Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-06-21
UNDER the eAsLIaHr.
wheeling Wine Rooms and Dasky
Promenades.
Deadly Perils That latest the Pains
Of Too confding and
Silly Maids,

the mild sketch, or launch inVo iunoh
details that viii open the eyes Of certain
parents and guardians who are seemingly
blind or Indifferent as to the reckless courses
Of their sons and imprudent actions OF their
young daughters.
To the u~ninitiated, Main street, between
Twelfth and Sixteenth, is, after nighttan'
one of the most deserted Of thoroughfares.
The greater portion Of the business houses
in this section close up at dusk, and, bar
ring q single saloon and a cigar store there
are no prominent signs of life. A stroll
down this street any time between the hours
of 9 and IL o'clock will bring the visitor
into contact with q half dozen or more bold
looking girls and women, who haunt these
streets with IMMUNITY, as the regulations OF
the police regarding the passage of disso-
solute women on thS thoroughtares after
shutdown are not enforced. The conse-
| ouence is that every secluded and dark side
street in the heart of the city ID
INFESTED BY Asst WOMEN.
Chapline, Eoff and Market street above
Eleventh are popular promenades. The ma
jority OF the females are youthful IN appear
ance, ranging anywhere IN age from sixteen
to twenty years, and in many instances DIS
playing timidity in passing q lighted corner
as though they feared the detection OF reia,
tiyes. The novices are easily distinguished
from the professionals BY their youth, man
ners and dress. OF the latter class only the
most degraded are to be found on the street
after dusk, the professional street-walkers IN
this city being few in number in comparison
with other manufacturing towns. Saturday
and Sunday evenings are gala days for
women. The ~above-named localities are
always thronged from early till late BY num-
beers Of hashily dressed and loud talking
girls. Scattered about the streets, occupy
ing convenient lounging places under lamp
posts and on street corners, are members
| of the genuine specimen of the Wheeling
roughs, who seems too well acquainted with
the majority Of the girls as they stop AND
converse with various parties OF the young
men in their promensdes from one corner
TO another. Occasionally a chance pedes
,risn will discern standing in the doorws!
# a wholesale store the halt hidden form
Of some book keeper or clerk, conversing
saily with
DAsaING LOOKING FEMALE.
The crowds of young men and women dis
appear as if by magic, when they once
commence to 90. Feeling interested IL
he movements of the many couples al
?srge, a reporter ssuntered slowly behinc
one pair, whom he noticed enter
the side door of a popular saloon
on q neighboring street. A step to the rear
entrance enabled q reporter hear a babel
of masculine and feminine voices proceed
ing from within The conversation banded
between the parties was OF the most disgust,
ing nature,
OATHs AND VILE oBsCENITY
filing the air in every direction, the vicious
attempts at wit being instantly followed BY
loud masculine outlaws and shrill shrek
ings of females, as they apparently mutual
ly enjoyed some vicious sally OF an intoxi
Gated rufian.
"Well, what do you think of the layout?
said q voice over the reporters shoulders
and turning be found himself face to face
with a man about town. The boys are lively
tonight, ain they ?" The reporter enquired OF
! the ex official as to the number Of saloons
patronized by wine parties about the city,
and was told they numbered about twelve,
and were situated mostly in the central por
| ton of the city. The saloons in many in
stances merely consist of one or more large
rooms. plentitullY supplied with chairs and
tables, as many as q hslfdozen parties often
occupying the same room. When such Ii
the case the young men are kept under re-
straint and nothing of an Objectionable ma
ture is said. 1t is only when the party con
sisting of one or more couples occupy q
stall or box, hidden from the espionage Of
outsiders curious glsnces they can indulge
themselves in
THE Widest EXCESSES
Without fear of interference, barring an oc
~casional admonition nom the bartender,
when the fun grows too fast and furious.
The drinks imbibed by these parties are
principally Of a light nature, beer and wines
having q strong hold on the majority. The
quantities taken are often in the instance Of
a long carousal, Of a nature to seriously in
;erfere with the locomotion of the parties
as is commonly indicated by their staggering
steps aud thick tones as they leave tn,
building. Again hacks are often calico
10 bear away the drunken jewellers to their
rooms or q hotel, where they can sleeptoS
the result of their spree. Of course this
only applies to the men who have friends
with them, who look to their welfare. The
women are generally allowed to take care
of themselves, intoxicated or sober. Th'
thropg of p~romenaders on Market and Main
streets on Saturday evening begins to mate
rally lessen in numbers by 10 p. m, Til
only an occasional pair will be seen. Occs
sionally q pedestrian will catch a glimpse o.
q light clad female figure as she
Fits THROUGH THE DOORWAY
of some stair or staircase leading to
chambers occupied by young men. The
number Of private rooms occupied by the
rising generation are continually on the IN
crease, and are situated in all portions Of
the city. Several of those situated in the
business blocks and isolated from private
residences and hotels, are often the scene Of
the widest dissipation; cards, wine and wo-
men causing the nightly scenes to be often
prolonged I'LL daylight, when the early riser
1 Will mCCl AHC AONCAACEo % bACJ oCDoAoSc
toward their individual homes. The absn
don of certain occupants of various rooms
is such that their reckless laughter and
ribald songs are often audible to persons
occupying adjoining buildings. or passing
along the street. All Of the girls who are
seen to enter q wine room, are not in every
case vicious, as there are often instances
where weak and foolish girls OF unripe ex
p~erience are tempted by older and holder
companions. The step once taken, the rest
easily follows and before q girl is aware of
it, she is classed with those Of unenvisble
names and regulations.
TIE PRIVATE ROOM JACKET
is one Of the worst in the city, and is carried
on with such boldness and IMMUNITY as to
call loudly for the necessity Of police inter
ference. Young girls Of respectable name
and parentage have been known to have