Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-20

CUSTOM SAID TO PROV ALL IN
MOOISTEs' pARLOltS.


Fre4. She Asgo T1rt Eorff
"Mvl Did Won smell that woman's
breathe" The question was asked in a
sharp undertone of disgust aud was an
swered with an emphatic, How could
help itT
had been talking with the urbane
proprietor Of 8 wen known dressmsking
establishment on FIfth avenue, and was
Just going cut OF the p'ace when this i'll
terchauge of words tell upon my ear.
Half "a glance showed me two tasbionahly
atured ladies' sitting near one side OF the
room and q third sweeping majcsucaly
cut of the fitting department. The last
wac an old acquaintance, and as l
handed her into her carriage she asked:
did YOU bear that spiteim remark as
] passed those two women ! could DO
nothing but confess that l mad, and she
continued: Vow. as a matter OF fact,
drank nothing ID there at all. But those
two M-bred creatures are aware that
there Is aiWavs sumulant ready In \.
fitting room and took It for granted that
] had INDUCED. But jump in and III
drive YOU to your Office As further de-
velOpments were apparent. dld not nesl-
tate 70 accept the offer.
"HOu have known me long time she
said as the carriage rolled down the
avenue; ''anG think that YOU will credit
me with proper regard Tor the cOnyen-
rlOHaltIes Of society. New, / won't say
that / never indulge in some sort OF
srimulant when l am cut shopping, TOR
that Weuid ill-acc0rd with my present
frankness Of spirit. Most ladies become
so faJigued with the lapor OF purchasing
that something Of tle sort is absolutely
fraAIV admit
OF these But what viii say is that l
never outrage society by leaving the faint
est trace OF the potatiOn on my breath.
sSmle ID YOU WILL sue continued. as
she caught sight or my agitared risioles.
s'but there lis no sin In drinking If YOU are
not found out. And wha could detect
trace OF liquor ia an Odor ike thatf'
With this she produced from her satcel
beautifully jeweded bontOnuiere, and as
she opened 10 a delicate scent of musk
filed the carriage. At her bidding ! took
one OF the tiny pink pellets from the little
box and placed it IN my mouth. The
taste was quite as delicious as the smell.
s'Now I neylr forget to take one OF
those lOZenges after the slightest indui-
geRce. and haven't the fear of even my
prohibitouist husband finding me out.
'But are all ladies' as careful as YOU
are, and do all use sucn elective means
OF cOncealneut?' / asked.
''No. Some husbands are careless
whether their wives drink or not and
therefore the wives become careless. But
as a general thing you can rely upon
every woman TO make some effort to rid
herself OF the smell Of liquor. Cardamor
seed, lemon peel, peppermint and catecau
are commonly resorted to, put | have one
friend wh0 never uses anything but can
died rose leaves"
But where do the ladies obtain their
nquor, and how do they manage TO drink
IL unsbserVed?"
would you have me betray the bosom
secrets o. my seXT"
''OnlY so far as to slightly eRlighten the
ignorance OF mine
"First, admit then that a woman has as
much right to drink as man.
~ make the admission"
s'Nery well. Now you men, with the
exception OF journalists Of course, drink
on every preteNt ior JOY, tor sorrow, for
company, for solitude, for heat and for
cold. We women are not so idiotic in
our rotations. We usually drink alone
and Tor the good aDd sufficient reason
that we need the beverage. You pop
Into a saloon, swallow your drink and
pop out again. simply because the saloon
and the drink are there. You don't care
who sees you. We 20 through the ar
du0us labor OF long days shopping or
the still harder tack Of several hours
with a modiste. Half dead with fatigue.
we have TO crawl of behind a screen ana
swallow the few drops that buoy us up
until we can get home.
But there sne use protesting against
shis unjust distinction. leu want me to
tell you where We get our liquor. Know
then that no frst-ciGss dressmaking es-
tablishmeRt IN New York is com plete
without well stocked sideboard. The
stock usually consists Of brandy, whisky.
gin, sherry and port. More than this,
the obhging manager always has a boy
ready to run cut and bring in a cocktail
or a fizz il the ladies demand mixed
drinks. or course l don't know where
the boy goes for the mixing, but | suppose
1t Is 70 some neighboring place where
such things are made.
''fhere is one peculiarly about women
drinking that should not be overlooked.
l haVe yet 70 know Of q woman indulging
IN the presence Of another woman but
what she made some excuse ter that in
dulgence- Not lORg ago I heard a young
girl still in her teens ask a dressmaker
for glass Of sherry. She was trying on
a ball dress, and urged as an excuse for
her request that she had only had a cup
of bouillOa for breakfast. A few minutes
afterwards the wife or a New jersey
clergyman came into the place, and YOU
would have thought that she was about
90 faint, 50 grieVously did she complain.
The dressmaker, who is model hostess,
by the way, asked the poor lady if she
would not have a glass Of sherry. she
refused, but thought that II little brandy
and sugar were convenient IL would do
her world Of good. 1t was convenient.
'NOw, for my own part rarely have
90 O1ef an excuse, for the simple reason
that j seldom drink in any other place
than my carriage. See here" Cthe satchel
was again opened and a small flask was
exhibited J: tiny handkerchief can easily
cover this and | can take an that ! ie-
quirR without attracting the slightest At
tentioD. Ny purpose in adopting this
course is twOfOld. First, am ALWAYS
certain OF what l am drinking: second. 1
avoid the unpleasant innueudoes Of peo-
pie who might otherwise observe me.
This course Is not popular, however.
With some people IL is not possible, be-
cause they have no carriages. With 9th
sit Is not practical, because the dress.
lakers furnish the unmiXed drinks free
fcharge.N
"Must woman buy something in order
ret a drink!
sob, dear no. That IS, any regular
ustomer Is welcome at any time she NAV
ONE, and you would be quite surprised
hear the dressmakers tell how often
ono Of them do come. or course, mo-
ne but customers Is expected TO know N
ne existence Of the sideboard They.