Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-29
CLARA BEa.IE,S LETTER,
A. Bar Where Fash On n bic WOsnen
stand Up aud DRINK jest
Lik g Little Men.
n. 7. Cor. Cll. Euquirsr,

IN 7. cor. Ga. fuquirsr.I
fsSElC enable clothes occupy the mini Oft n
10 the exclusion or everything else OF th 1se
New York women who are II financially able 20
crafty their longtngs. shopping is their diver
sion and delight Tney spend the 1--we long day
gong from store to store, whether they intend
10 Duy anything or not, They do not stop 10 -
nome Ior mid day meal. but ouy a III ca
comes. La one OF the largest fancy goods eslsb-
lsnments IN the City. a restaurant f1tty feet
square docs rushing business. and a soda water
fountain hzZes continuously. But the lat st
project for the refreshment OF fashtona Ma
women Is Oar. Now, bar rooms IA VIII ca
dsrephtaole women drink are no novelty; but
inns - no such concern. ft is as respectable as
IL Is unique. 1t Is In Broadway close to stew
arts great mart and Waliack's Thester, in the
mIcst OF handsome retail Establishments the
'front.' Is resplendent with plate glass and the
store Itself Is wide. deep and eleg sntIy fitfet nm
The walls and ceiling are rreScoed and the n DOR
Is marble: One side Is devoted TO the sale OF
shrewdness, for women probably Would
not go ia II there was nothing but =
par par d In the place The bar runs along
style as those OF the best cafes though the
marble counter Is q little lower. An imnense.
mirror races the drinkers, and the back bar is
adorned With cut glasses and decanter5 In
stead of beer pump however. there Is sods
fountain. Piles OF lemons. an ornamental
lemon sQueezer, groups Of ginger ale bottles,
and pyramids OF silver Tom and Jerry cps,
any par In the city. Two bar tenders, of the
regulation pattern, with their hair and mo Is
taehes carefully brushed. diamonds glisteltng
on their polished shirt fronts, aud the slice yes
OF tnelr white coats turned up TO the eloo vs.
are constantly On duty. The women walk up
just LIKE LITTLE MEN,
ana ofGef their drinks With the careless air
or veterans. The enterprise has osen under
way only few weeks, aud Is already an es-
tablished success The beverages are about
what might be expected. lizard LIQUORS" are
not sold. except 10 mixed drinks as in Tom
and ferries. on which the run during the
present cold weather is brisk They are made
not and sweet, and the women dote on them.
Ihe next most popular drink Just now is hot
and dash Of brandy. sometimes settler is
ordered In place OF the water Hot coffee
cnoco!ate and lemonade are also sold In large
the call is for cold Lemonade claret punch.
ginger ale and soda water. While was there
yesterday the pop OF the ale bottle was mo-
m el "a ana the lever OF the lemon -sqeezer
was In almost constant motion. Women stand
three feet deep In front OF the bar. Two con-
panionS drank together, and each paid for her
own dissipation but as rule the gentle tip
iers gracefully initiated polite bar room man.
ners though they were given to slipping their
beverages slowly, instead OF tossing them into
the,f mouths like SO much medicine.
,ao what Ia are you going to drink? said mild
Iaced sapiing OF girl IL q cloak OF satin mate
lasse and blue capote.
Its my treat this time, replied a Cherry
Tipped dumping OF belle in maroon velvet.
NO; no; you bought yesterday. Coma,
"A settler lemonade
Make me q Tom -and-Jerry sweet"
SO the confusion OF orders and the eager
drinking went on. l asked one OF the bartead-
ers why he dldnt keep lager beer On tap since
New York women drink IT at home and in the
concert gardens so generally. He said: $50, we
our customers too much; but Wen give EN-
peer as SCon as warm weather comes.''