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Show I Not Content Withainting His Silhouette on Their j ' X Skins and Imitating His Kinky Hair, They f x Even Shower Him With Kisses 't'f'jL I jjup Senegalese . 1: jfJST brought '. '-'jlfl Garpentier's r a I v career as the idol of : & f France to a sudden end ; WHEN black Sikl, with I r one well-placed blow j from his powerful "jy fist, knocked out Georges Car- Jj( pcntier a few weeks ago, he gave the French public the excuse for as silly an exhibition of hero worship as the world has ever seen. Carpentier was long the great popular popu-lar idol of France. Even after his crushing defeat by Jack Dempsey ho still continued to be hailed as a national hero. But Carpentier at the height of his fame never stirred his admirers to such ridiculous lengths as the man who j wrested the championship from him the gorilla-faced black man from Senegal. Sen-egal. Travellers returning from France confirm con-firm the news the cable dispatches have already brought that a large section of the public has gone wild over Siki and i3 showing its admiration for him in the most ridiculous ways. The color line, never drawn very tightly bj the French, is being completely forgotten. And what is most amazing, and to American eyes, disgusting, about the whole thing is the part women are playing play-ing in it. Many of them are outdoing the men in their maudlin idolization of this uneducated and not at all attractive fighting man. They dress their hair to imitate the kinkiness of his; they paint silhouettes of him on their skins; they v.ear black in his honor; they smoke cigarettes and drink drinks named after him; they etrew roses in his path and crown him with garlands. Not content with these silly but comparatively com-paratively inoffensive demonstrations of their admiring regard for the new champion, cham-pion, some of the bolder feminine sp;rlt3 do not hesitate to fling their arms about his neck and cover his ebony cheeks wtih their kisses. Americans who have been in Paris lately say that one could hardly ask a more interesting study in psychology than is to be had by watching the progress prog-ress of Siki along the boulevards. Wherever Wher-ever he goes there are crowds to fawn at his feet and shout at the top of their voices: "Vive Siki!" The champion dresses in the most expensive ex-pensive fashion. He almost invariably carries an ornate gold-mounted walking stick and his shirt front and fingers are ablaze with great diamonds. Since coming to France Siki has acquired ac-quired a white wife and baby, but they are seldom seen with him in public. Instead, In-stead, he is surrounded by a little coterie in which blacks and whites, men and women are mingled in about equal proportions. pro-portions. No sooner does the champion set foot out of doors than the cry "Siki is coming!" com-ing!" spreads in every direction. Soon the little group of devoted followers that is always hovering about him is swelled by thousands of men, women and children, chil-dren, all pressing eagerly for a close-up of the man w.th the punch that beat Carpentier. Car-pentier. Traffic i? completely blocked and extra police have to be summoned to clenr a pathway through the mob. On several occasions Siki has had to take refuge in some near-by building to escape the importunities im-portunities of his admirers. Even then the crowds do not scatter, but fill the street outside, hoping that their idol will - appear at a window to bow and smile his acknowledgments. And the conspicuous feature of all the v -.. . . t 1 I J i H 1 V U I fe ; M ? v This is how Siki loo'-Js rtrolling along the boulevards, surrounded surround-ed wherever he goes by a throng that carries car-ries its enthusiasm for him to the most absurd ab-surd lengths crowds that pursue Siki wherever he goes is their large number of women. They are r.s eager as the men to get near enough to the pugilist t hake his hand and hear his voice. A fashionably dressed woman will lean from the window of a passing taxicab and heap a groat armful of flowers on his head. A gray-haired old housewife presses into his brawny hand a bag of cakes she has baked especially for him. Others do not hesitate to throw their arms about him and smack him with hysterical hys-terical kisses. And at all these extraordinary demonstrations demon-strations for the Senegalese fighter the watching crowds show no signs of being abashed. They only cheer his name all the louder. The whole atmosphere of Paris is permeated per-meated with Siki. His name is on every lip, his pictures on every hand and on not a few legs, arms and backs. The stores are filled with articles named for him and the restaurants, music halls and other public places show the most bizarre fashions created in his honor. Countless women are showing their enthusiasm for the colored fighter by putting life-like images of him on their flesh and wearing them continually. These images are called "Siki spots." They are silhouettes of the pugilist as he looks in the ring naked above the waist and with his fists upraised in the approved fighting position. They are cither cut out of black court plaster and pasted on the skin or painted there with water colors. The "Siki spots" may be placed on the arm, the chest or the back, the position depending on the sort of gown a woman is wearing With a very low-cut evening even-ing dress the favorite position is about the center of the expanse of flesh that is bared in the back. A few actresses and oilier women who like to bo more daring in everything than their sisters affix the "Siki spots" just below or above their knees. But this po-bition po-bition is generally regarded as not giving giv-ing the hero the publicity that is his due. It is rather like hiding one's light under a bushel. Wherever the "Siki spots" are placed, - : .' ; On i , of Siki's : ';'.