St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-06

to wear out ones nerves and spirits to
depressing degree. l am no advocate
of the rapid style of girl who only
smokes in order to have an excuse for
freQuenting the smoking-rOOm and join
ing the crowd of men usually therein
contained; but when one loves smoking
for its own sake, surely it is hard that
one should be branded as fast and un-
feminine and accused of lowering peO-
pies ideal of womanhood merely be-
cause one INDUCES in masculine pur-
suit which is harmless, and in many
eases beneficial to ones health. 1t is
certainly custom that is gaining ground
rapidly. In only one case have known
any of my friends even wish to drink
any thing when smoking. Personally
the idea never enters my head"
In the matter of wine l have ascer-
tanned it to be fact that Kate Field is
booming California grape Juice. She
denies the imputation that she drinks it
more than moderately. The use of her
pretty mouth in that matter is argu-
meutative.
Il have appealed to the Inauguration
committee at Washington" Miss Field
says to your correspondent, suggest
ing that, inaSmuch as the Republican
party is deeply indebted to California
for the nomination of Gen. Harrison
and his subsequent election, and mas
much as the Republican party claims to
be the appointed guardian of home
productions, it follows as logical Sc
quence that none but California wines
should be used on the 18th Of next
March. One would suppose that
POLICY NO LESS THAN PATRIOTISM
would cause this committee to hail such
a suggestion with joy, but so far as l
have had no definate answer to my let
third person, that the matter has been
discussed, and that there is possibility
of certain amount of California wine
being used; but this is only surmise.
Why should any of so-called foreign
wine be drunk on this national occa-
sion? The best patrons of California
wines in Washington are members of
the foreign legations and the Metro
politan club. What is good enough for
educated pglates is certainly good
enough for the average American
throat, so accustomed to Wuisky as to be
incapable of judging good wine from
bad. The committee is inclined to adj
NIT the wholesomeness of California
still wines, but declares that its cham
payne produces headache. This will be
revelation to the great California vitIcul-
turists. The father of one of them is the
eminent Count Augustine Harazthy. of
Hungary, and the son was the first to
introduce European grapes into Cali
fornia. If there is more headache in
his champagne than in the stuff sold as
coming from La Belle France, | have
less knowledge of the ways of trade
than think, To me champagne is not
a wholesome beverage, but if people
want to drink it they must take the
consequences, and they will certainly
have all sorts of aches if they take
enough of it. No, this ipse diXit from
Washington merely begs the question,
and should the committee ignore the
purely patriotic suggestion, it will be
false to its principles and false to its
country"
Miss Field is going to make speeches
on the subject in five great Eastern
cities, and her expenses are to be borne
by the California ViticulturaI commits
sion. Whether or not she succeeds in
inducing PreSident-elect Harrison to
order the California beverages in exclu-
sion of imported wines, she is bound to
make a stir on the subject. She will go
in strong with an appeal to protective
patriotism. CLARA BELLE.