"
Why. he mends things about the
house
Bet has he ever mended anything
for me?'
Nc. madame, but he expects tip
This got on my nerves and declared
that ] should not tip Monsieur the Car
penter nor anybody else; but in the last
was mistaken.
Il drove TO the railway station in
great state Of indignation. but with the
firm determination that I would never
go back to that hotel. Judge Of my sur
prise when upon reaching the station a
boy wearing the uniform of the hotel
ran up and took of his hat.
Madame has forgotten me- he said.
who are you? demanded.
u am the elevator boy at the hotel.
he said
But tipped one elevator boy said
in perpleMty.
''T run the other elevator. madame.
he informed me.
But did you ever take me up or down
stairsT
+" No. madame, but I ran the other
elevator
" Then how in the name Of common
sense can you expect a tip from me?
3" oh! Madame has tipped everybody
else in the hotel, why should she not tip
me| he rejoined coolly. and was so
dumfounded at his nerve that I simply
took out five franc piece and gave 1t to
him"
Several years ago a New Yorker was
doing Belgium and France in a very
modest way, and among other places
he visited was a. little village near the
battlefield Of Waterloo. He had luncheon
ar one OF the local hosteries, and as he
4 left the hotel he handed out a few coins
10 expectant persons on the outside; but
there was one man holding an OUT
stretched hand whom he could not quite
place.
What did you do for me?" the Ameri-
can inquired.
why. monsieur" replied the other, a
tan, eadaverous individual. cit IS I who
lpointed out the spire Of our little church
as you entered the hotel.''
In front Of the Carlton Hotel IN London
a few years ago the writer was a wit
ness 10 the absolute helplessness TO which
some American travellers are reduced
when facing tipping time.
A tan, husky American who was de-
parting with his family had just had
} his luggage placed on the tops Of two
fourwheelers. For a moment he stood
: by the door of one of the cabs looking
about with an expression in which be-
wildeFment and despair were mingled.
Then he began to hand out money to
everybody in sight IN uniform.
Next he went over TO the other car
riage and continued the process of dis
tribution. No sooner had his back turned
than the porters, messengers. pages and
walters who stood about the first car
rage sneaked over and joined the second
group. Most OF them came In for a
second tip.
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