St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
SMOKING WOMEN.
Extension of a Habit Which Men
Have MonOpolized.

nave MOnOpOl1Zeu.
Whether nice women smoke or not is
debatable, because so few men will
agree as to what the word nice means;
but certainly women who think highly
of their own social rank in New York
city are rapidly acquiring the tobacco
habit. The outspoken pretext for this
is the desire of the ladies to remain in
the room with the gentlemen at the
close of dinners, when the coffee and
cigars are brought on. In private
houses it is any easy matter for them
to retire to another apartment, but in
the city the custom of giving dinners at
the great restaurants is general. The
residences are small, and the chefs are
few, so that when the average man of
means wants to give what is called
banquet he orders it at one of the
famous restaurants, and is'rid of all the
bother of it, as we'll as being assured of
its excellence beforehand. After the
last course the cigars and cigarettes are
brought in with the coffee, and the
smoking begins.
The story has spread that at recent
fine affair, which lasted nearly all night
III one of these dining places, and at
which a gilt-edged Philadelphian was
feted by the New Workers, some of the
women startled the company by taking
cigars. and that about the same time, at
theatrical dinner, both sexes again
Joined in smoking. No one present at
either dinner expresses anything but
dislike for the singular effect produced
by the spectacle of ladies with huge
cigars in their mouths, though some of
these men say they think lady and a
cigarette form pleasing combination.
Following these disclosures comes
news of a chatter in girls seminary
over the discovery that the pupils had
formed secret organization called
1.-The Smoking Club" and were meeting
over sherry. cigars and cigarettes after
lights were ordered out and all were
supposed to be asleep. A confession by
one of the maidens to her parents pro
duced the exposure in the school. The
tobacconiSt who supplied the to-
bacco, on being interviewed, said that
he thought nothing of the matter, be-
cause a number of the ladies in that eIe-
giant neighbOrhood had long been in the
habit of ordering cigars and cigarettes
of him in person. He admitted that in
every case they carried their purchases
off instead of ordering them sent home.
Men are beginning to exchange notes
upon what they see of this growth of
the new habit among ladies. 1t has
reached down to the wives of clerks and
shopkeepers-or perhaps it would be
better to say it has reached up, since we
all know that the first women to prac-
tice smoking were at the bottom of the
social scale. Among ordinary persons
there is as yet little smoking in miscel-
laneOus companies. But it is astonish-
ing how frequently one finds a woman
playfully joining her husbands friend
with cigarette, and how often women
of large acquaintance tell of being in
vited to smoke when calling upon lady
friends in their private apartments.
Mrs. Cleveland's Wedding Dress.
New York World.
Miss Lucy Edwalyn Coffey and
Charles de Kay were married at p. M.
Monday, in Calvary church by Rev.
DIR. Harwood. The bride wore a unique
bridal robe, made in the Empire style.
1t was of white duchess SATIN.
with round waist and sash
of crepe de chine fringed with
orange blossoms which also
fringed the skirt and long train. The
tulle veil was held in place by piece