Judge — April 2, 1927 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE We ask you: What on earth do the shopkeepers expect us to do? Every time we take a deep breath there are simply tons and tons of new styles and mate To say nothing of simply seintil- lating gowns, hats and_ shoes. Why, my dears, it would take years and years to even decide on a handkerchief. Why, the thought of even trying to shop is too devastating for fact, we don’t see possibly be done! when one is broke! words. In how it can Especially » saw the most insane kind » the other day. And the shopkeeper actually tried to force us to buy some of them. He positively tried to convince us that they were just the latest thing. And they were actually made out of net—simply nothing more. It’s really too sas some people have about Of course, we are just the teeniest bit unconventional at times—but to be brazenly told that we are immodest—why, it’s simply revolting. nauseous, oS We really must tell you about the utterly divine taffeta frocks that are being worn this spring. Hon- estly they are the most irresist- ible things you could ever imagine. With the perkiest little bows, bustles and ruffles just stuck al- most any old place. Really, they are the most fascinating bouffant things in the whole world. I mean they are just too excruciatingly alluring. es wS And we have discovered the most adorable little shoe shop. It’s really the cutest place you ever laid eyes on. And they make the most marvelous shoes just to order. ‘They are most stunning things. lieve me, the charg actually the And_ be- are unbear- ably reasonable—in fact, they are almost cheap. a We are thoroughly convinced that Frank Swinnerton is the most divine man. His novels are simply too fascinating for him to be anything else. Have you read his “Summer yet? My dears, you really should—mys- ter and everything else. You simply must read it. Storm” ye . love-story oa Six Best Steppers ‘She’s the Last Word” (1 “Sam the Accordion Mar (no show) “You and I Love You and Me” (Bye, Bye, Bonnie) “Where’s That Rainbow” (Peggy Ann) “What Does It Matter” (no show) “Bird’s-Eve View” (no show) Jae show) Judge’s Question Box Tt week, my dear young peo- ple, [have a perfectly charm ing letter from B. Ve D. You know, we can't all be ladies and gentlemen, but at least we try to be mud-puppies. can ever And the girl who forgets herself is the one who will win in the end. No matter what your build, dear B. V. D., no matter how you have been sprung, no matter how old your grandmother was when boys will be boys, no matter what your station—wl who lived w: her , I once knew a girl y out in Rahway, but sweetness, her stamina, her smiling eyes and dancing teeth, won out in the end. ber that, my dears. She always carried a commutation ticket along with her. Always Just remem remember that some day, somewhere, somehow, little Cupid will come frolicking up to you as you lie reclined in your bed of roses and will whisper to you the words that make every truc girlish heart beat a little faster and every true girlish cheek a little cheekier. And when that day comes, how lovely it will be, if it doesn’t rain. How proud you can be, my dar- ling B. V. D., when you can stand up before all the world and exul- tantly proclaim that, “This was a man,” And now, I hope we will hear lots of discussion pro and con, on this important aspect in the life of each and every normal boy and Since Dad found a way to recharge the storage batteries with power generated by sis’ uke players, he doesn’t mind them about so much, comicbooks.com