Life, 1909-03-18 · page 28 of 32
Life — March 18, 1909 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and humor content** rather than political commentary. The main elements are: **Highland Linen Advertisement**: A prominent stationery ad emphasizing that quality writing paper expresses "refinement and good taste" while remaining affordable—appealing to women concerned with proper social correspondence. **Three Short Humorous Anecdotes**: - "The Chief Mourner": A child misunderstands the parable of the Prodigal Son, thinking the fatted calf was sorry—innocent wordplay humor. - "The Old Cry of Wolf": Office humor about an employee using grandmother's funeral as a false excuse. - A poker joke about vacant-looking players. **"The Maiden's Laugh" Illustration**: A caricatured woman's face, likely mocking fashionable gossip topics. **"Topics of Conversation" Essay**: Lists acceptable parlor discussion (racing, bridge, motors) while condemning "tame" topics like weather, husbands, and babies as forbidden conversation subjects—reflecting early 1900s social class attitudes about what refined people discussed. The page reflects *Life*'s focus on upper-middle-class social etiquette and gentle satire of contemporary manners.
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is a dainty, fabric-finished writing paper which combines three great essentials; a finish which is fashionable, a writing surface which is prac- tical and a price which is within reach of all. The woman who is particular about her paper can find nothing which more nearly expresses refinement and good taste than this stylish, pop- ular-priced paper. There are several different sizes of sheets and several different kinds of envelopes—all correct. CRANE SQrrect Soctal Statione CRANE’S LINEN L. AWN is now offered in the three fashion- able Paris colorings—Daybreak Pink, Willow Green and Orchi shades that will predominate in this country this coming spring and summe: Ask your stationer to show you Highland Linen, also Crane's Linen Lawn in the new shades. EATON, CRANE & PIKE COMPANY PITTSFIELD, MASS. The Chief Mourner The minister had just been giving the class a lesson on the prodigal son. At the finish test what attention had been paid to ing, he asked: “Who was sorry that turned ?"" The most forward breathlessly answered : “The fated calf.""—Home Herald. the prodigal had re- youngster in The Old Cry of “Wolf” Orrice Boy: I want to go to my grandmother's funeral Empiover: I can't let you go, and I don't think you will be missed, anywa s the last time she had a funeral there were fifteen thousand people there—Harper’s Weekly. Don't trust the fellow who has a vacant look a poker game. He generally has a full house. —Philadelphia Record. CLUB LINEN PL. ‘An Ideal Bridge Card."* "Design of back. hemstitched linen, pat. ‘Sept. 24, "07. Colors Red, Bsr, 5. Coven. 28 cents per pack; ‘god cents, Dealers everywhere or sent postpalt oa receipt of .Tistrated catalog of ridge arcomories tree. Address Deve L- fe & Co.. New Vert 144 Peart St. & ES THE MAIDEN’S LAUGH Topics of Conversation The pet subjects of to-day seem to be as fol- lows: Racing, stocks and shares, politics (in small quantities), chiffons, bridge, motors and motoring, with a word or two thrown in, ac- cording to taste, on art, music, books, news- papers, furniture, flowers and gardening. This up to date mixture is well spiced with current small talk on marriages, deaths, debts, diet cures and divorces of our dearest friends and ac- quaintances. - Among forbidden themes are the weather, religion (except, perhaps, Christian Science), and such tame topics as husbands, babies, servants and other domestic details of a like character—The Hon. Mrs. Fitcroy Stewart, in Black and White. 380 | | | | | To tHe Epitor or Lire: Dear Sir:—The delicate weapon of humet which you so wisely wield is a grea force than you dre: Life is n founded on natural law. It comes to us on the flood tide. We smile with hilarity 10 see the just as the unjust relegated to their respect fields of artistic or commercial values by the wafting, softly but surely, of that white magie wand of yours. The ebb tide, inseparable frea this reading so intimate in kind, as from al good things, is not without its wholesome lessoas. But not for long years has the altar dedicated to Lire here with us tottered—not even during the run of the campaign fever. Pc were sustained during these days by the bope of casting a vote for Bryan yet! The splendid note re sounding in behalf of our animal friends to reach round this big wilderness of oar, where human animals still abound, Following the idea of William James that life fi fight, to act on that idea, making the to include the animal kingdom seems ta be a working hypothesis of the dear W. }.’s om heart. We are with you in your high-minded vitally humane work in defense of these not the least of our friends. Sincerely yours, Atice Pomeroy (Mes) Evaura, N. Y., Feb. 17 From a Captain in the U. S. Army To tur Epitor or Lire: r:—Apropos of your recent editorial com ment on the various sorts of opposition to use of rum, do you think the supererogatory activity ef that pragmatical band, the W. C. T. U,, is ale gether “ hysterical '"? I was once at an hotel in a city which was the headquarters of one of their conventions, and I assure you that a composite photograph of the two hundred members I saw would scare even aa unimaginative child into convulsions. Did asy one ever see an attractive woman in its ranks? Did any one ever know any one who had sea one? Did any one ever know any one ¥ any one who had scen one? Not that lack of personal charm is inseparable from earnestmindedness, but in this particular instance I believe there is a connection. ‘An attractive woman has attention from the other sex to fill her days, or is a normal wife and mother; a talented woman is occupied with her art, be it music, painting, or literature. 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