It really wasn’t from the past – it was from early this afternoon. But it seemed as though it could very easily have been a memory; we were in a downtown area, and came across three women sitting in a small landscaped area. They were probably in their late 20s or early 30s, and all three were dressed to the teeth; heels, long dresses, expensive jewelry, full makeup, and two with fur wraps – apparently waiting for their men, ready for a night on the town. And all three were casually smoking with great style – all-white 100s, with huge inhales and showy, full, thick exhales up into the night sky as if they had been trained specifically for that purpose. One of the women, a brunette with upswept hair, also showed great residual nostril exhales for almost ten seconds after her original exhale. They had several cigarettes each (lighting them for each other with attractive gold lighters) and even in the midst of this anti-smoking world, looked as if smoking was not only the most natural thing in the world for them – looked as if it was an integral part of their being.
It was nice being transported to the past – even if only for a short time.