The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-22
HE BARMAIDf LIFE.
)THING TO ADMIRE ItNGLAND'S
LIQUOR sYsM.


Greatly Increases tbFascinetion of
he Saloon for Men-crulUeo mostly
rom the Farm.
From the PittsB DisDdtch'
LONDON, Jan. 10.-N than nlhe'tehths
all the tremendous olsiSy oi ais, Deer +,
ipa and honor anuua consumed by the
a, woman and childn Of Great Britain
served by womeI mere are nearly
q 600 women thus edged every day in
year. These are. q class, the prettest
"A tidiest women Jhe three kingdoms.
rbatever their relatls to society at large.
Nv have characterised or bad, manners
"A morals. INTEREST," or otherwise, and
uIs saved or unsav, though the clergy
,urch societies en- missionaries never
m, m have troubIdhemselYes about the
tier.
Durinp the first hi Of the past ten years
rad o1portunity )r frequent study Of
csc British barThds During the last
70 years have bh able TO closely OBJ
rive them nearly cry day and evening Of
Y life. At first Tight many may regard
ern as hardly meing serious considera-
N IL seems to ; they are really worth
liking about. Etlish literature is full OF
barmaid, Prosand poetry are redolent
her. Those rarold fellows who lived, or
ther sleDt. sin cAmbers" and dined and
med in public hlses while making most
the books With last, all along down
rouph the sevAteenth and eighteenth
nturies. and eve as near TO US as the first
ird of the PRESET century, seem to have
avn their insrraiOn largely from the
n-room fount Indeed, if we will be
5olly honest abht it, English literature,
q sweetest and Gandsst on earth, and the
igot have ever Known close fellowship.
THE BARNARD INLIrERATURE.
And. even if little sizes should be laid
on the matter, we owe to the very pres
90 of the barmaids of t9se days preServa-
N of the sweetest fncies, the most
arkliug humor, the mos charming siGua-
ms. and no mean nlnber of the most
aste and pathetic indents known to
Lad. poetry and fictn. This is not
fensive of the barmaid. 1t is merely his
rio of her effect on and3resence in litera-
re. And have often fought because it
IS so: because the publ house of old and
b barmaid of old beoae British institu-
tns. unconsciously, tDugh universally
pounded in the humatheart, they have
svived civilization andlecay.
But it is undeniably trs that because the
lrmaid was long ago eNated into Brit
il institution through literature; because
te older any sentiment II thing, barring
te barmaid herself, is iIBritain the more
edearingly it is priced, lud because your
kitish nobleman or woman viii have his
vine OF "bitter" from 10 hand of tap
nom divinity. whether il the world like 1T
not, the prototype ofhe American bar
tnder" is here unknowIRnd 200 900 women
srve 20,000,000 Britishpeople with their
bews and spirits to-dF. There are other
Effects, such as the rapi national increase
in the consumption of Auors; the increas-
ing power in politics ab legislation of the
liluor interests, and, worse than all, the
startling increase of lidor drinking by all
classes of British wdnen; upon each of
which vast and sad volmes might be writ
ten. But the great hosof British barmaids
is what the British pople like and will
have; and, being ACCENTED for, it only re-
mains to speak of this particular class as it
individually and collectively exists.
AT THE HUlBLER INNS.
Some curious facts have developed on
~ SNAh AAbOA CoLlLS llAbS lu nNO y col ,
study or these people In England, Ireland
and Scotland. AS Gule, in my wander.
ings l have sought the humber class of inns
for housing, not onlyfrom motives Of com
fort, but as best furnishing various and
forms of character study; inns
on par, as nearly as can be compared,
with our American hotels Of the second
class. Coming again and again to many
OF these, l have secured such friendships
and condolences as gained for me, in many
Instances, the agreeable position of zone OF
the family" with ths inns host and hostess.
Not being fitted by inclination or habit for
1onoTs in front of these bars, which | have
always found gainl respect from even those
who exist by them l reached many q snug
corner within then.
There, Ia the landlords or landlady's
chair OF honor ami state, while apparently
'eadlng my mail, or scanning the papers, l
ave been favored at all hours of the day
md night with pictures Of life in British
'Pubs"-as the barrooms attached to inns
Ir restaurants are here universally called
lnd, during their moments of rest between
,ustomer's demands, l have received from
British barmaids themselves innumerable
Kindly, honest and altogether womanly
'evelatlons as to their previous condition,
With the mode and motive of their lives
Jne OF the first series Of careful INQUIRE:
made was in reference to the sources OF
supply OF females for this vocation. Who
were these bright. handsome, graceful
What manner of social condition
was that out of which they came2
WHERE BARMAIDs CANE FROM.
do not know whether these averages on
ABOUT LOO will hold true with 200, 900
ney at least serve as basis for reputable
Conjecture: Daughters Of farmers, villagers
Ana OF various employees on estates of the
british nobility, 100; daughters of small
radesnen, 2l4 ;publicans' daughters, sisters
inq other female relatives, 1877; factory
IRIS, 81; sesmstresSes and milliners, IS
iiIVorced wives, IL; school mistresses. 70
lrapers' and other clerks, SO: telegraph
yPerators and postal employees, 6; actresses
.arlety and otherwise, 10; cashiers, %; can
,esSers, IA; unsuccessful singers and
huSlc teachers, "A; mission workers, Sun
Iay school teachers and "Salvationists, y 81
'aHot10graph colorists and 'artists" generally
~ literary" persons-8 of whom had writ
,eu poems. 6 pamphlets, ballads and {
y 'oi, all OF which had been published, :" the
1aIance OF whom might be classified as "hu
nan various"-39; while Is had been domes
,icS, 10 Scullery maids, governesses, and 81
!, ~ nursery maids. originally had the mold
youth
,,;.t I0ok these figures to very noted En-
S 1rt thinker, leader and writer, a man
" y, name is familiar one in every news
pnper and household throughout the En-,
world. He examined then
-ir,a lCly, seemed lost in reflection for 6
, ,one and gave his views regarding the
, ,ot11 study in rap1dlv-proponnded
esI! questions after our true yankee
TIE AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE.
on have great many women ir