The Cigars of the Queen's Guests.
The Queen has a great dislike of prnnkp, and does not allow smoking in her neighbourhood. But yft. according to " Womin'a L'fe," tho cigar bill for her guests is a very heavy one. The principal item i? the brand of the finef t Havana cigare which are spacially made for her. and sent to Windsor in glass tube? hermetically sealed. Queen Victoria I*cigars1 *- cigars could mt be bad even in Cnbn at wholesale prices under a dollai apiece. The men who make tbpm receive thirty cents for each cigar, and none but the oldest and mnef skilful workmen are entrusted witb their manufacture. At this rate they
can earn quite a small fortune, for 300 cigars a day can be turned out by the moet expert.
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Manawatu Herald, 24 December 1898, Page 3
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132The Cigars of the Queen's Guests. Manawatu Herald, 24 December 1898, Page 3
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