Show SIDELONG GLANCES T SEEMS THAT my letter in reference refer-ence to the hold L the cigarette habit is getting upon c r1 young ladies in t c this city created considerable more I 1 of a rumpus than Y 5 t9 I had any reason to imagine it would but theN the-N strangest part of I it all is that Irr I have never heard anyone doubt the I statements made I I It was during the performance of The Idler the other evening that I overheard i a conversation between a couple of young ladies who occupied seats immediately in front of me I do not know them personally person-ally but it was evident from their dress their bearing their conversation and their general air that they moved in very good circles They were discussing the cigarette cigar-ette article It is possible of course said the brunette that she I may have I I stated tho caso a little stronger than was i I absolutely necessary may have overdrawn over-drawn the picture somewhat but since I Sunday last I have been a close observer and have found tbat the habit has a much greater hold than I should have been willing will-ing to admit a short time ago Have you ever indulged j asked the blonde with a mischievous smile No I have yet that pleasure in store 1 suppose the fad may become fashionable fashion-able Quite probable Then it will be all righUn Oh of course = I have also been doing a little observing during the week and I am now able to assert I as-sert positively and prove it if necessary that the use of the deadly cigarette by young women is much more common than is generally believed if I feel real badly for Brother Ellis who was on the recent excursion to SanpetE A lady who wished to show her appreciation of the business mens isita red letter day in the history of Salina it would appear took off her white apron in lieu of a handkerchief hand-kerchief and waved a farewell to the visitors visit-ors whom the entire town had just honored That is all and yet it called out a moral sermon as long as my arm Im sadly afraid that Manti pie didnt digest very well If the young man who sat near me the other evening at the theatre and went fast asleep during the play will apply at the box oflice the next time he honors the house with his presence a ticket with a Knutsford hotel room coupon attached will bo furnished furn-ished him if 4 Did you ever notice how much attention some mothers receive from the suitors for their daughters hands 1 Especially if the mamma of the dear creature is a widow Well I have The other evening I was at a private party The young lady the mother and tho suitor were all there But tbe mother came in for the lions share of attention from the young man during the evening while the prospective bride was almost if not totally neglected Ah well it is just as well that it is so The mother may be a secondary consideration after the nuptial knot is tied S 5 Speaking of mothersinlaw do you know that I consider they are greatly abused as a class There are shrews and scolds I know who made their daughters lives a burden before marriage and who seem to think they have a perfect right to control oven their most minute actions afterwards no mat tor whether it meet with tho sanction of the husband or not Indeed his opposition opposi-tion only seems in some cases to give zest to the chase But these thank God are the exceptions S if Who is so kind so good so handy to have in the house as a motherinlaw who knows her place J Who so horrid when she trios to run things to suit herself exclusively I And yet dear boys when you inveigh against mothersinlaw in general because yours has committed some minor error do you ever stop to think that the patient loving trusting woman she of all other beings in tho universe whom you have reason rea-son to respect and love and venerate isthe motherinlaw of your wife Then it makes a difference doesnt itl I And now some of tho ultrafashionables are saying flowers are in bad taste and should bo used very sparingly on all occasions occa-sions Perhaps they are right A man who wears a hand bouquet in his coat shows a lack of taste and the woman who loads herself down with flowers makes a similar confession but the moderate use of flowers on all occasions is a custom to be commended I hear that there is a sensation in Rapid Transit circles Of course theres a woman at tho bottom of it you will say Well youre right for once But how could she know that it was against the rules of the company for either motormen or conductors conduc-tors to present garters to their lady loves 3 Is it a fact that young plump and pleasing pleas-ing widows receive more consideration at the hands of the board of equalization than those who are neither fat nor fair and considerably con-siderably on the wrong side of forty I merely ask for information NELLIE NABGHTT |