Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . A.\ APPEIISIXG lllSPLAV. rarity, even at the West-End, and is by nomeans in daily demand even at the cafes runon Continental lines. For lemonade or ginger beer the wealthierthirster goes to the confectioner, especial!)when children are of the party. At onetime the chemist did a certain amount ufbusiness in aerated waters to be drunk onthe premises, but now tlie preparers ofprescriptions and \endors of drugs play a \ erysmall part as caterers, though many whohave in the summer months established ic
Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . A.\ APPEIISIXG lllSPLAV. rarity, even at the West-End, and is by nomeans in daily demand even at the cafes runon Continental lines. For lemonade or ginger beer the wealthierthirster goes to the confectioner, especial!)when children are of the party. At onetime the chemist did a certain amount ufbusiness in aerated waters to be drunk onthe premises, but now tlie preparers ofprescriptions and \endors of drugs play a \ erysmall part as caterers, though many whohave in the summer months established ice-cream soda - fountains on the Americanprinciple supply other cooling beverages. It is during a heat wave that the ice-creamsoda-fountain establishment does a roaringtrade. For this form of light refreshment aperspiring panama - hatted cro\vd may fic. OYSTERS. quently be seen waiting on the pavementwithout wlien the shop itself is full. It is in the summer that tiie fruitereroccasionally enters the lists, and the legend strawberries and cream is inscribed outsidethe wincliiws of shops where during the restof the year they give you what _\ou need in abrown paper bag or a basket, and expect youto take it off the premises for } cherries are a form of light refresh-ment of long standing, actually as well asfiguratively. Ever since I can remember, apeculiar-shaped glass jar of cherries in liquorhas been the centre ornament of certain con-fectioners counters. Port and sherry decanted and labelled areto be seen in most confectioners shops wherethey serve soup, jelly in glasses, and sand-wiches, and occasionally—very occasion-ally—hot meat patties. In some thewine licence is taken advantage of tokeep a bottle of champagne on aninstrument which allows it to be drawnoff through a tap a glass at a time. Curds and whey are
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