Show GIRL SMOKER BURNS LESS LINEN TODAY Hotel Hote Losses Diminish As Female Puffer Gains e cc By HARVEY JAREY ANDERSON Copyright 1927 Consolidated Press Association NEW YORK Oct 22 22 History History will wll 11 record the fall of 1927 as a the end o of womans woman's novitiate in nicotine and th te the beginning of her he full ful efficiency As this comes come to pass the textile industry was the chief chie mourner Wo Wo- Women Women Jomen men learning to smoke and lacking backing the generations of discipline which men had attained caused heavy cas cas- casualties C- C In table linen by not knowing where to place a live An Any hostess hoste can cn tell tel sad tales tle about abut this Big hotels were wee heavy losers But Dut thIs Is all in the th th past past Women now nan ha- ha hadle han han- handie die dle their fags as defer defty deft and safely as men BIG DG HOTEL LOSS When women first began to smoke soke we were driven crazy craz by holes In table linen said R R. 0 G McRae cRa assistant manager of a leading New York hotel I suppose the loss 1 to hotels through through- throughout though though- out the country must have run into hundreds of thousands of dollars dollar W We had made a specialty of fine damask table cloths and tray try cloths but we had to shade off of into ordinary brands when women started puffing We Instructed all al the waiters to hover ho over the tables and try to pre prevent pr- pr prent prevent bu buIt but vent ent as much damage as possible It didn't seem to do much good Wo Wo- Women Women Women men seemed absolutely unable to un un- understand understand the use of an ash tray We used to think we would be driven diven to using asbestos table cloths coth We also suffered from dane dan e to rugs in the lobby and in the rooms r ms were often olen laid on 01 mahogany dressing ta tables Lv- Lv scars bles and bureaus bureau and left lef Irreparable DAMAGE OUGE DECREASES SES About Abut a year ear ago apo alo we noticed that this damage was lessening Keeping my eye ee on the dining neon I observed that women were smoking with wih less le As they are no longer conspicuous when they smoke and hence perfectly at ease they be become be- be rome come ore more like a a. good o halfback who doesn't fumble umble the ball bail bal The Continued on Page rage Two ro GIRL SMOKERS LEARNING HOW V Continued from Irom rate Page One is ix laid In a safe sate place Watching thIs through the year I have ha found that the damage to our table linen rugs ru s sand and furniture s h h dropped to Just about what wha It H was before women omen learn learn- learned earn earn- earned I ed ad to smoke moke and send of course men have I their share of damage chargeable to them LAUNDRY L U DRY CONFIRMS The manager of a Il New York laundry confirmed the news that were becoming safe ufe for women We used ed to get all nil sorts of cloths table cloths eloth and even bed linen with holes hole burnt In them he said uld We get let less and less of them now no noI I sup sup- suppose pose pos po e women are learning to put rig rig- where they belong When women first began beran smoking more or less ely they Invested this Indulgence nce with all possible pos for for- foreign eign n elegance Perfumed Russian and Turkish with sold nold Ups tips and anti monograms were their first selections The They used carved caned holders and carried ca boxes of Russian burl or Florentine ornamentation This phase also has passed Most women now smote the commonplace Ameri Amen American American can ran brands arid and carry the package In Its lu original wrappings In their vanity bag SMOKE EVERYWHERE It Is rare nowadays to find a a. New flew York restaurant where women Omen are for for- forbidden bidden to smoke At any soda foun foun- fountain fountain fountain tain groups of women and girls may be bo found smoking and chattering without the least leut neu Here and there women In supposedly edly smart social circles are arc beginning to smoke small mall Havana cigars of the sIze sire and form of a clra placed In Ina ina a 1 holder but there are no signs that this will til become prevalent B Dy Band and large the wom woman n smoker seems seema quite content to have mastered the technique of the |