The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
WOMEN TIPPL Frs IN ST. LOUIS.
It 10 said That the Number OF Those Who Fake
Their GroG La IncreasinE.
From the 81. Louis Republic.

From the 50. Louis Republic.
Have you noticed at any OF the local summer
gardens that many women we'll known in st.
Louis society sip and apparently enjoy de.
~coctions that femininity is popularity supposed
to decline and abhori A prominent st. Louis
physician is authority for the statement that
the tippling practice among society women il
assuming proportions that are alarming and
dangerous. His name cannot be given because
his c~li entelc is largely OF the fashionable folk.
and he knows TOO well whereof he speaks.
Plain ~plebcian beer or good old rye whis-
key does not seem to find favor with tho
fair imbibers. but rather they turn to tho
OF the French. Cordiais, Iuuotrs, and mix,
lures seem 10 lead. and with Il woman's idea Of
the eternal, fitness of things she chooses her
drinks much MS she does her dres scs, with tho
weather eye to the color effect. The prismatic
coiors OF the French ]liqmeurs are so pretty
she discovers the penalty that Is boing exacted
from her physical system. and then she quits II
You would be surprised 10 see The number of
dipsoinania cases that are on my visiting list"
says the Republics medical informant, and then
THE habit Of ~tippling is undoubtedly fastcn.
Ing upon st. Louis society women. There can
looks at society longingly from n place afar oil.
DID you ever notice that many Of tho fashion.
frequently order drinks that have heretofore
been regarded. as distinctly masculine The
reason Is not far to seek. The variety of soft
sSt hAA Al'l III IlCuIl
all basod on cnrbonated water. and they soon
become insufficient and unsatisfyinx. So milady
rebels; sho feels that she Is hainpCred too much
by unjust convcntionalities, and sho argues with
herself her pet theory Of a singh standard Of pro.
some amusement resort she asks her escort II
there would he any particular harm IL she had.
a~hem-well, for instance, one of those drinks.
The chances are 10 to l that unless he is a
relative or her tianc6 he will encourage her
curiosity. and presto! the beginning is made.
After that progress Is easy. and the ultimate ro-
suit depends entirely on the woman. III she bo
of good, healthy STOCK. and with - balance wheel
OF good common sense, she will indulge her
newly acquired taste in moderation and no one
will he the wiser,
But, on the other hand. take n casc that I
have now under treatment. The father of tho
woman was u noted drinker. and his SONS fol-
lowed In his footsteps. The mothers abhor.
renee for drink was as strong AZ her husbands
boys, she did bring up tho, girls on the most
strict temperance lines. Until she reached her
twenty'tiILh year the woman whom ! am treat
ing knew nothing OF liquor except that IL had
mood home. she was at q summer garden
one night and took her first drink. 1t WAS
an ordinary plain mint lulop. innorCnt
looking enough, but IL, was quite SUM-
Cicnt TO awaken u craving that before had lain
dormant, From that limo On she g%ratiiicd her
clan. VIII she recover Oh. my hoy, that's n
question. How many men with inherited cray
i,ig for liquor do reCuverf You know as well AS
mat they arc fcw, and II wOnians Will power
10 less than that OF u man.
The remedy ! Bless you, there Is none except
70 stay away from il, Ten years ago u woman
would not dare drink AL. alcoholic beverage in
public, but times have changed, and the vices
OF this degenerate age are the physician's eX-
SuSe Tor The accumulation OF wealth"