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Dear Mary

Dear Mary: Should I ever tip at a private club?

2 February 2019

9:00 AM

2 February 2019

9:00 AM

 Q. I am an artist living in the UK and was charmed to be invited by a fellow artist, a member of the Chelsea Arts Club, to join her and her uncle for lunch there. After paying by card, my hostess went to leave some bank notes on the table and I was surprised when her uncle, a distinguished gentleman, told her to put the money away.

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