The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-24
FASHIONS IN DRINKING.
A bartender Observes ttst they Change Like
Otker Fasslsns-Quaer Dsinks.

A bartender Observes that they Change Like
Otker Fashisns-luser Driaks.
The bartender Of n popular downtown rem.
devious leaned gracefully over the bar during
the slack hours Of business yesterday. and dis
cussed his customers.
II notice that men nowadays order exactly
what they want" he said. toying gently with
his blond moustache Three or four or five
years ago man looked moro or less ashamed
OF himself when he ordered lemonade or
seltzer. Ills companions usually demonstrated
with or made fun OF him. and ho generally
offered some sort OF a hall apology 10 tho bar
tender for ordering q notwithstanding drink.
This was particularly 30 with tho young BUSH
ness men, olerks. and politicians. They Or
dered brandy smashes. plain brandy. whiskey
punches plain whiskey. or some other heavy
drink or course. one-half OF thsm didn't
want II. You can't stand behind the bar
long before you ind out that = fair per.
contage OF the men who are led up to
the bar to drink would rather have
nothing at oil than liquor Of any sort. Very
many men also have scruples against drinking
hard liquor. and others find thatit goes against
thom to drink whlskey or brandy before dinner
time. Still the majority Of them used to drink
their whiskey straight and say nothing. Why.
whom first went into the business. fourteen
years ago. wo used to pass out the whiskey
bottle and glasses without asking the drinker
what he would have. II no wanted anything
else he would push back tho glass and give his
order In those days II party OF young mon
went into u barroom and ordered lemonade.
the bartender felt aggrieved and the bystand-
ors made fun OF them. Nowadays. however.
when two or three men Of group order lepon-
ade. seltzcr, or apollinaris at the bar. nave
also noticed that mon who drink heavy liquors
In winter usually droD them In summer"
J.. great change has taken x. place In barroons
room Is rapidly going out Of fashion in the best
part Of the town. Mon no longer enjoy rushing
o SoEa to %dqe t%s ds
MIA e j. 5own aqIS.ly sGa Shs, WIN |, irisSd
lie now. You will ind that in ali bix drinking
Vice.: ss%s S' s 's': xs oSSSsr lot s ss:
Have You as many regular drinkers a. you
Vol no. they are not az humorous as they
orm, the man Sao Il seay
luncheon and the man who took four good
drinks OF whisky every day no longer exist to
hs a oven y,nS Tsf
they used to. and drink for the nun OF the thing.
Who ars talented drinkers ana Their. are others
Have bson c"m cont here Tor three years and Who
both show ths result Of the. stuff they have
tMHksn At this bar: They have hgsItisss down in
syer known. When they began to drink
S w"rs slim! Jim dirniiSd. and wSii-Dails young
men,, Both arc now capital examples OF what
ininAiripus hoayy and nOnSppsion1 trtnkfn
viii do for n man. As they wndde in here
every day arm In Hr they s91nstaHnty shnw
s. f Tsie sasiss the HsH snss,
drinks. They made 4 a point 70 change their
Yarmouth cocktail and than run through al tho
They drunk the heaviest, hardest. and ianciest
drinks they could ever hear e. have often
%ii"icht hours sspdyinS one o. iS.ss ton con!
hooks on How to be Bartender He asked
I3r ne mos. unusual so4c0stionss iI =,
nj! his demands. but finally he came up here
with somo sort Of All extraordinary name that
Ga mt G %esS Sor aSa wal. a'1 ans no%
nna h H r Ehsi n M"s tn e,' .Ua him. m.
make this particular drink. From that time
on thry used to lay me out cold every day until
| Hs told mo OF couple Of fresh young drinkers
| upon whom he had been putting up Job. He
described the twins to me. and told mo that 10
| He invented drinks for their especial benefit.
| In nine eases out OF ten ~ was vile connection,
| but the twins dropped 1t down solemnly and
went their wav rejoicing. In the afternoon
d they always came up TO ME and asked for that
particular drink. That was the way thoy
knocked mo out
Here they come now" said the bartender
suddenly glnncing toward the door and fixing
! his eyes with grim suspicion on the twins.
They came along arm In arm struttnS solemn
~ Tho younger OF them nodded In half-con
descending way to the bartender. and then
said pompousy:
".S Gi,s I Ii twS 3, shInGawuncs."
Two shin !! Don't you know what
Welt. will tell you. You put some chopped
Of Fl. md
Grating smile at tho other twin. and then
shave a little lemon peel on the top Of tho leo
| After that you pour on y little orange bltters
| then nut in half Il t"nspoonful OF sugar. give
the whole dnsh Of sstsor. and put Q layer o.
old Holland gin on top"
! for u moment then arranged The two drinks
VIII ch thu twins swallowed without a culver
| andstrutIed OF to pay their check Tho hartend
or winked uuiaty NJ the cash iar and the othe,
mon In the place watched the twins as thel
pomponsly Departed from tho room. Their
listen to his description OF the latest drink tina
the twins had brought UP town from Nov
street.
HE WOULD CHEER W and BE GAY