Green’s Dictionary of Slang

barneries n.

[Miss Elizabeth Barnes, the proprietress from 1891–1898]

the Adelphi Stores, in the Strand, London.

[UK]Referee 20 Feb. in Ware (1909) 20/2: Considerable commotion ensued at the Adelphi Stores, Strand, on account of the new proprietress, Miss Barnes [...] it is thought that the ‘Barneries’ will be much affected by the profession.