Judge — June 26, 1909 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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HE OLD-FASHIONED bird's-eye view has passed away by reason of its limitations. Though admittedly beautiful, it was in- adequate. A bird's-eye of men and women, for example as simply animated hati On the other hand, a worm's-eye view, the antithesis of it, dis- torts them to the appearance of gigantic boots with the owner's identity sunk into secondary importance. “A fly’s-eye view, which takes a middle course, is much more authentic and exact. This view of some people, however, would it to print, although a bird's-eye view might flatter them immensely. It is probably on account of the sean- that are apt to accrue that fly's-eye views are not more generally printed. A boy’s-eye view of the average girl pictures her as a pink-and- white symphony of fluffs and ruffs, surmounted by puffs, moving in an atmosphere of attar of roses, with a temper as tender as a spring lamb and a sunshiny disposi- tion as seraphic as acherub. Now the fly’s-eye view of the same young lady, yawning and rubbing her two sleepy eyes in the morn- ing and mother had neglected to ke mpering because darn her purple stockings, is another story. Under the puffs it shows the four-dol- lar rator the Janice Mere- diths that help to build up the wad of chestnut glory which is to ravish the eye of the casual observer. It also discovers her laboring iad itcavacesewser ther aaletn into that modern harness young man shows hin h of tapes and bones and _ that looks like a last-yea hooks which lends such aylphlike lines to an otherwise overstuffed frame. It isa view of her that few journals care to publish—crowned with curl papers and patent crimpers, which tear holes in the pil- lowcases, and wrapped in a thin, loose kimono, through which the light shines all too freely. She whines and frets because she has been awakened ten minutes before the usual hour by the paternal guardians, who, long before, had been tiptoeing around getting breakfast and poking the furnace cautiously so that milady might not be hungry or chilly on arising. No bird's-eye view could possibly catch her as she adjusts the various little articles that are advertised, nor could it d er the pinned lace or the absent hooks and eyes beneath these many works of art. The fly’s- e view, in fact, leaves nothing to the imag- ination. The girl’s-eye vie *s shad net.” is equally faulty with regard to the fashion plate she idolizes. He, likewise, under the analytical lens of the fly, undergoes a trans- formation of much the same character. Crawling out of bed with a scowl on his manly brow, he doffs his nightie, kicks it under the bed, and dons an undershirt that looks like a last-year’s shad net. After spending the best part of an hour on a still hunt for various frayed, ripped, and buttonless articles, he at last emerges, the article she reveres. It also finds him slouched in an arm- all chair, reading ba by ash AFLY’SEYE VIEW BY GEORGE KR BRILL under the bureau, the other on the washstand, collars and matches everywhere, while, from drawers and doors, bits of everything pro- trude. He is ¢ , irritable, pe- nurious, and vain, with an utter dis- regard for the happiness of his family, and striving only to win favor by outside show. In the matter of plays and books you will notice that the here more closely to the fly's: view than formerly. ye “The tly’seye view of the modem young woman in th hat few j care to publish.” JUNGLE NUMBER OF ANYBODY'S MAGAZINE. ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. HILE all the other W weekly ant monthly js are pub- hing articles on hunting in East Africa, Anybody's will next month » an entire number to and kindred subje The cover, by Lion Decker, is the cleverest we have ever had, It is a jungle scene, with a row of white elephants across the foreground. If you look at it steadily with half-closed eyes a miliar Face appears, If pasted upon a thin board it will mak splendid jig-saw puzzle for the children. ‘The leading article is by that eminent sociologist and public Anthony Cornstalk, and is entitled Muck-raking inthe The total depravity and utter indecency which this discovered among the beasts of the African jungle are well-nigh ievable. High li is ruthlessly exposed. The Joy of a Jungl aris, is a startling re lation of the effects of nati n booze on a whi European, and an illuminating discussion of the popul n the black man stand a hotter time than the white?" “* Big Game I Have Missed” is a stirring account of personal ences by that well-known sportsman, William Travesty Rome. The Gnu Thought,” by Honest npson, is a discussion of the psychology and moral ethies of the jung! devo this 8. of the a pink fs and rutts, ted by pu unbe expe! ‘om § beasts. Does the gnu deserve a shorter and uglier name? “What I Know about the Jungl Uptown Eclair. “ Hippopotamuses Is Hippopotamu: is the same side-splitting old story in a As your interest in this sub, month we would strongly advise you to place your order with your newsdealer now. WALTER A. DYFI 8a very brief article by et may hav SWEET GIRL GRADUATES. HTS NOT by logic's power that you Will rule this world of ours, my des But, just as other women do, You'll sway mankind with smiles and tears, PREPOSTEROUS. 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