Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-08-06
REMEMBER
The Big FOmh Annual
.Woodff1en Picnic
.Martinsbnrg,MO.
August IS, 1908
See Large Bills
Later 70, Particulars
Write to C. D. WILLIAMS
for PnUileges
woman.s wllds

At1utal dasf stA} ~
been declared Ia the Georgia leglslar
ture against women employing the
"wiles ana Establishments" Of dress TO
catch husbands, and II the bill faith
cred BY George G. Glenn, representa-
tive Of Whitfield county, becomes a
law, when a man marvies In Georgia
he will know just what he Is wedding,
for the woman win have to appear as
she is, Without the aid OF paint COS
metlcs, pads, padding, corsets, or any
Of che devices which women use tol
make themselves enticing to men.
OLD BRITISH LAW REVIVED.
The text Of the bill introduced BY
Mr. Glenn follows;
A bill TO be entitled All act TO revive
and put 10 force the British act OF par
lament adopted in the scar 1910 re-
lating 10 the wIles and Establishments
| OF women upon tie unsuspectinR
males u this state; to make the same
OF force and effect in the state Of
Georgia and for other purposes,
Section 1. be II enacted by the
state Of Georgia, and it Is hereby en-
acted by authority Of the same, that
all women Of whatever age, rank,
profession or degree, whether maids
or widows that shall from and after
the passage OF this act impose upon
and betray into matrimony any un-
suspectlng male subjects Of this state
| by scents, paints, powder, perfumes,
cosmetics, waters, artificial teeth,
false hair, Spanish wool, or any other
kind OF wool, iron stays, corsets, pads,
or padding. hoops or high heel shoes,
| V cut waists, lingerie, lace, yarigated,
dropstitched or rainbow hosiery, or BY
any other deceitful means or artfui
practices, shall incur the penalty of
the laws now in force against witch
craft, sorcery, and such like high
crimes and misdemeanors, and that
the marriage, upon conviction, shall
stand null and void.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that all laws and
parts OF laws in conflict with this act
be and the same are hereby repealed.
swEErHEARTs OF OLD WERE REAL.
Mr. Glenn talks freely in regard to
his bill. He thinks that reform Is
needed along the lines indicated in
the bill, and he believes that he can
rally o majority Of the legislature to
bis views.
/ Mr.. Glenn is about As years old and Is
married, but he is careful to state
that he did not introduce the bill be-
cause Of any personpl experience.
4 "When went sweethearting TWEEN
ty-1ye years ago, said Mr.. Glenn. 'it
seems to me that women we're less
made up than they are now, Their
dress wasisimpler and artificial aids
to make themselves alluring were not
In such common use as now, In those
days man knew what sort OF girl
be was marrying. He knew what sort
OF a woman he was marrying. He
knew she was real, and be made his
choice without his Imagination being
worked upon by the enticing devices
which are used by women at present.
SOBER JUDGMENT IMPOSSIBLE.
"a man ought to be sober in bis
choice Of a woman who is to be bis
wife and the mother Of bis children.
But how can any man be sober when
looking at woman as she arrays her
self In these days? / defy any man
to look on a woman arrayed In q
sheath gown and keep bis head
straight. Nothing can keep him from
srubbering.'
"The Lord only knows how many
men have been precipitated into mat
rimony without due consideration by
the rainbow stocking And the girls
who wear rainbow stockings and other
seductive lingerie always allow men
to get glimpses. After one glance at
a neat ankle, arraYed in a rainbow
: stocking, do you suppose a man is In a
frame Of mind to consider matrimony
judicially?
i "Another device that takes an un-
fair advantage Of man is padding.
/ Many a woman makes herself up to
/ look like Venus, and ardent man,
caught up by her curves, rushes to the
J alter with made up goddess That
: is not fair.
ENCOURAGE HAPPY MARRIAGES.
ii u believe that my bill will make
] for happy marriage. am convinced
that the divorce courts are largely
/ filed to-day because the devices
Of dress that women employ to lure
men into matrimony. How do you
suppose man feels when, allured by
these femme devices, he leads a wo.
Q man to the altar only TO find that he
j had been beguiled by a rainbow stock.
! Ing, a V shaped corset, or cunningly
placed pad2 II these devices are
barred women will be sought for what
they are, there will be more happiness
In the married state, and the divorce
courts will record fewer matrimonial
} failures.