Judge — October 18, 1924 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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What Every Girl of Sixty Ought to Know (Continued from page 4) J pag The performers in a white show generally work like beavers onthe opening night and for the rest of the engagement spend their time looking out of the corners of their eves to sce who is in the house that may take them out to supper. But the pee- formers in a colo show never let up. ‘They work all the time as if their salaries depended upon it, This new slice of dinge art is not up to the mark of “Shute Along” or “Lina” he chief trouble with it is that it is too faney and too dressy. Some of the mimbers try to ape Zieg- feld, and there is even a treadmill horse race, Such things are far re moved from mezzotint musical shows. They dont belong. The moment you puta black girl in pink satin, you ruin her. ‘The moment. you put a black gent in spats and attach a gar- denia to his coat lapel, all that, re- mains is a bad white performer, “Bandanna Land” and “Dixie Moon” are fetching tunes. There is also some excellent hoofing by Johnny Hudgins. And there are also—cries of “Treason! Treason!”’—some very pretty dusky gals in the chorus, After the Honeymoon “wish to complain,” said the bride haughtily, “about the flour you sold me. It was tough.” “Tough, ma'am?” asked the tough. T made pie with i and my husband could hardly cut — Progressive Grocer Letters of a Self-made Ma- niac to fis Maiden Aunt Dear Aunt Princue: The last time I wrote to you my room was full of clephants and they disturbed me a great deal. 1 think some one must have left: my door open as there are always herds of them racing up and down the corri- dors. One of the elephants insisted upon going to sleep in my bed, and L had to sit up all night. ant, of course, but one should never complain when a guest. Tread that in a book that tells just what is proper to do all the time. 1 finished the book the day before 1 came he I am spending my time writing poetry now. How is this? Mamie Lowell says it has too much static, Unpleas- but otherwise it is an uncut gem: T love to drink, T love to think! I love to chew on hay, But if the girls wore just a smile Would the men wear smoked glasses? This has been a at day for callers, Abe Lincoln dropped in this morning and We played Kelly pool for an hour or so, and L did beat him a love set beshrew me, seven up and two to go in the first inning, as President Adams used to say to Franklyn, in the Bunker Hill Tower. Rain! Rain! Rai Nothing but rain. My roof leaks and Lam waist deep in water, Cold, too, I can tell you! Lam writing this on an ice ake, and there is a large trout biting my toc. ‘The man who sits just outside is era He keeps on reading the paper with a big lion biting his ne Well, [ shall have to close for the present, as the carrier pigeon has arrived. Your Affectionate Nephew, Johnny Bump ¢ i Auntie—M dear, I do hope that new gardener cuts the lawn all right. 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