It's a sign of the times indeed that a yogurt and croissant shop on a corner in Minneapolis has been replaced by a smoke shop, but aside from such cultural characters as Amy Lowell, who used to light up a stogie in her time, the groundwork for cigars for women in visual media was laid long ago, before tobacco ads were banned from TV. Those old enough recall Edie Adams inviting people to "pick one up and smoke it sometime" and " the club "cigarette girl" calling "Cigars? Cigarettes? Tiparillos?" Don Larsson, Mankato State U (MN) ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]