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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAH PORTLAND.. SWKDAV MORNINO. OCTOBER IS. 1807. v
MEN WHO ARE MAKING THE ROSE FESTIVAL A GO
Am a Business Enterprise the Great Show Promises to be Unrivaled City "Will Have Opportunity to Prove to Tourist Portland is a Charming and Idealistic Summer Resort
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As a business nterprl.e the festival kVc.C ' " V A i I I j y . (J I 'X " ' ' IPT ZZI H made Portland thfl cltv that it ia today
promise to be unrivaled. The adver- lf i - V'il I I VW",Jr V Ml . 111 M. II will that .n..k. r tt..
f4 . I ; ' LS'l ' Officer, of A..oci.rion.
f fV',' J I" f( " 1 The officer, of the Festival assocla-
It ' tl.Vl7 p-''; i V?'" "Cf4 - i I ' tlon are: Cheater A. Wliltemnn. preal-
. i "X't'J r:B ff - ; I I i dent; Jull" l.- Meier, drat Mce-preal-
K X V5 ( vV'e f I v ' ' I dent; H. M. Cake, aecond vloe-prealdent;
" yf y-"'T""Z ' C' ? ' r-T' 4 S- Q- "'lrJ vlce-pre.ldent; Bury
J r '',T::'-'A' I'V-tH i - l- - V L 1a,nt' "ecretarv; jixlpl, W. Hoyt
S f t I H 7.' 1 " 1 , treasurer; George L. Hutchln, general
i i- I 1 ' y, A,"--m '4 YJr manager.
I '- (i-f ! , i ,v" , ! lCL Members of the board of directors
A , ' ? SJ ; Va 1 y. y if i- ' "' - 1 Vrnsst. Chester A. Whltomore. E. W. Roe. E.
"r, t -,; O I fc4. - Cannon. E. H. McFarland. William
'v' a? W - k- '7v'J'N T ( -'W' 1 McMurray. 81k. Slclul. C. N. Black W.
. .! ,V VV t 4 J X tf V - , IT" Wynn Johnson. F. U. Pownlng. Kmmet
XN LtF , i Xff ! V V ,i Drake, F. Dresser. U. D. Inman. Alex-
v 1 - r. ander Hweek. E. M. Brannli k, Julius U
r VFl-7 . , .' VT. r -: V;'0 Meier. Burv I. Da want. R. M. Hall.
I i HJT f i a0 4 ' iHK V -VV"- Ralph W. Hoyt. Oeorgn L. Hutchln, H.
I rf r Swj WAC I4-; jMftL V M. Cake ami J. C. Alnsworth.
I I JL. 'jf t 1 vUlU J -!i '' J e" r3 1 Ways and means commltte E. W.
I I r y ' , 7 ; fJtJJJajL"' WCJC V , ..- Roe. chairman, Julius L. Meier. H. C.
Z2ZiSiZJ V2ZfFX i -i . i 1 I Wortman. F. 6reecr. E. H. Brannick.
.ii f T3rY7VsV fllX " I Dr. Emmet Drak. Slit Sichel. I. N.
1 r1 4 ft A-J fyfUw. li '"- ' 1 I f Flcicchner, H. D. Rumsdell.
' W I ij Pnhlirltv committee William Mc-
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PORTLAND'S business men, the
ft Am A Intellifl'Ant nnhAtAnf lnl clt-
. ,,,,.' .. , , tlsinif that the city and state will gain
Isens who believed In the Lewis fn)m ,hp wll, run nto , m.
and Clark fair and taking hold of lions. There will be special articles in
It pushed steadily and strongly mngailnes everywhere, the various press
until It became an asgurert succe.a the "saoclations will carry accounts of the
unui u oecame an assured success, me festlval mt0 everv corner of the globe.
only success of Its kind on record, have and many who have not heard of Port-
et their shoulders to the wheel and are lnd except in the vaguest fashion will
,01ns; to see another enterprise through U-t roesXthe
to as complete and desirable a termlna- world.
tlon. The Immediate results that the mer-
There Is one thing that makes the hanl" "P01 to a,n from the Bhow
. . . are manifold.
Boas Festival for 1908 an assured fact
nd e desirable thing for the city of Holiday Spirit.
Portland and all of the northwest and
that la the men who compose its com- On such gala occasions both men and
ttittees, Its officers and Its stockholders women wish to appear In new clothing.
