The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-22
ROYAL TOBACCO SMOKERS
Queens as Well as Kings and
Princes Like the Weed.
Victoria of England Notable Ex-
ception-Many Princesses Indulge
Her Majesty the Queen of
Spain Never Works Without Ono.

| Her Majesty the Queen of England has
an intense horror of smoking, for men
| quite as much as for women. The weed
| is prohibited at WiL.'E-r castle and at
Balmoral. The lady mas been known to
| cause her secretary to address letters to
various Cabinet Ministers complaining of
the aroma of tobacco with which official
documents submitted for her signature
were impregnated.
Her august son, the Prince of Wales,
pays her but few visits on this account.
He is an inveterate smoker, and is seldom
without a cigar between his lips. The one
reason why he leases mansion every
summer at Ascot for the race week at an
expense of $4,000, merely for the few days.
is because Her Majesty declines to loan
him her castle for the time. unless he
promises there shall be no smoking on
the part of himself. his friends or his at
tendants.
or the Queens daughters only the Prin
cess Louise smokes regularly, but the
Princess of Wales and the Princess Maude
of Denmark are accustomed to indulge in
an occasional cigarette.
It was in 1852 that cigarette smoking
among the ladies received official sane
tion-the Princess of Wales put them on
the table, or had them passed with the
coffee. at dinner given TO women only.
Eleven Queens use tobacco. The Do~age.
Empress OF Russia, Queen Olga OF Greece,
Queen Olga of Nuremberg the Queens OF
Hungary and Belgium, the Queen Regent
Of Spain, Queen Amelia of Portugal, Que
Marguerite of Italy, Carmen Sylvia, the
Roumanian Queen, Queen Natalie of Servia.
and the Queen of Egypt. The lare EMPIRE S.
of Austria used to smoke thirty Cigarettes
a day. The Queen OF Italy Is said to have
declared that her cigarette is more essen
tial to her comfort than anything else in
life; she always smokes in solitude. The
Queen OF Spain, when at work, is seldom
without an Egyptian cigarette between her
lips or in box close at hand. 1t is the
special privilege of "Bubi' (young Alphon
so kid, to light the cigarettes for his
mamma. The Dowager Empress of Russia
only smokes in her boudoir. Queen Natalie
is devoted to the weed. The Queen of Rou-
mania carries little golden box filed with
cigarettes. The Queen of Portugal gets
her cigarettes from Dresden; her mothsr.
the Comtesse de Paris. is addicted to mild
Havanas of delicious flavor, and she is a
source OF considerable fortune to her
dealer in smoking outfits, as she uses only
those which are most rare and costly.
Queen Olga Of Greece, who is a Russian
grand duchess. and Queen Olga of Wurtem-
berg, also Russian, are members Of roy
atty who burn cigarettes. 1t is quite a
matter Of course in RGssia that ladies
smoke. The members of the court how
ever, have been requested by the Czarina
Alexandra Fe0dorovna not to smoke in her
presenee-a request which is equal to
command Her Majesty also objects to
seeing men smoke, and the Gar since his
marriage is not nearly so devoted to his
well-known meerschaum pipe, so familiar
to all the Russian court. The Czarina in
herits her adherence Of tobacco from her
mother, the Princess Alice. Other royal
ladies addicted to the weed are the Queen
of Hungary and Henrietta of Belgium.
The Queen of Egypt-or the wife of the
a narghile waterpipe,
which is more picturesque than a prosaic
cigarette. She has a narghile of great
magnifcence. The bowl is of engraved
rock crystal, mounted in chased gold
fashioned in the form of lotus flower
The tube is concealed by a deity wrought
network of pink silk and gold thread.
while the amber mouthpieee and gold
plateau are one mass of sparkling Jewels
An Offset OF the eleven august ladies', oe-
cupants of thrones who smoke are the
eight majesties who do not; the Queen of
England, the CZarina, the Empress and
Dewager Empress of Germany, the Queen
of Saxony, the Queen OF Sweden, Queen
Wilhelmina. and the Dowager Queen
Emma Of Holland.
OF grand ladies, of more or less exalted
position who are in the census of smokers.
there are the imperial archduchesses OF
Austria, who smoke to their hearts con-
tent, and in the most public manner; the
Princess of Bavaria, many of the great
ladies of France, as the Duchess dAges
and the Duchess de Maille; the fashion of
smoking was set in France by the Empress
Eugene, more than a quarter of a century
ago. The Empress. like all SPaniards. was
always happiest when putting clouds OF
fragrant smoke. During the Napoleonic
regime there was scarcely corner of the
Tuiileries. st. Cloud or Compiegne which
was not redolent with fumes of tobacco.
The Infanta Eulalie smokes, as those
who had the pleasure of meeting her when
she was in this country can testify OF
exquisite little Spanish cigarettes she had
a supply, and what they lacked in size
they made up in strength Her smoking
outfit was dainty Ia a degree-a lovely |
gold box with grotes:ue carvings. set with |
diamonds and rubies to mold the cigarette |
a tray with dainty patties for receiving the !
ashes. match safe Of exquisite work
manship, vase form filled with cigarette |!
holders. and veStal lamp of lovely shape |
and design.
Much fancy and fashion are displayed in |
smoking gear. Ladies carry their pipes |
in long. silk embroidered cases, and the |
tobacco in a silken pouch attached by a
silver or jeweled clasp. The pipe itself
may be a commonplace article in reed
and brass. or a work of art in silver or
gold, deliberately chased and enameled.-