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Smoking among gentlemen


 Posted by Woodhouse on February 20, 1998 at 11:54:02:


To L and T indexMay I have the opinion of this learned group?  How was smoking viewed in the regency period?  Specifically, was it really considered inappropriate for a man to smoke a cigar in the presence of a lady if she did not object?  Particularly out of doors, rather than inside the house.
Inside, I believe gentlemen did not generally smoke around women, but rather, retired to the smoking room or billiard room, etc.  
Also, I have heard that among the lower classes, women smoked pipes, and wealthy ladies used snuff (yuk!) just as the men did.  True??  I cannot think of any portion of Austen's work which discusses the issue of smoking.  Have I missed something?  Thanks!  





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