When William McMurray. general . . ... , ' , . , ,
Sassenger agent for the Oregon Railroad Th holiday spirit extends to their
: Navigation company, went out over dress and they appear In holiday attire.
his lines and the Harrlman lines all
over the country to boost for the show
next year, he everywhere met with this
question:
"Now, who Is behind this show; who
la going to see that you carry out your
promises to tne rest or the country?'
This means of course that the dry goods
shops, the millinery and haberdasher's
shops, the shoe stores and all trades
men will profit greatly by the festival
by an Increase In purchases by Port-
"Behlnd It," replied Mr. McMurray land people alone.
warmly, "mere s no one behind it we re
all with It. Every business man and
business Interest of anv consequence In
Portland Is a part of this festival asso
ciation. We are . the festival associa
tion." And that was enough. Such enthusi
asm as that and everybody knows what
Take In addition to this the fact that
more than 100,000 strangers will be In
the city and will be ready and anxious
to patronize the Portland stores and
some conception of the magnitude of
the business that will be brought to
this city can be gained.
One of the features of the festival ia
Portland business men are and can do tn he Wholesalers' rtnv. when the laren and makine the Rnae Cltv their nerma-
wnen mey wani 10 carried tne aay. wholesale houses In the city will enter- nent home. There is no douht Dut tna
There are places In this country. It tain their countrv customers at their manv attracted here hv the noveltv o
might be admitted, where the assurance places of business, giving them an op- such a rose festival will be so enchsnted
mil me Dusiness men or me piace were portuntty to thoroughly Inspect their with Portland s business opportunities,
interested In a festival might not In- houses and furnishing them with varl- her climate and her beautv that they
ure its success. Not but that th?y ous kinds of refreshment and entertain- will never be satisfied to live anywhere,
would be willing enough, but that they nient. else.
haven't the stability to see so large a It Is to be a time when Portland will The business men are now preparing
thing through. But no such charge can have her best foot forward when she for their $100 000 one-day campaign anil
be brought against the Interests of will be ready and anxious to have are certain of success. Thev are going
Portland which have combined for the everyone Inspect her with a critical eye at it with the will to succeed that has
success of the big rose show. and with an eye, too. to locating here always characterised then and that has
TRAVELERS COMPLAIN OF FOREIGN HO-
TELS-E uropcan Managers and Employes Fleece Tourists
Reading from left to right the pictures are of the following members of the committee: George L. Hutchln (1), Julius Meier (2), B. I.
Dasent (3), C. A. Whitemore (4), Emmet Drake (5), H. Ramsdell (6), R. W. Hoyt (7). S. 0. Reed (8), Beti Selling (9), E. W. Rowe (10),
H. L. Pittock (11), H. M. Cake (12), H. C. Boweis (13). John Manning (14), William Murray (16), H. C. Wortman (16), Adolphe Wolfe
(17), E. Sweek (18).
Murray, chairman. R. M Hall L. O.
Clark. A. D. Charlton, H. L. Pittock.
C. S Jackson, John F. Carrol. T. B.
Vincent, C. N. Black. P. McDonald. 11.
C. McAllister, A. L. Young
Auditing committee Oeorge H. Hill,
chairman; R. L. Darrow. Fletcher Linn.
MANY YARNS ABOUT JOHN HARE-Vcteran Comedian to Retire;
rlas Been Forty Years in Theatrical Business; Toured Witn the Famous Kendals
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OHN HARE, the veteran English all the principal characters are dlscov- At last Mr. Hare, having silently have expected from "one of his great,
nm.idm ., v, ered; John Meldwav and Mrs. Stembold lanored the fellow, secured his con- est admirers." And so, making tna
will retire from the stage
r a I. ,W . f k. - -. .. n A 1 1 .1 - J. K . r I . lntrvlA AM h rl P f A One 81 Possible,
thlS Pnttor l mmo tmA m t V Hoolr n.nnlnv ln hnm Thn lK wralltAnl nno nut he made SOm DOllte eXCUBB TOT nOt
year after a career of more than by the fireside, with his back to the his head through the window, with the purchasing the dog, thanked its owner
40 years as an actor-manager, has audience and a handkerchief thrown question: L.rll!e JIaIa m dTv
been the subject of many Interesting ThAfiri'fn'
anecdotes.
The fire in the grate, or the lamp
"Where to, ,my lord?"
