The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-01


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LONDON, Nov. sO.-A BirminghamNectOr
has created considerable sensation by de-
nounOinG the evils Of factory drinking. He
declares tha girls are invited and snoOON-
aged and coeroed into joining drinking
clubs. 20 which they pay a weekly subscrtP
tion Of N 20 three pence. Drink 10 not
given openly 60 them. but In put In tea served
In tho factories or In candies passed among
the girls. In some factories permission is
given Tor carousals. The rector aifirms
that certain licensed houses organized these
clubs with a view to encouraging drinking
among factory women.
A deputation Of barmaids who came to
plead for their profession to the Right Hon.
Herbert Gladstone. Secretary Of State for
Home Affairs. said that their means OF
earning their livelihood should not be taken
from them. Mr.. Gladstone had promised
TO deal with the matter in the forthcoming
license bill and had said last February that
the employment OF girls and women in bars
was open to all the c-ondemnations raised
on the grounds OF health. economic disad-
vantages. temper and morale.
There has been such agitation since that
tLrne that the barmaids have got together.
~ WIN hAuuY HhkkVBbVu NhAN INV
working might continue. but that no new
women should adopt the calling. This ar
rangement is still arousing opposition. Mr..
Gladstone assured the deputation of bar
maids that they would not be interfered
with.
The Times says in regard to this matter
thar the reformers have not provided other
employment for the hundred thousand
women now behind bars. II asks: Are
they to compete for places in the tea shopsG
The tearoom girl is exposed to more tempta-
don Of a certain kind than the barmaid.
b Is brought more freely into physical
contact with men than the barmaid. who is
intrenched behind the counter"
The worlds headquarters of the demi-
monde il trying to capitalize itself with
English investors. and in the attempt il is
flooding the London papers with the most
curious effort in financial advertising ever
seen.
Everybody has heard Of Maxim's famous
Paris resort. 1t has not to-day quite the
vogue OF a few years ago; at all events it
Ia Offering itself for sale at the modest price
Of $500. 900. The Parisians used TO say that
every American visiting the gay city went
to three places, the Moulin Rouge, the
Morgue and Maxim's. Now the Moulin
Rouge has become respectable. the Morgue
has been closed to the public and Paris
invites foreigners to buy her only remaining
attraction,
Think of Maxim's run by an English board
OF directors. In the face of this calamity
Il il easy to see that it will need no
~inancia crisis to make Paris a wilderness
Of sobriety after the blow falls. But il is
In it's wonderfully seductive plea for SUBJ
scriptiOns that Chez Maxim" has culmi-
mated it's career. Thus does il describe it.
self in che ~ilnancia columns of the heavy
London papers:
Around us stand the Venuses and bac-
chantes and sirens. Among perfumed
palms and a gay Rrieze of dancing women
tiptoeing on champagne bottles are marvels
Of art. And this is the nightly scene:
The best dressed, .wittiest and prettiest
women OF the monde and demimonde Sup
at Maxim's with their male friends and
relatives. As the night wears on the music
of the relocated band becomes more ex-
hilarating and more alluring. II intoxi-
Gates the brain. it invades the feet, il invites
to the waltz and presently there are couples
swaying ~rhythmically with swishing feet
upon the floor. Some professional beauty.
with glittering arms and marble throat
embellished with costly pearls. * waltzing
divinely in the arms of an American. II
IN an enchanting scene. this light hearted,
swift and evanescent fun, which never
degenerates into vulgaTity and never goes
beyond the borders set by discretion and
good taste"
The standard of discretion and good
taste Is distinctly French. No ~introductions
are necessary in this liberty hall of the new
style. "A pair Of audacious eyes may fash
allurinRly over a glass of trimming cham
payne. There il none of the statelineSS of
the Carlton or Savoy. Every one is bent
on extracting the utmost enjoyment from
the passing moment. every one talks at the
top OF his or her voice and shrill laughter
rings out above the tunes of the redcosted
tziganes. The music, the light. the choice
wines, the high prices. the laughter. the
imperturbable walters, the money in show
ers. the fiirtations. all contribute to glad
meas OF heart and the pleasure Of life.
is lie worth living! If you be ever in
doubt a visit to Maxim's will always set
your mind at rest. You are overwhelmed
by the slipping. slipping influence Of pleasure
and elegance and. vOici! the air is charged
with electricity. electricity Of the sort that
gives on flashes Of wit in pure ~joyOusness
OF living. Yes. the jOie de rirre is the note
~ nAbAlAA o.
Al for Maxim's fair votaries, this ia their
mission: They are here TO perform no
social duty. 10 entertain no guests, but
simply and solely for the purpose Of hav-
ing a good time in the company of those
whom they like best for the moment"
Finally we are old that Maxim's pro-
vides the cabinets pGrticuhers which are
always in great demand.
These are the allurements which are ex-
pected to bring a rush Of British investors
to acquire a proprieta ry interest in the
elysium which they describe. Paris itself
apparently knows nothing about the danger
which threatens her. There 10 no law in
France. IA in Italy. to prevent foreigners
from acquiring her artistic treasures. Still.
Paris herself has never appreciated Maxim's.
Most Of It's patrons. its masculine ones at
least. lave been English and Americans.
90 perhaps It is only fair that those who
appreciate 1t most should rave the oppOr-
tunity TO back their tastes financially.
IL win be interesting TO watch the result
In subauriptionB Of this amazing prospectus.