pourboires

That was one of the many pourboires which sweeten the relationship between Paris and its African client states.

African Gothic Hitchens, Christopher 1994

-- J. 's presentation of his _lettres de créance_ to the Emperor was a small affair compared with former functions, which were combined with gala coaches, powdered coachmen, and _pourboires_.

The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 1886

My father-in-law thought it cost too much -- my toilettes, the necessary outlay, and especially the _pourboires_.

In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886

She said that in their _salle à manger_ almost all the maids and valets belonging to the guests gave _pourboires_.

In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886

Their chairs had already been moved away, and the leeward corner, which had seemed so much their own, was filled up by a small group of sailors who were quarrelling about the division of _pourboires_.

Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange John Oliver Hobbes 1886

Army, they had aided and abetted the cause of the Commune, and they had cost their bringer untold sums in _pourboires_, in order to furnish a few forkfuls for Mr. Moulton and a gala supper for the hens.

In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886

And now, after all these sacrifices, with which she had wearied him, she retained her hold upon him by a still more distasteful sacrifice: she drew him to her by gifts, she opened her purse to him to induce him to keep appointments with her, she purchased his good-humor by gratifying his whims and his caprices; she paid this brute, who haggled over the price of his kisses and demanded _pourboires_ of love!

Germinie Lacerteux Edmond de Goncourt 1859

_pourboires_ are eighty-five centimes at breakfast, and at dinner a franc.

The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men Walter Germain

No more pourboires to be given nor taken at Compiègne. "

In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886

And he added: "Tell your father-in-law that the question of pourboires has been settled now and forever.

In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886