, 1874-01-29

Conversations with Some Of the En-
p1oyes.
The Desire Of Their Hearts Is to Wear
Tights.
Their Comments on Ono Anotllcr--.W1,at
Constitutes a Gentleman.

perhars tho most lnsinuattng fern OF de1nt
monde corruption II that which takes tho eliape
Of tho "preIty waitcr-glr'" :" concert and beer
snloon. II is decidedly nhcad Of tho pretty
"ciGar store" which bears prostitution in Its
very inspect, md which has become too low and
soo conlmou for oven tho most depravoa
of nla.,ktnd. but tho waftor-girl ea-
loon Is decidedly tho moro dangerous form
Of vfce; for tho female employees assume
yirtuo which they have not, anl aro evor on tho
watch for tho uawary wight who ID weak enough
10 trust himself within their tolls. This peculiar
Institution has taken deep root In New York and
othcr seaboart cities. whorc the concort-saoon is,
rory often kind Of -ard-easy place, clogaut-
~ fitted up, whore thoro arc acoroa of handsome
y-drcssol girls who ply their vocation with amnz-
lug tact aud Industry. broadway aud tito Dowery
hayo tlozons Of such places Of resort, and, as q
rule, they aro worry extensively patronizod. Thoy
ste nothing more nor less than 10 many aBsigiia-
lion .ua rkots, for tha women employed are, at-
most without exception, Of easy virtue, md are
rcputcd By tho police to bo far more dangerous
to morals, and moro rapacionB In principle,
than the habitues Of regular houses Of
ill-raule. They are oftou extensively ongagod il,
the ''panol game" and sometimes array them
solves iu the garb Of iunocence until they lave
cnmeshed aon,o unthiukiug victim, whou tlloy
naked litlcousncss Of ayowed harlotry.
CHICAGO PRETTY wA1TEn-a1l1Ls.
For some reason tho "concGrt-saloon, VIII
The fomae walters thrown In Lag , not bes,
tiulss wero hostile to tho peculiar irstitutlon,
and i: was not until some time last August thas
II fellow named Johnnie Harmon, i'll partnership
with another adyofturer, started place OF tho
kind i'll the basement ut the cornor OF Peoria aud
Madison streets. Ayarioty concern Of, Madison,
between Unlon aud Desplaincs streots, was
transformed into concert-saloon soon
aflerwarl. In both places there wcro
employed somo half-dozon girls Of moro
moro than doubtful reputation, but the police
authorities wero porsistcntly Indifferent, nnd
very soon, tho basement establishments bogani
to enjoy an extensive patronage, and succeeded
i'll gathering within their limits attic of tho
most disrepntablo young rufilans tat the city
could 1llruieh. .......
THE SOUTH SIDE INVADED.
1t was hoped, however, that tho atldactty or
tho .enteipr,siug parties WHO ktartod
tho tbs Msd. Hasi'ss sion %9aa sE' at a ts0 boo 70
Of tho olflor-loying community i'll this respect
vas yaill, is proyei, by tho fact that brln.-new
conccrt-saloon, with l.nlf dozen female wat-
CID, has beeu ostahiishoa iu the very heart Of
tho city, On East Madison street, No: 115,. 1lst
soeiai i '4,i randczsons. % Tie property IL owned
by the Mo,yiaon family, and, 1t is al-
leged, thoy rent tho basement to the
fellow Harmon, before nlontioued. A11. Aic-
Garry's cnrs woro assailcl Monday evening by =
what was the matter. Worry soon tho mystery
was cleared up. for ho found that Ills establish
me1lt stood right oyor one Of tho lowest dcnb
in Chicago Tilee, worthy jamos was Of
not fail to Eivo vent to his indignation. A TRIH-
uSE reporter llapponal to hear Ut tho affair, and
Inst eyoning .'aid tho pluco in question pro
foaBional yisit.
OUTWARD AND VISIBLE s1oss.
The basemo1it Of No. 115 NRlison street il dis
tinguishable BY red-eolored ligts.. which oia-
blcs tic visitor to read, i'll blaok lettors on u
white ground, tho words, ~. RoacLc, Lager
beer, Minos, and Liquors."
THO saloon is reached by a precpitous flight Of
stairs, aud the floor il littorel doep with suw
dust, which il already sottdcuel by ilicotian OK
pectorations The ceiling is :. yil'ainously low, II
aud the bar is declletly ample. There
about forty common-looAing chairs. On
either sido OF tue bar, above the counter.
aro the pictures Of two females, s,-bloilt!e and
brunette, displaying moro OF their anatomy
BY many persons who neyer. 60 to church at all.
There are two malo und six foinn1o walters, Har-
mon, torce-looking fellow, about 80 years old,
being the recognized "boss Of the concern
When tho reporter entered, the place was almoa'
amply, aud ..-.-.
we're sitting ut 1lloir respective tables. looking
lesolnte anu almost hopeless. They roso, like
ioatlug barhors, from their cllairs at tho al
oroach Of Il customer, and tho newspapermai',
:ourtosy OF tho beat looking OF the lot
5Ss 1ne sr{ ta'!pa looked s' she orpsste; ssss
that the visitor would not drink alone. whoro
seif." The waitross disappeared with alacrity
and soo,l came buck, bearlng i'll ono hand n fnl
glass of beer and III tho other very diminutiye
glass Of wine,
Hlo said, by way OF explanation al HElo pock
eted th5 q2arter which waa hRnded t.
her. It arpeafs to be tho " etiquette
Of conccrt-sa! !oons that drinks cost double WIN
tloy do anywhere olBe, mud tint customers mus
noyer expect to receive back my nickels Or dime
principle Of logic this custom prevails nohoG,
can say,---unloas it be that the girls think thu
charming society worth the few cents paid 10
that ambiguous pleasure.
IN SEARCH OF IMPORTATION.
"What do you call yourself, Young woman !?
askol tic reporter Of hia aerytor, who la,
placed horself in a chair, vis-a-yis.
''aly namo IL Dora," eho answered, with
emilio that WIS meant to he particularly bewitoll
"Any other ua1no2" pursued tho visitor.
''One nulue'a enough III my blIsin6ss," allo re
piled, ~ don't 500 III that have my use OF
ttcn!!H.
The roporlcr observed that his v'B.a.yB wa
rs.l!!ur u pretty looking woman,-oyidontty from
l:er peculiar iair hair and complexion, an Amor
icnll Of German descent,
lkeportor-Wheso do you come from
PRECISELY 10.
Waitross-From Milwaukee, where sll the ba
girls como from.
1teporter-Do you call yourself bad girl
Dora?
waitroas-wo!l, ! don't mako no protension
to purity and II I did, nobody would beliey
nle, wll!lo TN in this business.
l,eporter-DooH this beer-solug nav?
CERTAINLY NOT,
Waitreaa-.Woll, VIC get 20 cents on tho dollar
and no gentleman over thlnks OF taking back til
6ulall chango. you know.
lsopolter-Ilow much 1o you average wco
you've bcerl IN tho West Side aaloon
Wnitscgs--Oh 1mado St8.25 last wook In t}1
other place, but business WAS rushing thero
We haven't gol wo!l established hore, juHt yol
but VOL n,ako 1t pay-you just bot, I've go
lots Of frionda.
MOODY Foop ron LOVE.
at thia paint tila tuta.a-tetO wns intorTupta,
by cnnfO,ttllDl 1jsInrt] urlltgo1 ty all Drrl1eA