The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-02


The appointment was for Monday The
next day was sunday. After church 1
mt 20 the tavern. 40 was a comm0Gi-
ots building az the apex OF a triangle
formed by twO leading thorOughfarcs
which -oni0ined al t.is point. Tnree
other streets came 10 10 IN the comfort
able, Irregular way they have OF run-
ming ia crooked London. More than
twenty ouu1uses stood near Three
street-car lines began within dozen
r. OF tie tavern pavement. Many cabs
and carriages were Ia sight. l. was the
central place Of one OF the largest Dis-
tricts OF London
II lacked ten minutes 10 1 o'clock. but
along the three sides of the tavern We're
crowds OF impatient and thirsty citizens
old men and young men. old women on
canes, young women with babies NUS
band and wives heaCX and sweethearts
all waiting for the clock 20 strike.
The hour came. ON the instant the
doors opened. and through the openings
the people surged. There was a chorus
OF orders for beer and Gin ana wnieh3
and brandy, and an the mixtures Whitn
the English affect The bar was not ~ D.
Is i'm America. 10 was divided I'm eight
compartments from the cheapest 10 tie
highest price. and some 81 those WHO
were in the cheapest were heard poas.ihs
that they once drank In the fflYale.
whore only glasses are served anu N",l.
extra pennies are charged for style ana
n was a circular bar. and within this
circle We're ten BARN aids and SIX young
men. The barmaids had certain sort on
beefv beauty. with rudly checks and
with their hair done up in the style
which looks Ike a hornets nest wrapped
I'm a veil They were quick with tlelf
tongues and quicker still with their
haafs. for while they carried ON rcpariee
with the forward young man. they dealt
out drinks with CELEBRITY that was most
astonishing.
You didn't give me change for that
pound2" said one young man.
You never had pound in your bloom
I'm life, answered the barmaii, ana she
passed on calling Three gin 20 a walt
ing trio.
All the eight compartments were crowd
ed There We're ten babies. some IN arms.
some IN carriages. young husband ana
his wife with twins. each carrying one
numerous young women drinking alone
young men lu parties, each paying lot MS
drink. men of all ages, women, gray
haired and wrinkled-a motley of humble
humanity, presenting a picture that can
be found nowhere i'm America. IT, was
altogether different from the orderly
well-dressed congregation to whom me
doctor had spoken less than an hour De-
fore.
But II the saloons are open on sunday
in London. care Is taken that they snal
interfere as little as possible WIN lne
hours OF the divine services. these ser
vices begin from 10 10 II o'clock, ana
are over by l. Then the saloons have
their turn until Q. when the cnurches
are given the right Of way until .. rom
6 10 II the saloons are I'm full blast
During the morning services IN the
churches most OF the railroads stop run
ming But, I'm spite Of these Things, ac-
cording 20 an Episcopal clergyman, there
are more than three million people in TINS
obi
from one years end 10 the other
Englands annual drink bin reaches the
extraordinary total of almost e.sht num-
dred millions Of dollars. In many OF the
museums and Libraries You can get what
you want 10 drink. and II is served grace
fully by prim, young women. ON every
floor OF the average theatre there - a
bar The steamers that ply up ana down
the Thames all have liquors, ana there
the prohibited hours on sunday do not ap-
ply. Al the railway stations are an the
liquors. Very often each separate pat
form has ifs bar. in addition % the sew
cral bars along the general platform.
Wherever an express train stops there Is
a bar on each platform, and the train all
most always stops long enough Tor you 10
get your drilT. Lunch baskets always
contain drink of some kind, generally
bottle Of ale 10 Is not an uncommon sight
10 see a gray-headed lady, slipping her
brandy al the station. one day at Broad
street we beheid funeral party soiemnly
vending their way % the bar and sooth-
ing their sorrOws. In an my travel mere,
If the journey was for amy distance. the
occupants Of the apartments, Win TWO
exceptions. have al some stage OF the
journey pulled forth TASKS ana taken
drinks.
II YOU 90 into "a restaurant or lunch
room in Baltimore you will observe ihal
about two men out OF three ether take
whisky before their meals or drink peer
as they eat their food. Here in fesi'u-
rant the proportion seems % DEE az least
four out of five. Perhaps fnglishmcn
sometimes drink water but II 50. ! nave
vet 20 see them do IL in any OF the nl-
merOus restaurants / have visited. fti-
haps one reason why they drink otnei
things Is 10 he found I'm the following
prices Of drinks. Ale and beer. the best,
per glass. four cents; ale and beer, good,
per glass. three cents. ale and Deer oidl-
nary. per glass, two cents These glasses
hold about "a half-pint. And for less tnan
= half-dOllar the most hardened drlnker
can get drunk. London drinks vast
quantity of beer. Spirits are also cheap.
4 portion Of brandy, rum, or gin costs
only four cents. and the government
sees that the quality IS good. Special
WHISTLES and brandies cost twice as
much. and a bottle Of club soda Is only
four cents. In the fashionable hotels
OF course these prices are higher but ln
the usual private bars eight cents drink
IS the usual charge for the best whis-
kies. brandies, and gins. These hg.res
are given 10 The American correspondent
by one thoroughly familiar VITA the
trade.
The same gentleman illustrated the
enormous profits I'm the brewery business
i'm England by the bottle Of ale which IS
sold for twenty-five cents In America.
From one TO two cents. be SAID, VIII cover
an the cost of the ale IN the bottle. or
course the brewers have become enOr-
mouslv wealthy. and because Of their
wealth. two of them have been made
uaars and TWO of them lords. The manu-
facturers OF spirits have also Jared wei
I'm royal recognitons.
II Is tho strength Of the trade, poth
property and political, that Is turning
the elections into an overwhelming 'oH-
seryative victory; for on the question OF
local option the Conservatives take the
ground that the poor man has Just as
much right 20 his saloon on sunday as
the rich man has his club.
liberal Sunday association has regu-
lar schedules Of sunday excursions from
London. and Is keeping up the agitation
for a wide-Open day IN every respect II
seems curious In this centre Of the worlds
Christianity and missionary enterprise
that even the temperance refOrmers do
nor 90 so far as TO ask to abolish sun
dav selling entirely. In explanation they
saw that IL would be folly 10 attempt IT,
for the very sufficient reason that IL
would be en- impossib.ity. OF course.
there are Others who ara moro extreme
fut they have comparatively few fol-
towe,s In reality. sunday drinking goes
on nractically an DAY. Clubs ablunI and
in each club drpkins>i Is alio Sed.
4 cool Illustration Of the general feel
ing towards drinking Is found in a hear
ing before a committee or the House Of
Lords the other day. a distinguished
with his views, and after ex-
manning them. he added that. although