Accustom to the luxuries of life, the dapper men and stylish women who made up this 1880's four-some, could afford to flaunt society's rigid rules against women smoking. However, it probably didn't hurt to be picnicking at a lonely but romantic seaside setting, far from any Victorian gossips. Allen & Ginter's Richmond Straight Cut Cigarettes had a reputation for 'old-time goodness,' and these wealthy smokers would have insisted on the subtle richness and delicate aroma of "the first high grade-cigarette made in the United States."