Life — December 3, 1914 — page 77: what you’re looking at

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DAN Me MO ites be Kye, LIFE Sta h~ A Rebuilt Classic WAS the night before Christmas, and all through the flat Every creature was dancing, excepting the cat. The phonograph’s cheerful, industrious bray Untiringly sounded as time wore away. The stockings and shoes had been chosen with care Befitting the smartness of such an affair, The children, who should have been snugly in bed, Were having their Castle-Walk prac- tice instead, And Mamma in her slippers and I in my pumps Were doing the Maxixe in synchro- nous jumps, When up in the air there arose such a humming, I ran to the window to see what was coming ; And what should I view, as I opened the pane, But sood old St. Nick, in a swagger biplane! It bumped on the roof after circling around, And soon down the airshaft he came with a bound. I peeved, as he opened his pack in the all— A difficult task, for the passage was small— And heard him remark, “It seems awfully queer To carry no budget from Europe this year! But though war has bereft me of trinkets and toys, I'm amply provided with holiday joys.” His gifts looked alike, as to wrappings and style, And ne sused as he quickly selected a pile: “A Lame Duck for Grandpa; the Bos- ton for Dad; For Mother, the disc with the Argen- tine Fad. For Gladys, the Dip she interprets with skill, And here’s a new Half-and-Half ree- ord for Bill. Sue likes Hesitation—a finished side- stepper ; Tom clings to the Tango, with plenty of pepper. The Kitchensink Rag I'll apportion to Bridget ; The One-Step’s for Minnie—the spry little midget! As stockings from chimneys are pend- ent no more, Tl lay ‘e:n all carefully here by the door!” Then, placing his goggles astride of his nose, And adjusting his cap, up the airshaft he rose, With a satisfied grin, as he passed out of sight, Saying, “On with the dance! Merry Christmas—good night!” Corinne Rockwell Swain. bristmas Giving | is sometimes like trying to fit a round peg into a square hole To avoid selecting THE WRONG gift ‘for THE RIGHT person, send a box of ‘Ony§ aL Kiery and be sure to please A practical and beautiful Holiday gift which will not bankrupt you Improved qualities in “POINTEX” HEEL “ONYX” SILK HOSIERY for Men and Women are described FOR WOMEN da eae? $1.35 to $2.75 “Pointex” Clocked Silk in Black and f ; The_ “ Pointex", Heel—ex- White only, Clocked White The “Pointex"" Heel gives clusively an ‘ Onyx” 4 i a slim, graceful con- innovation on Black, Black on White or tour ‘to the ankle self with “POINTEX” HEEL, No, 235 No. 350 No. 106 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 Fine Silk with DUB:L Lisle Pure Silk, DUB-L wide Medium weight, finest thread garter top, triple extra garter top, triple extra silk, DUB-L Silk garter top, spliced heel and toe, me- spliced heel and toe. Sea- triple extra spliced heel and dium weight, with sonable weight, with toc, with “POINTEX” HEEL “POINTEX” H “POINTEX” HEEL All the above in so desirable shades. FOR MEN Men's Black Medium Silk, triple spliced heel and = $§ QQ toe. Excellent value. Black, White, Tan, N) . Navy No. 520 and Suede, with “ POINTE SE Ask for these numbers of your dealer. Bes sure to get the “ POIN write to us and tee will help you. Lord & Taylor Wholesale Distributors New York caw comicbooks.com