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This page contains a serialized short story about premarital financial compatibility. The protagonist Stiles is concerned that his fiancée Josephine spends far more on clothes than his income allows, yet her father (Mr. Trayne) dismisses his worries, insisting she'll adapt and that Stiles shouldn't expect her to understand "figures." **The satire targets**: The era's casual attitude toward women's financial ignorance and spending habits, and fathers' dismissive responses to suitors' legitimate concerns about household budgets. The story presents Stiles as the reasonable party trying to establish realistic expectations, while Trayne embodies the indulgent patriarch who assumes love conquers fiscal reality. The page also includes advertisements (Belle Mead Sweets candy, Pompeian Massage Cream) typical of Life magazine's revenue model. The Pompeian ad uses vanity messaging—urging women to maintain youthful appearance for their husbands—reflecting contemporary gender expectations.

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AIBROE Happiness rather than wealth, refine- ment rather than dis- play, characterize the homes where Belle Mead Sweets Chocolates and Boa Bons gf are found, Their delicate * flavorandremarkable purity appeal to the exclusive taste, Pure cream centers made without glucose and flavored with fresh fruit or delicious nut kernels with a covering of the best of chocolate. Made in the Cleanest Candy Kitchen in the World. » Soldonlyinsealed boxes . at the better drug stores, Belle Mead Sweets y, 81 West End Ave, + Trenton, N. J. a Why Not? (Continued from page 393) “ Nobody is to blame. Only you ought to know the situation before you'go into a thing like that. I have seen a great many of my married friends made un- happy by ignorance of facts.” “Exactly. Well, we'll see what’ we can do.” The next morning Stiles called to see Mr. Trayne, Josephine’s father. He wasted no time. “How much does Josephine spend on her clothes in a year?” he asked. “How do I know. It's probably enough.” “You know my income?” “You told me.” “Well, isn’t she spending more on her clothes than I make “I presume so. She isn’t’ marrying you for your money. We all know that “I've told her that she would have to live within our income,” replied Stiles, warmly, “and she says that she is per- fectly willing; but now that I think it over I don't believe she understands.” “Well what of it? You don’t expect & young girl like that to understand fig- . do you? Stiles was beginning to lose patience. whole situation had suddenly come over him almost in the nature of a sen- sation, “Possibly you don't understand Mr. + and you laugh lightly and say that it Trayne,” he said. “I am going to doesn’t matter; that she is not marry- marry a lovely girl, who has never had = - , ‘ing me for my money; in other words, the slightest thing to do with practical you expect to support us, don’t you?” management of affairs. Now, my in- “That's absurd. Josephine has al- come is only about one-half, say, of ways had what she wanted. I think I what she spends on her clothes. I tell have experience enough to size people her that she will have to live on what up; I like you and I was glad that she Iam making, and she laughs and says selected you for a husband. The fact of course, she will be delighted. She that you have a small income is of no hasn’t the remotest conception of what consequence. Let Josephine try the ex- this means. I thereupon come to you, periment of living within your means; OW does he picture you in his mind? Does he see a face of youthful charm with the fine glow and velvety softness that men so delight to behold in women, or have lines of worry begun to spread over your features and the years begun to leave their telling marks? And how do you picture him? Oh, that more women might come to know the beauty, and men the pleasing appearance that could be theirs through the kindly help of And when time has sped and.wedding anniver- or “grease " cream, is not a rouge or cosmetic, saries come, neither husband nor wife will have to and positively can not grow hair on the face, sigh in despair when thinking of the other, For the Pompeian simply affords a natural means toward beauty and charm that held him or her in youth will complete cleanliness of the facial pores, And not have fled, but will still be the possessionof each. in pores which are “Pompcian clean" lics skin Pompeian will do for you what it has done for health. For a clear, fresh, youthful complexion, millions—give you a clear, clean, healthy, youthful se Pompeian. skin, It works into the pores and works out. Noth- “Don't envy a good complexion; use ing is left on the face, Pompcian is not a “cold Trial Jar and Art Picture, both seat for 10¢ (stamps or coin) for postage and packing. For years you have heard of Pompeian’s merits and benefits, To cet you to act now we will send a "Pompeian Beauty" Art Pic- ture, in exquisite colors, with each trial jar, This is a rare offer. This "Pompeian Beauty" is very expensive and immensely popu: All dealers. lar. Clip coupon now, Pompeian and have one." Out along this Line, All (n and mail todav. The Pompeian Mfg. Co., 25 Prospect St., Cleveland, O. Gentlemen :—Encloved find 10¢ (stamps or coin) for post: age and packing, for wbich please send me a trial jar of Pompeian and a '* Pompeian Beauty" Art Pru comicbooks.com