Now, Mr. Hare can be emphatic.
which was supposed to represent the .wiV "1 "''.' ""J" Z V.' a
During the time he was acting In the fire, had been lit, and as" good luck " 7"'" "T,V"' B""c,c"
On
company of the elder Sothern,
play
had It there was a hole In old Potter's
Oh! ao to the devil
Whereupon, thrusting his face and
urchaslng the dog, thanked its owner
matter, ana haae mm aooa aay.
Suhsequentlr his solicitor friend told
him that on his clerk's return he asked
him If he had satisfied his desire and
seen Mr. Hare, and If he had -sold the
dog
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1 OURISTS returning from abroad be made to mount the bill far beyond
this vear have weird tales to '""t mgn-prlcea places would charge.
.n . .i.. .k The better-class hotels have renuta-
tell as to the methods of the tlon(J , ,ose an(J to BUBtain; thoy are,
foreign hotels and their over- for that reason, cheaper In the end.
charges. The Paris houses have The traveler In any strange country
mm in for aneclal hlme anil the houd ask for prices and obtain par
eome in for sDeclal biame, and tne ljcular9 t0 charee. before he en-
complaint Is quite common that prices gages rooms tn a hotel or gets his lug-
ra extortionate for ordinary accommo
dation in the French capital.
Accustomed travelers, however, know
serve excellent dinners for six to ten
shillings, while the a la carte order may
be what the diner wishes, no more nor
less.
It Is possible to dine In London more
Inexpensively and better than In any
other city, owing to the custom of the
dinner "from the Joint" beef or mut
ton with vegetables, served for two
shillings, and even less, at such thor
oughly good places as Simpson's on the
ana outer
that It is only the green tourist that
ia overcharged during the season, Just
aa he is apt to be at home at our big
summer hotels. The English and French
hotels are run with the same object
M those of America mainly to make
aa much money as possible during their
awaaons.
In this they resemble our summer
and winter resort bouses rather than
those of New York, which has no spe
cial season, so far as its hotel popula
tion ia concerned. Even in midsummer
New York is full of business people
la
gage into their halls. It is the gon
erai rule abroad to charae more even ougtilv good n
In the shops If you do not Insist on Strand, the Cheshire Cheese
the estimate being given. equally famous chop houses.
Now If you allow the matter to rest In those places you meet every one.
tnai way you
rather overchar
vei ir vou nersevere in ni th n
in advance, vnu mav h trcntari in cot In PhHs there are restaurants that
snecrlne sarcasm In resard to the Am- compare In price with even the most when Sothern, who was next to him, placed herself with admirable calmness
erlcan desire for facts in such cnse.q- expensive of our New York places, suddenly discovered that various articles between the Ignited scenery and the
a.
called "Woman in Mauve," by Watts Impersonating that eccentric old a-entle- nl8 lantern ,lnto the cab, the touting iso saia tne young genueman. i
Phillips, was Produced The play did Kw. t.' hft' S' ho Wt n5J5?- wlth an altered r,n' 'ai3 mVe wbae8e nln ffi sSnTthe yong ona
not enjoy long life but Bancroft who the flames had caught that part of the QU.'.BU.ie. still keeolna- nrettv aood down to see me "
Ume VTeserve'dsCrcltain his ZfXLvmint?1 t0 "P'" "-"- I -op" Ar kMP,ng P ' ' But 'the" olt of all these Incident.
i1.1!'!" Preaerved ttUs Incident In his telplece and were slowly but surely T,y. rinv th r..mr eanaed hv occurred rtnrin the first run of "A Pair
Mr Hare was cast for the cart of un.- fh.tP "if 3F Kround- le the success of "Society" that, getting of 8pectacles.'p Mr. Oladstone, always
Beetles n ex con.?hi , if the audience saw the lnto a carriage of the underground raif: keen to discover and appreciate trua
"The'ieari. character- in the second fteadly 'ncreaBn? Barnes a panic would he unexpectedly found himself art, had from the very outset of hla
act" reined V.S 'wAh tn ?n8U,e Fo;tunateiy. "0" moments had face to face wfth an old school fellow career been one of Mr. Hare's warmest
rh .Vna to nn aonf kv snthVrn h !, P. betoT wa". cal upon ,0 whom he had, not seen for some years, admirers, and Boon after the production
t 'h' to,. BO"?,h "li n?Ayt.he'S'i?a;! ke S1" ' cu,e- and l0W,Jr rlBln" "P 1" Not knowing that he had adopted the of Sydney Grundy's nlay. and accom-
n.ii k . ,k telescope wh eh he the slipshod manner assumed In por- stago as a profession, and taken the panled by Lord iWbery, he came to
used throughout the play as a kind of traylng the character he toddled off the name of Hare, his friend cried out. make the acquaintance of Benjamin
memory of his former truncheon. stage. His exit caused considerable "Hallo, Fairs! How are you?" And Goldfinch. At the conclusion of the
....... . ... n u. vviimmiiouio nuuu. r Bill b x ij rr ai c juu . iiiu r uiu k i iitii. s v ui" v. v
una nignt tne audience roarea witn laughter and Mrs. Kendal, turning to after they had chatted about old times performance he had a long talk with
ughter, louder arifl louder at each sue- Be, the cause of the unexpected Inter- the conversation turned to the theatres. Mr. Hare with referenoe to the play.
