Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-04-21
In A WINE-ROOM.
A SENTIMENTAL GIRL WHO MAINTAINED
HER DIGNITY.
Midnight Revels Between the Acts in Concert Hall
GresnOOm-Msda, a Bare and Pitful Tyne Of
the Refined Unfortunate.

rlllz, Drlog anotner bottle of J0hannis |
berger. The lady ID thirsty"
The thirsty lady's eyes were swimming
in tears-a very remarkable species of emo
ton, surely, for such place as this.
A room about twenty feet long and ter
wide. Polished tables on all sides. Elec-
trio lights hanging ia champagne bottles
from the walls. The ceiling decorated with
innumerable champagne corks in fantastic
figures. The noise of band, followed by
applause, coming in from beyond the par
tition. About fifteen young women, il
every variety Of garb, sitting at the tables
with men in conventional costume. and
Fritz, the waiter, scnffling about to keep
the glasses filed.
The girl drinking my wine was decided
ly beautiful, in spite of the black paint
around her eyes, the powder on her deli.
cate nose and the rouge on her cheeks.
Her flmsy white dress WAS somewhat soil
ed. At one end it stopped at the kneea, ct
the other inst above the shoulder points
Her arms and neck were busted with pow
der. The lips, which were perfect, looked
Ike bits of blOod-red candy. Yon never
heard purer English than this girl sp Ike.
L was like the velvety speech of perfect
bred Engishwoman. She VS. from Sal;
Lake City, Utah. and was the daughter of
Mormons. l must say that when she got
to shedding tears was Just trias discOn-
certed, but declared that they @ere stage
tears. She said they were
Now, when girl in the wine room of a
concert hall acts like saint and calls her
self hypOcrite she is interesting, to say
the least. 1t is the exact reverse of the
regular order of things Genuine, beauti-
full tears, quisering mouth, a desire ex-
pressed in soft, lovely words to get away
from that life tell you this is all start
ling, and is enough to make the worst
cynic in the world stop and consider the
matter.
The padrOne of the place-a hashily
dressed man, with oily black hair, a axed
mustache and very FED nose-was peer
ing out of his brutal eyes at Us from
neighboring table. called the attention
of nv companion TO this fact She raised
her face quickly and laughed aloud, then
lifted her glass to her lips and drank.
II shall lose my place next Saturday if
l don't take better care" she said, and
she sighed as honestly as any woman l
ever heard
A bell rang. There was a wild scamper
by all the girls for the door. 1t was a
stage call. My companion threw her
bunch OF roses on the table iu front of me,
and asked me to stay till she returned.
She followed the rest OF the girls slowly
tall, slender, Thoroughbred woman. The
poise of her head was unmistaksble and
the expression OF her face was exquisite.
Only men were left in the room. The
padrone came to my table and sat down.
'How do you like my sersglio?" he in
quired.
ut is very complete" replied. "Tbe
young woman who was sitting here with
me is quite charming"
"Ah, yes! That is Media. She has been
here only three weeks. A very foolish
girl is Media She doesn't know enough
to make the most of her chances. But the
rect of the girls guy her 80 that che is be-
ginning to catch on in better style now.
was surprised to see her sit so long with
you tonight. She usually shakes a man
in about five minutes. You must have
interested her"
And the psdrOne looked suggestively at
me with those hard black eyes of his. !
did not care to hear anything more about
the girl from him, and so turned the con-
versation to the cosy delight of bis little
room.
"Well, it is a neat little den, " he said.
II am very careful about admitting peo
pie, and only the gentlemen that are
known to us can come in. l 1atter my
self have got he prettiest lot of women
here that can be seen in any theatre IL
New York, and the genuine sports have
found it out. 1t is good thing for mt
and good thing for the girls. They are
given chances they could never get any
where e!se."
This was a very pretty subject. In the
centre of this city there was little bit of
a room, with capacity for holding about
fifteen girls, the same number of men, and
rs many wine bottles as you choose to or
der. The girls were on sale The psdToDe
saw to it that they looked outfo his inter
ests before they went away with their
game. Ont in front was great floor and
galleries filled with people who had paid
to see stage performance. Here were
the initiated sports" who had the priv
ilege Of buying wine and kisses. Beauti-
full New York
The girls came trooping back after a
while. The one l have mentioned, called
Media, came directly to my table. Her
eyes were sparkling, and the radiance OF
happiness was in her face.
"You look happy now said.
II am happy, because l am back here. "
The girl never failed, l had noticed, at
a point like this. Every remark she made
was the delightful one. looked about at
all the vulgar faces and then back at hers.
The difference was amazing. The yearn-
ing expression of her eyes was alone
enough to make you sympathize with her.
Then really valuable girl can get idto
a place like this" said.
"Not until she stands absolutely I'M
provided for, and it is this or the work
house"
THAT was your chOiee?"
81 had one other choice"
"And that was"
''You must know without being told"
''But this-this is-this is the same
thing"
Her dark eyes dilated az she turned them
upon me and said in an intense voice:
81 am here 20 exhibit myself on the
stage. l am paid for doing that and moth