Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1901 — The Man and the Belt. [ARTICLE]

The Man and the Belt.

Next to bls neck wear, the average man shows his love of color chiefly in his belt. If he doesn't wear a yellow belt, he wears a red one, and is equally well satisfied. But it is not the color of this article that makes it noticeable at this time; it is the difficulty that each particular lord of creation has in keep ing his particular one around his particular waist, and not having it forever slipping down around his hips. The look of haunting anxiety that ornaments each masculine face during the months when suspenders are tabooed has almost developed into a particular kind of an expression, like the bicycle" face. It all arises from the abhorrence that the sterner sex has for tight clothes, too. The belt would be all right If It were drawn close enough to be effective, but worn as it is it develops elusive qualities that give a pained look to Its owner and cause him to spend a great deal of time pulling it into position with the most approved sailor's hitch. Now, this is not graceful. but that it is necessary is evident, and it will be, too, until belt plus come into more general use among the masculine members of society.