Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-06-16
yoRBIToN, Surrey, England. May, 1888.

NoRBlToN, surrey, England, May, 1885,
AND YET SOME WOMEN WANT TO VOTE.
The following is taken from the st. Louis Post
Dispatch. Comment is unnecessary.
The amount of money spent at the bars during
convention week is something unprecedented in
the history of st. Louis A great majority of the
delegations, notably the Californians and the Tam
many Hall contingent, came to the city amply
supplied with liquid refreshments, which were
freely dispensed to visitors, but this had appa-
renty little effect the outside trade, as without
exception the hotel bars and saloons made the
largest sales in their history.
At the Southern, where the greatest number of
delegates were assembled, the sales were very
large, amounting to little over six thousand dol
lars between Monday and Thursday, both inclu-
sive. The heaviest day was Tuesday, when more
than eighteen hundred dollars was taken over the
bar, the other days being about equal to each
other, averaging over fourteen hundred dollars.
beer counter was opened in connection with the
regular bar, but received comparatively little pat
ronage. The favorite tpple was whiskey in an
undiuted and unimproved form. Next in popu-
larity came mint juleps, which were especially IA
vored by Kentuckians and Virginians. Whiskey
punches, cocktails and various other compounds
were by no means neglected, and the call for
liquors and fancy mixed drinks was quite consider
able, coming mainly from denizens of the North
Atlantic states. Wine was little drunk at the bar,
but large quantities were sent to the rooms, cham
payne being by far the favorite beverage with
claret and sherry next, other varieties being little
patronized. The sales exceeded by more than one
hundred per cent those of Grand Army week. the
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ton, and the receipts at the Southern were much
larger than had ever before been known or had
been anticipated on the present occasion.
The Lindell bar also received the largest patron
age in its history, the gross receipts of the week
amounting to more than three thousand dollars,
while on the heaviest day, Tuesday, nearly one
thousand dollars passed over the bar. Whiskey was
also the most generally chosen beverage here, with
mint juleps next in rank, the mixed drinks coming
next, and wine closing the procession. The beer
counter did heavy trade, while bottled beer was
in good demand, especially in the rooms. No such
sales had ever been known since the hotel opened
its doors.
The receipts at the Laclede amounted to over
$1,700, Tuesday heading the list with $3.50. Here
whiskey sours straight whiskey and whiskey and
syrup led the way in popular estimation, the calls
for all other beverages being so few that they
might be classed as scattering. The Laclede was
almost entirely occupied by Missourians.
The st. James bar during the week sold $1,000
worth of wines and liquors, the largest days sale
amounting to $500. The call for different liquors
was about the same as at the other hotels.
The Planters House ran four bars during the
convention besides supplying number of the
delegates with wines and liquors in their rooms,
which went on the hotel bills and was not counted
on as bar receipts A temporary bar-room was