Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-13

b T1E SAGE OF THE sDEWALK
Baehelor.Besuty.


Another result of Leap year Is the increase
| In the beauty business. HI Jinks. who BY the
way. 10 the buyer for one Of our drug houses.
informed us yesterday that 1t WAS almost I'm
possible to keep on hand q supply Of toilet
articles.
.The young bachelor girls and debutantes
must be in earnest about this leap year anair,
I surmised.
Young ladies? DebutantesT, he almost
yelled Our trade 10 mostly with the bachalor
men; yesterday we sold two dozen jars OF van
ishing cream and seven bottles OF cuticle re-
mover, besides some lip-stick and perfume
ALL to MEN"
"Probably they were getting them for their
wives, or-sweethearts."
"Not on your life," roared Hi, they couldn't
fool me. Besides" he chuckled, Il took the
leap a few years ago, myself"
~ wonder" said /, IF some Of these ell
gibles ever visit beauty shop?'
Nov you're getting wise, Sage" no winked'
wickedly.
III you only knew, but Of course you, don't,
for in your youth there probably weren't such
things as beauty parlors, but we'll, the elevator
boy checked up on passengers yesterday, and
found that II Of the men had appointments in
the beauty shop"
! "Corns and bunions," I suggested.
Possibly but most of them wanted ia
Gals I'll bet my last dollar. and some few,
! what surprises me most is how they expect
to get away with it. Some sweet day. If they
get married she'll find out he deceived her, and
the dickens will be to pay
your conscience is too sensitive, Sage:
! forget it. The game works all right all through
life. My boss has been having the elevator
boy call up his wife several times during the
day, and call her fancy names, ETC., and She"
| Didn't recognize his voice from her hus-
band's?"
! "Course not, she's been having the maid
answer all calls from the Office"
| What are we coming to-" sighed as HI
left me on the corner, dazed, and disappointed
with the methods Of modern courtship.
| I'VE wish to apologize to Mrs. Claire. Mead"
writes an editor. I'm our paper last week we
gave an account of Mrs. Meads beautiful
Christmas celebration at her home, and as
French is quite the thing nowadays we spoke
Of it as a fete Unfortunately the composer
whose knowledge Of French is both general
and specific, set and printed the line as Mrs.
Claire's Big Feet
And now we learn that romance is spelled,
Polly. We wish to inquire If that is the last
word in phonetic spelling.
| The Very Latest.
| Her narrow skirts are very brief,
Her boots are very high,
| Her blouse Is filmy flesh georgette,
| Her hat obscures one eye.
! 1t is a cherry-straw sunshade
| With Just the dearest wing,
And fastens underneath her chin
| The very latest thing. AZ
She has a changeless, vivid blush,
/ For one of tender years.
Her eyes are very big and bright,
| And innocent of tears.
Her mouth is like red, red rose,
That's newly dyed in ''rit';
She speaks the very latest slang
She has to- for she's IT.
| II discretion is the better part OF valor,
what Is the better part of genius? Speak up,
We mute inglorious Millions, and put us wise"
| o.
! "If." the biggest and most belligerent word
in the English language.
Follow Your Bent.
Brutes find out where their talents lie;
A bear will not attempt to fly.
f1oIndered horse will oft debate
Before he tries fine barred gate
| A dog by instinct turns aside.
| Who sees the ditch too deep and wide
But man we find tho only creature
Who led by folly, combats nature
Who, when she loudly cries forbear,
| With obstinacy fixes there;
And where his genius least inclineA
Absurdly bends his whole designs
-(Swift)
How to Remain a Bachelor" is said to he
one OF the new books for spring. We wonder
how many copies will be sold In Rock Island