The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-06-27

tion that she should have the same free
dom as at home. After the long and
heavy dinners she retired to her room and
thought nothing Of consuming an entire
package Of Tissue rolled tobacco. AT first
society was content to look on; later il
admired the ease, grace and enjoyment Of
the soft voiced, sad eyed lady and after
trial came habit until now there are
whole families on the visiting list Of the
Polish artist, where mother and daugh
ters are votaries Of the weed.
There Is to-day scarcely an actress on
the stage who Is not addicted to cigarette
smoking, and instead Of the pernicious
effects supposed 10 result from the habit
we are told that the very reverse is. the
case. A vassar graduate. who is one OF
the brightest Of young women in the pro-
fessiOn, has this to say:
AT college I learned to smoke. What
girl doesn't! We used to beg cigarettes
from the boys and smoke them suTTepti-
tiously. It wasn't always as amusing as
you might imagine, particularly In cold
weather. for the windows had to he kept
open to let the tell-tale fumes escape.
We smoked when We were alone on the
campus, and when went home smoked
in the garret, and took Turkish baths
Just for the sake Of enjoying a cigarette
without being interrupted. That's where
I learned TO hold cigartte, to blow of
rings, to see pictures in the blue smoke
and to look pretty. Anybody can puff
away at a cigarette, but you have to
study for effects Just as you study to
make a point on the stage. That woman
was an artistic though. She came from
Paris and had been smoker from child.
hood. She knew how to handle cigar.
cite 90 rs never to drop ashes on her dress
or the carpet, and she had a dainty way
Of taking the weed in the tips Of h,r
thumb and iorefnger, bringing il to her
mouth with curl Of the arm and tip.
ping up her chin to meet Il In q style that
was simply captivating. Then, too, she
used to.tell me to sit before the lamp or
window % as to let the Light play
through my fingers, and she taught me
to expel the smoke through my nostrils
and TO show the profile Of my face in the
blue, NFeathing clouds. know Of per
haps three hundred women In the profess
sion, people I have worked among and
Travelled with, and out Of them I could
name possibly five who do not use. to-
bacco. {
Harm
"Nonsense! There isn't any more
harm In throwing yourself back In
chair, With . cigarette between your lips,
than there is ~ gorging yourself on a
pound Of bonbcth. It'Siull 4 question oE
taste, and to my mind there 10 no differ
ence between the gum chewing, candy
munching and cigarette smoking habits.
After the play It Is not possible to sleep.
The actress is wide awake. She Is all
excitement. Her faculties are keenly
alive. She has ideas, fancies, fears and
they must be expressed In, something or
to somebody. The men can 60 out and
walk. We women are denied that con.
venient form Of freedom, and so we do
other things. We smoke and gabble, sip
lemonade, nibble biscuit, get quiet and
tired and then 20 to bed.
Financially smoking Is not such bad
habit. I don't spend q dollar a week for
tobacco, and Il were as passionitely
fond Of candy I would have nothing left
Of my salary. Think Of paying ti.26
for maroon Elaces and devouridg box a
day. All! but there is no fun in fruit
crystal and can see the future, find
fame, rest, fortune and be with the Great
uFCs Of my dreams, In package Of cigar.
ettes."