The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-13


Under the title Feminine Types In
London" Jesse Francis Sheppard gives
in LIE Nouvelle Revue an account of
the London barmaids.
"They are recruited" he says,
"smong 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-
ble girls, who have chosen the career of
barmaid in order to make a 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.
It exercises strange fascination upon
the poor country pumpkins who have
Just enough to pay for a drink, but the
dude coming out of a theater, the coun-
FRY 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 frequenters
Of the public houses. With pipe in his
mouth and glass of beer or whisky in
front of him the young Englishman,
dressed in fashionable style, with a
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 a 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.
1T 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
astonlshed at finding so much intelli-
genoe in an English girl, but I learned
that she was Irish. and that explained
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.
" I was hardly more than three days
here, she said with an amiable and
rogulsh air, when l 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 ramblings
through the world very many sprightly
women, and they do not care for pretty
elrls who don't know how 10 chat with
Them.
But In this mixture that comes here
10 drink and chat I said, how do you
distinguish the men of the world from
the others?'
l recognize them by three things
sne said boldly, by their figure, by
Inelr clothes and by their complexion.
! VI Ine most part they are tall and thin.
dressed in the latest fashion and have a
complexion more or less bronzed. This
1asV tralt is the surest sign. Seeing that
looked aStonished, she added: Moth
ing can be more simple. An English
t sLen'leman, If he has fortune, passes
:n'ee'Aourths OF his time hunting and
~ other open air exercise. The chaps
VINO remain always in London have a
ana ano more delicate complexion,
f $nu' moreover, the expression OF their
c@IeS Is quite different from that of the
,;..o Noneing with what attention was
-.s'enlng to her, she continued. 'rTbe
een'iemen that / refer to ~. Uo.hinT
for s1 tbs; ABOUT them except their clothes,
H H. 'nelf conversation lacks novelty
ino Ia, oan man who understands moth.
inf int Ta1 hunting and cricket inteyest an
tbot ne1 woman? The conversation
, rn@Y goes on here in the name ~ wit
the es,ios 0 ' III but these gentlemen are
p pTe t" s;e OF all to deceive. Thew are
sport and V nai:a in everything except
said, e"na you ;t are always engaged, l
fnn; i and 1t is difficult to get an onnor-
r roniSy to chat with you. Yon ~ mU Oppo or
riage?' several Offers OF mar
and l have ave been only one month here.
wero t lave already had three. Two
riches a aion1 very rich sportsmen, but
am aft a,on0 won't do for me. What I
titia "iE T she added, laughing, is .
"At tS u" hnow' must have title
the ne No Shis moment the play in one Of
the rr gnoorinR theaters was over. and |
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