Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11
CHAT

she was nice-looxing little woman
and when / heard her asking for Miss
Thomas I spoke 10 her and this is what
she said:
7 am 80 years old; I've travelled from
one place to another almost every year.
Ny father has always been with me I'M
I'll last year and l never paid any at
tentiOn 10 details. I've never stopped in
a big hotel because he always found a
quiet place for US. Now I want 10 go
10 one and stay a day or two just Tor
the experience Please tell me how 10 go
through the ordealT''
I had told her as well as 1 could, and
Efde. who was sitting near me, said;
That would be a good thing TO tell the
girls who read The Semi-Weekly-
know that I learned several things along
that line from some of your chats was
as green as grass when 1 first came
here 10 enter a business school.
The first thing TO do when one goes 10
a hotel is to either go TO the office and
register. or go to the ladies' parlor, ring
the bell and tell the boy you want
room. Be sure YOU know how much
day you are 20 pay. for some rooms are
more expensive than others / knew a
girl who was put in one that cost S
a day when she did not have that much
money II would have been very humil-
iating II she had not noticed, as she
walked in, that it was pretty luxuri-
Gus.
How much is thisy' she asked. and
when told she quietly said: Il prefer one
costing about s. or $3.50 day" Some
ladies say as they register: Il don't care
for your most expensive room.
Let the beIIbOy. as he Is called, take
your heavy grips. but don't be afraid TO
be seen with some Of your own luggage.
When you go TO your room notice the
passages. the number on your door and
how many turns you make II 1t is
large house. 1 know a girl who got lost
going up from the parlor about 10 one
evening and had TO go to the elevator
boy for directions 10 find her room
Read the card that Is hung in almost
every hotel bedroom telling the guests
what to do. and BY all means. use the
servants as little as possible They are
trOtting around answering bells all the
time and appreciate consideration At
the same time let them serve you when
you really need things. Always thank
them for even the slightest courtesy
shown you and don't be familiar with
them In travelling or in hotels don't tell
your family history nor your ailments. T"
roIite people will listen, but they do
not think any more OF your common
sense for confding in strangers. Above
you have nor where II is kept The
sIickest thieves are the ones that are
most likely to win your confidence.
Lock your door as soon as you enter
your room, and never on any account
leave II partly open. For a girl. or wo-
man TO leave her door open in such a
place. no matter how respectable IL is, Is
10 advertise herself lacking In modesty
or counting the wrong sort OF attention.
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sidered private. nay almost sacred. and
the gaze Of the public would contaminate
It.
Don't nnger In halls nor Hobbies. and
don't dress in a way TO attract attention
The true lady dresses in such a way that
no special feature OF her attire attracts
attention. Go to meals quietly and IL the
waiter puts you at q table with others.
don't be led into the conversation, I'M
less there Is a lady present, and she ad-
dresses you especially. You may think
that you know as much about the SUBJ
ject as they do. but people don't appre-
ciate "buttinskis.
Dress for breakfast Just as carefully
as for the street. and at noon the same,
but In the evening put on a lighter suit.
II you have II. or a pretty silk waist
with your best skirt
The evening meal will be dinner and
some OF everything
When you are ready to leave send for
your bill. or go TO the ofice and pay
IL Give the chamber maid and bell boy
at least a quarter each. and the last meal
you take in the dining room do the same
for the waiter. II you have had the
same one all the time.
It's bad 10 have 10 do these things,
but money. and pOliteness grease the
wheels as we go through life
Once I had quite a long journey on
sleeper. There were three OF us and the
one who really had charge considered
tipping the porter a bad habit. She was
very quick spoken and I saw that the
porter was offended by her very first
remarks. We had a lunch. but at supper
time we wanted coffee. When she asked
for Il the porter told her II was against
the rules 20 bring it out Of the dining
car.
When he came to me I said: Look
here, porter, I know that you sometimes
Bring coffee out OF the dining car; IL is
troublesome and you can't do IL as long
as there is a chance TO get the passen-
germ there. That lady has worked hard
to catch this train and a cup OF coffee
with her supper will help her. III see
that you don't suffer for it,
Yes. ma'sm. certainly ma'am. AS you
say Il viii be troublesome. but I'll see
what 1 can do
And 70 make a long story short, we got
the coffee. We paid 5 cents a cup more
for IL rnan II we had gone into the other
car, but we saved g cents on our other
lunch. Next morning he told me about
q nice place where the train stopped for
the railOrad men to eat. and we were
ready for il and enjoyed the change.
Don't throw your money away reck-
IessIy, but a judicious tip is well invested.
Faithfully yours,
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
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