aracterlstlc Hs asked Mr. Hare If he was fond or On similar occasions the actor had
redlcament. In- the staae." And having received a re- talked with the great statesman, but it
tuatlon and the ply In the affirmative presumed that had almost always happened when ha
i will be charged or It Is not considered any social dlsnrace cessiye verse; the actors doubled their ruptlon, realized with ch
rged ridiculously And to choose to dine from the Joint. Even exertions Hare especially, who attrlb- quickness the perilous predlc
vere In getting the price rich Americans do It sometimes. uted part of their enjoyment to the vlg- stantly grasping the sltuatli
orous use of his impromptu baton reason of Mr. Hare's departure, she
but In these matters you must acquire a which Is about all that can he snld to or costume used by Hare as padding audience. Meanwhile Mr. Hare was be
tne limit. l ne v aie nicne, i-amaru , were one uy one emerging irom Deneatn hind the scenes.
Volson's, Noel Peters', and the various his coat and forming in an eccentric "The fireman!" he called, but there
r.-staurants of the Bols are all very looking little heap upon the stage. The nn fireman "Tii. B.m.r, v,i"
high In their ehargea. audience roared louder than ever. Hare he demanded, but the aasman had luat devilish clever old man acts In it,
a tttlior linnrl I'nr nna lw, , , I .... ,1m. .41. rAnAn,A I r. . . . . , . . . . nil, nmo,4 tl-n "
- - ijaiiiB nine nnii icuowcu iiii,iiroii, BienDBQ out lo nave a amnKe wirn nia "iu n immcu ic.
of places where one can when Sothern whispered: 'Never mind, nine At a time whe
liut, on the
anv number of
dine cheaply and well not the street (,irt fellow; don't take any notice; don't
thick-hided unconsciousness
Make Your Bargain First.
It Is exactly the same In taking your
rooms at a hotel In either Paris or
and travelers from the south and west. London. You absolutely must make vour dining rooms of the Latin quarter, but look down.
Dut tn i.onaon some or me noieis are bargain berorehand and if you are too
SrStSSSSr". ti,ev:rJr;t,nreaar,Iyd to do this you may be
the same. sur1 'ou w111 Pa' a "ood Pr'ce for your
This occasions the same rapacity as grandeur.
If you object to an item on your
Mil. and there are always items to ob
ject to. you will bo made very uncom
fortable, for 'that la a part of the game.
l ne details or your dirmer or your
lie had Deen to tne jrrince or waies was maae up ror tne stage, anortly
to see "Society," the piece of which after this Interview his wish to meet
him in private lire was gratlrled, and
he sat with him at the dinner table of
a mutual friend. Mont of the gueata
everyone was talklnr.
"No," said Mr. Hare, doubtfully.
can t say that I have seen It.
when Mr. Hare was still
to prices which In America we
can observe at Saratoga, Bar Harbor,
Narragansitt Pier, and the Adirondack
resorts during their brief summer sea
sons. But while there is no escape from
the summer resort hotel rate at cer
tain places, the traveler abroad has only
to become familiar with the methods In
vogue at the foreign hotels to obtain
the very best accommodation at fair
rates, while other guesis in tin' same
house, less acquainted witli the ways of
i; the hotels, will pay double for the
same service.
A A Dishonest Custom.
