The Washington times., 1908-10-12
Some Women Who Use the
Weed Know Nothing About
the Quality They Buy.
BEGIN WHEN YOUNG,
THEN GET THE HABIT
One Man Declares They Really Do
Not Use Cigarettes, for They
Do Not Inhale.

Anne look the cigarette from her
mouth and surveyed its tip lazily. Then
she got tC talking. and in the heat of
the discussion put the lighted end IT. her
mouth and was annoyed when I
laughed
IF I smoked said I. IT should try to
do so gracefully, at least"
II do do so gracefully" replied Anne
with some acrimony.
Just bout as we'll as I sharpen a
pencil. That's what makes me sure
smoking is essentially a masculine vice,
women do it so wretchedly."
You're jealous. 1t makes you H."
said Anne.
I did not reply. for the reason that
she had rather knocked the props from
under me.
'.Au the women know except you
smoke" she went on after a while
And not one of them has had nervous
prostration for a long while. When our
grandmOthers were nervous they took
a piece Of fine sewing and quieted their
tremors doing a long hem in fine little
stitches. the Ike of which are never
seen now But that Is a remedy which
does not answer in the least in this day.
Sewing gives me wabbles when
haven't them. Smoking has an opposite
enecL- When the day is gloomy and I
am sure that the end has came and
that am a miserable worm who de-
serves the worst that can happen, I
procure a cigarette and smoke II, and
as the air becomes hazy my mind be-
comes cOrrespOndingly clear see
myself in a rOSeate light The things
for which I hope become as facts to my
mind, my troubles fall from me like
friends from a person with the small
pON. In visions I see myself rich and
great and beautiful"
Sounded Like Hasheesh.
Beautiful I cried. My dear Anne,
that is hasheesh you are smoking, not
plain Sir Walter Raleigh tobacco"
She looked at me with majestic scorn,
and spoke again
''Orris used TO be your favorite per
fume," said /
so it is now" she returned.
TT seems to be essence of the weed"
You cannot smell II in my clothes,
you know you cannotv' exclaimed Anne.
'Oh, yes l can. md without half sniff
fnE, and, more than that, can see the
yellow stain on your finger"
Anne looked at her digits. Then she
turned to me. You certainly have a
mean disposition" she said Just be-
cause you don't like tobacco yourself.
YOU try 10 disgust me with IL, but your
words will have absolutely no effect,
please understand that,
Far he IL from me 70 interfere with
anyOne's personal liberty" I answered,
and changed the subject. but I noticed
that Anne smoked no more that even
ing.
The other day I had the privilege OF
meeting a young man who keeps the
cigar stand at a hotel DO many wOm-
en- buy cigarettes from your I asked.
Rather" he returned gracefully, but
most of those who does IS very young
girls. just smoking cause they think it's
Pretty Gold Case.
Say. a woman come up 10 that stand
Yesterday, and she brought out the pref
test. the very prettiest, cigarette case 1
ever saw. II was gold. and her initials
were marked on it in jewels It must
have cost as much as an opery house,
Seem It I naturally expected her TO buy
the best brand Of cigarettes, an what
do you think2 That woman didn't know
one sort from another Asst my opinion
and leaned on It like II was clothes
pole, 'cept she wouldn't spend her
money. I didn't know as cigarettes
were this dear she said, when l Of
fered her some at 40 cents package,
and she ended by taking the very cheap
est brand"
women who smoke.
Poor little things" ne returned
I stared
You know they really don't smoke
smoke into their mouths and pun IL out
again. They don't inhale. 7 met a girl
the other day who told me she was an
inveterate smoker. and that she would
Join me in a cigarette
Held It Wrong.
She did. and II was a pathetic sight.
She held the cigarette wrong 10 begin
with. Then she put it in her mouth as
~ she were afraid OF II, and blew out
the smoke before IT had fairy entered,
and there she sat and radiaJed delight
at her terrible daring in the most alb
EuTC fashion
'IS It amUses women to smoke and
they don't do it in public, let them
alone. : say"
And does your WIFE began
MY wifeT' cried the man. My wifei
I should like to catch her at It. She's
not that kind Of person, I can tell you"
ITS only other peoples wives, then.
for whom you approve Of smoking?"
Certainly. My wife's is too busy
mending the children's clothes to
smoke. One person in a family burning
up money is enough: she has to econ
omiZe,' said the man, and seemed sur
prised when I called him selfish.
LEONORE CALVERT.
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