Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-01
IMPRESSIONS GAINED ON EUROPEAN TRIP

and a half, covered room, bath and
| breakfast; breakfast consisting of
| some kind of cereal with abundance of
milk, choice of three kinds of fish,
bacon and eggs, tomatoes and baked
sausageS, with marmalade, some kind
of jam, and fancy crackers. the coffee
being served in individual pots con-
tanning three large sized cups, with
plenty of hot milk in another pot. The
| butter, which was of excellent quality,
either with or without salt, was done
up either in ribbon shape and rolled
| up, similar to that in which we see
Christmas candy in our shop windows,
or was deftly formed up into little
spheres or balls. these being sailed
and the other form without salt the
quantity never being stinted to indi-
Eldual dishes, such as is the almost
universal custom in our own land.
L ought perhaps to state here that
the baths previously referred to were
| not connected with the rooms. If one
desired a BATH he simply pressed a
button and informed the chambermaid
Of the wish when she would prepare
the same and notify you when ready.
Inc bath rooms were generally located
convenient to the rooms. there being
quite number of them on each floor
Tipping.
We are now going back to Scotland
by the Midland railroad. so my broth
er, who was for some time d resident
OF London, being employed by the Otis
Elevator company of New York as
their agent some years previous to
this, but who for over 20 years has
been their agent in Glasgow, proceed
ed to pay our farewell respects to the
hotel working force I following close
at his heels, as I did not propose to
go away ignorant of this procedure
] saw him tip both chambernaids. the
head chambermaid on our foo-, and
at the entrance to the elevator stood
the boots" or bootblack He per-
formed the same duty Close behind
us came the hall porter with our hand
baggage, and entered the elevator with
US. At the street landing my brother
tipped the elevator man. He had al
ready that morning paid the bill for
the week to the head waiter and tip
ped him, so we now proceeded to the
front door, where the head porter had
called up d taxi. He also received
tip when he closed the taxi door. Then
the hall porter. of course. could not be
omitted. as he had adjusted our bags
at the chauffeur's feet. Now. although
my brother did his best to conceal from
me the total amount of these tips, [
was too much of a Yankee to be de-
celved, So therefore. 1 will tell you in
confidence that the tips cost him
about II shillings, less than three
dollars, and in every case ! noticed
that they were satisfied. or at least APP
peared 50, the hall porter doing con-
siderable damage to the visor of his
cap III trying to express his gratitude.
at Was Some Run"
We are now bowling merrily along
to the station. and a porter appears
to take our baggage and accompany
US to the compartment which my
brother has engaged for US in ad-
vance, although he did not confide this
secret to me. Now 1 must attempt to
describe this train in which we rode to
glasgow, making the $50 miles in eight
hours and ten minutes-pretty good
| time for that slow country, is it not
my adopted fellow countrymen and
women? And when you remember
that we made five stops during this
Journey, we will have to admit that it
was some run. The railroad compa-
! MES in England and Scotland, and
perhaps Wales and Ireland for any
l! LIZ know to the contrary, have
gore SO fal in the way of improving
thclE cars as to make a compromise
between our Pullman and their own
cars with the side doors They seem
to be willing to so part way. as the
train on which we Travelled was pro
vided with aisies at one side of the
carriages, entrance being had at the
ends, but still retaining the doors in
side Of the aisles, these doors giving
access to the series of compartments
of which there might be from six to
eight on each car. according to the
length OF the car. as I found thew
varied on different railroads Each of
those compartments would accommo-
date eight second class or six first
class passengers. a s the case might
be.
Two Glasses of Compartments.
All trains, at least express trains
running between London and Glasgow
or F,dtnbura.hI are provided with only
1--WE classes of compartments, first and
second. The only difference between
those two compartments, so far as I
was upholstered with a fine blue cloth
and having rests for the arms of each
passenger similarly shaped to those
of our old arm chairs. or those of our
Baltimore lunches, and at either end
Of the row. at both sides of the com
partment in which the passengers sit
facing each other. are straps suspend
ed, forming a loop similar to that
which may be found in many of our
coupes, in which one might rest his
arm. and all parts higher than the
head were heavily upholstered in the
manner mentioned, even the floors be-
ing provided with heavy rugs of rather
pleasing design and in color to blend
with the blue upholstery. Some of
those compartments are set aside apart
for smokers. and in such cases they are
provided with small ash trays which
are placed conveniently so that there
Is no excuse for littering the floor
with cigar OF pipe ashes. l say pipe,
because l noticed that very many of