Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-08
BARMAIDS IN LONDON
SOME VERY RESPECTABLE GIRLS
CHOOSE THIS VOCATION.
One of Them, n Beautifnl Irish Lass, Ex-
plains Why Many of Them Do So-They
Are Looking For Good Matrimonial
Catches-Titles Wanted Usually.

Catches--TitIes Wanted Usually.
:'ader the title Feminine Types IN
Ia - Jesse Francis Sheppard gives
T. ~ Nouvelle Revue all account of
tbc london barmaids.
They are recruited" he SAYS,
"among the bourgeoise as we'll as among
the lower classes. Some of the most in.
teresting types can be found in the bars
or public houses of the west end, close
to the fashionable theaters Among
them are very many perfectly respecta-
BILE girls, who have chosen the career of
barmaid in order to make living
and, especially if they are pretty, to get
' chance to catch a rich husband.
"A public house, situated at the angle
of one of the principal thoroughfares, is
both gilded palace and mine of gold.
1t exercises a strange fascination upon
the poor country pumpkins who have
just enough to pay for drink, but the
dude coming out Of -theater the coun.
try greenhorn, the fashionable snob and
the frequenter Of the music halls are al
ways to be found there 1t is among
these that the barmaids hunt for hus-
band. If there is one class of London
society more stupid than another, it is
that one which includes the froquenters
of the public houses. With a pipe in his
mouth and glass of beer or whisky in
front of lAm the young Englishman,
dressed in fashionable style, with q
slight and elegant figure and regular
features, remains standing for more than
an hour paying pretty little compliments
to one or several of these ladies.
1.-The barmaid judges her customers
by the cut of their clothes. If you want
to attract her attention, you must pre-
sent yourself with silk hat and
handsome cane in your hand and suit
cut in the latest fashion. The high hat
is de rigueur. Without that there is no
possible chance of success.
ut was not without difficulty that I
managed to get an interview with one
of these young ladies, whose intelligence
was equal to her beauty. At first was
astonished at finding so much intelli-
gence in an English girl, but learned
the mystery. Her father was dead and
her mother was left without resources.
So she was determined to come to Lon
don and look for husband by posing
behind bar in Piccadilly
e" L was hardly more than three days
here, she said with an amiable and
roguish air, when | understood why it
was that so many pretty English girls
don't get husbands. When they are
beautiful, they are generally stupid.
When they are intelligent, they are cold,
masculine and ugly. Englshmon travel
II great deal and meet i'll their ramblings
through tho world very many sprightly
women, and they do not care for pretty
girls who don't know how to chat with
them.
But in this mixture that comes here
to drink and chat l said, how do you
distinguish tho men of the world from
tho others"
g L recognize them by three things
she said boldly, by their figure, by
their clothes and by their complexion.
For the most part they are tall and thin,
dressed in the latest fashion and have
complexion more or less bronzed This
last trait is the surcst sign. Seeing that
l looked astonished, she added: Moth
ing can be more simple. An English
gentleman, if he has fortune, passes
threc-fourths of his time hunting and
i'll other open air exercise. The chaps
who remain always in London have
paler and more delicate complexion,
and, moreover. the expression of their
faces is quite different from that of the
others.
Noticing with what attention l was
listening to her. she continued: The
gentlemen that refer to have nothing
elegant about them except their clothes,
for their conversation lacks novelty.
How can man who understands moth.
ing but hunting and cricket interest an
intelligent woman? The conversation
that goes on here i'll the name of wit
makes mo tired, but these gentlemen are
the easiest of all to deceive. They are
great big children in everything except
sport and politics,
But YOU are always engaged. /
said, and ii is difficult to get an oppor-
tunity TO chat with you. You must al
ready have had several offers of mar
riage?
81 have been only one month here,
and | have already had three. Two
ware from very rich sportsmep, but
riches alone won't do for Inc. What
all after she added, laughing, is a
TILE. You know, | must have title.
AT this moment the play i'll one of
the neighboring theaters was over, and
tie public house was invaded by
crowd of men, more or less stylish. The
beautiful Irish girl kept herself some
what aloof and only served customers
that had the appearance of gentlemen.
well, left London. A few months
afterward, on returning there, | wanted
70 see once more my beautiful Irish bar
maid. She was gone. Another lady was
hor ,,lor, aud shn SpII ,na tbat Miss