page_title: Nippy
hierarchical_section_title: Nippy
caption_attribution_description: English: Lyons Corner House recreation, Museum of London
context_page_description: A nippy was a waitress who worked in the J. Lyons & Co tea shops and cafés in London. Beginning in the late 19th century, a J. Lyons waitress was called a "Gladys". From 1926, because the waitresses nipped around the tea shops, the term "Nippy" came into use. Nippies wore a distinctive maid-like uniform with a matching hat.
context_section_description: A nippy was a  waitress who worked in the J. Lyons & Co tea shops and cafés in London.  Beginning in the late 19th century, a J. Lyons waitress was called a "Gladys".  From 1926, because the waitresses nipped (moved quickly) around the tea shops, the term "Nippy" came into use. Nippies wore a distinctive maid-like uniform with a matching hat.
caption: A Lyons Corner House recreated in the Museum of London uses back-projected film of a nippy serving customers
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