The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-23
Why ISA buSTlE?
YES, FOLKS, THEY
Are COMING BACK
It Takes Us Back to the Long Ago When Our
Padded Sisters Used to Knock Over Furni-
ture Every Time They Turned Around.



u understand" remarked my
vlfs. that bussies are coming
In again."
the FIJI islanders still wear
rInos In their noses" replied.
4 must GET one" said my
wife.
"A rlno for your nose7"
mo. stupid A hustle"
Woman | said sternly. pause
I tell you frankly that. II you dare
TO wear q hustle, ! shall divorce
you
The question OF alimony could
= arranged" she murmured.
NO. ! veered. Il shall not d.
Susee you. instead. I shall buy one
= thsse dIeksy. fury hats with a
~ hshird and . feather"
~ psIed at that. Then her lips
prccrpd into the thin. straight line.
lis the sign that her mind is
~ no.
4 won't be 9 very big hustle"
~ ssid. "one must be In fash
yss. busties are coming In
sesIn.
Ths lady pictured here 10
wearing ene.
Dear. dear. how the sight of
her mskss my thoughts osIlop
ever the bsck-srsli Of the yearsl
Back In the SOS. my mother and
sistsrs and all their women friends
vore busties remember one
woman. a friend OF my mothers,
Who Was so generously endowed
With fieshy curves that she didn't
really need a hustle
But she superimposed contrap-
ton Of wire anyhow-'one must be
in fashlon" and every time she
turned around In a room. her rear
slsvation knocked over the tables
and chairs
Ny Oldest sister had girl chum
Who was one OF the thinnest girls
ever saw. She was a slave OF
'ashion. When she had her hustle
on. she looked as II her hip pads
Lad slipped round behind.
We used 10 say that bustles
served no useful purpose
j Is not true.
! have great.uncle whO Is re-
tired army officer. During the
eustle period he and his wife were
gong from one post In the Dako-
as TO another, with a small escort
o. soldiers. when they were attack.
"a By Indians. The redmen cap
tured and looted the wagons. but
ne whites escaped with their
lives.
Ny great-uncle and his wife lost
lheir baggage. which included yel-
iov satin ball dress. cut decollete.
and hustle.
Iears later my great-uncle was
nslting reservation when he met
40 old squaw She was wearing
leilow satin ball dress. very rag.
ssd and dirty.
'ae cdrfle1 a pdppOose on her
oscf. The papDoose was In a basket.
Ana tne bottom OF the basket rest
y On hustle. The hustle took
'ae strain off her shOulder.bladesi
ihen, too, had a boy chum who
e excellent use OF his mothers
,lstie. He borrowed II without
se, when he had been reported
- .niant from school, and wore II
!" ,ne seat of his breeches.
NY son" said his father. this
'. me more than II does you. d"
. ana u did, too Ny chum said
aidn't hurt at all
mere is one thing 10 ne gaid in
".of OF bustles.
not utllitarian '''' 90"
psnsive. ~
any old thing that will make a
yn'dh suck out behind IL a hustle
,.n on old-fashioned wire rat.trap
l,.as lsss an excellent hustle. The
!. -ueh mop can be made 10 serve
hmm he' Or sofa pillow. Or a
'uacn OF rags.
uleL why women should want TO
tss,a out behind IS neither here nor
d.. for that matter. don't IN.
ba'anh bona why they wanted 10 wear
hs,ss sslrh. ,lrh. Or why. lately. they
eonld worn skirts 80 tight they
sIIts scarcely walk. and then cut
no. ~ Them to give. them ler.
ths ~, nor do | know what fun
iss ~ islanders get out OF wear.
4, nass In their noses.
WY ls-de-dah boys wear