Show CREDIT IS DUE GIVEN TOO WV S W V WN V V V S THE WOMAN WHO SMOKES The feminine smoker with her mono mono- cigarettes and her secretive ways is so frequently thrust upon the mental vision that one is compelled to believe In her in spite of the absence of visual proof and the presence of moral reluctance The attitude of different persons toward what some are pleased to term this thi glaring example of feminine feminine feminine femi femi- nine degeneracy is interesting The ladles ladies of the old school will have none of her and speak of her with horror and aversion th the philosophic feminine mine wonders why women as well weli a amen as men should not be permitted this this this' solace solace solace so so- lace and those of dainty tastes express surprise that women of refined Instincts instincts instincts in in- should be able to endure the bitterness of nicotine As for the men men's attitude tow toward ard this smoky lady some take what they are pleased to term broad and tolerant tolerant views while others are unable to reconcile the cigarette habit with the St. St Cecilia Ideal of women women women wo wo- wo- wo men to which they proudly profess ItIs It ItIs Itis Is in deference to the physical repulsion toward the smoke nuisance that men refrain from smoking In in the presence presence- of ladies and It Is because of or this that special compartments are set aside for smokers rs To conceive of a time when the phrase This is the smoking car ladles ladies will contain no prohibitory note and when the timeworn statement of novelists that the ladies withdrew withdrew leaving the men to their wine and cigars will seem untrue to real life lite is to anticipate a condition of smoky equality that few people will care care to contemplate contemplate Chicago Chicago go Tribune |