Show j DISCUSSION ABorr TIPPING WAIT I ERS I The recent discussion of the subject of I I tips to barbers occasioned a great many talks about tips to waiters and led to many disputes as to the relative proficiency proficien-cy of waiters of different nationalities In i one of these wherein the chief disputants I i were arguing the respective merits of the I negro who was declared to be always be frehanc of a diners wants and the Frenchman whose politeness was partIcularly par-tIcularly commended the statement was made that one couJd even forgive bad service in a French waiter because of his ceaseless efforts to be nice and to convey con-vey the impression that his one desire in life was to serve commendably his I patron of the moment though the meat I be tough as tensile jujube It was contended con-tended that the Frenchman was so accurate accur-ate a judge of human nature that in spite of the carelessness of the cook or the poor I quality of the fare he made sure of his tip by giving some nice titbit toward the end of the meal and intensifying his politeness I po-liteness concomitantly I willingly leave a small gratuity said his supporter for the sake of receiving re-ceiving attention that approaches private service I dislike to have things slapped down before me with the independent slap of a sovereign American citizen The dishes may be more substantial that are put down by the white native or tho negro but I would rather do withMess victuals and have the service of the attentive at-tentive Frenchman with his sirs and I you please I would rather said his visavis l i I if have less food and less politeness too than suffer the attentions of your French waiter whose deftness I find permits him to dump a plate of soup In your lap in order apparently to give him opportunity opportun-ity t say Excuse me |