The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-31
Smoke Up $500, 900
Chicago Tribuue.)

last year. From today's indication |
in the business world they will burn
even more-in fact. a great deal more
in the year 1910
Furthermore the word burn" is
used literally. because these fair New
Workers actually hold the fuel between
the thumb and forefinger and set a
in the form OF bills from the United
States treasury. Nay, il is in the
form OF cigaress.
Half a million is snug sum for NO.
men 10 send up in smoke. The figures
are furnished by dealers, and conserv-
alive dealers at that. Three OF them
cater particularly TO women. One OF
them seeks no other trade. To this
half million add money spent by wo-
men cigaret faddis,s for smart acces
series and one has fair idea OF what
the cigaret habit costs New York wo-
men today.
Come from Central Parw down Fifth
avenue for a spin and see. First.
struggled among the conservative
brown stone mansions, which once
echoed the gentle laughter of the old
knickerDocker of aristocracy, one
comes upon the atelier of one-time So
cial figure now an importer modiste.
Early New Workers would have called
it a dress makers shop. Now ii is an
atelier, and its patrons always are ad-
dressed as madame"
Today madame" is being fitted with
a wonderful frock of smoldering gray
ish rose silk. with amethyst lights.
From a cabinet in the corner a tactful
saleswoman brings slender chain OF
beaten silver. from which depends
quaint case. all studded with anne
thysts. "aMadme" seizes IL with Gag
er hands Dull silver and gems blend
perfectly with the oddly tinted gown.
How much: A hundred Why
the gown is only Sl75. Yes. know
it simply makes the costume perfect
But I've half a dozen cigaret cases al
ready. Yes. that little place for the
matches is a dear. Tees. I'll take
it,
Ask any gown importer whose atelier
can boast cabinet of odd jewely and
trinkets. where lie the best profits and
she will answer:
In the fads of the cigaret smoker"
Time was that a single gold or sill
YER cigarette case was attacher to
matching chatelaine sufficed for even
the most constant cigaret smoker. but
today the gold case is considered
loud and the correct thing is case
of dull carved or filigree metal in
laid. or rather incrusted. with gems to
match the gown.
Sometimes they come in pairs. these
cases: one for cigaretS and one for
matches. and especially smart is a
new design just over from Berlin
showing the head of the kaiser's own
eye, opening at the top to display tiny
compartments for small cigarets and
smaller matches.
What is the reason for the astonish-
ing increase Of the smoking habit
among New York women: Simply
this: They took it up because it looks
smart" in much the same way that
a small boy takes his first smoke. In
much the same way. too. ii has grown
on them. until now they are wreck
ing their nerves with nicotine. to say
nothing of squandering great sums Of
money. 1t is no longer fad with wo-
men. this smoking-a woman must
have her after-breakfast pull just as
much as she must have her breakfast.
Sometimes she can get along without
the food much moreeasily than with
out her cigarets. Thousands Of wo-
men smoke fro15 to 2a cigaretts day.
Those most alarmed by conditions
do not claim that there is anything
definitely immoral about the habit.
but from a hygienic standpoint it has
reached such stage today that physi-
clans have begun to look upon it as a
positive menace to the future OF their
women patients. In this fact lies the
death knell of the habit, in all proba-
bility.