Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-01-27 | Page 8 | Much Intemperance among Women

new york jan 27 tho right rev leighton coleman bishop of delaware who startled his hearers in a mission address at new drenswick Drun swick N J by the statement that there is an alarming increase of intemperance among women along with u e of intern perance among men mechas has repeated the statement and added assertions equally interesting lie says that his opinion had been formed only after exhaustive investigation and observation of conditions in this country and abroad coleman said that a newspaper hostile to nis views set on foot an inquiry in new york a view of disproving his charge committees of impartial citizens went to the various fashionable hotels and restaurants taking notes of the orders of women patrons they found eliat to take wines cordiali cordials cor dials even whiskey ones meals was an almost invariable rule among the wealthy and fashionable set not only this but in so called tea rooms intoxicants were served to women who ordered them without even ahe pretense of ordering a meal intemperance among women however said the bishop is not confined to the women of the wealthy and fashionable class the use ot stimulants medicines braceras bracers br acers tonics and all similar devices serving as a mask for the liquor habit is ic coming dioro general among the middle classes in england conditions are worse even than here