The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-26

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Smoke rolled in
pretty rings from the rosy lips Of many
women on board the White Star liner
Adriatic during the trip from South
ampton 10 this port None of the wOm-
en- smokers thought about an unfeeltng
band of men known the world over
maybe, as the ''horrid" New YORK Board
Of Alderman. Little Tim ct al. They
Kicked the ashes from the little white
sticks with a nonchalance that de-
lighted the minds of the men passen-
gers. And even the women on board
who did not puff cigarettes forgot to
make remarks anent how some women
behave themselves.
1t was peculiar, too, how 1t came
about that these women who wanted
to smoke in public did SO. Many Of
them, apparently, had brought cigar
cites with them so that they could
turn the key in the lock of the door
Of their cabin and pun, puff, pun after
meals and at other times Their Gig
arettes. however, were not in evidence
until the Adriatic was two days out OF
Cherbourg.
Smoke From the Lounge.
Then. after dinner smoke was seen
Issuing from the Lounge on the upper
deck When the passengers. walked
into the Lounge. 10 and behold. there
we're Lady Juliet Duff, daughter Of the
fifth Earl Of LonsdaIe, and the Hon
Violet Vivian, daughter OF Baron Vivian,
putting cigarettes In most unconven-
tional way.
Those women who smoked but who
Ts.~ her
stood hesitatingly for a moment, but
only for a moment. Then they caught up
their skirts andaway they went TO their
staterooms. There they seized their
cigarettes. and then back to the Lounge
they went Matches went of like
punches of 6re-crackers. and all kinds
Of cigarettes appeared between the lips
Of a dozen women-Cigarettes with gold
tips, silver tips, and plain tips. some
monogrammed and some not
In five minutes no one would have
known from the looks OF those women
! smokers that anything out OF the Ordi-
nary had happened. They pulled and
pufed, and between pufs remarked:
.Nretched weather, isn't it2'
Sometimes they would punctuate a
sentence with a puff, so proficient were
| they in the art. Some of the passengers
the ones, of course, who were only
amateurs in the ways Of the world.
were Mortified at first, but before they
could express their thoughts they de
cided that perhaps It wasn't so horrible
after all
LADY Duff and the Hon. Violet Vivian
are Young and attractive. The former is
very tall and very slim, and she and her
husband are on their way 20 Mexico TO
fish for tarpOn. She and the Hon. Violet
are old-time friends.
The Hon Violet, by the way, has been
gossiped about in London as having
been selected as maid of honor 70 Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt at her approaching
marriage TO Count Szechenyi. But she
said today that the report was not true
I She does not know Miss Vanderbilt. and
really has not received an invitation TO
the wedding.
Maid of Honor to Alexandra.
She is one of the maids Of honor 20
| Queen Alexandra OF England, was maid
twin sister, another beauty, was maid
of honor to the late Queen Victoria.
The other sister, Dorothy Maud, mar
ried Gen. Douglas Haig. younger broth
er Of Ogilvy Haig, VINO married Mrs.
Coleman Drayton, daughter of William
Astor.
The Hon. Violet, who is still single,
IS here to visit Postmaster General
Myers family, and may so with Mr..
Meyer and his family to the Vanderbilt
wedding. She is not sure about that
When told Of the agitation against