Jeanne Juilla
Jeanne Marie Justine Juilla was a French model and actress,
who became the seventh Miss France and the first Frenchwomen to earn the Miss Europe title in 1931
We sat there…………….
“We sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning.”
The Pleasures of the Damned
A Lover of Lady Nicotine – The National Police Gazette – 26th May 1897
A Lover of Lady Nicotine seems to have caused some amusement as well as displeasure, in the words of H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
“Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”
The National Police Gazette – 26th May 1897
Woman who smokes at 100 – The Daily Mirror – Tuesday 15th March 1910
WOMAN WHO SMOKES AT 100.
Mrs. Jarron, an inmate of Leicester Workhouse, who celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday. Mrs. Jarron, who is seen above with her favourite pipe, is an inveterate smoker, and was yesterday presented with a well-filled tobacco-box. She is the mother of eleven children, and has 168 descendants living, including 106 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
The Daily Mirror – Tuesday 15th March 1910
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My wife, bless her tells me that I am rapidly becoming, or perhaps that should read have become a “Grumpy old fart”, so what better forum to spread my doom, gloom and paranoia than WordPress. I also have a love of old pictures, postcards and Edwardian Actresses, in particular Miss Gabrielle Ray which I hope to share at regular intervals. As my collection has grown I have set up another blog which contains only pictures of Miss Ray. Gabrielle Ray Thank you for viewing and comments are welcome.
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