Life — September 3, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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The Methods of Maude. A FABLE. JAxe STUBBS and Maude Haddock 0 were two village girls who came to New York to Battle with the World for Bread, Jane was a girl of High Prin- ciples and had the Straight Hair which invariably accompanies Rectitude of Character. Maude was a Fluffy Girl whose Fetching Ways and Clever Eye- lash Movement precluded any Great sity for Over Mentality or a Serious View of Life. Jane having Literary Tastes obtained a Position in the Composing Room of a zine, from which she hoped to ‘k Her Way up into Literature. She studied all the Old Authors and Acquired an Academic style of face. Her Am- bition was to see her name Signed to Something oue day ‘Jane Althea ubbs.’? Just like that. ‘sande obtained a place as Cashier in n Restaurant. When a young man full of Pie and Milk said Fanny Things to her as he Paid for his Lunch she giggled and Worked her Lids at Him. Ten years passed. Jane had become Head of the Composing Room, but her Disposition was badly soured. Highly Thonght of, but Badly Paid. About this time Maude Percie Had- dock, a new Writer, burst Upon the Literary Horizon. She was said to have Risen from the Gutter, and was called the Bowery Browning. Her work was a series of sketches showing the Darker le of Restaurant Life, and they were said by the Critics to be Marvelously Unstudied and True to Nature, with a Touch of Quaint Humor and a Keen Knowledge of Humanity. The book was called ‘‘ Making Change.” One day Jane met the New Authoress as she stepped from her Diamond Stud- ded Automobile, at the door of the office. Her garb was the Gladdest, while Jane was in a Rainy Day Dress and a Tacky Hat. To her amazement she recognized her old friend Maude, the Village Belle. ** Bat I never knew you wrote,’’ said Jane; ‘you hated to Write a Letter even |" “T still hate to,’ said Maude; “but I tomers that a Stenographer asked if he might take it down for Rapid Practice, and that was How it Happened !"” Morat: Industry and Worthy En- deavor are all right, but this is an Age of Hot Air in Literature.” Don’t Take ‘Things Seriously if You Are a Girl. Kate Masterson, His Status. x } E is a woman hater, isn’t he?” AL «Absolute, confirmed, rock-ribbed, incurable, and hopeless! Why, he will not even look at a pretty girl when she is passing over a muddy crossing!" She was | talked so much downtown to the Cus-| == MYRTIS | SOAPS »x0 AGLAIA | | TOILET POWDERS VIOLETTES CELESTES FOR EARLY FALL (3 pur The Standard Sanitary Woolens Women and Children. SPECIAL WEIGHTS FOR THIS SEASON. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FREE showing also our various Jaeger articlos. OR. JAEGER S.W.S. CO.’s OWN STORES New YORK: 306 Fifth Ace 165-187 Bway ROOKLYN : 50% Pulton St. BOSTON 230. 232 Boylston St. PHILADELPHIA: 1610 Chetout St. CHICAGO: 82 State Si AGENTS IN ALL PRincie dd, CITIES. for Men, oTISco ONE’S LINEN Tere no article of drew so noticeah Aor Peer am, Sow ecolar A ole mb abe Be Bie and eta pertectiy, mbcli to the Antah of on e ‘CortiveCoon Collars ite met prand 3 for ie orfromusby ‘Gur book of styl lll be seat anywhere ou renuese CORLISS, COON & CO., Dept. K, Troy, N.Y. WHAT IS IT? IT IS A DEVICE FOR PERFECTING COMBUSTION, WHAT IT DOES SAVES Time. You need one on your heater, Send for opinions of those who have used It. Z0LIPYLE COMPANY, 237 Water Street, New York, Telephone 1849 John, comicbooks.com