St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-03-02
Smoking Etiquette
Knowhow Essential Both
To Hostess And Guest


New York. - Good smoking
etiquette is a definite part of being
remembered as a sparkling and
gracious hostess or as a guest.
Today, more women in America
are smoking more cigarettes than
ever before. 1t is estimated that
some 1922 of all women smoke
cigarettes and this figure grows
each year by about 20. AS a COM
parison, approximately 6O% of all
men smoke. In fact, the cigarette
industry has increased its sales
each year for the past five con-
secutive years and 1862 is expected
to be another record year.
Proportionately more wome en-
than men have taken up smoking
after age 35 and more married
women smoke than do single wom-
en-.
Good smoking etiquette should
always be observed whether a wom-
an is a hostess or a guest. AS one
would select the right fork for a
salad, a woman should also observe
the correct thing to do when smok-
ing.
What A Good Hostess Does
At formal dinners there may be
no ash trays and cigarettes at all
during the meal. However, it is
acceptable to provide each guest
with a small silver or porcelain
ash tray, with two cigarettes laid
horizontally across the top. and a
small box of matches below.
Otherwise, cigarettes are passed
with the coffee.
At an informal dinner, a guest
expects to smoke at the table. In
this instance, each guest should be
provided with an ash tray by the
hostess, or two people can share
larger one.
A good hostess always checks
before her guests arrive to make
sure that there is an adequate sup
ply of cigarettes and ash trays, and
that lighters are in working order,
or matches provided.
Today, with three distinct types
of cigarettes enjoying large popul-
arity - non-filtered, filtered, and
those with menthol - a hostess
should have a supply of each.
A hostess always checks to make
sure that ash trays are periodically
emptied
What Does A Good Guest Do
A good guest practices smoking
etiquette at all times, and does not
smoke at a luncheon or dinner
table unless the hostess has pro-
vided for smoking.
At formal dinners, one never
smokes between courses, even If an
ash tray and cigarettes are avail
able, unless the host or hostess
indicates otherwise.
A thoughtful man carries mat
ches or a lighter for the purpose
of lighting a lady's cigarettes,
whether he smokes or not. If you
smoke, and a man offers you a
cigarette, you should say mot now
thank you, which means that he
will continue to offer you a Gig
arctic whenever he lights up. If
you do not smoke, you should so.
State the fact frankly so that the
man will not have to continue to
offer you a cigarette.
Etiquette When Visiting
A guest is always careful to OBJ
serve the social graces when visit
ing. If you do not see an ashtray,
ask for one do not improvise.
Never leave a burning cigarette
on the edge of a table, and If left
in an ashtray, check it periodically.
When you strike a match, be
sure to strike it towards yourself
and not in the direction OF anoth-
er's face. And when smoking, be
sure that smoke is not blown In
someone's face.
When Riding In Auto Or Taxi
When riding in an automobile or
taxi, permission is always asked
Of others in the vehicle II they
mind your smoking. Used matches
and butts should not be ground out