Evening star., 1916-12-10

the men, says the New York Herald.
1t was in the east corridor where, be-
tween the numbers of the program.
men of the orchestra and their friends
from the audience, men and women,
had gone to talk over a Brahms SYM
phony which had just been played Ine
corridor was SO crowded that with dii-
fculty a young woman, modestly
dressed. with a lighted cigarette held
now in her hand behind her back, man
like, and now in her mouth. walked
back and forth putting with all OF the
having deprived ones self of a smoke
through three-quarters Of an hour OF
music. She was accompanied oy a
young man, and together they chatted
gayly, unmindful of the stares from
| the women and the smiles from the
| men in their vicinity.
| Smoking among women has become so
general that it arouses no comment In
| restaurants and cafes. 1t is seen even
| in the 1obbies of certain hotels where
| there are sheltered seats and in the
| theaters where refreshments are served
| at tables between the acts-not to
mention in taxicabs. But SO far. with
| out a place to sit, a perfect lady" has
| case in public.
| But now that the concert halls have
been invaded. what is to prevent fur
| ther expansion of women's smoking
| lobby to the street. Next season, per-
| haps, the after-dinner cigarette may be
| transferred to the street, and what Is
| to prevent women from smoking as
| they stroll up 5th avenue OF an after
noon?
I hear stories of the police raid that
was made recently upon the most famous
| and luxurious lunch and
| Tondon c1rh supper club in London.
| The raid had nothing to
halueu. do with the morals of the
establishment says a London corre-
spondent in the Pittsburgh Gazette
! Times, which are beyond reproach. but
with the evasion of the strict licensing
laws regarding drink that are now be-
ing enforced SO stringently in London.
| No liquor of an intoxicating nature can
! be served in any club or restaurant after
$50. and when the police arrived at the
club it was found that forty different
tables were being supplied plentifully
| with "bubbly wine" The result was that
the names Of all the members, both men
and women, who had bought champagne
after prohibited hours were taken and
they and the proprietor and manager OF
the club were invited to attend the police
court the following morning The result
was that forty members were fined G40
$4,000 each, while the club proprietor had
to cough up a sum equivalent to $4 900.
Several court -martials have arisen out of
the affair. for more than one OF the
members fined were officers In his mai
esty's service who had overstayed their
leave from the front
| x
] A real calamity has befallen the smart
set. and particularly one family In it.
| writes New York
Miss Whitney's correspondent in
| Debut Deferred. bune. Just as the
bright particular bud Of the year was
ready to unfold she and all Of her family
are engulfed in mourning. Miss Flora
May Whitney cannot come out; the in
vitations for her debut party are re-
called by her mother. Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney
The dearly loved sister Of Mr.. Whitney,
Mrs. Almeric Hugh Paget died last week.
She was married to an Englishman. one
Of a long line Of titled aristocrats. and
her death took place in that foreign land
where she had lived. Once more the an.
nouncement makes me think OF life as a
moving picture. ! have recently seen that
house where she lived. with that garden
lspot, England, for a setting, and have
Of course. seen the Whitneys. They have
been planning and working for years to-
ward this debut. It was to be a perfectly
flooring thing. I mean the whole winter
Of gayety with their daughter IN It, Whe
would set all Of the young men a-nutter'
ing over her charm and her fortuna
| Il seems 90 strange that the death OF q
! woman over there in England could q