Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-16
BARMAIDS IN LONDON
SOME VERY RESPECTABLE GIRLS
CHOOSE THIS VOCATION.

One of Them, = Beautiful Irish Lass, tx
plains why Many of Them Do sO-rhey
Are Looking For Good Matrimonial
C~tches-Titles Wanted Usually.
Under the title Feminine Types In
London" Jesse Francis Sheppard gives
in LIE Nouvelle Revue an account of
the London barmaids.
Ihey are recruited" he says,
among the bourgeoise rs 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 respeota-
bic girls, who have chosen the career of
barmnid in order to make a living
and. especially II they are pretty, to get
chance to catch q rich husband.
A public house, situated at the angle
OF one OF the principal thoroughfares, Is
both Stlded palace and q mine OF gold.
1t exercises q strange fascination upon
the poor country pumpkins who have
just enough to pay for 9 drink, but the
dude coming out Of theater, the coun-
try greenhorns the fashionable snob and
the frequenter Of the music halls are al
ways to be found there It is among
these that the barmaids hunt for a hus-
band. If there Is one class of London
society more stupid than another, Il is
that one which includes the freQuenters
OF the public houses. With a pipe In his
mouth and glass Of beer or whisky in
front OF him the young EngIishman.
dressed in fashionable style, with a
slight and elegant figure and regular
features, remains standing for more than
an honr paying pretty little compliments
to one or several Of these ladies.
The barmaid judges her customers
Dy the cut Of their clothes. II you want
to attract her attention, you must pre-
sent yourself with q silk hat and a
handsome cane in your hand and 8 suit
cut In the latest fashion. The high bat
Is de rigueur Without that there is no
possible chance Of success
It was not without difficulty that
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 intelIf-
gence In an English girl, but I learned
tnat she was Irish. and that explained
the mystery. Her father was dead and
her mother was left without resources.
50 she was determined to come to Lon
don and look for = husband by posing
behind bar IN Piccadilly.
] was hardly more than three DAYS
here, she said with an amiable and
rogulsh 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. Englishmen travel
great deal and meet in their ramblinRs
through the world very many spriahtiy
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, said, how do YOU
distinguish TIE men Of the world from
the others?'
I 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 q
complexion more or less bronzed. This
last trait Is the surest sign. Seeing that
looked astonished, she added: Moth
ing can be more simple. An EnRliah