Life — January 1, 1914 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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The Reward of Virtuosity 'HIS is the open season for the near- virtuosos of the concert stage, those strange birds of European plum- age who appear at regular intervals, flap their wings in the face of an apa- thetic audience, emit an excited squawk or two, and subside again into well- merited obscurity. There was a time when a certain technical proficiency or an unmistakable individuality of talent was considered necessary before a musician dared to appear as a profes- sional virtuoso. The modern system, however, has brought about a different state of affairs. Anyone with adequate financial resources may now secure a i concert début and compel at least the e ing notice of the press and the Y/, TP) public. The aspirant for musical fame TP C. COT Sj i first pays a good round sum to a man- . ager and a press-agent and thus pro- > cures the preliminary publicity which ZWD G00 aT is absolutely needed. Then a public concert-hall is hired, preferably for an afternoon or evening when no real music is offered elsewhere in competi- tion. Tickets are given free of charge For a woman there can be no luxury equal to the conscious- to all the friends of the “artist” and ness that skin and hair are in principal to the long list of “ paper-chasers” at H perfect condition, To keep them “sens the disposal of the manager and press- ’ i Ot $0, a soap is needed which thor- jo Lae, agent. Thus the hall is comfortably | ' oughly cleanses and at the same s iy time has just the right soothing, Mie ict oben of ceesaae | ) antiseptic action to maintain The chief object of giving such a 2 | ; their natural health and beauty. concert in New York is to gain the , . favorabl f th * di Resinol Soap does this be- avorable comment of the leading al cause it is an exquisitely pure newspaper critics. Fortified with these and cleansing toilet soap cor press-notices, the, near-virtuoso may é | taining Resinol, which ph safely undertake a tour thr. cians have prescribed for years stler ur through “ihe in the cure of skin affections. smaller towns, and may even succeed bi It a clear complexion and soft eventually in paying off the entire de- thick, lustrous hair are worth ficit of the New York début. Often, j more to you than the few cents however, the vet ritics whose opin- sometimes saved by using an i py erities: wb A ordinary soap, you owe it to ion is most desired refuse to attend yourself to know Resinol Soap. such a concert, or, if they do conde- Relist’ S3e6ts cater naunness esinol Soap i - scend to come, dismiss the whole affair | cred; its rich brown is given it by ‘i : i —) the Resinol it contains. Twenty-five with a few words of polite and non- cents at all druggists and dealers in committal comment absolutely valueless toilet goods. ‘or guestroom trial itici: he cake, with miniature box of Resinol as real criticism. In such cases near- Ointment, write to Dept. 6-C, Resi- virtuosity must be its own reward. nol, Baltimore, Md. One possible solution of the problem P Resinol Shaving Stick, also, con- ae se I tains Resinol, making it ‘most Presents itself. If the journalistic i < egreesble for men ah tender | opinion of New York is really so valu- faces, Trial om. requests able, why not have a municipal jury ——e . = of recognized connoisseurs appointed ) a to pass judgment on all aspirants to musical eminence? Thus a long-suf- GOLD EDGES 4 fering public would be spared the 7 ifFICiAL RULES NG PLAYING CARDS ei agony of attending such trial perform- sf YARD GAMES ances, the necessity’ of hypocritical a For Social Play Hoyle up-to-date For General Play mo flattery would be avoided, and the path dlodes some bright new packs [MA SENOISCIN STAMPS Jam Dicrcle quality made and main § of musical progress cleared of numer- tad alike by those who } ous distressing obstacles. The only ‘ f objection to the plan is the impossibility tame of paying such a jury a salary propor- 30 PER Pack fi abi tionate to the demands upon their time, THE U.S.PLAYING CARD CO.. CINCINNATI, U cite ced conte cig comicbooks.com