? Ot jCQUTBe. this method is ho vague
' and Indirect that It can be called dls
honett wltlit Home accuracy; but the
i traveler who tias learned how the for
eign hotels reSiieet a little acuteness
in an. American In regard to expendi
ture feels disposed to agree with the
immoral rule that, .those whr allow
themselves to oe -cneatou deserve no
tiie romortable restaurants or tne oia -of course Hare did look down at
French hotels. once; he saw what had happened and
Paris is having so many fine. new. hoIted ln confusion, leaving us to fin-up-to-date
hotels built that the casual lsh the gcene afJ beat we could wltil0Ut
louiim win uw Hyi in iit:m-ii uiu nlm
r.iscinaimg r rcncn nuuHes, wiui inrii
from
canopied beds, their stately old furnl- T)een" Mr H
tu re, and Iron balconies., from which tno(fg Ktores
menv Bliir inis ri eoc imt- uren me
nessed in the French capital. Half the
In connection with "Still Waters Run of the workman, the blanket and
are himself has one of
to tell that prove how
place
the scene and wrapped round the flame,
which, not without considerable diffi
culty, was extinguished. The bare arms
the
'Then you should go at once," said present were known to Mr. Gladstone.
his friend. "It's a capital play, and a but during dinner he Inquired of his
hostess the names or tnose he had not
met before. Looking ln Mr. Hare's
direction, he asked:
"Who's thatr
"Mr. John Hnre," was the reply.
"Oh! yes, yes," said Mr. Gladstone;
"I know his father, the manager of tha
Garrlck theatre."
In a conversation between the two
fire were all this time hidden from the
audience by Mrs. Kendal. The danger
hotels, although comfort Is gained, no
doubt.
Few Rooms Vacant in Paris.
laundry basket will ba- discussed loudly charm Is lost ln visiting the newer
in the public office, etc., but you will
be amused to find that if you persist,
your will gain your point and the hotel
clerks wll) cease endeavoring to cheat
you ln small ways, knowing you are
not to be confused or put to the blush
by nny hints as to your poverty.
For Instance, there are some fine, well
conducted French hotels. Quite famous.
in fact, where the American visitor in
Hnrmiiv hA nhiinit o hini,.t oulte a young man, but had made him
and this, with the assistance of a car- selr famous piaying oia men s pans,
penter, was pushed through the fire- ,h,euwa " the ,i)0out for.tt.Kooa
the back: to the front of auu wvimira .
me laci 10 a irienu in ins wno was
also his solicitor. The solicitor told
him that one of his articled clerks was that took Place later ln the eveninc
a great dog fancier, and had an animal Mr. Gladstone laughed over his mls-
of the kind for sale. Now this young talce.
gentleman, it appeared, was not' only It was during a run of "Ours" that
fond of dogs, but of the theatre, and his royal highness the Prince of Wales,
being an appreciative playgoer, had en- now King Edward, sent for Mr. Hare
rolled himself among the most ardent during the performance and graciously
complimented him on his Impersonation
IT I t. I ,UA .nl I nl In. 1 1 I 4 fi , V. n rj ...... 1 .. ...I.wm
Khe laughed and an Hid th n.,dln t Ji'" " "J!"""'"" ""J . .
in i ivurnnni ih. ifonHaio ,10,0 ibi., 7. ..1 . i..T T YL-. .T V. .C wouiq please mm very raucn ir you jn me occasion or imib iiibi iniro-
"henVfit' and a a m.Mprnf K 1" ","u"i" l" l."u".5"- wouldlet him bring the dog and show Auction to the prince. Mr. Hare had
But Paris is always full, and always ft"" iwcked from nor o cell n tertalners they had escaped a terrible To thfc Mr. Hare readily assentod. known minute observation of 'deUH. The
seemingly lacking In accommodation, in iP110, ' wil ' "5" U,"' crophe. and a day or so later he was aroused actor's uniform as the Russian general
spite of its numerous places old and VtL l " i Z .Jl . nelm on leaving an evening party trom hls bed early in the morning by was complete In every detail, but
spite or its numerous places, old anu enforced as they are now and to make to which he had accompanied Mrs. Hare, the announcement that a gentleman thinking that no one In front would bi
in ii.itin irniBi aiwa, w.iu i.o, m hip uvcrwuuimin au uence me comeoian waiKea some distance had called and was waiting in the din- much concerned about the authenticity
presence of mind exercised In the right being over, Mr. Hare returned to the
way mm m me rigni momem may stage with the same comic walk and
n . ii r- an p i nil n. Ii m 1 1 1. 1 ' I , V. If- A v . r .. . i , . . . .. n
' i'Juh ' ninillll.i . I 111 III I. nnu
. rr j i. , i . .. I Ulieil
iv m. rv riiii.ii lnirri iimifn ii wmi r in n . - - - -.
