Show CIGAR cigarettes ETrES AND WHEELS Alle alleged gd increase of smoking among women who ride bide bicycles the statement that the sale of cigars and cigarettes is steadily decreasing is not borne out by the government statistics says the new york sun corthe for the ten months of the fiscal year ending april 30 the cigars manufactured for home consumption only in this cou country try numbered or an increase of over the last fiscal year in cigarettes an even greater in cz chease ease is recorded the total product for the first te ten mouth months for home consumption being 3 oran or an increase of consequently the statement of a decrease which was vas attributed to the bicycle is false As a matter of fact there has been beem a great increase anerva se in ei cigarette garette smoking through the popularity of the bicycle this it is stated is due largely to cigarette smoking by women who naho vry very many of them are well equipped with tiny cigarette cases cigarettes cigarette and matches batches A firm making high grade cigarettes is now turning out more cigarettes i att specially adapted to the taste e of women than for men and the number of special private brands bearing the name and address or crest and nd motto of the customers is increasing daily some women bi cyclists now hand band out a cigarette bearing the name in place of a visiting card some of these private brands made tor for new york women cost five dollars per |