Life — December 11, 1913 — page 38: what you’re looking at

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lover Vera Sweet is the greatest Pad maker in the world. Her winning ways and her charming style make her arrival a looked for treat long remembered. Vera Sweet vos, Vera Sweet Hie soe scod $1 fore large bor of this delicious cand; Why not let u: parcel post several pack- Christan presents? that Vera Sweet eas Ea at ALM. ORE, ‘Winona, Minn. guaranteed at least twice a month, and your relatives were barred out. But Flossie’s. father came along in the nick of ‘time, introduced him into their quiet home atmosphere, and while Flora waited outside with a pack of college students and a new flying machine she had just ordered to cut him loose with, the millionaire pro- posed to F'ossie, settled a million on her, and took her off in triumph to his Newport villa, where he is resting up, and Flossie is gradually learning how to be a society queen. Moral You can’t most always sometimes tell, Six months later Flora married a bonanza king from the West, and is now arranging with a London agent to buy up the houses of Parliament for her next summer's residence. A New Yorker who had planned a week-end trip with his wife fumed and fretted without avail on the morning set for their departure because she made such slow progress in getting ready for the journey. At last he fairly dragged her from the house and into a waiting taxicab, although she kept protesting that there was no occasion for hurry, as they had plenty of time. Arrived at the station, the couple dashed for their train, and were just in time to see it pulling out. “ There, id the irate husband, “didn’t [ tell you that we'd never catch that train on account of you?” said his philosophic spouse but we didn’t miss it by much.” —Tribune, Very Poor Business HE report comes from the Philippines that child slavery is practiced there and many of our estimable journals hope that anti-imperialism will not, prevail until this terrible blot is effaced. It is asserted that parents ate in the habit of selling their children into slavery at various prices, one price quotation being seventy-five cents, This ought to be stopped by all means. It is very poor business. Our altruistic guardianship over the Philippine Islands should not cease until this barbaric and unbusiness- like system is replaced by our own thoroughly approved practice of turning children over to the manufacturers without ckarge. Under slavery the manufacturer would be expected to support the children, which is an unnecessary burden on the manufacturer. Under our system we expect him to make only a small contribution toward the child’s support. This is sensible, because it has a salutary effect upon the shares of the corporation. Let this oriental disgrace be expunged, and let civilization ascend to the throne. or Mary Queen of Scots? Or will you go to the Fancy Ball in a costume more nearly of your own devising? For a perfect answer to this question, illustrated with designs from the leading houses that spe- cialize in fancy dress, together with original sketches by Vogue's own artists, read the CHRISTMAS VOGUE Now On Sale A? in this Christmas Vogue is a selection of gifts for the last-minute s er—and even if you are so forehanded as to have al- ready finished your Christmas shopping, these gifts are excellent for weddings and birthdays. To begin the New Year rightly with Vogue, begin now with this last number of the old year —it is a number that looks forward most interestingly to the fashions, the diversions, the modes, manners and customs of 1914. VOGUE 443 Fourth Avenue, New York 25 cents a number CONDf&. NAST $4 year Twice a month Publisher 24 numbers comicbooks.com