Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-17
THE SILLY SEASON IN TIE cSoe
GA LEGISLATURE.

A certain statesman who name, we
imagine, will lc execrated for all time
by the fair sex Of his native state,
/ has introduced a bill in the general
assembly of Georgia which has al
ready been favorably reported in one
branch of that body. This bill pro
vides that 1T any woman, whether
maid or widow. shall betray into mat
rimony any unsuspecting male SUBJECT
of the state by paints. perfumes. cos
metics, artificial teeth. false HAIR iron
stays. padding, hoops. high-heeieu
shoes. V-cut waists. lace. varieSated
dropstitched or rainbow hosiery or by
any other dcceitful means or artiu'
practices. the marriage, upon con'ic'
ition. shall become null and void
We suspect that the real author OF
this bill was some daughter o! Eve
who has wicked and unnatural nat
red for her sex. We further surmlse
that she has used all the gauds anu
devices for man-catchiHg enumerated
in this nefaTicus measure and Is sun
manlcss. For 1t Is unbelievable tha'
ANY man. without the counsel and as
sistapce OF a woman. would be able
l,o rive in such detail those artihcial
accessories 10 womanly charms whicf
are set forth In the proposed ieSisia
Itton. We trust the statesman VINO iir
Itrcduced this Til will get the punish
mapt he richly deserves-that ne VIII
lbe boycottcd by the sex which ne I!
financially desires TO deprive, so i"'
,s fashion Is concerned. of liberty ano
l:hc pursuit Of happiness. II this shouio
mot be his fate, an alternative pun'sh
mcn, NAV be found. He may Dc
forced to marry the homiicst girl IN
lGeoryia- who will be pledged to IN
Itens,fy her LONELINESS hy Tefrainihs
rom the usc Of the artificial! aids u
lbeau,y which he proposes to interdict
Beauty. SAYS the poetic pro'sro:
lmos, adorned when least adorned. We
Lave no doub. that Georgia has hosts
LOT girls who would not be aiIaiu :.
live up to this standard. But thel.
are some daughters OF Eve tive sa. =,
with rcspec. for their sexp VINO ouSh'
Ito he free Ia use al! the weaps IN w,
l,rmory Of women. IL man hash
,,,ush ;n,cjligs nee to know when h'
i;s making love TO a bunch Of artinelat
,j.x M Law can save HIM from nis
follv Moreover. the traditional chiS
air, cf the south receives SfoHh'
shock Of suggestion that woman
ought 10 bc deprived Of any innoc ~
pleasure wn.ch she claims as 'h'
riyb, Of her sex. u Il makes her nap
nv 10 paint and powder and resort u
those aids TO beauty which nature 90.
no, provide. no gallant son OF Dix'
,ught to say her nay. " he Is on w
-hiyalrous type of his f"rcbcars. y.
will even swear that nature gave nv,
the charms which she has borfoweo
rom cosmetics and all the other DC
vices Of which Eve was ignorant
We think this l1ddinE 6corsIs
as,csman has been made ne inStra
mcnt ~: some ~on.." Sr'dge aSa'ns
AR own scx. We warn aim that th'
tr,f form which he purposes TO inansu
lrat. Is an impossible one. and aiso a.
undesirable one. We believe I'M
. foundations cf mans faith in woma'
~culd be shaken To their depths
~oucp were not allowed 20 suPp'c
|, lncn, nature With what she has tcafn
led from ART, " the bib is ssscte'
!. into lac 80 loot for a WHOLESALE con
, grafton of women frum the smpr
n S,a,r 81 to- South -Baittnore sun