cigarette girls
Tray-carrying sellers
Cigarette girls were young women who sold cigarettes, cigars, and other small items in nightclubs, bars, and restaurants, typically carrying their wares in a tray suspended from a neck strap.
The job flourished from the 1920s through the 1960s, when smoking in public venues was commonplace.
The role combined salesmanship with decoration—cigarette girls often wore revealing or themed costumes.
The term now evokes mid-century nightlife nostalgia: The casino hired cigarette girls for its vintage-themed opening night.
Illicit liquor establishment
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- Jazz Age1920s American cultural heyday
- Roaring TwentiesProsperous 1920s era
Gatsby · vaudeville · Ziegfeld Follies · Charleston · bootlegger · silent film · newsreel · phonograph
Shallow portable platform
- uniformIdentical throughout
- usheretteFemale venue attendant
- vendorOne who sells goods
- bellhopHotel luggage attendant
coat check · soda jerk · tips · rounds · service · hospitality · candy striper · newsboy
Facility for wagering
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- supper clubUpscale evening eatery
jazz club · theater · ballroom · hotel lobby · gentlemen's club · VIP section · cocktail bar
Attractive person's poster
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- pillbox hatSmall flat-topped brimless hat
- fishnet stockingsMesh legwear with holes
sequins · satin · vintage · retro · sepia-toned · black-and-white · nostalgic · kitsch
speakeasy
Illicit liquor establishment
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- Jazz Age1920s American cultural heyday
Gatsby · Roaring Twenties · vaudeville · Ziegfeld Follies · Charleston · bootlegger · silent film · newsreel · phonograph · gangster
tray
Shallow portable platform
bellhop · coat check · soda jerk · tips · rounds · service · hospitality · candy striper · newsboy · hostess
casino
Facility for wagering
supper club · jazz club · theater · ballroom · hotel lobby · gentlemen's club · VIP section · cocktail bar
pin-up
Attractive person's poster
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- pillbox hatSmall flat-topped brimless hat
fishnet stockings · sequins · satin · vintage · retro · sepia-toned · black-and-white · nostalgic · kitsch · burlesque
tobacco
Dried smoking leaf
gum · novelties · roses · favors · souvenirs · trinkets · mints · playing cards · corsages
cigarette girlsdishwashers
Machines cleaning soiled tableware
bartenders · bouncers · kitchen staff · management · doormen
cigarette, girl, cigarettes, girls, cigar, cigars, girlish, girlhood