cigarette girl
Nightclub tray carrier
A cigarette girl was a young woman who sold cigarettes, cigars, and small items from a tray suspended by a strap around her neck.
She circulated through nightclubs, restaurants, and theaters, typically wearing a short skirt or costume chosen by the establishment.
The role was common from the 1920s through the 1960s but has largely disappeared: The cigarette girl worked her way through the crowded club.
Dried smoking leaf
- cigarsRolled tobacco for smoking
- cigarettesPaper-wrapped tobacco for smoking
- matchesPairs that align
- lighterComparative of not heavy
saleswoman · merchandise · candy · gum · novelties · souvenirs · roses · corsages
Illicit liquor establishment
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- roaring twentiesProsperous 1920s period
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- jazz age1920s American cultural era
cabaret · film noir · Gatsby · golden age · bygone era · old-fashioned · sepia · glamour
Stylish, shadowy crime drama
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- starletRising young actress
- usheretteFemale venue attendant
- musicalSung theatrical production
silent film · black-and-white · marquee · intermission · Casablanca · femme fatale · silver screen · showgirl
Shallow portable platform
- uniformIdentical throughout
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- loungeComfortable waiting room
patrons · tips · gratuity · cocktail waitress · coat check · server · hostess · attendant
tobacco
Dried smoking leaf
- cigarsRolled tobacco for smoking
- cigarettesPaper-wrapped tobacco for smoking
- matchesPairs that align
lighter · saleswoman · merchandise · candy · gum · novelties · souvenirs · roses · corsages · hawker
speakeasy
Illicit liquor establishment
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- roaring twentiesProsperous 1920s period
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
jazz age · cabaret · film noir · Gatsby · golden age · bygone era · old-fashioned · sepia · glamour · pin-up
film noir
Stylish, shadowy crime drama
musical · silent film · black-and-white · marquee · intermission · Casablanca · femme fatale · silver screen · showgirl · leading lady
tray
Shallow portable platform
- uniformIdentical throughout
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
lounge · patrons · tips · gratuity · cocktail waitress · coat check · server · hostess · attendant · customer service
- Old Jobsblacksmith, farrier, wheelwright, chandler, apothecary
- nightclub staffbartender, bouncer, DJ, doorman, hostess
- obsolete servicespony express, switchboard, town crier, elevator operator, typing pool
- noir charactersfemme fatale, private eye, gumshoe, hard-boiled detective, dame
- speakeasysecret bar, hidden door, password, bootleg liquor, bathtub gin
- Pinupspinup, cheesecake, cheesecake photo, Bettie Page, nose art
cigarette girlpatron
Regular supporter or customer
customer · bouncer · club owner · performer · bartender