The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-01
CIGAR SMOKE IN HAVANA.
'rOPULA1 BABE1y IN zus CAPITAL OF
TOBACCO LAND.


nles women are said not TO smoke. and probs-
~ DO not. but you sec women In the vory
Atssse houses smoking. sometimes openly snd
sometimes furtlvely. To be sure. they arc
Dass6e. but II 10 more reasonable TO believe that
inst h why you see them than TO suppose TINT
tAsy hssiA 10 smoke u forty.
0utsids Of the nice quarters Of town every
bedy smokes. The Old women are TO b seen
W. their lbs strained around hugo black o.
0nss, sad young onos whl0 cigarettes with .
Gs~ss that iiis an American smoker with envy.
9he 6paniards and CubAns OF tho male sex are
Ginpiy At II all the time thsy are awake. and.
3uA0inG from the scenes In the streets. they be-
On wen younger than our cAmlns In New York.
vas seated with the wealth and fashion Of
O,easu~gos IN . little open air theatre. from
WAisA the heavy evening dow was kept By .
hues sail Of canvas stretched from wall 10 wall.
The ssans was most strange and beautiful to
Northern eyes. The glorious fui-orbed women
had como In summer silks. with mantIl!as OF
white aud black lace pinned to their tresses.
end sat with their gorgeous great fans waving
In unison. now hiding and now disclosing their
charming faces. many Of which. to my aston
fahment wsre as fair as those Of tho women OF
Sweden. Their husbands and lovers. all
swasthy and black haired. and some OF them
Adenises In form and feature. were clad
IN tho light silks and drills that
hsipto make lilo delicious In that climate. and
that give color and beauty To every scene where
men arc assembled. Tho first act oame to an
esd and tho curtain foil. Cracki cr-r-r-a-a-ckl
ss.r-r.r-r-r-r-scki went something loud enough
- mako mo start In my seat. 1t WAS as though
WIS about to fail. Every man with one move
IS eisslstts. Al .sysry mouth there was q
not s,Se count IL Ene k s' Van aEs YOU'D sas
:oes soo much when you
eems herer said Don Figuerado 70 me-, You
seen 70 be always Lighting ffesh Sis" r.,
go IN American smoke rs much % you dot"
yb. smoke but little" said he: only four
II s1Ss fsss az: ss; dansa
~ e I've s;o. In The nl.has"
~Oh. very few. Say two packs day"
s ss msds u Ssst bigger than
sssS e nT1s o e
1eosstic cigar smoked In New York, But the
Sss Tas SeI: do II ' ssS
e remove their eisarettss to ask you TO buy
ssSar sugar sa I green Sosoan 1 or Lottery
e.. sSsi. IissIs sssDs q asS; fruit p yss..s-
II ccnda ctors in the railway ears OK.
change clsnrst,es with passsngs,s. the
s,' .ss9 %Gso sn ss ss Es tue
. they wait In the rest suraats for the sSecu:.
aa s taS "H Tss sRss
hody who has not Irish blood In HE veins ean
6Sss sss IN rs eliza
harfioane, They light Cigarette. IS they ,da.h
aIo.g on horseback. while they manage boats
walk In the windy streets, and a. they sit In
tAs draushty open houses; and they don't
ssssdiax still and hcldins tho match in Just
80 e X to sh shsy Tne .Dy
. cigar that suits him. Those on sale are al
6o!srsda clare which Is he usual color smoked
aS y ho II % naa u s siSst
eshoea the Asns complaint Tho light Cigars
sagnp'ao The cigar on sale II
ss..s: make. , az bTSip dizzy: end zee The
-, NO means excellent :, and NOT all
S:H s'H sss sr. ans Ss
sss |. H.vssa . .hiSk - hss. t ssr.s, AMY
Iqstod 3 this CITY always command the same
high price and arc bought by genuemSn With
S S faa sSd Il cs e: ss
81 a s%s they sSsaden 'tSS sn brand
&c ss sssds :" !. n sS e..
IN hs Sa.. Ssso wss ep
s SO e proSnae
: ss!s; haa tSs wealth 81 isn.s r e sSs e
ssn soua BE- 6rouest g sueS sssss q
psrtsetion g. L reached Ia the lu1orlant valley
;h oas sr hd I'LL sS es S a
70 doctor II with fertilizers. Worst Of ali. they
began TO groom 1t with gusno. ,Guano 10 an
e SsS Sfoa and IND ssr D
ssnssSe woman ~ rMmS,ng, yegstaS!ss Is
.s asans Ss ss5d seF .S.s
pretty near ruining their gold producing
anSS hs ssSs S0S q ,ss L sss
eesn discovered that fertilizers are not nice TO
" mt not ' s. az, rn e
ss sSs' ssy s.HaS. Sas .ss 3:
e. The situation:is serious. but not siNrmins.
QubA Is without, . com pctitor In Ans leaf pro:
g under cultivation. There Is plenty more t good
land there. and the same exquisite care in
eaeeant attention. Wide experience. and delicate
boring land whom poor Cuba shakes on tho
mhvulo that makes her today the most pitlR-
be spectacle the earth heholds.
In Cuba. IL you ask for cigars In English In Q
eqeAeoo shop you will get cigRrettes They call
9igars tobacco; cigarettes are called cigRrros.
Ssss Henry osss .hisS Sq IN Ills eoantrY s con-
seAulne. sell there Tor iio 9 hundred. YOU can
get very good cigars Tor or 8 cents. and the
tevorites with gentlemen OF taste. the great
black Brsras. sell for from 0 TO 8 cents singly.
94ssS hepas Are Certainly delicious on top Of
hearty dinner They are not pretty. They are
rough. coarso. badly made In appearance and
ere usually twisted a little awry. But, a. the
&rish Say. they have the real stun In them.
Rsseia which. n all ths markets Of the
the beat Of everything. manages to get all the
pest i5repas. America could have them. but
America Ia not q good huyer. She considers
the looks OF things rather than the quality
Ihey Tell tho most astonishing stories about
eiears 10 Ouba. investing them with brains
etom achs. and nerves. Every Cuban will posi-.
hvely assure you that II you let cigar get old
and dry you run risk Of It's having acquired
diseases. vices. and bad habits. They, say It
have drunk In bad odors and made itself sick