Life — March 1, 1906 — page 42: what you’re looking at

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A Business Transaction. NE day a stranger went to a horsedealer cad wished to hire a horse and trap for H ‘ Mop a day’s outing. Not knowing the ma ¢ d ” : horsedealer declined to trust them in his }; Stan ard 4 The stranger determined, however, upon J. PORCELAIN ENAMELED having his drive and proposed, therefore, that Baths & One-Piece Lavatories Were he should pay the full value of the horse and a Add fhe Last Touch off Pans A - trap on condition that he sold them b. Refinement to the Modern Home the same price in the evening if he brought 4 them back safe. To this the other coulil see no objection. The horse and trap were re- turned in good time, and after recei ck the sum paid for them in the morning the stranger turned to go. “Hold on,” exclaimed the dealer, “you have forgotten to pay for the hire.” “My dear sir,” was the cool reply, “there is no hiring in the case. I have been driviny own horse and trap all day.” And the aston- ished dealer was left to think the matter over. O —The 7 When Irving Was Turned Down. Ww B* AM STOKER, who for many ye conn ected with the management of the jlate Sir Henry Irving, tells of an amus: cident which occurred during the pla of the Middle West. It appears that Irving, in order to break a “long jump” from Chicago to anothe was desirous of securing for one night ¢ The charm of a dainty bedroom is greatly enhanced by the installa- oe of a iecnanl alate Accor d tion of a “Stardard” Porcelain Enameled One-Piece Lavatory. Its grace- Stp leer ited tlieandiv cual Wiig was Pot pre pa A f prictor and manager of the playhouse in ques fulness of design, its snowy lustrous whiteness, and its absolute i tion, requesting that Sir Henry be given a freedom from crevices where dust and dirt can lodge, make it night’s engagement = infinitely more sanitary and attractive than the old time washstand. | Ina short while Mr. Seeks received the fol: With a bedroom so equipped the occupant is to a great degree | eae ss i : : When bl . < c stinguis! iton was much a f the bathroom. Th this, the distinguished Br independent. © © cost is smoderate—the. comfort amused. He directed Stoker to reply that value'enormous. “Irving was a tragedian, not a minstrel. Our Book, “MODERN BATHROOMS,” shows many beoutiful Lavatory designs suitable for bedrooms The further reply came, “Don’t want Irving with prices in detail. It also tells you how to plan, buy and arra ur bath 4 Mustrates many beautiful unless he parades.”"—Harper’s Weekly. and inexpensive as well as luxurious rooms, showing the cost of fixture in detail, together with many hints on decoration, tiling, etc. It is the most complete and beautiful booklet ever issued on the subject, and contains 100 pages. FREE for six cents postage. and the name of your plumber and architect (if selected). The Other Man’s Shins. ‘The ABOVE “Anona” Lavatory. Plate P.520 can be purchased from any plamber at a cost ap- E . proximating $54.50—not counting freight 0 ing. IA GENTLEMAN unexpectedly took a CAUTION; Every piece of “Stntane” Wore bear out ‘Standen “ Green and Gold” guarante label and hey out friend home to dine with him. Lefore Roe iateie they ox Al lolortaid will tad pa ee RE en eo Wes dinner his wife took her husband aside and " . impressed upon him that when the sherry in Address Standard Sanitary M.Co. Dept.34, Pittsburgh, U.S. A. the ‘decanter Was exhausted he must hota Offices and Showrooms in New York: “Stasdard” Building, 35-37 West 31st Street. [™ * ‘ pres Londai, Eselead. 11 Holborn Viaduct. C, his friend to take any more as there was A in the house. The husband promised t member and act with all due discretion. \ the sherry was exhausted, however, the band in a fit of mental aberration pressed » ss —— upon him. The wife looked distressed and J © y ASSERMANN BROTHERS : the visitor declined. After the visitor had J“) 3 departed the lady said reproachfully to her ) 42 Broadway, New York 4 5 j husband, “How could you press him to take : : P more sherry when I had already warned you J} toe \ New York Stock Exchange Beate B hese aes coke ie hig howe?” i Members of ; New York Coffee Exchange there was none in the House? 7 Chicago Board of Trade : | “T am very sorry, dear,” said the patient J! BRANCH OFFICES: husband, “but I forgot all about it ; Astor Court (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.) Fe ry ce tacean tors whmtson stay benioads “How could you?” she replied ; “what do you ‘ re Viindeor Arcade, corner 46th St, and Sth Ave, Made in Gold and Rolled Plate. If damaged in any suppose I was kicking you under the table AWS Imperial Hotel, way. exchanged for new one at your Joweler’s OF Ley 5 Fifth Avenue Hotel. N. dari haberdasher’s, Booklet on request, for? eaten Avenney Wostsad N: iy duiog Sumater Krementz & Co., 60 Chestnut St., Newark, NJ. “It wasn't me you kicked,” said her hus: J —-!rg band.—The Tatler. comicbooks.com