The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-01
FAIR SEX AS SMOKERS.
Cigarette Habit Among The Women
Declared To Be On The In
crease.
Chicago Record H erald.

Chicago Record Herald.
Sad TO say. the use q: cigarettes by
women apcarS 20 be even on the IN
crease" remarked leading Chicago
dentist whose once is in one OF the big
down town sHy->crapers. Let me
tell YOU how | gained special informa-
ton on the subject.
Among my patients is society
woman who once had very pretty
teeth. | found that she was spelling
the beauty OF her teeth by the excess
i've use OF cigarettes. They were bad
ly discolored at the front. Then |
told her that she would have to stop
smoking or sacrifice the charm OF one
OF her most attractive features. She
frankly confessed that she had been
using a meerScfaum bolder which she
had colored 10 dark lnahogony with
nicotine.
She added that smoking was not TN
common among women who played
bridge whist. while many OF the young
ger set dalliej with the cigarette hab-
it, though they had not yet become
what might be termed cigarette tiends.
| think that women o:len regard the
cigarette as becomming; they imagine
it gives a smart touch that is taSclnat-
ing. But when shown that it is a
question OF pleasant habit versus
beauty, it is generally beauty that
wins My patient is trying to stop
smoking by cutting down her allow
ance day by day
Habit on The Increase.
Ii these remarks are true index OF
the smoking habit among women, it
is plain that the crusade recently be-
gun by the national officers OF the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union has not made great progress.
Among tobacconists it is freely ad-
mitted that the sale OF cigarettes to
women OF all classes has been vastly
increased by the introduction of the
coupon system, which offers prizes to
buyers ranging from dainty bottle
OF perfume to grand piano. In this
craze, however, the women are simply
initiating the men
One dealer estimates that Chicago
has at least $4,000 men who are con-
firmed tobacco coupon hends,' while
the number OF women affected by a
similar craze is astonishing. Most Of
the women use imported cigarettes.
which. as some one has wittily said,
''are flavor OF tobacco" The con-
hrmed. utterly gone" smokers, how
ever, use a cheaper grade made from
Virginia weed. which contains plenty
of ocherish stain and is the worst Tor
teeth and the nerves.
Unquestionaly the women are not
few who consider it bit smart to
smoke. Many OF the smart set smoke
and some have pretty cigarette cases
made OF gun metal and studded with
jewels. Another conceir i>.to have
beautiful golden tips and initials on
each cigarette. This : Supposed to
look smart. too. But even the Turkish
and Egyptian packages must have
prize coupons in them nowadays, as
the women will take 10 other.
As Tor the attitude oi men toward
there smoky ladies' some take what
may be called broad and tolerant
views. wlnle others are unable 10 re-
concile the cigarette habit with their
ideals OF woman!y grace and periec-
:on.
Effect on The Temper.
"A husband who advises his wife
to smoke" recently wrote 10 q London
paper that ii smoking is soothing to
the nerves women need it even moro
than men do. He does not. however,
satisfy ones curiosity as to whether
his wife has followed his advice. 1t
certainly would be a practical contrl-
button to endless arguments on this
subject If a few husbands would con-
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