The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29
sIDkLIGHrS IN EUROPE.
GeEInany.

He had a fine, well poised head and broad
fOrehead. Hisfaoe. clean ahaven down 70
the neatly trimmed chin beard. wore an
expression that was both stern and b.
niGnant. cOmpOrtinG with q serious man
nsr. Some immediate representative OF the
COmpany's head O6los. I thought, an In
apeCtOF Of accounts or methods. an admin
lstrativs expert Of some sort OF Anoehsr
who holds the substance but sOoFns the
trappinGs Of authority. Half q dO1en
times In the voyage We passed. ex-
changing grave salutes. Az I was In the
midst Of the fuasing with bags and b.
lonGings preparatory 10 the landing there
was q knock on my cabin door. IOpened
Il and there Was the man q dignity. He
said .BO0ts.' With betting ComPoguro
I extended 20 him a dollar.
At the railway station in BrameThaven
] started from the platform 70 cFoas the
two tracks intervening between me and
tho train. A kind friend pulled me back.
saying: 'Hsrel Don't do that. You'll
be arrested by a majOr-gensral and six
teen RendArmea and hnsd seventeen
cents ThsrsupOn I turned and went
down through the tunnel. a. was entirely
proper. and for the first time boarded
railroad train ON the Continent Of Europe.
eager for the comparison for which travel
over many thousands Of miles and on
nearly every railroad In the United States
had given some preparation. This was
a light railroad over the short dis
tAnoe from Bremerhaven 10 Bremen.
We scattered through the special car
that the Government had graOiously
provided for our party. putting no end
Of hand baggage on the racks above the
SEATS in the compartments that were
divided one from another by partitions
reaching 10 the Csiling. AZ one side
a narrow passageWay ran along the car.
Entrance and exit ueFc effected through
aide doors. Of which there Was one for
each compartment. which the occupant
could open at will even while the train
was running. A little man IN blue with
red trimmings would appear and dis
appear like a jack in the boE. smsEs.=s
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aide door 70 a narrow board such a. runs
along Ons Of our open trolley cars. which
was the only means by which passage
could be had from ons car 20 another.
This was the trainman. The conductor
wore a military looking uniform that
seemed 10 rank him 90 a nOn-commis-
STONED oiloer. A strap over one shoulder
supported a saachsl. the use for which
wa not immediately apparent, a. he did
mot take up the ticksts. He examinsd
eAch ticket and dashed a line across the
iaoe with q blue pencil. When a paassn-
ser leaves q train he allGhtS on an enclosed
platform and smeFgea through a Rats,
where he surTunders his tickst 20 another
tunctiOnary In uniform. This Of oourss
makes nsceNaary mot only an enclosed
platform hut relays Of ticket takars az
each station. Many railroad officers II
the United states aay that Il h the logi-
cal and better msthod for the passenger
TO retain his ticket until the journey IL
ended. but that the expenas incident 10
carrying out the practios IL prohibitOry
except in regions Of denss population
and heavy trAfIiC. Attached 20 the wall
II the lavatoTy of the oar was basin
working on q pivot which could bo filed
with water from one or two Tin cans that
stood on the floor. little box on the
wall contained a dozen or 20 hand towels
at Bremerhaven that were used long
before aFTivalat Berlin.
AZ tho station In Berlin . man Of dis-
tinGniabed appearance clad in frOCk coat
and white waistooat. placed Ne In auto
mobiles and displayed great energy In -
curing and adjusting tho haGGage. This
was a courier from the hotel. and his
efficiency WIS the first example Of the Care-
fulnass and thOroughnsss that charac-
isrizes the service in the better hotels
throughout the Continent Of Europe and
especially In Germany. Before being
aware Of his prcssnce my handbag had
been given to a railway porter, 70 whom
rendered the regulation Zee Of 10 pfennige.
RbCut two and a half cents He angrily
pushed IL away and retained the bag.
The ofer % another 10 plennige piece did
not mollify. bat a third propitiAted him.
A. tho hotel. Ablays with light and splsndor,
We wers met by clerks In froCk coats. All
the managers and clerks. thoss who meet
the public. in the hotels Of Europe wear
fFock coats while on duty. The reception
clerk assigns the patron. who Il dssiG-
mated q trihe more accurately a. a Wis
tor instead Of a guest 70 his room.
From an accounting Ofics. usually out Of
sight. In received the bill. which is paid
by the cashier. Tho man who attends TO
everything slso 10 the -pOrtisr.' In the
United States the clerk IL the whole thing,
and the porter a hiFsllnG who looks after
tn bagEags. In Europe the PORTER. a. a
young German expressed II, IL -the boss
Of the hotel HsanangesfOr the ssndlng
and delivery Of packages. the securing q
carriages and theatre tickets. lOoks up the
time Oftflins. ard dOea a thousand and One
other things for the convenisnCs Of the Wis
itOr. az well a. being a human guidsbOok.
He does not receive a salary. but pays for
his position az rate that in hotel Of the
first rank amounts 10 a good round sum.
His tips. nsvcFthelesa. often enable him 70
aocumulate a fortune In years % service.
For Sheer CLEANLINESS. eHcsllsnos Of asr-
vicg and general attnctivgness there are
no hotels equal TO the best q Germany.
The walters aTsimmaCulats inappearanos.
attentive and unobtHlslvsly dsgerontial.
The maids wear neat uniforms and answer
a Summons with ohesrful Bite which
lnthis case msans"atyOur service Many
Of them are good looking. In no one Of tire
half dozen hotels upon which theas asnsr-