The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-22

The Lizard and Hi Lin.

ixafds augment their manly bea.,,
~ carefully applied rouge and -
der. We have It from . ~.
woman acquaintance that r..
knows . liSard who has hi. =.
brows pulled and keeps biz u.
electrically waved. We ara -
reliably informed from anasS.. !
source that the members a r.
Pork organization use only ths
cesmetics, and swear by cersss
unusual brands of perfume.
The appearance Of the curA n.
ards II always strange, and ~
themselves arg aware of this n,
they wear their exotic habera..s
cry with bravado and manass =
look as il they felt perfsc,%,,
natural. They realize that The nv
lie at large does not understsssSs
their attitude toward clothes. Trcss
their explanations we doubt II thss
understand It themselves.
One lizard defended his set.,,
In . letter to q critic by sav;rs
that clothes do not necessarily ~
dicate character. Some Of u.
greatest men in history drcssed
most freakishly," he continues
"Disraeli. the famous Enrlish
statesman and orator, used q m.
pear in the house of commons 4.
tired in q bottle green frock coat
fancy pattern pantaloons, and 4
black tie above which no shirt chi.
lar was visible. Socrates USED IN
travel the streets of Athens drapea
in Q table spread, Diogenes wore 4
, barrel. and our ancient, revered
and honorable father Adam went
attired in a fig leaf. And yet ali
these individuals made their i'm.
print on the sands of time"
They Attract Attention.
The Porkers, whose decoration,
are certainly a far stretch from
Diogenes and father Adam, NAV or
may not leave the prints of thej.
fashionable shoes On the pages Of
history, but they do attract no lii.
tie local attention and comment
1t is understood that the porkers
got their name from the congres.
sional pork barrel tradition. The
congressman who wants to get the
good will of his constituents tries
to get an unreasonably big appro.
priation for the improvement Of
some creek or harbor back home
This form of graft is called pork.
The namesakes of the Legislative
porkers are mostly employed in
Offices and shops, though some are
supported by their families. There
is not much wealth among them,
especially after the gorgeous outfit
affected by the gang is bough... And
as the average Porker is endowed
with a club sandwich appetite. and
| carries around a cheese sandwich
pocketbook, he finds it expedieut to
graft on the lizzies of his acQuaint-
ance.
There is story that one Porkcr
was telling another about his cx-
pr-ence OF the night before. and
she ana l mad dinner down town,
ne concluded. 1T only cost s225.
/ THAT was pretty cheap meal
Tor hotel, commented the TREND.
We'll" said the first, i couldn.
help it. That's all the girl had on
her..
10 L1zardS Spen1!
This sort of thing is undoubted-
ly carried on by some of the curS
lizards. Others are slightly indlg'
! nant over the suggestion that a
Porker will never spend money
And it is. quite true that members
OF that particular species OF curl
iisafd nave peen seen on a, leas'
three occasions paying ioF ielion,
ade cnecks IN Gown Town druE
store. However, viewing the mat
Ter from the scientiic S.anapon.'
We ma tnat lhe Dulk d 'he e's
dence Is that the iizaro IS LOU as
type notorious spenuea s...,,..