The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-27

abroad have been fine specimens of
strength and beauty, and they would con-
slider the omission of wine with a meal as
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
affalrs, where speciality is made Of the
service. 1t has become the fashion not
TO refuse to enjoy the entertainment that
has been provided, but while the men of
the younger set have been accused at
various large functions Of taking an adj
vantage of the plenitude with which
champagne has been provided certainly
no such charge has ever been thought OF
with relation to women If the charges
made by the reverend bishop and by the
w. G. 7. U. have a foundation in any
fact, 1t has not come to light at the most
representative gatherings of society wom-
en-.
The discontinuance Of the service of
wines of different sorts with dinner
courses has done away with much drink
ing upon the part of guests, az with the
large assortment which it used to be cor
rect to serve an unconscious over-in-
diligence was quite possible Only one
wine or at most two Is now the fashion
able rule for dinners, especially with the
younger set But at all these functions
moderate
The custom of serving Scotch whisky
and soda at teas for the men has become
quite prevalent. Those men who do not
enjoy the Hyson OF Bohea served with
lemon and rum frequently indulge in the
| now popular Scotch. At many of the
smart dinners, especially at the country
houses, Scotch whisky and soda is served
| through dinner but this is rather an ex-
| treme British custom although it is
| gaining ground with the golf playing and
cress-country riding people. Women
| rarely like this mixture, but the country
| club women refuse to be outdone in any
| of the customs of the same set in Eng
| land. The companionship of the links
| and the hunting fields results in a fra
4 teTnity OF tastes that is quite remarkably
| except to those in the charmed circle.
! Were men may come to tea in golf
| clothes and riding toys
A few seasons ago a story gained
| ground that the New York women were
| inveterate cocktail drinkers, and that the
tea room of one of the hotels was noted
for groups Of maids and matrons and
| unchaperoned debutantes who imbibel
| quantities of cocktails served in china
| cups under the guise Of tea This sort
| of thing, 1t Is said, was observed en- one
! or two occasions, but it never became a
| custom. and walters were speedily inl
i
| special room is crowded each day with
| handsomely goWned women, who invar-
| 1ably order tea with the dainty sand
Wlches of brown and white bread
The greatest amount of drinking among
women will undoubtedly be observed
among the groups of gayly-dressed women
who patronize the "all-night" res
taurants At all of these places a vast
amount of liquors and wines Is consum-
ed between the hours of sunset and sun
rise, which constitute the day OF that
world. The women at these places drink
quite as much as the men. The same
people appear night after night in these
places They are always radiantly jewel
ed and smiling, invariably we'll groomed
and apparently uninjured by the amount
OF 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 Hungarian
restaurants that have become famous
through their bands and their service Of
the native wines of their country a
popularity 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
a1ter-dlnner liquors, coffee and Trapped
penedictine and mint. Here the gather
lngs have foreign SAVIOR and are of a
Very social nature, domestic groups of
six to dozen being a constant feature
at the various tables. Many Of the visit
ors to the Hungarian restaurants go "a
sightseers, while others eniov the music
of the gypsy bands.
At the German resorts the rathskeIlers
that now encourage the presence of won-
en- and the various gardens" the favor
lite beverage of the nation is invariably
drunk by the wives and even the chill
dren of the contented looking German
americans, who gather with their fam
lies and listen to the bands with fall
stems at their elbows. Temperance WON
en- might find much to cavil at In the
presence of SO many women and children
Joining IN the general beer drinking. but
more domestic or peaceful gatherings
IMAM these could not be found at any
Preside
AS to secret intemperance, which was
1ar greater evil than the general drink.
ing at dinner, which has grown to he
uhe custom. this has been almost entirely
done away with. It is now regarded
and treated as a disease, while years ago
tnebriates, both women and men. were
hidden in asylums and locked up 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
We're, on the theory that thcre IS less
danger of oyerindulgence on this basis.
At the colleges and xlubS there is more
general drinking than twenty-five years
ago; but there is less drunkenness. The
latter is uncommon nowadays, for the
reason that the offenders are rapidly
cut from club lists and visiting lists. In
ebriatien is distinctly questionable.
A woman physician gives as her op!n-
ion on the allegations OF feminine In
temperance and the use Of drugs the fol-
lowing:
AS to the London Worlds arraisn-
ment of women as drug fiends, this is
charge that American won can be alb
solved from without further query. The
use of narcotics, OF Ealerian and bromos
is not nearly so prevalent today as it
was some years ago. So much has
been learned regarding the harmful ef-
fects of dragging and the D goneness of
patients to seek relief from their Ills
by resorting to the medicine chest that
most doctors absolutely refuse to pre-
scribe injurious drugs for Their patients
Exercise, fresh air, travel, change. rest
p f,aTl0ads 0f Furniture R0ugn