The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-05
WOMEN AND WINE.
Stories Told of the Appetite for Liquor
developed in Matrons and Maidens.


Developed in Matrons and Maidens'
From the Washington Star.
1.-THE story published few days ago."
said retired naval officer to reporter,
s.trinos to my mind several sad cases that
have come to my knowledge where the
wives of officers of both branches of the
service have become addicted to the exces-
s;ga nse of liquor. In some instances
80 habit has been cured, while
IN others the appetite became too
strong to be resisted, and the unhappy vic
fms died from over indulgence VI course,
other causes for death were given out, such
es pneumonia, heart disease, rheumatism:
otc hut those who we're acquainted with all
the circumstances Kew that the women
Eied from whisky. Why knew one who,
when she had no liquor in the house, would
90 10 her dressing case and drink the
Cologne that she used as perfume"
.Tbv should officers wives acquire this
habit any more than other ladies in societyP
asked The Star man.
s.Tbe cases are not confined to army and
naval circles, by a good deal, was the
Tenly; but / happen TO know more about
that class.
I REMEMBER A SAD CASE.
+hat bappened in this city some years ago.
The vile of an army officer and lady
frisnd went down to the marine barracks
ono Monday morning to witness the guard
Mount After this was over they were en-
tertaiped by champagne lunch, at which
+be officers wife drank more than was good
for her. She did not realize 1t at the time,
nor until she go ready to go home. Then
She found that though her head was com
Daratively clear she was really very drunk
IN her legs. S could not walk straight
She called one of the officers to her and
plainly told MIN her condition, relying, of
course, upcn his honor as gentle
man not to betray her confidence. he
called a carriage and took the lady eud ner
friend home. That was all right, hut IN
fortunately about a week afterward the
younp officer himself got under the in
auence of liquor at quiet little gathering,
and told the whole story. In the party
was man who knew the lady very well,
and was a personal friend of her husba13.
He Immediately administered a rebuke TO
TO the intoxicated young maui which
sobered him at once and then the others
were put upon their honor not to repeat the
story. He told nae that if the husband ever
found out that the young man had told the
story there would have been a personal
encounter
ANOTHER INSTANCE.
1.-TWO years ago had singular expert
ence myself. l was going along F street
and stepped into a large vestibule to light
cigar, as Jl6 NlDQ WIS Qull6 ulSn AS L
struck a match | was surprised to find a
woman sitting on a lower STEP She was
richly attired, wearing a ealskln sacque, a
silk dress, and everything about her be-
tokened wealth and refinement. | went to
her and found that she was badly intoxi-
Gated. Just then the Waterman
of the building came up, and
and walked her around the square for
three-ouarters of an hour until she got COM
paratively sober Then sue took out her
card case to give me her address, and l was
surprised still more to find that she was the
wife of an officer whom l had known very
we'll l called a carriage and said l would
take her home. AT or we got in she begged
me to drive around for while until she
was little more composed. | did so, and
finally left her at her own door in the West
End about midnight. She told me that she
feared at first was going to take her to the
police station, and that the idea of being
disgraced in that way had good deal to do
with bringing her to her senses"
THE habit NOT ON THE INCREASE.
'Do you think the habit is on the in
creaseY
NO do not. On the contrary. don't
think there are so many women who drink
VINE habitually now as there were ten
years ago, and think the nu Der is less
ening every year. Wine and liquor are not
II so extensively used in society as they were
some years ago, and the number of houses
at which vine and even stronger liquors
can be had by guests ad ibitum is now very
small. You noClce that every New Year
the majority of people who keep open
house now provide coffee and chocolate for
their callers stead of wine and punch, as
was formerly the custom. This is a very
encouraging sign. for it keeps temptation
away from young men and young women.
All, l have known young girls who acquired
the appetite for strong drink from accept
j ing the Inequalities of their friends, and
some Of them fr III the free use of wine at
their own fathers table. remember being
at reception several years ago at which
there was the greatest profusiOn of wine,
n while bowls OF good stiff punch were in
e every ante-room. One young girl noticed
lowered about the punch bowls and drank
q good deal. | saw her dancing afterwards
Il and came TO the conclusion that she ould
work of any effect Of the stiInuant in that
way Later in the evening, however, her
n mother came to me and asked me if
wouldn't go and attend her daughter, who
had tainted and was lying ON bed in one
OF the chambers. | went upstairs and found
one Of the servants and @ lady friend
chating the young girls hands and bathing
her head. Her face was flushed, and l at
once recognized that
SHE WAS BEAsrLY DRUNK.
"a Her m Their did not seem to realize the
condition of things, and didn't haye it in
my heart 10 tell her, so said she must have
peen overcome by the heat. We loosened
her clothes and let her lie there until the
# party Dr. Ike up. Then she was sufficiently
Ell recovered to be taken to her carriage and
sent home. That poor girl is dead now, but
am hrmly convinced that If she had never
drunk glass Of wine she wonld be alive to-
Gay. Oh, could go on for an hour giving
SAD instances that have come under my OBJ
SSerVauon, but 1t wouldn't do any good. As
nave SAID, am glad that the sentiment of
soclety Is changing in regard to the use of
vines al large gatherings. Pm not temper
ance crank. | drink myself, and probably
snall DO so ell my life; but don't like /
s See young men and young women exposed
~ temptation which may fastenR upon
.1em an appetite that will wreck their
I "Aoe lives. 1t is natural that such in
s.ances as have related should be hidden
1nu Kept from the knowledge OF all except
f Use Intimately connected with the unfor-
III Una Lilate sufferers; but think If occasionally
Fl 10y louhd their way into print they might
Ia N-A We as WARNINGS tO fhOea bO al