Life — August 22, 1907 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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The Summer Girl Afloat OME with you oa your motor boat ? Of course I will! And wear my oldest things, you sty? Much better still 1 love the splashing of the sea, ‘The rolling toward the port and lee, F'Il meet you in an bour or so. Will be late? Oh, n0, no, no! Ought I to wear my Peter Pan? Of course I will! And try this jaunty Panama? Much better still. A gitl must always look her best, Especially when she's put to test “These russet pumps and new silk hove Are just the thing for the wind that blows, Sit opposite the engine, here? Of course I will! And keep my feet well to the side? Much better still Oh, horrors! see the grease stain there, And how the wind does blow my hair Say, Mr. Smith—bang, pop—oh, dear, It isn't very peaceful here. I wonder, can I move a bit? Of course I will! And rest my feet oa that large pipe? Much better still Ob, help! I've burned my ankle brown! Do take me back, at once, to town! Just see, he doesn’t even hear, h that engine gear I'd like to ask him to turn back Of course 1 will! And show him that I'm quite displeased. Much better still Ob, whata wind! Alas! Alack! T'it never get that Panama back. And see the clouds! We'll havea shower! This sure has been a joyful hour! —L. Z, Leroy, in New York Sun Fish Worth Catching HE talk around the club table shifted to fish and fishing, with the usual astonishing consequences. “Well, gentlemen,” said the man who was fortunate cnough to tell the last story, “the best day’s sport I ever had was off the coast of southern California. ‘There were three of us in the boat, each of us had three lines out, and we simply couldn’t pull them in fast enough.” “What kind of fish were biting?” asked an in- dulgent listener. * “T don’t know what the natives call them,” said the fisherman, “but they were big enough to be ,"* suggested an ironical member. “Wha exclaimed Frank, with a look of dis- lain, “whales indeed! Why, man, we were baiting th whales! W. dC. Gloves for Keeps RS. NURITCH: I want to get a pair of swell $ to wear to a ball, m. How long do you want them ? young man, I ain’t talking about rentin’ em. T want to buy’em."—The Home Magazine. Why He Did Not Dance HE other day a young man gave a reason for not dancing, the spirit of which might be made to apply to a good many failures in life. “T should like to dance,” he said, “and I should dance, only the music puts me out and the girl gets in my way.”—The London Tatler. GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER “its purity has made It famous.” PALL MALL FAMOUS CIGARETTES So exclusive in quality so preeminently the best -that they are supreme asthe cigarette of aristo- crats and the aristocrat of cigarettes, A Shilling inbondon A Quarter Here HARTSHORN SHADE ROLLERS Bear the script name of Stewart Hartshorn on label. Get “Improved,” no tacks required. Wood Rollers Tia Rollers Here's a cure—Try Flagg’s “Tomfoolery.”” If no bet- ter, take Flagg’s “If; a Guide to Bad Manners.” You are bound to improve but as a safeguard take “Why They Married,” Flagg’s latest. Change of expression guaranteed. They're all 75c. each and LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY has them. comicbooks.com