for sale, or, if so, at an exhorbitant price. The '_Regalia
Imperial_,' the finest and best, is nearly seven inches
long, the price varying from one hundred and fifty to three
hundred dollars per thousand (gold). The '_Regalia_' is not
so large but fine, the '_Trabuco_,' short and thick; the
'_Londres_,' the most convenient in shape, and most smoked
in this country and England; the '_Dama_' the small sized
one used by ladies(?) or by men between acts of the opera
(_entr' operas_). There are also other names which each
factory has for some particular kinds. Artificial flavors
are given to cigars, when some particular taste is to be
satisfied, by the use of flavoring extracts. Each of the
above names has different qualities, as:

_Londres_ '_superfine_' the very best of that size (delicious).
" '_fino_,' not quite so fine.
" '_flor_,' finest, or firsts.
" '_superior_,' next, or seconds.
" '_buenos_,' next, or thirds.

Again, these different qualities have different colors,
known as: '_maduro_,' strongest; '_oscuro_,' strong (dark);
'_colorado_,' medium; '_claro_,' mild; '_Brevors_,' means
pressed. Thus, supposing one wanted a good cigar to suit his
taste, he would perhaps order: 'Partagas' (maker), 'londres'
(size), 'flor' (quality), 'Colorado' or 'oscuro' (strength),
and he would get a good cigar, nice size, best quality, not
too strong, or too mild.

"I must confess to a weakness for the Uppmann cigars, which
I have found, without exception, to be good, and which have
a fine reputation throughout the West Indies. A millionaire
need not want a better cigar to smoke than their '_Londres
superfine_,' at sixty dollars (gold) per thousand, in
Havana, or their '_Cazadores_,' at fifty dollars. Partagas
cigars of course, every one knows are good; and he keeps
generally pretty well sold up, but fills orders as they come
in. For a new experience, one of his '_Regalio Reyno flor_,'
is something to try, even if they do cost out there
eighty-five dollars, gold.

"In all the factories they make about the following rates:
For every order of ten thousand, costing fifty dollars per
thousand, five per cent. discount is allowed. Less than five
thousand will pay five dollars ex