Judge — February 27, 1926 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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Went to a dinner party the other night and ran across a rather neat sew instead of place cards the hostess had tags which each person was supposed to wear..... on the tags the person’s name and what he or she did, or was interested in... . for example, “John Doe—PI. good game of bridge.” . . . Zilch—Runs a column”... . . Whoofus—Wrote ‘No More Pro- cessions,’”” etc. . . . . . sounds very Kiwanis but w It’s really a very efficient idea... . most people can’t remember the names of people they are introduced to, let alone what they like to talk about and this entirely eliminates such asinine conversation as “Jolly little party, isn’t it, Miss Er—ah—I didn’t quite catch your name.” .... fh I suggest that the idea be carried even farther . . . . have shirt fronts engraved with the wearer’s name and a brief biographical sketch ..... ladies could have the same thing tattooed on their backs . . . . think how this would help in discovering who’s who at the opera or the theater ....and at last we'd be able to find out who those people are that stand around the lobbies opening nights! ff And this might open a brand new field in personal advertising... . think of a double spread in the Saturday Evening Post which reads yous aus Mrs. T. Ziddle Zilch threw twenty-six more parties in the year 1925 than her nearest competitor! Three thousand four hundred and sixty- nine people visited her new quarters at 111 Park avenue during the month of January! Read this testimonial! “enjoy Mrs. Zilch’s parties betterthan any others. rerald Smooch.... why the possibilities are limitless. he We have a great American comedy in our midst... . “Love ’em and Leave ’em,” by George Abbot and John V. A. Weaver. . It’s one of the cleverest things I’ve seen this year .... the poem on Ginsberg’s store is a classic. .... As this goes to press “The Great God Brown” is reported to be doing a big business Hee 35 probably because the average theatergoer has to see it two or three times before he knows what it’s all about! fh The Six Best “Steppers:” “Poor Little Rich Girl”—(Char- lot's Revue). “Sweet and Low Down"—(Tip- Toes). “That Certain Toes). “Dorothy” —(Vanities). “Go South”—(Greenwich Follies). “Oh, How I’ve Waited for You”— (By the Way). Feeling” —(Tip- Judge Never Expects to See mu1amM Howarp Tart race down Pennsylvania avenue on a kiddie kar. A negro playing solitaire in a ceme- tery. President Coolidge go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. A vaudeville show without acro- bats. A load of hay at Forty-second and Broadway. Secretary Mellon on roller skates. A boxer who admits the other bird should have been given the decision. A bathing girl who takes a cold plunge every morning. Gas at five cents a gallon. A clam in a bowl of chowder. The end of a perfect day. Socks on a rooster. Eggs in the coffee. Chet Johnson Foe A lounge lizard isn’t a chameleon but he changes color when he hears her dad coming. civ U G ee Jack was an actor, Here he lies dead. He played with a bullet, It went to his head. ana ashvaheltsWre meray snide sage POYS iain Jusse $5 for each one priate, ot Horririep Motner—Joan, where are your manners! never learn to sit like a lady? Will you comicbooks.com