Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-20
OIL KING is HEARD
John o. Rockefeller Comes to
Defense of Our Girls
Feet.
SMALLER THAN The FRENCH
DR.. Biqqar Tells How Their Feet Dis
tressed the Multi-Miilion-
aire.

John d. Rockefeller has put his
foot in it. or, to be more accgA'ate, he
has put the American woman's foot
into the white light of temporary fame,
says the New York American. He in
sists that it is about the only thing that
gets smaller by comparison with things
on the other side.
He prides himself on his American
ism, and while abroad he studied every
thing in sight with n view to compar-
ing it with the same product in his own
native land.
Whether he began with the foot or
the hat of the French woman in draw
ing his comparisons is not known, but
that he observed both is quite beyond
discussion, for this is what he has to
say ON the subject, or at least what
DR.. II. F. Biggar, who accompanied
him on his recent trip to France, to
Compiegne. states that Mr.. Rockefeller
said regarding my lady's foot:
Not Beautiful.
THE upper classes Mr. Rockefeller
found charming" says DR.. Biggar.
We We're agreed that the French wo-
men are not beautiful. but they have a
vivacity not found in women here.
They know the art of dress, the exact
angle of n hat for the most becoming
tilt, the proper blending OF colors in
everything they wear
'But their feet, Oh, dear. their feet
distressed us. Their shoes are too
large and they do not fit. If they dress
ed their feet as we'll as they do their
heads they would be the most charm
ing women in the world"
Now American women take that as Il
fine piece of gallantry, of loyalty, on
Mr.. Rockefeller's part. 1t indirectly
states that the American woman has
a small. well formed foot and a well
fitted shoe.
lie must mean to compare our feet
with those of the French women" said
a woman in discussing the matter the
other day, for what other women can
John d. Rockefeller draw comparisons
with? That means we have pretty,
we'll formed feet, doesn't it?" she ar
gued.
On the other hand, the acting French
consul general at New York, NJ. Lucien
Bonzom, laughed heartily at Mr.. Rookie
fellers opinion OF the French woman's
foot.
MA FOL-" said he, what, to begin
wiz, does Mr. Rockefeller know of re
American woman's foot? He has been
all of his life only wiz re American
money, what you call ii, and Eat eeS
all. Ze American woman's foot we
Frenchmen perhaps can pass an opin-
ion, for in France zose sings are very
much more obsairved.
Pride Selves on Feet.
"Our women pride themselves upon
re hand, re foot When I say our wo-
men 1 mean re Partisan woman. for
zey stand for re chic, re smartness of
France. And what does Mr.. Rookie
Teller know of re Parisienne?
He was in Compiegne, delightful.
historic city. to be sure, wiz re fine
castles. But re women, ley do not
stand for re French woman any more
IAN re women of-what you say
Squeedunk stand for re American wo-
man.
Perhaps he obsairved re peasants
way. not re Parisienne-nevaire
'Zey have very much smaller feet
Fan re Americana. Pourquoi? Well,
because zey are not so large as your
own women. In America everything
is larger-your harbors. your cities,
your fruits. your ideas-what shall l
including re ladies'
1t is no misfortune, not at
all, but re feet must be larger to be
in proportion to what zey carry-com-
prenez vous?
But our women, Zey are petite, icy
wear re small shoe, zey huff re small
foot. and Zey dress it in re charmont
boot
Mr.. Rockefeller is wrong He knows
not his own women's foot, neizer does
he see re real French foot--ze Partisan
foot. Non, non; 1 say Mr.. Rockefeller
may know about re Standard Oil, but
he does not know about re standard
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