St. Paul daily globe., 1892-07-03

bright, clever barmaid, who, in black
gown, immaculate rolling collar and
cuffs and elaborately dressed hair
served up his liquid refreshments this.
time last year in dear old bonny Eng
land. Throughout the length and breadth,
of Great Britain the neat maid be-
hind the bar is recognized institutions
Seldom, if ever, do you see the typical
barkeeper OF our native land, and
though the unaccustOmed will Shrug
their shoulders III holy horror at an Oc-
cupation which to them seems too dread
full to be spoken of above a whisper,
they must learn right here that these
girls, as class. are as self-respecting
and modest as any of our natiye-bOrn
members of the working classes in this
country. Certain it is. with their many
sided trials, the publicity of their occu-
patton and the temptation 10 drink, that
their conduct is wonderfully to be COM
mended. OF course there is always a
stronc. burly fellow OH call in case of
All EN- rgency, and high words, pro-
fanl.. or ungentlemanly conduct is
nipped in the bud by the gentle per-
suaslons of this gentleman's wrists of
iron.
Most of these girls are above the aver
age in intelligence. They are frequently
well read and always thoroughly in
formed on the topics of the day, for
they have before them from early morn
until late at night living newspapers in
the persons of their customers.
If a man once preSumeS OH their posi-
tiOn and attempts the slightest famil-
iarity these woQlen who face the world
to earn their living can by look re-
duce him to his proper standing with as
much dignity and hauteur as the high
est lady in the land.
Their hours are long and their work
is arduous. At 10 o'clock every day they
are on hand. polishing the gla ses, re-
arranging the decorative decanterS and
little wooden barrels III which brandy,
gin and whisky are kept, to be drawn
off from the tiny, almost make-belieye
spigOt. Until midnight sounds there
they stand, with but short interval for
rest and refreShment. Their customers
are numerous and varied, and must be
served with equal pOliteness. There
must be no distinction shown between
the blear-eyed, reeling woman who
wants "'alf pint o. bitter, miss"
and the swell i'll evening clothes who
drops III for "a B. and s. and bit of
chaff.''
Refractory corks must be made to give
in and come out, ice must be cracked
wiped up and glasses continually re-
polished 10y one pair of hands, until it is
no wonder tney soon look red and
coarse, for these girls are not kept for
show, as is enormously thought on. this
side of the water. OF course a pretty
girl is an acquisition--she attracts Gus
toners, and Is therefore desirable, but
if she does not likewise work hard her
good looks will not keep her in her
place very long. Some wonderfully
refined and attractive women are to be
seen among this class of workers, and it
is not 10 be wondered at that many of
them marry into ranks far above them,
though the mental status of the men
who hang about such resorts is to be
questioned. even though their social
position is assured.
To see the barmaid at her best Ireland
is the place. There she reigns supreme.
Blessed with mother wit and the glori-
Gus Irish eyes, she plays sad havoc with
the affections Of the freQuenterS of her
place, and it is not so very surprising
that scion of one of Baltimore's best
families brought away from the Queens
hotel in Queenstown the lovely presid-
lug genius of the place.
Many a BARNARD has married peer,
but that is not so very remarkable when
oho tstECo d looh o6 tuS aug SuSt DOUy OI
England's nobility-the house of lords
for brain and beauty cannot be
said to run riotously mad or
the stamp OF aristocracy to he
so painfully evfdept; consequently the
greater wonder that pretty, bright,
clever young woman, though barmaid,
could for the sake of title tie herself
down to any of the specimens that
haunt her own particular shrine. Of
course, some barmaids. like many in
walks of life above them. say and do
many things to shock the stald and
puritanical. But as class they are as
well behaved. and as much to be COM
mended as any of the wage-earners of
our own land. Their social standing is
nil, of course, but would it be any bet
ter in England were they upper house.
maids, hOusegirls or saleswomen?