Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-14
RARNAIDs IN LONDON
SOME VERY RESPECTABLE GIRLS
 CHOOSE THIS VOCATION.

plains Way Many of Them Do so-rhsv
 Are Looking For Good Bratrimonia1
 Catehes-Titles Wanted Usually. Under the title Feminine Types In London Jesse Francis Sheppard gives in Le Nouvel1e Revue an account of the London barmaids.
 They are recruited, D he says. ''among the bourgeoise as well as among the lower classes. Some of the most ins teTesting 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 respoeta- ble girls, who have chosen the career of a barmaid in order to make living and, especially if they are pretty, to get q chance to catch a rich husband.
 A public house, situated at the angle Of ono of the principal thoroughfares, is both gilded palace and mine of gold. Bt exercises a strange fascination upon the poor country pumpkins who have | just enough to pay for drink, but the dude coming out of theater. tho coun- try greenhorn, tho fashionable snob and l tke frequanter of tho music halls are al ways to be found there It IS among these that the barmaids hunt for a h band. If there is one class of London society more stupid than another, it is that one which includes the fr6quonters of the public houses. With a pipe in hie mouth and 2 glass of beer or whisky N front of him the young English
 dressed ill fashionable style, slight and elegant figure aud ss ,,r features, remains standing fo M lan an hour paying pretty littlo enta 1 to one or several of theso Ia,
 "The barmaia judges her Customers 6y the cut of their clothes. If you want to attract her attention, you must pre-. sent yourself with q silk hat and q handsome cane ill your hand and Q suit cut in the latest fashion. The high hat is do rigueur, Without that there IS no possible chance of success
 It 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 I was astonished at finding so much intelli= genee in an English girl, but l learned that she was Irish, and that explained the mystery. Her father was dead and her mother was left without resources, 50 sho WIS uUtsrsssirs,s-7- 4ezoarae flo Lon don and look for q husband by posing behind bar in Piceadilly
 !" T was hardly more than three days .f.. j a4,1 roguish air, when 1 understood why it was that so many pretty English girls don't get husbands When they arc beautiful, they are generally stupid, When they are intelligent, they are cold, masculine and ugly. Englishmen travel a great deal and meet in their ramblings through the 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, I said how do you distinguish the 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 a complexion more or less bronzed. This last trait is the surest sign. Seeing that [ looked astonished, she added 'Noth- ing can be more simple. An English gentleman, if he has & fortune, passes three-fourths of his time hunting and in other open air exercise. The chaps who remain always in London have a paler and moro 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 I refor to have nothing elegant about them except their clothes for their conversation lacks novelty. How can man who understands noth- ing but hunting and cricket interest an intelligent woman? The conversation that goes on here in the name of wit makes me tired, but these gentlemen are the easiest of all to deceive. They are great big children in everything except sport and politics.
 "''B But you are always engaged, l said. sand it is difficult to get an oppor- tunity to chat with you. You must al- ready have had several offers of mar riage?
 " I have been only one month here, and have already had three I've were from very rich sportsmen, but riches alone won't do for me. What am after, she added, laughing, is 8 title. You know, must have title
 sAt this moment the play in one oi the neighboring theaters was over, and the public house was invaded by a crowd of men, more or less stylish. The beautiful Irish girl kept herself some what aloof and only served customers tbat had the appearance of gentlemen.
 ..Well, I left London. A few months afterward, on returning there, wanted to see. once more my beautiful Irish bar maid. She was gone. Another lady was in her place, and she told me that Miss