The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-22
The Up-to-Date Girl
Who Smokes.
MY LADY NICOTINE.
Smokers Sets for the Mod
ern Maiden.

Does she smoke? No." says the un-
initiated Look at her rose tipped, un-
soiled fingers; of course she doesn't
smoke; cigarettes mean yellowish. I'M
slightly hands, Does she smoker
answer some Of our fashionable jewel
ers. Most decidedly. See the trink-
cts we have made to save those lily fin
gers
1t is the fashionable, exclusive young
woman who smokes today, and she is
Just as fastidious about her cigarette
outfit as she is about her winter warb-
robe.
The latest novely designed for the
independent creature is a dainty lew
eled tongs to hold her cigarette and pro
tect her fingers from that telltale tawny
discoloration so familiar to every smok-
er.
These tongs are attached to a ring.
Whlch slips over the first finger and
they may be adjusted to hold any size
cigarette
once upon time woman practiced
the most fetching poses when holding
her lorgnon. Now it's how to hold her
cigarette tongs and appear the mos.
captivating, is the all-absorbing oues-
zion of the hour
When she puffs away she does it with
careless grace that is most deceiv-
ing.
Get her to own up, and she will tell
you that her nonchalant manner in us
ing her cigarette holder is not so much
the natural grace it seems but the re-
suit of persistent practice. But it is
not only the tongs that the jewelers. are
selling.
There are many other novelties
Look for the amber cigarette holders
In the conventional shape, only much
smaller and decorated in such manner
that they plainly show they are not
intended for masculine lips.
NOT only are they ornamented with
/ gold, but some are studded with gems.
Then there are cigarette cases and
match boxes made purposely to appeal
to the feminine eye, but they are a size
or TWO smaller than those carried by
the average man, and the newest are
of gun metal.
The golfeuse, who unites golf and Gig
arettes, carries a cigarete case with the
outlines of two golf sticks wrought in
diamonds upon its cover, whilst less
athletic girl contents herself with her
monogram as the sole decoration. Very
small match boxes are much affected
by her who is a novice at smoking.
They are just large enough to carry
wax matches, and the box is slipped out
of sight into a bit of a pocket in the
new tailor-made frock built for the sole
purpose of hiding it from view.
| The larger college boxes are specially
in favor with the veteran smoker. They
are made to represent a flag, and are
of enamel in the college colors.
The cigarettes themselves are as
dainty as the girls who smoke them,
says the Baltimore Sun. They are less
than half the size of mans cigarette,
and are actually packed in satin boxes,
tempting little gilt trimmed satin box
| es, which make admirable jewel cases
when the cigarettes are vanished into
smoke.
The modern maiden is as fond of her
smokers set as she is of her o'clock
tea table. Generally she owns one
whether she admits smoking or not 1t
is part of the furnishing of her orien-
| tai room.
| The silver or enameled tray stands on
an inlaid table, which is sure to be the
pride of her heart. You see 1 want to
help along the puzzled buyers, who are
DESTROYS of giving something useful to
their athletic girl friends and are afraid
to trust themselves TO purchase imple-
| mems VI otHlClAOAelli, hho WING Aull wei
that in their lamentable ignorance they
may make mistakes that will probably
| break off lifelong friendships.
| There is no use in gentle tabbies hold
| ing up their unspotted hands in horror
at the thought of the gentle sex defiling
| their mouths with the nasty weed. -
The habit is here, and, 1 think, has
come to stay. Many of our most re-
fined women in Philadelphia take posi-
tive enjoyment in the society of my
| lady Nicotine.