The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
CONTI\ENTiL NORRIS.
On,niSci-nt InrIoIums aud Perpe tualiy
Nakcful Pr"pr,riOT>.

Nakcful Pr"prirtOT>.
IN" fnrrIgu hntel r,r.lV collects auto
Rr.rll- from i,s c'Istom,r> THIS Coyn,ss
"n..il"s u ,..,s.'... v'DIt napu"n"'i = C,--
tam tn, t''r.l l-lrHu.- " brown, al
town. i",0urdIug t"t4 Writer ~ the Queen.
a diSs.Itsird b.str,!,.r rru,Iest"d 10 III
scrihr Srm'tuin prr'tv m m" visitors
book vrut" - th" Gr''..' delight " the l,Rd-
lady 'h" n rr,ls. tsuuln m" raven
The Continent has l'',nrln used To- the
weakness II iug.I'h fnl, for total INNER
sion. and MY m small h,r"I~ m small
towns 60 You "ur, rllt"r now N" doiI's
house Jug ..:d "s~iI th't w"r" popular
years aGn. rn'r' - -till rrticcnC" IN ~
ga RI /" th" provision of S"ap. IN" Euro
pean idna h.',uG that th's should h" ~
much - quest "a at reTson.l property as =
toothbrush. m England "" 'ah"r broader
view
Towels haV" grown can remember
when they wcrr quite little and showed
no signs of growing mp. they Also invari-
ably IsIssaSs"d TIA" quality II Il. mpness.
Mirrors have improved. though still given
tn IN alarming prw rr ~ distortion
The head waiter m th" continental
hotel Il addressed - h.1d waiter and
thus distinguished from junior members
below HIM. proves much NOR nhllglng
than som" u,'tocratS "a" u j. who issues
orders for th" sounding Of the gong that
Indicates near apIru'ch IT hnsrili'ies.
gives signals thruuHhout rh" fight for
bringing up oT fresh supplies, gn"s quietly
about the dining Room seeing tha; win" -
on the tables points nIt the defects of
bevcra GEES in tho list that possess = muicr-
alto pric" aud Chances sadly ~ Americans
VII dr. nj nt,f ~
water
4 suppose re holds CLASSES for begin
ners and lnstr'.ctS th"'r ~ IN" art of watt
ing az table: IN" head AZ tn" right angle,
on,. hand rendering IN" dish, IN" knuckles
Of the other resting on tho back walters
have "a learn from somebody unless born
with tho Ghi
1T was easy AZ one time. not very
difficult now. to make comparisons be-
tween hotels at home and hotels abroad
and To bcwail the faults Of our own coun-
try Partly because H." immigrant has
come to ~ aui taken up mana cement
our establishments hay" greatly i'm
proved: some credit - due Ia motors,
which. travelling OF the main roads. have
knocked at tn" doors of sleepy inns and
awakened them
There still remains "A difference be-
tween the methods 81 IN" two. the
ChauicrS NJ Meadow cum aT"al, called
upon To provi" "A meal. first exhibits signs
OF collapse, RECEIVERS. babhl-S ttsehty ot
bread and Cheess.. and finally suggests
an hours walk in IN" Chur"hyari while
chops are being obtained and prepared:
at the Hotel du ,'ygne at M"tapl"S the
request ~ scarcely out of your mouth
when its place - taken 10y soup, roast
chicken and salad are ready imme1iatelv
afterward. prepared seemingly nv Mask"-
lyme and cook Tn" conclusion arrived
az IL hat there ara som" things one can
order better abroad
4 think il mus u" the satisfaction
obt lined ont ot making mp accounts
that has induced IN" foreign hotel pro
prietor 20 dispense, - TAR a. he ~ con-
ccrned, With sleep. From observations
taken and notes mad" u seems likely
ha snatChes few moments OF repoie
hetNsen > and in ~" morning. hut
this appears - bs the extent ~ hts
rest: for the remainder ~ the twenty
four hours he ~ wide awake sometimes
the hall porter takes "A share IN pTnprie-
torial duties | have indeed met hall por-
tiers whose influence and position were
superior The hall porter abroad IL tn"
man whose friendship Won must gam.
TINT secured everything Ella" - easv
He changes your money, h" tells how
20 start on the task Cf seeing the town;
he brings the entire stan Of the estah-
liahment 10 your service II required he
takes charge Of incoming and outgoing
letters, he gives advice IN regard 10 IN
MOTEL Tor fn@ next VfNns nv lll'NH 'HN wv
hest train and aces that your luggage
is at the station IN time 20 be- Registered.
Give the hall porter coin OF sufficient
size and value and the rest. with one or
two eI ceptIons can look after themselves.
Moreover he ia the one person who
-retnains in a hotel through the years..
and you can Ice absent from his town
for a considerable period und on your
return find him lifting his cap and adj
dressing YOU by name. ! said 20 one
who presented mo with my correspond
ence IA | entered the swing doors that
IL was difficult for the ordinary person
90 understand such remarkable feats OF
memory
oh ha replied. i am not likely
20 forget "A face like yours
He knows everything: everything.
that ~ to say. worth KNOWN and hRvs
been sometimes tempted 60 60 outside
these bounds and 90 sly. Excuse rn'. hall
porter but will YOU construct for me
syllogigms in Camenes aud BtrpCo, re-
dycing them To the corresponding moods
Of the first figure II he could not do
this himself he would | feel certain, ring
for the head waiter and tell him :" give
Instructions TO the kitchen I" $50 aoouo
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