Mrs Kendal and tha st Tumo Th.iiro u.. .V. u. ' . admirers oi Mr. ware.
" " ' ' ' I i hi ii 1 1 aim 1 1 t i c i in v o yuu UCJ1 :
eoini.i.wi.v nf whs on a provincial lour.
new.
summer will rind that every time he has ahead for rooms, designating if single me orcnestra nad been banished to the down the long carriage rank, looking for Ing-room "with a dog." Hastily dress- of his decorations, ho allowed himself
iino ice waier in nis room ne nas oeen or double are reoulred for this is one 'hi mc a. imn -woeeiro uno. ne win mnnwea mg. Mr. Hare hurriea aown, and round to wear a rniner mixen 101, among them
ehained at n to 30 centimes. If he has , . , ' , , gangways were blocked with chairs, by one of those objectionable London avery young gentleman and a dog that being the order of a Freemason. This
lee water sent up, as most Americans 01 l"e important items tnat can be i nder these conditions anything like a "touts" who, running beside, kept ask- was not ln any way what he wanted, the prince had noticed through his
do, eeral times In a ilov. his bill for made to multiply the amount of your scene would inevitably have been at- Inir in the obsenulous fashion nf hla Tn ht nnnnva'nca ton hn nnttcori - a rigA nnrt when h mat Mr tfars i,-
i ror ii in tennea witn norrlble conseauences. tribe: lhav dlaonanpd tha nunstlnn nt tha Ana nt rnim condemned the entire d Ionium
Tliose who are familiar with "Still Wa- "Kerrjdge, my lord? Kerrldge, my that the young gentleman's manner as preposterous and absurd. Needless
ters Hun Deep will remember that lord? May I get your lordshlD's ker- was supercilious and patronising not to sav. Hare Immediately rectified tha
ridge? at all the sort of thing that he should error.
this luxury will amount to many francs hotel bill, unless you look ou
in a weeK. advance.
K lie nhiertn to the rhor th clorU Durinsr this spring and summer sea
win Pay politely, knowing the Item is "n it was quite tne custom to put late when the curtain rises on the first act
"ii'iiir, iin. 11 Monsieur objects: Mon- iutivhik 10 sieep in me umnroums, so
sieur does nhlect The niuri dr.a.o hla crowded were the hotels of the cltv.
e.Ve W W " "" '" no ,.,, thfnilin, h. u ' ' -'.," -L" Hot In th nlrl-r hnuo lh. itmn
aX'"m that "" . o.osed--Trnexr5nv"or week there are nearly ail reconstructed bedrooms:
i r.l. of those useful books, the Li. . i".rKe T"r lre ?n Monsieur's bill.
"f . i.- o nc a renanna
pre Ice,
scarce.
1 HJMtCUrS. il"l ,iion ivuimiB in- trt rtn o a i. i.. j .
-mall woefully Ignorant of customs and ,.iamor for ice contlnualTv in
. manner abroad. Others desire above where ice. and v u Li
. ii i ikinv. a aIva tnm tmnreaalon that ... , . u " 1 r 1 .
they ar of unlimited Wealth, and they
mistake tha Impassive -faces of clerks
and waiters and hall potters fancying
theaa flunkey re Impressed when
they are only amuaedV
so it is not quite so bad as ft might be.
And. as the clerk will tell you, If you
will not object, you have the bath for nothing,
a city which Is quite an Item in a town where
are rather every ablution costs you two francs and
a nair, wiin soap exira.
itlwiVi,. .n tel ha" pained a great The tourist makes a mistake who methods of the hotel he is stopping at.
orTr rna.Ke mr"y through the comes away from Paris with any im- In Paris, for instance, where the dejeun-
n,V th ZJl, .t0 tnl" hunger presslon of tremendous charges. Even er of coffee and rolls is taken In the
ih.v i,rJ. ... if American, although at the beautiful Elysee palace, on the room, it will be found a very expensive
iney understand It as little as thfv Chamn. d Flvaee there are rnoma to h Item to go to the regular dininir room
i ri,i i-'i if nil' u i u i'.. 1 1 1' ' ' , . . . . .
top-notch hotels as to price. In all restaurants there is a box ln full view there Is a collection of young men, en-
raris noieis, on tne continent, and in where every tip Is dropped as it Is ro-
London you must arrange for prices ceived. This money Is divided equally
In advance. This blocks the game by at the end of the day or week among the
which you are, as a tourist, regarded as waiters,
legitimate prey.
