Catoctin clarion., 1910-03-03
CU|NEAS AND POUNDS
More Than the Mere Shilling Dr.
ference Between Them.
MONEY CASTE IN ENGLAND.


ey, but the Guinea Is the Gentlenan's
Money-A Nice Distinction In Charges
and In Payments.
"Funny thing" said the writer, who
had just received IA check for f2 2s
from London. chow the editor over In
England paid ME In guineas, not In
English pounds. In fact. it would be
an insult II the editor had simply paid
me f..
They've two kinds Of money over
there. One kind Is straight business
money. An even e. would have meant
in effect that had performed rou-
tine job of some kind, such as compil-
ing table of statistics for the editor,
and that ! was being paid for mechan-
ical labor.
But the editor adds an extra shil-
ling to every pound he paysme. This
means that l am not supposed to have
performed any labor at all, but to have
created work of art and submitted
this work Of art-otherwise literature
for arts sake.
my check is written Two guineas,'
and the envelope in which 1t is sent
me is addressed John Smith. Esq
This in effect is second recognition
that have submitted piece Of liter
ary art. Yet the figures on the check
are 'f2 2s' to prevent errors in book
keeping
IF I'd been on the staff Of the pc
riodical my salary would be paid me
in pounds sterling. for then I'd be
supposed to be working for pay and,
according to English ideas. no longer
gentleman.
''These two kinds of money. guineas
and pounds, show up in many curious
ways. All professional men are paid
in guineas. If you are running big
private school you make charge IN
guineas for tuition. and parents OF
your pupils pay you in guineas be-
cause you're supposed to be merely
engaging in an altruistic. phlanthrop!c
project Of building Drawn and brain
for Britain. But you pay the teachers
in your school in pounds sterling, for
they're supposed to be working for
pay. not for love.
IF you're "A doctor you make your
bills for professional services out In
ruineas. Barristels are paid in gum
cas-. Horse race prizes are given In
guineas for all gentlemen's races.
"The most curious mixture Of all is
the clergyman's pay. This Is queer
mixture of commercial and profession
al ideas. The charge of parish Is
known as living and Is paid In
pounds sterling. but If wedding or
christening takes place In the parish
the clergyman receives Il personal fee,
always guneas instead of pounds.
Artists are paid in guineas. The
late James MacNeill Whistler, who had
II delightful habit Of turning keen
wit on friends and making enemies
thereby, was once paid for work Of
art in pounds sterling. a delicate I'M
llication that Whistler was dauber
and tyro.
Two trades are paid in guineas for
goods purchased, but other trades are
paid in pounds sterling. These trades
are the interior decorator and the jew
eler. The jewelers. goods are suppOs-
ed to be works of art, and such COM
nercial articles as watch chains and
watches are priced IN guineas. Ger
tain swell and exclusive London tai
lIrs, to whom you have to be intro
duced. by the way. charge YOU in
guineas for the coats and trousers they
consent to make for you.
'DirectorS Of companies were for
merly paid in guineas for their attend
ance. They are now paid IN pounds
sterling, but when pound sterling Is
in minted gold 1t isn't IA pound sterling
any more. but Il sovereign.
The idea is that directors Of com
panies are always feed in gold. and as
Suvcreigns only are coined now they
are paid in sovereignS. The only ex-
crption is the directorate of the Bank
Of England. The members Of the
hoard are paid in golden guineas. part
Of a small store kept in the bank and
dated in the early years Of the last
century.
"A gentleman wagerS with his
friends in guineas He buys hunter
or Il pony polo from friend in gum
eas, but in pounds from horse trad.
er. But II he Is buying work horse
from a friend and equal. he pays In
pounds sterling.
IF Il gentleman wagerS with book.
maker at n race track he posts his bet
in pounds. If he tries to break the
bank at Monte Carlo he puts up his
wagers on the roulette wheel In gold
twenty franc pieces and speaks Of his
winnings or losses In pounds sterling.
while he mentions his winnings or
losses at bridge. paid in gold, In guin.
eaS.
There are hundreds of delicate dis
tinctions in British etiquette In the
matter Of money. One Of the most
curious is that Of certain London
club where the members receive their
change IN gold. silver and penny post
age stamps. neither paper money nor
copper being given. and gentlemen are
not supposed to know any money ex-
cept coined gold and silver."-New
York Sun.
'"Those two statesmen are so angry
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