The evening world., 1904-09-26
''OH,FUDCE, SAID
PRETTY SMOKER
Then, SO Policeman Rensselaer,
Told Magistrate, She Blew
Cigarette Smoke at Him, All
on Fifth Avenue.

A policeman who was shocked at the
sight Of young woman puf,nG away at
q cigarette. blowing rings and allowing
curls OF smoke TO Issue from her dainty
I Dostri.s. arraigned Frederick Norton.
OF the Manhattan Hotel. before Masis-
trate Pool In the Jefferson Msrke,
Court to-day.
II was In Mr.. Norton's automobile,
courslnG slowly along Fifth avenue,
that Policeman Rensselaer, saw the
Young woman smoking. She was Mrs.
william r. Orr Of the waidorf.Astorta,
and she set beside Miss Elaine Van
Cortiandt seiover. Of the Hotel Bel.
mont. Travis Farnum. Yale man.
completed the Jolly little party that
giided by the prim young patrolman.
Policeman shocked.
The motor car was not exceeding the
speed limit. tho policeman testiped. One
OF the men In the car was excesdins
the song hmit. he observed. and he fol-
lowed beside the puffing vehicle to take
an of,ctal rubber.
When he drew up alongside no nearly
fell on his wheel One Of the young
women In the car was actually suiok-
ing a cigarette. There was nothing
amateurish about the way she handled
It and Rsnssaiaer's eyes popped 40 he
saw her blow series OF rings.
This is outrageous conduct" he
soliloquised. and A. soon - he recov-
cred from his amaIemsnt he called out
politely;
Young woman, you mustn't really
continue this smoking In a public thor
oughfare. II Is unseemly. Desist."
Even said "Oh, Fudge"
And Your Honor" said Rensselaer,
to Magistrate Pool. All the attention
they paid TO me was to say "oh. fusse!"
and blow a cloud OF smoke al me. The
two men In the front OF the auto were
singing out loud and | called out to
them to stop, They turned on me With
an insulting grin and one OF them
said Fade away, BOBBY, That was
TOO much. and I arrested them"
That was really too bad" said Mag
istrate Pool. 80 they called you q
bobby. did they' That was very dis
respectful ht wever. eitisens must
rne the prisoner s.
Mr.. Norton paid the nne with q smile
and left the courtroom.
Rensselaer, observed afterward that he
was deeply Erieved to say that he has
seen more than one woman smoking In
broad daylight on public thorouGh-
riblv bold" the way handsomely gowns
women smoke In automobiles.
smoke ThPough Their Noses.
A few days ago ne saw one young
woman take q bulldog pipe from the
hand Of youth BY her side ip an open
motor car and actually put the stsm In
her mouth and begin TO smoke. tie was
so overwhelmed at this untoward sight
that he could not recover his speech
In time to remonstrate.
Time and again. said Rensselaer,.
fervldly. Il have seen women blow
smoke through their noses. ! have seen
held them as II they were really In the
habit OF smoking. Isn't that awful!
"Of course, I don't know OF any law
that forblds women 10 smoke any more
than men, but II seems terribly forward
OF them, doesn't ~ II isn't right Tor
them TO smoke ip the street. and VIII
do everything In my power to dis
courage It along my beat.
"A humber OF these young women
who smoke have been verv rude to me.
Whom I told them to stop they have
gone 20 far as to stick out their
tongues and make faces, And what Is
even more. one very pretty young wom-
an actually advised me to descend TO
the warmth Of the Infinitely below. In
deed, don't know what we are COM
ing to-