Life, 1915-04-01 · page 6 of 72
Life — April 1, 1915 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and fashion content** rather than political satire. The left side features a Harper's Bazaar advertisement promoting spring/summer fashion trends, with an illustration of a stylishly-dressed woman in a pleated skirt and wide-brimmed hat. The ad emphasizes Harper's Bazaar's role as a fashion authority, claiming it helps "well-groomed women" stay current with trends. The top article, "The Legislative Dilemma," discusses politicians' impossible task of simultaneously supporting both high and low costs of living—a genuine policy tension rather than satire. The right side contains unrelated advertisements (Calox tooth powder) and a poem called "The Feast of Fools" by Arthur L. Salmon about a festival. This page primarily serves as a **vehicle for advertising and lifestyle content** typical of early-20th-century Life magazine.
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Mrarper's ce ie with your of fer, enclose fl'tor ten fonths of Har- rer's Baza fegular price. Name, The Legislative Dilemma O, our poor legislators and other public officials! almost never let them stand for the inter the feet of another group. The difficulties of situations will ts of one group without standing on Any legislator at all, if you approach him in such a way as not to arouse his suspicion, will tell you he is heartily in favor of a reduced cost of living for the benefit of his dear, dear constituents who furnish the votes, provided it can be accomplished without lowering prices and thus injuring the profits of his dear, dear influential friends who furnish the campaign funds of himself and his party. Thus is the legislative conscience hamstrung and the legislative ficld of activity circumscribed by the inexorability of the regulation surrounding addition, subtraction and division, and thus does modern politics require legislators to be in favor of both high cost of living and low cost of living at the same time. RY’ —the fashions Spring and Summer bring— Many and varied—and, my, so different! An exquisite display —the height of the costumer’s art, the witchery of the milliners, The Spring open- ingsdefinethetrend ofthe mode. This fashion event is faithfullychronicled in Harper’s Bazar. In spite of the hardships and expenses of communication with Paris, the Bazar has maintained its superior fash- ion service. For thousands of well-groomed women Harper’s Bazar is a constant advisor. These women have already learned from the Bazar’s advance news what fashions the Summer will bring. They are buying their apparel with discrimination, and will wear it confident that it is correct in every detail. Are you one of them? If not simply snip off the coupon at the left and mail it now for a ten months’ subscription at the special introductory price of $1. Warpers Bazgr $1.50. \Calox the OXYGEN when you use | Oxygen is nature’s great purifier, That's why CALOX prevent z dental troubles by re. moving the cause of} tooth decay. All Druggists, 25c. Sample and Booklet Free if you mee tion your Druggist. McKESSON & ROBBINS || 91-97 Fulton St, New York | ee | | The Feast of Fools “PHeu high patronal festival, august With crowds attendant whom no man can number— Thou gatherest the just and the unjust, The waste and lumber. Great Feast of Fools, thy votaries con- vene With gay contentment and_ self-ac- clamation, A company from earth's remotest scene And every nation. For some the calendars reserve Red-lettered and own; But thou assemblest way The great Unknown, a day, their exclusively in a wholesale See how they swarm from villa, court, * Congress and senate, college, market, schools— The concourse that has never yet run short, The dance of Fools. palace, They meet in happy and_ gregarious play, Keeping their festival in every region, Naming no names, we greet them here to-day Whose name is Legion. Arthur L. Salmon ANQUET—A function at which one endures a poor meal for the sake of the speaking which is to follow, and then endures poor speak- ing for the sake of politeness. comicbooks social