New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-30
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is SMOKING.
It is TOO bad, declared have borne it in silence
just long enough-now am going to speak out.
Here jackson Square, the only place ~ the Wfose
city where one can enjoy promenade and z mouth
full Of fresh air. and hither repaired not many eve
nings since. But hardly had taken my seat and Pc
gan I'd admire Tie grace with which Gen. Jackson
takes off his hat to the setting sun, when In stalks
beiwhskered smoking bped called by courtesy
4 gentleman who takes his seat just where the wind
will blow the smoke directly in my face, and pufs
away with all the complacent dignity of the Grand
MoguI himself.
Again, say, it is too bad" most intolerable and
not to be endured.' M {#
Is it not enough that they smoke at home in our
parlors and sitting rooms abroad in all the streets
and on all the corners around the doors Of churches,
theaters and Iecturerooms? Is it not enough that
they have Lafayette Square almost entirely to them
selves that they must come into this one and bring
their odious cigars with them? l only wish I were
sole awgiver of the city for one little hour Iwoud
not ask the office any longer but if the gentlemen
wouldn't find their smoking privileges somewhat cur
tailed am greatly mistaken. The way would lay
down the law would astonish them. But as am only
AAN'A'A'ic
but enter my protest, which l do most earnestly,
against this daily Increasing evil. / call upon
the ladies' to take strong ground against it, and
frown it down. ask, shall we submit any longer to
have our eyes smoked out our clothes perfumed and
our curtains yellowed by these everlasting, never
ceasing smokers If Mr.. Brown brings you home
new pair of gloves in his breast pocket, don't you
have to keep them in musk box for at least week
before you dare draw them on, lest you carry about
with you the odor Of a cigar shop2 Are they not,
all Of them, always 50 redoent with the perfume OF
stale tobacco that it is enough to destroy your appe
tite for ice cream to have one of them beside you!
Some ladies' have the grace to say they like smoke.
That is all nonsense! They don't like it-not bit
They like the smokers, and haven't the courage to say
that anything they do is disagreeable. They don't
like the smoke of the kitchen stove, and grumble
more than enough when a contrary wind drives it
down the chimney. And yet they allow hafa-dozen
gentlemen to raise clouds in their parlors, and sit
there half blinded and choked saying, Oh, no. tits
not at all disagreeabe on the contrary rather like
it." You do, do you? Well, 1 hope you may get
enough of it!
Don't tell me that gentlemen do not smoke in the
presence of ladies'; say they do. have seen per
sons who called themselves gentlemen and who would
have been mortaly offended had any one pretended tc
dispute their claim to the title sit and smoke cgal
after cigar in the parlor on the gallery of private
house. To be sure they saved their reputation by
asking after the cigar was lighted and between theil
teeth, whether smoke was dsagreeable.
Do you ask what's poor fellow to do if he cant
smoke Why sir, put your hands in your pockets
and Jingle the extra dimes that wouldn't be there
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does not sufficiently console you, if you mus
have something between your teeth, would respect
fully suggest chocolate cigar, or stick of suga
candy. To ue,y young gentlemen, a lump of suga
tied in rag, called in nursery parlance, a suga,-tt
would be exceedingly appropriate.
If you still fear that certain gentleman who il
said to have job always on hand for idlers, Gt is
question with me whether smoking is not one o
them) will find some mischief for your idle hand
to do you might knit lace strings as Rousseau
did, or you might follow a suggestion I saw mad
not long since, and occupy yourselves by whit
| Ting; varying the amusement occasionally by play
ing with those pretty fancy canes, the use of which
1 never could devne, unless they are intended 70
playthings Those extremely youthful entlemen
before referred to, might have rattle, or a toy
whip with whistle on the end, the noise of whicl
would be highly diverting during the frequen
pauses to which the conversation of these innocen
pratters is subject Inc Of all these employment
failing to amuse you might if it would not be too fl
tguing condescend to read awhile, merely for the SAX
of killing time, Of course. would not pretend
suggest that you should do anything for the amus'
ment Of any one but your own dear fascinating sci
l only endeayor to recommend the least disagreeab
manner by which you may accomplish the chief en-
of mans existence after business hours-namely, t
kill time. JACQUELINA.