The traveler will always find It much T?ar.cr rh Wari Waitr
better to fall in with the customs and
J;aged as linguists, epeaaing ln seven
anguages, and "thinking ln none," as
some one said once.
This possibly may be the reason for
the weird bills that are sent ln at some
of the hotels. In Paris they are care
fully made out, ln graceful drooping
The head waiter, or maltre d'hotel. Is French characters, until the sruest up-
a personage in the hotels abroad, and Is roo,ts 8Jnt mistake, when he will dis-
iisvf?r HIT? ' rv a n i j tuur; v ainuic j i
not to be treated lightly by the traveler
who would fare well. Ho develops Into
English writing and" figuring.
But London, the Jokeless city,
holds
, . J.tt h. ntlon tint to maa of water aerve tV Vh. . ry.carf of had for 6 francs a day. These are sin- and order a oreaKrast. This upsets a KUide, philosopher, and friend sug- tne ia"1 wreath ror numorous hotel
f?U?m.m?M ohlS tl ThV tVav- mw h. Jli rooms u accom- gle rooms, but entirely sufficient and the general rule of the house, and is ' AJ" " . ' ! h,". bills.
th 1 . . ( . w v iSout li aire ',n to .rv fhopp!d, lce' wl comfortable for one person. At the looked on as barbaric. Just as we look Ke,t8 dl8ne- etB K1 tables. nsure Th9re rather a noo ,tory tol(, of
, ?i Wkt rimnTtha victim, of ntr Rltjs. he Bristol, which Is "patronized on many foreign ways as stupid or good service by his nod, or the con- one London hotel, where they some-
fJ?a,V victims or e Titer Into the cr im i by putting the Ice by royalty," and the new Maurice, suites alow. Trary, and in Paris he is always military times make the mistake of adding In
141 Jrl-OW-?..? Jwi.w- t. made in nick iHtn niiTJ . Ih L ny 2l 1 ,you haye 11 of rooms, with baths, are to be had for The French waiter In Paris will do Vather than menial; so It Is wise not to the date at the head of the column, and
1 ThA. i-iIPimmIndJS I i ohean with Ftlf vo a7a an 7., i y.ou plea"e trn P- These consist of drawing much more if be is treated civilly and make any mistakes. the 26th of the month goes In as "26
ln.!iP.J flSSblv low rate- ? i JL hnteVa such ? .hCfl.n;. room on. a"d two bedrooms bade good morning than if he is regard- But the really puzzling matter which bob." while a date noted as 6 16 '07
VirSmM ATiZJ manlm r.Vp,nn th? rci? r.nli- 8 . y' ,he Vy. besides a bathroom. An extra ed as part of the furniture. He has It the American abroad encounters and is has been known to be reckoned up as
'lAll!5JVhaiAa.J Suai although Tnnr i"J". J?" L'Bht w always be put ln a suite or a ln his power to make things pleasant, enable to combat Is the way in which 6 pounds. 1 shillings and 7 pence.
!? fU5T", V.-f-iJ "iir"l.T -in fhil tli imr r ) J rif ia ',rtD' double room for two francs a day. and he does not profit so much by your accounts are kept and bills rendered. Everything is of course blamed on the
: aAsi 4oera Lonff llat of extraa will than the New Kits or Claridgea, all These, it must be remembered, are Individual fee, In most .of the Parla At nearly all of the great hotel desks UnaWlc clerka. They are the Loebs of
hotel administration abroad. And even
when the Idea of tho bill has filtered
through and sunk Into the American
brain, there is another surprise in
store. You pay the amount of . your
bill, and the clerk affixes an official
stamp. You may Imagine that it la
done with. But next week's bill begins
with the amount of last week's bill,
which Is substraeted ln an obscure cor
ner somewhere.
Another playful custom of the hand
some linguistic clerks Is to take off a
charge one week and put It back the
next For Instance, you are known by a
number, like a convict, and you get
the laundry of number 486, you being
686. You send It by the maid to Its
proper owner, and a day or two goes
by. When your bill comes, it Is charged
to you. Finally, you are able to get It
taken off for good behavior, but you
must watch out or It will ba put bark
the next week. Bo does a knowledge of
even languages act ln some cases.