Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-15
Feminine
Snapshots
Proud Man Is to Be VAN
pushed at Last.

Still the merry war goes Oh over
lacing the masculine sex up in stays
"A prominent woman demonstration
for a corset manufacturing house start
ed 1t by declaring woman's alleged ST.
perior had become SO uncomely and
bulgiDg OF figure that he would Just
have TO go into corsets if he had any
regard at all for his manly beauty.
The idea seemed TO take like an in
fantile ailment. And hail the mascu-
line stays. Here Is the means where
by woman at last may subjugate proud
man. Clap him into corsets and lace
him up with a good squeeze when
he seems obstreperous, and he will
straightway become meek as a lamb.
He cannot stoop over, he cannot throw
a stone, cannot run. yell, raise his
arms, roar cheers at IA political meet
Ing or even draw deep breath. Hap
PLY, most happily for the woman sex,
the idea of corseting man is spreading.
Once let IL prevail generally and the
doom of man is sealed. Once gather
him into laced up sideboards, all is
over with him! Just now, when the
woman sex is taking off its stays. only
get man into them and his claims To
superiority will melt away like box
of chocolates before sweet sixteen.
When n plump statesman ponpously
promulgates pronunciamentos against
woman suffrage il will be recognized
that he is merely Al case for the corset
maker. When u bad husband mis-
treats his family sentence him 10 the
corset Lace IL around the bedpost at
that. In less than no time the now
thoroughly conquered masculine per-
son will be crying for mercy. Women.
my sisters. rouse yourselves! Victory
IL near! BY all means. foul or fair, get
man into stays Work on his vanity.
which is his blind side. Tell him OF
the Apollo-like beauty his noble form
will take on when he takes on stays.
Get him safely and fast into them ana
he will be- subjuGated for all time.
Your triumph will be sure.
WH
Have you read OF the trouble that
sweet voiced singer, Nine. Schumann-
IIeinck, il in? She had by her first
marriage a large family OF children
whom she left in Germany while she
was over here earning money TO sup
port them. She not only supported
them, but accumulated "a considerable
fortune, also invested. unfortunately
for her In Germany. After the death
OF her first husband. Mime. Schumann-
Heinck married Mr.. Rapp. an Ameri-
can citizen. Then she desired TO bring
her children here ana likewise TO dis
pose of her German property and make |
her home in America. but German law
stepped in and forbade her 10 do either. |
Her children included severa! boys. the |
elder ones In their early teens. The
government OF Germany demanded
that they should stay there and do
military duty. Again. under German
law, II u widow should marry the
courts take entire charge OF her prop
erty, even though she has earned IL
every cent herself. and she Is also de-
prived OF all control of her children.
And still American women jump at the
chance OF marrying German with q |
title and going TO live with him In his |
own country.
When an American mothers own |
ideas M to- plain. common honesty are |
undeveloped. is IL any wonder IL among |
American public men are found |
thieves? During the recent political |
campaign a workingman received the |
offer OF heavy bribe IL he would vote |
n certain ticket He told his wife about |
H. She advised him to take the money |
and then vote another ticket. The |
couple have several children that are |
being reared by this woman who dis |
played such low animal cunning. What |
kind Of manhood and womanhood can |
the children OF such a mother attain?
An enterprising girl In New York es- |
tablished In the busy downtown quar-