Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1895 — Fees on and Off Shipboard. [ARTICLE]

Fees on and Off Shipboard.

On all the large trans-Atlantic steamers the room stewardess is entitled to and expects a fee of ten shillings ($2.50) from each passenger upon whom she waits. The dining room steward receives the same amount. If the passenger is ill most of the Journey, and but seldom at table, then the fee of $2.50 should be given to the deck steward instead of the dining room steward. Where there is a party of ladies, three or four In one stateroom, a smaller

amount may be given by each to the room servant On land fees are optional, but usual. A sixpence (twelve cents) Is the largest fee expected for actual service: The rattroad guards, who htdd positions similar In rank to our American conductors, will accept and expect a fee if they reserve a compartment for the traveler. One shilling (twenty-five cents) is the usual amount for such service. The railroad porter is given a sixpence.—Ladles’ Home Journal.