In 1912 hand mirror use evoked similar reactions to smartphones today, the Chicago Tribune reported:  "WOMEN CONSTANTLY WALK INTO DANGER. Accidents which are due to women’s passion for looking in mirrors in stores are slight compared with ones which result from the use of the fascinating little hand mirror." 

Source: Chicago Tribune 08 Sep 1912, Sun • Page 48 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53610995/chicago-tribune/