THE TIPPING HABIT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1676, 17 February 1913, Page 6

THE TIPPING HABIT.

UNCONTROLLABLE AS THE WIND. As a much-travelled Anicrioah, Mr. A. M'Quostion, of Boston, was asked about tho anti-tipping crusado in America, and its chances of being effective. . "They have as littlijichancc of stopping the tipping habitof stopping the winds that blow," said the visitor. "It exists everywhero alongside tho Wealthy class, and tho bigger tho bill tho bigger the tip. That's the scale on which it is iigured out inlhe, big hotels." Air., M'Qucstion mentioned a big and world-wide known hotel Sir New York, where tho managing director was formerly the head waiter, and can remember having to tip him handsomely in order to get a decent eeat at table. ; It was . tho same with tho bedroom steward—all longlingered gentry. Still, thero were plenty of hotels even in America whore there was' no tipping, and somewhere tho boll-boy would probably fall down in a fit if he sWas Riven a tip. Thoy woro places frequented by people of restricted means. At one of the leading hotels in Cairo not only ii the chief waiter not paid any wanes, but actually nays a premium to get the position. It ii an extremely wealthy class who frequent Cairo in tho season! • Apropos of tipping, Mr. M/Questlon tells a *tory of a hotel proprietor friend of : his who took a pride Ih his fa*t trotting home, which in winter was attached to ! tleighs, and made good time over a food I snow. roi|d. One day lie was caught and | passed by another trotter, and on looking at the driver, recognised in hiltt hie own head waiter. When ther next met, the exasperated hotel proprietor said: "Say, Jake, you must litre mote ittdncy than nle, Guess, you had better buy an hotel of your own!" It was trottiair out the tip-money too loudly that lost "Jake" his position. ■ : : •' l