Life — October 7, 1909 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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The New Slavery Dear Lire: 1 was ini ed in the contribution called “The New Slavery,” to which you gave the + of honor in your last number; but its ideas are not new to me, since I have already heard them expressed by one who, like the writer, thinks that he is of the class of slaves. \ slave to “good form” your contributor be- lieves himself, but let him consider, please, why a custom should become “good form” without an inherent advantage. Only a fool- ish and vulgar woman imitates those richer than her: She who is neither introduces a custom into her household for its comfort, its convenience, or its appeal to the esthetic sense. Must the butter be placed under the hand of the masculine head of the table? Then he must see to it that all others are as well sup- plied as he. But since he is of. the absent- minded and unobserving sex, this is hard upon him. Perhaps he is telling that one of his stories which he enjoys most, or which the most redounds to his astuteness or wisdom His wife desires the butter. If her husband's wish for it must have instant satisfaction, why not hers? “Please pass me the butter,” she sa: He stares at her as if the word conveyed no idea to his mind. “May I trouble you for the butter, dear?” she repeats. ~ Then his eyes roll in frenzy from right to left_in search of the butter. Those of the family and guests, which were before fixed on him in attentive interest, join in’ the search, and by the time the dish has reached its destination the point of the narrative has become blunted. ! have been told that not many generations ago in our American cities, even the very well-to-do did their own “stretching” at table, and the waitress was summoned only for the removal of courses. The housewife, then, kept constant vigilance in order that no After Your Vacation ‘You, doubtless, have been exposed to wun and wind while out of town during the Summer and your skin has become tanned and burned. Nothing is more injurious to a deli- cate complexion, Unlem you use care, the fine texture of your skin will be permancatly affected. Harriet Hubbard Ayer’s LUXURIA ill soften the skin and restore its youthful texture. Use ead of cold cream. A few minutes spent sight and morning in applying Luzuria will rebeve your miad of all anxiety regarding your complexion. Buy a jar to-day. 50c at leading department and drug stores. INSIST ON THE GENUINE If your dealer cannot supply you, we will send a full sized jar of Lizxuria upon receipt of 5 Ne. Harriet Hubbard Ayer 1 West 34th Street :: :: New York OOK at the air-space be- tween these two fabrics. That is the secret of Duofold. A finished surface of fine cotton, linen or silk next your skin. Then a layer of air. Then an outer fabric of wool which carries away all moisture (or the outer fabric if you prefer it may be silkoline). The air-space keeps the garment fresh and sweet and makes it warm but not heavy. A sensitive man can’t stand “ itchy’? irrita- ting wool against his skin. A cleanly man doesn’t want a thick solid cotton garment that holds the perspiration and becomes damp and unsanitary. How can you or any man afford to go on wearing the old-fashioned unscientific underwear when you can get Duofold? Ask your nearest dealer about it. If he hasn’t it write us for the name of a dealer who has. Ask for the Duofold booklet of different weights, shades and styles for men, women and children. Single garments and union suits. $1.25 to $5 a garment, Duofold fabrics are thoroughly shrunken before making up; and sizes and fit are guaranteed. Duofold Health Underwear Co. Mohawk, N. Y. Robischon & Peckham Co. Selling Agents, 349 Broadway, New York one should want for anything. To-day, the well-trained waitress comes to her aid like a ministering angel, to make the meal-time for her, as well as the others, an opportunity for relaxation and uninterrupted exchange of thought. In short, I know of no advantage in the old method, except that it makes practical the elaborate discussion of the viands which we learned from Ollendorf : “Will you have some potatoes?” “No, I prefer cherri These are larger and sweeter than those I ate day before yesterday at the house of my grandfather’s second cousin.” Cornetia W. Green. 15 Buckincnam Street, Castarince, Ma September 15, 1909. George Meredith SEPTEMBER 1, 1909. To tHe Epitor or Lire: Dear Sir:—Your article upon George Mere- dith, entitled “One of the Immortals,” in your number of September 2, has perhaps a little the tone of the baffled ignorant, who to mask his envy condemns other conditions than his own as being tainted with hypocrisy. This is not, however, the reason why I wrote to you, but rather to let you know of an astonishment—I have no doubt shared with me by ma that a periodical so able as you frequently are in your book notices should be blind to the fact that Meredith is a striking (Continued on page 462) comicbooks.com