The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-02-02

more ROBUST In consequence. Their habits
have been specially in evidence at the
! hotels where many of the notable WON
en- of these races have. stayed during
| visits to this city. Their invariable Gus
1 tom has been the simple French dejeun-
1 er, consisting of rolls and coffee served
| In their rooms on rising, followed by the
more substantial breakfast at noon, this
>repast always including a light claret OF
| white wine There has hardly been an
| exception to this rule, which has always
been regarded as a foreign fad by hotel
| people used to catering to American
women Yet more of these women frc.c
| abroad have been fine specimens OF
strength and beauty, and they would con-
slider the omission of wine with meal a 5
an injurious infraction. .....,. :. +
Among society women Of this country
! the greatest amount Of drinking is done
at formal dinners and suppers and at
dances, all OF which are long, drawn out
affairs, Where 4 specially is made OF the
| Service. It has become the fashion not
TO refuse to enjoy the entertainment THAI
| has been provided. but while the men or
! tns younger get have been accused at
various large functions Of taking an adj
1-Santage Of the Faplenitude with which
! champagne has been provided certainly
| 40 such charge has ever been thought or
| w IN relation to women. If the charge
rnade by the reverend bi.hop and by the
! w. I L. L. have a foundation in any
TACT, 1T has not come to light at the mos,
representative gatherings of society WON
| en- ~, ~" B. ..,-- A. r#-
| , Inc dlScontinli3nce of the servi~e IF
wines OF different. sorts with dinner
| courses has done away with much drinx-
inc upon the part OF guests, as with the
| large assortment which it used to be co.
l ,,,' 10 serve an UNCONSCIOUS over-in-
| h'iSerce was quite possible. Only one
! VINE or at most two is now the fashion
! abe rule for dinners especially with the
! Younger set. But at all these functions
drlnklns among, women is noticeahly
/ moderate
The custom of serving Scotch whisky
| anu soda at teas for the men has becom.
| cutie prevalent. Those men who co no;
| eH1oy the HySca or Eokea served with
lemon and rum frequently indulge in tie
now popular Scotch. At many of. the
smart dinners, especially at the country
houses. Scotch whisky and coda, is serve J
| through dinner, but this is rather an ex
treme British custom. although if is
! gaming ground with the golf playing and
cfCss-country riding people. Women
rarely like this mixture, but the COUNT, v
! cub women refuse to be outdone in any
| OF the customs of the same set in Eng
| land. The conpanonship of the Ink
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teInity of tastes that is quite rernarkab q
| except to those in the charmed circle
Were men may come to tea in golf
Clothes and riding togs.
a Few seasons ago a story gained
ground that the New York women were
i'1'eterate COCKTAIL drinkers. and that tie
TEA room of one Of the hotels was noted
Tor groups Of maids and mNtrons and
uncnaperoned debutantes who imbipa 4
Quantities of cocl1t ails served in china
cups under the suisc of tea This sort
OF thing. 1t is said, was observed en- on.
CT Two occasions, butt never became a
CUSTOM, and walters were speedily In.
structed to refuse any such service. This
special room is crowded each day with
handsomely gowned women who invar-
laoiy order tea with the dainty sand
"lches OF. brown and white bread
Inc greatest amount Of drinking among
women will undoubtedly be observed
among the groups of gayly-dressed won N
VINO pa tronize the .'all night s.s res
taurants. At all Of. these places a vast
amount OF liquors and wines is consum-
eu between the hours of sunset and sun
rise. which constitute the day OF tina
world. The women at these places drink
quite as much the men. TIL. same
people appear night after night in these
PAGES: They are always radiantly jewel
ed ana smiling, invariably we'll groome1
ana apparently uninjured by the amount
or alcohol which they absorb FREQUENT
~, however, the collapse of these women
IS sudden and complete. and sanitariums
swallow them up like graves from which,
they never emerge.
Another class Of eating place where
women are observed to drink on equal
! terms with the men are the Hunearia,,
restaurants that have become famous
through their bands and their service Of
me naive wines of their country. A
pscularlty OF these places is the pres
ence OF the diners long after the meal is
concluded The bands play until mid
night, during which hours the men
smoke and there is much drinking OF
a1ter-dlnner liquors, coffee and frappeel
nenedlctine and mint Here the gather
! lhgs nave a foreign SAVIOR and are of q
very social nature domestic grouns NJ
six to dozen being a constant feature
at the various tables. Many of the visit
ors to the Hungarian restaurants 90 =.
slshtseers, While others enjoy the music
OF the gypsy bands
AT the German resorts the rathskel1ers
that now encourage the presence of wom-
en- ana the various "gardens' the favor
I've beverage OF the nation Is invaria biy
drunk by the wives and even the chill
d'en or the contented looking German
Americans. who gather with their fam
es and listen to the bands with tall
Stems at their elbows. Temperance wom
en- might md much to cavil at in the
presence of SO many women and chil5re,
Joining in the general beer drinkino h.,
more domestic or peaceful gatherings
man these could not be found at anv
fireside. '1'
AS TO secret intemperance, which wos
a tar greater evil than the general drink
ing at dinner, which has grown t. 10
tnc CUSTOM this has been almost ent'rely
done away with. It is now reea rded
q
inebr1ates, both women and men. wera
n.oden IN asylums and locked I'D in their
homes In order to keep the secret from
the world. Wines are no longer made
the bugaboo to the young that they once
were, on the theory that there is les
uahger OF toVerlndulgence On this basi 5
AT the colleges and clubs there is more
general drinking than twenty-five wears
ago; but there is less drunkenness The
latter is uncommon nowadays, for TIL.
+ reason that the offenders are rapidly
cut from club lists ana visiting lists. In,
eariation is distinctly understandable
A woman physician gives as her op. n
Ion on the allegations Of feminine in.
temperance and the use CT drugs the fol-
lowing: ia
AS to the London Wo.lds arrai IN
ment of women as drug. f1snds. this is q
eharge that American wcm n can be alb.
solved from without further query. The
use OF narcotics, of valeran and bromos
is not nearly, so prevalent today as /;
was some Years ago. So much Ia:
been learned regarding the harmful ef-
fects Of drugging and the p oneness OF
patients to seek relief from their rs
by reserting to the medicine chest that
most doctors absolutely refuse to pre-.
scribe Injurious drugs for their patients.
Exercise. fresh air, travel, change. rest
these are the -s,etiis Of tic aa-to-date
doctor. Mere than@ that. the modern
woman understands Thoroughly that right
mode of living. frequent bathing, fresh
air and proper dressing are the best
means to preserve and to retain health