The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-31
OUR BAR THE BEST.
WHEN IT CONES TO PUBLIC
WAYS
OF Drinking Uncle Sam, as Usual, Leads
the World.

when 1t comes to the manner and
style of dispensing the wet goods
said E. K. Shouts, travelling representa-
tive of a wine company of Spain, who
was here yesterday, give me the
American bar, with its free and easy
style, characteristic Of Americans in
everything. In my travels about the
country the study Of drinking customs
of the various nationalities with which
/ have come in contact has been one of
my specialties. I am an American by
birth, and it might be that by training
my favor is with the country 1 claim
as my own.
However, one thing cannot be dis
puted, and that is the superiority of
American bars, when it comes to elabo-
ration, style and costliness. Then, too,
the American is more free with his
money than any other class or nation
ality, and the bar is one of the places
where he is generally a willing spender.
IF there is a difference in manners
and customs of two nationalities, the
variance stands out strongly in the sa-
loon or bar customs of these people.
Now, for instance, we will take the
London bar-the native British bar.
There is no handing out of the bottle or
help yourself or make yourself at home
,o,I srr5.,,
or draws your drink for you and serves
1T. Now the barmaid she is another
characteristic feature of the London
bar, The barmaid is strictly a British
article, something which the bars of
Great Britain could ill afford to lose
She has Instituted herself into a neces-
sity to the Britisher
In America though, she has ever
proved failure and will always prove
the same. l noticed in the newspapers
"a few days ago where a movement was
on foot to import a number of barmaids
10 New York. Now this same PROPOSE
tion has been tried in Gotham time af-
ter time, but each time the project
turned out to be unproftabe She is
too slow. She could never learn to pre-
pare cocktails, cobblers and tlips' prop
erly and with a celebrity TO please an
American patronage.
"In London, though, many types and
kinds of drinking places may be found
More varied are the styles of drinking
places here than in any other city in
the world. In Paris there is no stand
up drinking done, excepting by for
eigners, principally Americans. The
Frenchman takes his beverage seated
at little table in his cafe, or in front
of it, If the weather is fine The Amer
acan does so if he is a stranger. But
the man who is initiated goes to the
American bar on the Rue Damon, or
to the English bar on the Boulevard
desItaliens.
1.-THE Spaniards style of drinlling is
not unlike his way of doing everything.
He likes repose while he sips his mari
siello, and only enjoys it when there is
nothing to disturb his reveries, while he
twirls innumerable cigarettes. He is
happiest in the leafy shade before the
door of a hodega, where he can even
forego the exertion of conversation.
''In italy the taking Of a glass of
vermouth at five o'clock each afternoon
is national custom. This follows the
afternoon walk.
"But most interesting of all is the
German. He is in a class by himself in
the putting away of his national drink
and superior in that class Is the Heidel-
burg student, who thinks but little of
putting fifty books under his belt at an
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