The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-29
LADY NICOTINE IS
WINNING GIRLS
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Lady Greville Says Women
Now Smoke Openly and
Will Not Quit,

LONDON, Dec. 20. CBy international
News Service HAS tobacco con-
ouered women altogether asks the
Daily Globe. II
And Lady Violet Grevile answers, IN
the same paper, as follows
Gone are the golden glories OF my
Lady Nicotine, the idol and solace OF
the lonely bachelor, free from the wlles'
the dangers and the COMPANY OF "o ,hnys
Men smoked women talked IN tnose
DAYS, The parlor and the SMOKING
room. the hall and the honsekeeper
room, were divided by kind OF wire
ENHANCEMENT that no one couio pass
over. - -. ,,.,od
II Gradually, gently, but firmly she
crossed the boundary, Joined the lnples
in the billiard room in fascinating yea
gown, fingered behind the ladies' IN lle
dining room, puffed at clgafet here,
nibbed at another there, ana tiha,,S
bossomed into a full-blown SMOKER ih'
nocent Of all camouflage. ~
Az first the practice stamped a woman
ne heinQ rather fast, which gave ner
special charm in the eyes of meEt then
AZ original and Bohemian, nnaily ~
one of a common CroWd. SihCe Wv
little flapper of the shop and the gov
| eminent office took to smoking some
men have even given up the practice,
They smoke In bed before breakfast
during the bath, in the lounges OF no
| tells, IN railway carriages, finally thsy
have begun to smoke N music HANS
| Indenendence can go no furthef'
one anticipates the time when elderly
! mon and women will press hair crown
| into the hands of willing guarus W the
| vain attempt to find nonsnoket on wy
| train, and the acceptance OF n loEer
depends on his nice taste N III ki 81. ~, yI
| tirnsnnlp husbands VIII
r"S,sc 20 nav their wives tobacco bills'
| nisraou said tobacco was the tomn
of love. Has 1t proved so? Does the
ciraret tainted breath appeal ana seem
| ~ tho man as the hreezeS or rue"
| Nerves were always the appanage OF
wo,ran Much smoking ruins the
nerves, one Young woman smoked ma
hituaUy 100 oigarets a day Inc uocto'
warned the husband stormed ana plead
| ed with her to give up the psrhlVlous
habit for the sake OF the ehlldren aug
| mo home Il can not she answered
Wan yin die" said the doctor. Then
must die, but win not give 1t up
such caljousuess Is, Of course, rare
| hut women continue to ignore the lact
NAT nicotine stains the teeth ana m
lures the complexion II ih9uleeu IN 70
cxress Vanity even has given way 10
,Sc oyermastering habit, wedding
nres.nts take the form OF costly Gig.
aret eases instead Of iewelry, ana
women hang golden receptac,es 10 thelr
wrists and attach them TO thelr VANITY
Mans With powder puff and cg,
sret ease a woman can race the woFlu
anl lespise her rivals
Put there Is the question OF expense,
cood tobacco Is costly, bad tobacco
ioathsome. What is a poor httle S'rI
10 dos Ruin herself by paying Tor her
ov,n chocolate, ciSarets, that strange
v,fx,ure of tastes, or depend upon her
m,aIe friends to supply herr The latter
nav onens wide vista OF possiolIitles,
Tiyars are not yet very. popular out
ADDITIONALLY daring spirit VIII pun out
Ana and appear to enjoy y, .,.o
~ Inc craze one that viii eontlnueY
70 neither expense nor vanity deter a
wonen what will9 Certainly not op'
mn"sitInn or advice. "Habits make acts,
ots make character, character makes
, Se What win be. the destiny of
, ,Ns smoking woman? Men. smoke iron,
vap,ous motives chiefly for resi- and
, refreshment. The smoking haplt y @-
. sentiallv unsocia,. and even alnonH
sr,nnds silence often prevails mar
sl,ng IN his oldest coat ana Shippers
sits In his easy chair by the ilre' takes
out his pipe, thinks of nothing or every
| thing, and is happy, !. u,.n cop,n,rv
! III" flappers ideal Is noise, Son'pany
: a Jolly time. brocaded cushions a row