The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-07

some among them determined some
| countries, at all cvcnts-to capture yet
another citadel, and smoke themselves.
| There must ho some charm in IL they pre-
gumed They mcditutcd over such words
| ~ are set down to the old German oCulist
| In the novel Of "POur Miss Finch" who
| somewhat unchiyalrously said, Good made
/ man, aud then lac made Wpmans and
| when he made womans lac was sorry for
/ dat poor mans and lac made tobacco to
comfort him. OF course the doctor was
| u mctaphysiCiau aud baChclOr-two un-
plrdonablc things In feminine cycs-still,
his words had weight, and dad not Sir
Amyas Logh, In westward, liu!' also
say 10 salvation Nco,' that when "all
things were made, there was no thing
made like unto this thing" and that, Tor
various reasons, there was "nO herb like
unto II under the canopy Of hcaycn;' and
| have not poets sung uf this simrhcrb and
do not the majority Of the literary souls
smoke, and IL It not full of soothing and
! comfort So il has come 10 pass that some
ladies' do occasionally smoke there * no
doubt about it-thcv follow in the foot
steps oi the sNHrihy llottcntot beauty
who sticks her gifts of cigars behind
her can. and of the aged Irish
crones who at fair or wake or
pattern are comlortod IN q corner
with "dnw - the pipe" The "lu-
mousc' exists, aud she has now drawn
up a wondrous SIT OF rules for her own
and her sister smokers guidance. Where
10 smoke, when to smoke and minute
directions as 10 how 10 smoke, including
the graceful carrying of the cigarette To
the mouth" the "bcautcoug blowing IT
gentle wrcnths Of cthcrcalizcd essence
through dclicatCly.chisclcd coral nostrils,
the judicious Use Of ash-tays, the dill Of
inhaling aud emitting, the sccusion Of the
boudOir, the added piqucncy and interest
that a "tumeusc,' like "Hiihcuse," IA
supposed Ia acquire In the yves oi men,
have been all dilatcd ON aud clabor.
atcly reduced 10 rule by French lady
writer. Now, there IL, perhaps, really
nothing in that other vaguely elastic sct
OF rules known as The mature ul things,
why women should not smoke ifthcy actu-
nlly like 90, and II the process makes them
happy. In Russia, Tor instance, smoking
IL ~ much an accepted part OF iishiona-
blc lady's education ~ ia the nice con.
duct Of hcr ian. hut We hardly think the
fashion, trick, habit, indulgence, or what.
ever u plcascs the ladies to call IL, ought
10 iind It's way over our silver strrak. No
sophisiry can make the practice a refined
one, u cannot be- reasonably urged that Il
IN salutary " necessary tonny lady. unless,
indeed, she elects ~ pose ~ Venus with
n sort ui chronic aesthetic asthma. and
pulls 10y thc doctors orders The army,uf
this new invasion oi one Of our last aud
most cherished masculine delights will
NOT, We make bold to say, BE- largely ~.
cruitcd from the ranks Of British maids
and mntrons From class point Of view
the practice Is last from an hygicnic
standpoint, not particularly good, and
from AN arisiocmlic attitude. snguarly
descendant. II will bc bad day ior court.
ship when Chloe or Phyllis replies to Co
rydon'S modest request, DO YOU mind
my smoking with u brusk aud hlun
Not at all, Corric. On the contrary,
III join y3u' Try one OF mine" II was
the privilege II Jovc. not OF Juno. to bc
the "Cloud.compcllcr," aud our modern
godicsscs may we'll be- content with the
offering, not the production II incense.
There u much poetry In perfume, aud
surely II needs no ArIsiophancs, with q
new version oi Tho Clouds 10 remind
mc,liliiing maidcns that they would bc
WiEr h. note that thvrc h morc spirituality
In Wang. Wang than In Ncnicii, aud that
even the potent SCENTS Of lalchouli or
Chypru are muv attractive than the lin
gcuns udlr- 1T that last new feminine van.
ny, the houiuir cigarette