Life — February 5, 1903 — page 15: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Depressing. ‘DHE story that the stringent new regulations as to what officers of. the army shall wear on their feet were occasioned by a certain captain having appeafed in full uniform with buff shoes makes the earth seem pretty thin under our feet. What profits it a people t> gain the whole world, if they can’t have faith in their army? IT DRAWS THE LIGHTNING. A nation does not live by unex- ampled prosperity alone. One almost wishes that mankind had never emerged from the condition of the cave-dweller, who knew nothing either of buff shoes or world-politics. Music. [HAT Mr. Bagby's musical mornings have been appreciated was shown by the size and close attention of his audience. Although composed chiefly of the fair sex which loves to hear itself talk, and is seldom given to applause, the artists must have been gratified by the intelligent interest taken in their achievements, 1 is a severe test, and Mesdames Adams, Schumann-Heink and Gadski, and M. Gilibert again proved their artistic merit. As for Mme. Sembrich, her ability in this and other musical fields well known. The song re comicbooks.com