Life — January 13, 1910 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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Sparks From Old Anvils (Continued from page 79) When the marriage contract is drawn 5 on declares that he acknowl- in his future wife four louis of income, two large and roguish eyes, a very fine figure, a pair of beautiful hands, and much wit. The notary asks him what settlement he proposes to make on his wife. ‘Immortality,’ he answers."—IJmbert de St. Amand, Court of Louis XIV. Economies ] HAVE often noticed that every one has his own indivi small economies—careful habits of sav- ing fractions of pennies in some one jeculiar direction—any disturbance of which annoys him more than spending shillings or pounds on some real ex- t travagance. An old gentleman of my a F nce, who took the intelligence ? Th of the failure of a Joint-Stock Bank e musical in which some of his money was in- : . vested with stoical mildness worried \ t his family all through a long summer's instrumen se one of them had torn (in- stead ting). out the written leaves fi } af his own useless bank-book; of | {q LOY every ody course, the corresponding pages at the other end came out as well, and this little unnecessary waste of paper (his private economy) chafed him more For those who want the best in grand opera; the best in Ahan‘all'the loss of his money... Enve- classical music; in sacred music; in band and orchestra selec- lopes fretted his soul terribly when they first came in; the only way in }j tions; in instrumental solos, duets, trios, and quartets; in which he could reconcile himself to . . . . . . old-time ballads; in popular and comic songs; in recitations, such waste of his cherished article was ¢ by patiently turning inside out all that e minstrelsy and descriptive specialties. . were sent to him, and so making th poe Sean. Even sols, though aed For those who want to pay $10, $17.50, $25, $32.50, $40, ae $60, by a, 1 him casting wistful “| $100 for a Victor, or $125, $200, $250 for a Victrola. IR Whatever kind of music and entertainment you Slances. at his: daughters when’ they want, and at the price you want to pay send a whole inside of a half-sheet of | Hear the new Victor Records at any dealer's, and note how note-paper, with the three lines of ac- | much sweeter and clearer they are than ever before. Ask him ceptance to an invitation, written on to play Caruso’s new ‘‘ Forza del Destino’’ solo (88207), and ulyioneof the Glee. Van net above / “Mamma mia,” the beautiful Neapolitan gondolier song (88206). é Then you'll fuily realize the wonderful progress recently made in | _ _ rer faule At the art of Victor recording. ess myself. String is my foible. My 7 pockets get full of little hanks of it, And be sure to hear the Victrola. picked up and twisted together, ready r Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J., USA. for uses that never come. I am se- sas si aaa riously annoyed if any one cuts the : lpn; owning that I have this human wi New Victor Records are on sale at all dealers on the 28th cf ench month To Manufacturers and Advertisers string of a parcel instead of patiently who desire Quality and Quantity and faithfully undoing it fold by fold. How people can bring themselves to use india-rubber rings, which are a sort of deification of string, as lightly as they do I cannot imagine. To me an india-rubber ring is a precious treasure, I have one which is not offers you an Exceptional Opportunity to reach people of means, who can gratify their tastesin any direction. For 1910, VAN NORDEN can guarantee an average ; saeitiat I i tp off the fl —one that I picked up off the floor Monthly Circulation exceeding One Hundred Thousand Copies. ly six. year: 0 Th 1 s cars ago. have really VAN NORDEN MAGAZINE WILLIAM L. MILLER tried to use it, but my heart failed me, 12W. 9 est 33d St,, New York Advertising Manager and I could not commit the extr: ee gance—Mrs. Gaskell, “ Cranford.” a1 comicbooks.com