Life, 1915-12-02 · page 81 of 100
Life — December 2, 1915 — page 81: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a Christmas-themed poem, a brief comedic dialogue, and perfume advertising. **"Just for a Moment"** is a sentimental wartime poem (likely WWI-era, given references to "warfare") urging readers—children and adults—to pause during holiday celebrations and remember those suffering abroad who will have no Christmas. It appeals for prayer and thought for displaced children and war victims. **"The Lesser Evil"** is a short joke about masculinity and social embarrassment. George fears his homemade gift from his girlfriend will be unfashionable or poorly made, making him a laughingstock in town—he'd prefer a stomachache (from eating bad food) to public ridicule. The humor plays on anxieties about handmade gifts and male pride. The page is otherwise dominated by a **Rigaud perfume advertisement** featuring an elegant woman with lilacs, positioning the fragrance as "the only lilac true to nature."
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Just for a Moment H, just for a moment, when Christmas has come, Sit down, little girl, little boy, And silence the trumpet and muffle the drum, Forget every doll, every toy— Then think, in the stillness that fills all the room, Of somewhere far over the sea, Of hearts that are dumb in the sense of their gloom, Of Christmas that never will be. And just for a moment, you grown-ups, suppose You return from the gladness at home, Where candle shades give things the color of rose, And then let your quick fancy roam To homes that were once, and to hearths that are bare, To children who know naught of glee— Then, just for a moment, in thought you will share The Christmas that never will be. So, just for a moment, suppose you and I Agree on this deed we will do: We'll think of the children who wonder and sigh OF Christmases that they once knew; We'll send them a prayer, we'll send them a thought, And hope that we never may sce The days dipped from hell that of warfare have wrought The Christmas that never will be. Wilbur D, Nesbit. The Lesser Evil ORGE: My best girl says she is going to give me a present this year that she made with her own hands, Harry: What will it be? Grorc Eatables or wearables. I hope it’s catables. I'd rather have stomachache for a week thar. be the laugh- ing stock of the town for a year. MISS AND MISTLETOE If you do not care to invest in an original package send 15 cents to Rigaud, 74 Barrow Street, York for a sample Javfeem Kis The only lilac true to nature. Extract, Toilet Water, Face and Talcum Powders Created by RIGAUD of MARY GARDEN PERFUME y fame. comicbooks.com