Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-05
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Arb ON INCREASE
Bishop COlemaR'S Remarks
We're Founded on Facts
Women Of Philadelphia Admit That
Members Of Their Sex Are Be-
coming Slaves to Wine

From the admission of society
women. and the testimony of bartend-
ers of the fashionable cafes and hotels
the statement of Leighton Coleman.
bishop Of Delaware, that drunkenness
among women is growing, seems TO be
founded on fact.
Bishop Coleman should not make
the statement concerning society
women" said a Philadelphia woman
whose name is identified with the
younger married set in society there.
Society people drink in public. l
will admit" she continued, but they
know when they have enough and
never are seen intoxicated.
Yes. drinking is increasing among
women who are in society,"" she finally
admitted. as she traced a design in the
carpet with the toe of her slipper, and
endeavored to conceal a yawn behind
a ieweled hand. Lets talk on less
prosey subject" she continued, with a
smile.
Another society woman, a member
of a prominent Philadelphia family,
said: I'VE all admit that more women
drink. and drink more at that, than
ever before. / do not touch liquor be-
cause / do not like it and never will
get used to it. My husband drinks all
the time He drinks like a, what do
you call it, a fish?
"He comes home and says: Dear, l
have an awful load on tonight but 1
never could guess it. He acts and looks
like he always does.
why. some of my women friends
she continued. have gone to sanitar-
iums and have taken the cure. II does
not seem to have done them much
good. OF course, with them it is a dis
ease.
when / was a little girl, women did
not drink l know that we and our
mother thought it was awful for even
men to touch liquor Go into a fash
ionable restaurant or hotel, now, and
you will see hundreds of women drink
ing in public.
do I think it wrong to drink?
Should Keep Sober
well. l never thought about 1t.
Now that you call my attention to it,
would say that it was perfectly proper
and correct for women on the condi-
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my women friends drunk, but l don't
like to see it.
why do l think drinking is more
prevalent among women?
Just because the bars have been
let down. so to speak. presume some
people would say it was immoral to
drink.
q am a teetotaler and may probably
be preiudiced," she naively added.
Last evening after the theatre two
or three restaurants, as usual, were
thronged with richly dressed women.
Practically all were drinking, and it
was seldom anything more mild than
wine. Walters scurried across the
highly polished floors under great
trays of mixed drinks" or stood
ready to serve the champagne.
The babel Of soprano voices nearly
drowned the orchestra. There was no
hurry in leaving. A few at time left
the places, but it was getting on into
the wee sma' hours before the lastwere
whirled away through the almost de-
serted streets. Even after the matinee
of yesterday, the drinking rooms,
which are known as cafes or restau-
rants. were filled with women.
Thinks They All Drink
bartender in a fashionable hotel
said: q guess all the women who live
here drink. judging from the number
of 'eye-openers' / send to the rooms.
know that they are for the ladies be-
cause they are called for late in the
mornings after the husbands have
gone to their offices. The men gener-
ally come in and get a whiskey before
breakfast. They drink at the bar, the
ladies in their rooms
What seems to be the favorite drink
of women?" was asked.
Don't ask me-" was the reply.
They drink everything from beer TO
champagne. There are lots of women
who drink whiskey. but guess | serve
cocktails and mixed drinks TO them
most"
Are more women drinking than
formerly?"
Sure thing"
'Why?"
The bartender looked surprised at
the question. He smoothed down the
snowy white apron and adjusted his
tie before answering by asking the
question.
"Why do men drink? Because they
like it. We will see the ladies going
ont between the acts of the show,
soon"
A bell boy slid up to the bar and
called: "Absinthe for Room 30"
The bartender winked as he started
to prepare the drink.
When the boy had gone he asserted
|. THAT is for one of them. Only few
drink that stuff"
Bishop Coleman, as remedy FOR
the drink habit among women, said III
an interview: 1.-THE only remedy
for this appalling state of affairs is tho
use. by Gods grace, of all means with
q in our power of demonstrating the
3. sinful and destructive nature of a habit
= whose decentralization is not measured
by any single generation.
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