The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-09
BRIGHT AND SPARKLING
is THE HARDY ANNUAL
Notable Contributions to the Current Issue Including Ioi
Oliver Old Time on Female Suffrage and Miss
Polly Pert on Fashions

the false hope that any great number
of them will decline the privilege oil
the ballot You know how much
more eager women are about every
thing than men. You may depend
upon Il thas when election day comes
they viii every last one of them he
at the polls early and they'll all vote
one way.
We have all heard some talk about
the Solid South vote. MIR. Editor, the
Solid South vote will not be In IT with
the solid female vote.
The result vii! ne a hen-peckod ma
ton. We all know what a miserable
specimen OF humanity is a hen peck
ed man. The best that anybody can
say about him is that he is ladyiike.
and what seif-respecting man wants
tn be called iadylike? Just wait, sir
until you see hen-peeked nation
a whole nation of hen-peoked men
ruled by inannish---or. Ii you like the
word better, gentle manis-~-females.
No doubt the children will ape their
elders and all the boys will be sissles
and the girls tomboys.
OF course, the first thing the solid
female vote will accomplish viii be
tn elect women to all the public
Offices worth having. There'H De fe-
male presidents. congressman. govern
ors. generals colonies, etc. About the
only jobs they'll leave for mere men
will he those Of private soldier and
vice president.
said there would be female press
ldents. should have said that in-
stead of a president we should have
IA queen or an empress. Females are
naturai-barn aiistocrats. They hate
Z a. N
.-panp.- -AYAeH-they-se t -the-tspt,ef
hand--shades III George Wash ng-
ton and Thomas Jefferson.--this
proud republic will be changed In q
twinkiing to a monarchy, with a
! crown studded with jewels by the
side of which the ,kohinoor will look
/ like a mere chip, which will be hand
I ed down. not from father to son--oh,
| no. but from mother to daughter!
! As to princesses. duehesaes and the
! hike, they viii be as numerous as
| daughters of all the vars ana ru-
mors OF wars are nov, and hafd-
! working husbands and fathers Will
have to add coronets to the neces-
/ stiles of life they now provide.
But this is not all--nor the worst
of II, sir.
You saw in the papers lately how
1 Chicago girls have boyootted NOUS
tanhes Mr. Editor, that's Just hint
I of what's coming. the solid femaie
vote will no doubt abolish nous
taches altogether. along with tobac.
co, the night key, the club and all
the most cherished privileges ct the
sex once known as the lords of Gre
alton, 1t will like as not establish
a curfew law for us and make IL I'M
lawful TO drink anything but tea
chew anything but gum, smoke any
thing but chocolate cfgarettes---and
very likely it win be illegal to sell
even chocolate cigarettes to men.
Mr.. Editor, 1t Is not the granting
of womens rights, but the anobsh'
ment of mems rights, that We mus
fight
The question. sir. is how shall VT
fight 1t? Just let me tell you; he
store to the dear ladies the rtshu
their grandmothers and mother'
i tGea bless 'emD had, and you'll heal
no more Of this nansensical talk o
female suffrage.
In my opinion, sir. the restiesshes
and dissa tisfaction of the females
this day are not for want OF 'otin
hut want of eourtin' The r@m6d.
lies with our young men, and me-
don't Apply 1t voluntarily. they shoui'
be compelled by law to do so.
The idea of tax on bachelors !
not new, and 1t is good, But no
only should old baeHefors ee ttsr'
into matrimony, young eacnet"f