Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
Don't You Do 1t, Ladies.

Don't stand at the door of a street
car and worry some man near at hand
into giving you a seat when there are
three empty seats at the head of the
car. You all do this.
Don't sit down in a car until space
has been made for you.
Don't get off car with your back TO
the horses. Men get a great deal of
fun out of your persistency In doing
this. But you are not bound to amuse
men.
Don't leave your handkerchief and
pocketbook in your lap when you are
riding in street car. Some man will
pick them up for you as you are pass
ing out, but they will get muddy.
Don't wait until you get in front Of a
ticket-office window before taking out
your pocketbook. The wives of the
eight men who are patiently waiting
the opportunity to buy tickets are
wondering why they are SO late home.
Don't have your skirt badly fastened
at the back so that your undersk1rt be-
comes visible. You can't see this, and
no woman'll ever tell you.
Don't keep smoothing the wrinkles
out of your waist. A few wrinkles will
keep you from looking hideously
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Don't try to have a long waist. For
5000 years the artists-the professors
and conservators of beauty-have been
saying that short waist is the more
beautiful At last please take the hint.
Don't forget that no one who could
possibly be considered an authority
ever said small waist was beautiful.
Don't wear shoes that are not at least
three-ouarters of an inch longer than
your feet. Pretty feet are better than
small feet And besides, remember
how nervous and peevish you are.
Don't get hot and cross when your
child whispers little on the ferry boat.
Let him howl little. Nobody will
complain but few old maids and a
stray bachelor, and they are not worth
considering.
Don't forget to be punctual in keep
but it is Dot too late to reform.
Don't ridicule dress reform until you
have found out what it is.
Don't forget to keep to your right IN
going up and down stairways. You
lose much time in shopping because
YOU overlook this necessity.
Don't be led by pug dog unless you
have no further interest in the admira-
ton of an honest man.
Don't be SO dreadfully cordial when
you meet woman you detest.
Don't use the word gentleman"
when "man" will do. Every real gentle
man is willing to be called man.
Don't leave the kissing goodbye IN
til the car has come to full stop.
Don't handle articles you have abso-
lutely no intention of buying.
Don't use that precious adjective
''lovely' for every and any occasion.
Don't make your husband a selfish
brute by eternally waiting on him.
Don't give yourself a questionable
position in the world by living in idle
ness on your husbands 1abors. No in
telligent woman is willing to be sup
ported"
Don't run charity kitchen and have
the words "For the poor on the win
dow. This is not London, where the
poor are willing to be labeled.
Don't wait until you get to the piano
to pull off your gloves when you are
asked to play.
Don't choose a time when you have
company to find fault with your hus-
band. If you do he will get even with
you if it takes al winter.
If you wear a trailing skirt in the
street don't claim that it is because you
rather like it. Admit candidly that you
haven'tth pluck to defy an absurd fash
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