South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-30

OK UIU|aMN AaIf.AH.n LA A.AaA nap Eft.l1r
ciraret smoking by women whether
iu public or in private has ceased .
90 cause the excitement DC command
ed not many moons ago. It is not
my Intention 60 r.dicule The women
Tor acquiring a habit tha. every +
real herman az one time considered f.
AN his own neither shall Z attempt
90 uphold them for such practices
IT. has recently been said that wO- 4
men are turning from scented Gig
arets 20 tho heavy variety smoked F.
d. brother and hubby III such Is
the case many Of the opposite sex. /
~ doubt. and perhaps many women
also. would like 90 know u this con- /
Gition exists in south Bend How
d. these women act when they buy
smokes. perhaps s. another question
many would Ike 20 have answered.
finally decided 90 have the
clerks. who cater 90 the female adj
mirers Of Nicotine answer a few
questions concerning the smoking
proclivitles OF the female OF the
species Much interesting infOrma-
ton was obtained on my Journey 90
the various tbbacConiss which
offer for your personal consideration.
Become Near Pessimist.
Entering a popular Michigan ST.
cigar store. I waited like a thief in
the night for the approach Of some
fair damsel en- quest OF clsarets. Ny
stay was so extended that the pro-
prietor began 90 size me up with
suspicion and emitting a nervous
cough I departed in search Of more
fruitful fields. a tour Of the COM
binatiOn cigar stores and pool rooms
offered nothing in the way Of en-
couragement and 7 was forming the
impression that South Bend possess
ed no female smokers. who did their
own purchasing.
While following up another story
i CHANGED 10 enter a combination
poo. room and cigar store. which !
had not visited on my previous tour.
I remained in the store less than As
minutes but during that time no less
than six women entered and bought
cigarets L closely watched every
move they made. so closely in fact
that I was under the impression that
two Of them noticed my interest in
them In comparison with the at
titude OF male cigaret purchasers
] could notice no marked difference
in the women
Each OF the women, ranging be-
tween % and 35 years of age. nom
cha1antIy sauntered into the cigar
store. made known their wants in an
ordinary tone. received their change
and departed. The clerk was as
little disturbed by the women pur-
chasing cigarets as the women
themselves. And strange as IL may
seem. none Of the women saw that
day requested the scented variety.
The ordinary weed Of moderate
price so popular with the male
smokers was requested and deliver
ed 70 the women smokers OF the
six overheard give their order four
bought "Camels." while the remain
ink two bought Lucky Strikes %
the latter perhaps because of the
reference 10 cooking.
Refined Smokers.
The women I'm question were all
neatly and moderately dressed. sans
war paint, sans unreasonably high
skirts. without the least Indication
OF uncouthness and vulgarity. There
was no sign Of the pasty colored
complexion prevalent among mar
cotic addicts and cigaret fends.
Their every action from the time
they entered until their departure
was marked with refinement.
Time would not permit me 20
await the arrival Of more female
customers and decided 20 hear more
about the women from the proprie-
tor. I was rather timid about delv-
ing into his business transactions
but finally picked up enough cOur-
age 10 open conversation.
do you notice any change I'm the
brand OF cigarets bought by women
in comparison 10 former years."
said, expecting TO be told it was none
Of my business. The rude rebuke
was not forthcoming and I breathed
easier from that time on.
Eyes. I have noticed that The wo-
men choose the popular brands, al
though some stiu stick to the cork
and straw tips. The latter class are
fast dying out though. and such
sales are becoming rare. As a mat
ter OF fact more men are buying
cork and straw tip cigarets today
than do women. Whether or not
this is due TO the strength of the
tobacco do not know"
From Weak 10 Strong.
"As a rule though" I broke IN
''the women buy the scented brands
don't they?"
Not az all. unless they are just
breaking In then they VIII buy
'Violets' and such makes No. the
women who smoke cigarettes because
they enjoy them invariably purchase
such brands as 'Camels. Lucky
Strikes and those who are just get.
ting over the hrst stages OF learning
I mean the ones who start with VIC.
let's quickly swing into 'PaIl-NfaIls.
'MelachrinO' and sometimes Chester
fields"
do I understand that those are
the only brands the women ash
for
Not at all, but they are the most
popular. You can't mention d
brand I have IN this store that the
women absolutely do not buy. Wher
/ order cigarets never consider
the fact that 7 have a large numbel
of both men and women IL dOesnt
matter I Just had a woman iu here
that told me she didn't Ike the
brand she has been smoking and
asked me ~ I could suggest a GOOD
mild cigaret'
do sou notice any timidlty on
The part of women purchasers when
ordering clgarets2 ."
New Worn on.