(. ' . ' 'W ' ',' -', silly Parisian . - ; -, :;'' '' '' ' admirers d!s- '. ": ffif'-'-Xgt. "' ' ; playing her ' , ' v , ', j "Siki Spot" j !a silhouette of the black . .. . .. ;- .- '.'' 9 ' ' f"-;VX.n? rr.?'.i 1 . ' - v ' ' ' ' '- Xi '-?'': . . M as he? looks in j tho rinr: which is painted . . ' l '.: ' ' j or pasted on i C: - -! i of ihe leg, arm or -, the wearer : as one of this ncv i-J Vc 1 most foo'irh ' : . 's-lv;;' ' ' worshipers. ' f . vv- , ' I Luckily ' x,- .v ' .'' ',- 'h; . v. I these are not i : ci c 1 ; j ' c The "Siki Fluff," a style of hair dressing in imitation of . . vjW WWSBSk the pugilist's kinky hair that " " " - - V has become popular w'th .J? certain classes or women in 1 , . " .-. ' the French capital v- ' ' s- - V r they produce a striking effect, . the fighter's black A flesh standing out mm with great dis- Em' ' tinctness against p'S ' the woman L--' wearer's ,r ' iti white. t'j Since (',', Siki's vie- ' tory over ( Carpentier -black has I returned to h favor in w o m a n's 'V dress and n . . b c g inning . ' tc r' " of f a h- ion a s t a g e E v ; ti black stockings, ah- ' :"..r 'i 'i t ' . years from the f ash i onablc woman's wardrobe, are v ' ' :f coming into v o g u e r. f again, to remind tho world of the color of x lJ the man who packs such a powerful punch in his y two fists. Strangest of all tho fads for which Siki is indirectly responsible is that of dressing women's hair to imitate imi-tate the kinkiness of his. The new coiffure coif-fure is known as the "Siki flufT." To attain what '9 considered the most appropriate effect the wearer of this new coiffure should have raven black hair. If it happens that her hair is brown or " r" L : :c I A fc: V; I hosery A ' ' $ I?; ; is in li f 1 : ' p ! style i W I I i a?ain jff v I y , j since , . 't I , i ; Siki I 1 ; knocked 7 p j ; out Georges J Siki's vie- f"fij$t , & tory has ' ' i started an - unprecedented unprece-dented craze for boxing 'iff lessons among the women of Paris - jHBlP auburn, red or yellow, she f should not hesitate to have it dyed an inky black. V Then she is ready for the hair- v dresser's shears to clip the locks to a convenient lenglh for kinking. The t rands are closely braided and the kink is produced by applying a very hot iron. The effect in surprising, although hardly hard-ly beautiful. But it is thought to do honor to Siki, so why complain? Since the day he left Carpentier prostrate pros-trate in tho ring Siki has posed for countless pictures and statues. Walk into a Parisian department "store and you can hardly escape beinp: asked: "Have you a Siki in your home?" Whatever What-ever your answer the salesman is sure to call your attention to a wide assortment of framed photographs, statuettes, and even oil paintings of the fighter. Cigarettes are named after him, the strongest tobacco being used, as a tribute to Siki's strength. The manufacturer who conceived this idea is said to be coining a fortune. Parisian flappers will smoke nothing but "Siki?," no mutter how much they may choke and cough before be-fore they reach the corked ends. Tn most of the bars and cafes special spe-cial dark drinks are concocted, each guaranteed to contain a distinctive "Siki punch." An interesting and probably praiseworthy praise-worthy phase of the French enthusiasm for Siki is seen in the unprecedented number of women who arc taking up boxing lessons. Thousands are anxious to make self-defense a womanly art and special classes are being organized for their benefit in the public gymasiums and private athletic clubs. There arc not enough boxing instructors in-structors in France to meet the demand from '.votkti v. ho v. art to learn ifl handle their fists v.ith sometiJ Siki's deadly rfficienc.v, and raH ' I'niteH Canada nad England. If this crtH tiues long the hat pin and fiol may soon lose th place 'hey HM held ?'s . ' fnvonte fffl in personal combat. H An 'Tiia; Siki that has seized Paris is tkB men u th lnrc skins artST continually mi-taken for him. Afl crowds surround them and rH thaM has been a mistake in ukntiraMf the poor fellows have to call to It lp them make t !.: escape iH or place of employment. n ist bS tie. ;il ' 'no have never faid to bsV nose has bfH heini wide that JH , v. .'.n hi- en r.s" and iM so jet black that a "lump of COUK make a whi'e mark on him.'"H What ill the effect on StUBf irship? That i3 alsHj t i.n- lU'ly for the psychol j a. . e pirtJi mana rcr has t. ihv wurld oW him not human." K.y- hi manager. 'J time aero I ucd to think that ,,,uld find nn in. I'tu'-n: crilla aaj him to b. x dd W, champion. Well, that's what I W; "There's much cf tho monkl 1 im. He has the gorilla's t gorilla's skill an ! i" ' HeIm, who is like no oilier man ha,l Not only does he rccrabU JB trained gorill i, I ut he is 8"J crazy, juds d by human standi ,3 never v, hem - ' ioT "j fools you ecery second. He ifW- . in frtce , this -' :r"CB a man who probably knows ! than anv one else. Siki is fj .( have 1 en offered l.ouO francs a w:i-Kno-.vn womuj who is appearing at a fasmOHJ-, n Ami a h ading motion PHR pany has offered him a '; ,t an enormous salary to TT ; art in :,'n r'f -Uatouala." the noel of At,.; life, which was recently i Goncourt prize. Perhaps it is crea '0 ; ! he promptly refused f..r.( ": -. ' W would havo . hul money. He says that he W with his fists and that he J j tinue conccnUatinp on tM1 Siki's determination to w, prize ring would 9 "jBj manager asrribcs to h.m, J. hef.Pr conception. o the ofth""ra tth SI Only Pans could he the mm ridiculous exhibition of heWs. and soon the fickle city. 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