Life, 1916-04-27 · page 34 of 44
Life — April 27, 1916 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three satirical pieces and two advertisements from an early 20th-century Life magazine: **"The Dignities of Office"** mocks Italian royal protocol through an anecdote: King Victor Emmanuel is repeatedly awakened by a servant changing sheets. The joke's point—revealed in the punchline—is that servants change sheets weekly for themselves but "every hour" for a king, satirizing the absurd deference shown to monarchy. **"A Disadvantage"** comments on post-WWI anti-German sentiment. A German guest at a neutral city reception is so unwelcome that a lady asks him to claim he's from somewhere else, illustrating the severe social ostracism Germans faced after the war. **"A Celebrated Author"** jokes about a self-important writer's daily schedule that conspicuously lacks actual writing time—he claims to do his literary work "the next day," mocking pretentious authors. The advertisements for Perrier water and Arrow collars are period-appropriate luxury goods marketing.
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The Dignities of Office This story—which is perhaps true and perhaps not—is being told in many Ital- ian messrooms. On one of his royal tours, King Victor Emmanuel spent the night in a small country town, where the people showed themselves unusually eager in caring for his comfort. So when he had gone to bed, he was surprised to be wakened by a servant who wanted to put clean sheets on his bed. However, he waited good-naturedly while it was done, and wished the servant good night. He had dozed off to sleep, when he was roused for the second time by a rap on the door; and the servant reappeared, asking to change the sheets again. Naturally, the King asked why the change wes made so often. The servant answered reverently, “ For oneself, one changes the sheets every week; for an Bride: you WON'T MIND THE INCONVEN- A Disadvantage The Germans will be immensely hated after this war. They will be the pariahs of the future, Already we see signs of German hatred everywhere. At a reception the other night in a neutral city, the guest of honor said to a man who had just been pre- sented to her: “You are a foreigner, are you not? Where do you come from?” “From Berlin, ma'am,” he answered. The lady stared at him through her lorgnette. “Dear me!” she said. “ Couldn't vou go back and come from somewhere else?""—London Opinion. A CELEBRATED author thus sketched out his daily programme to an interviewer: Rise at 11; breakfast at 12; attention to mail; a few afternoon calls; a ride in the park; dinner; the theatre, and then to bed. “But when do you do your literary work?" he was asked. TENCE, WILL YOU, DARLING? I'M SO AFRAID honored friend, every day; but for a ‘ OF SCRATCHING OUR TABLE. king, every how Youth's Companion. “Why, the next day, of course,” was the reply.—Pickings. Lire is published every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. $s.oo a year in advance. Additional postage to forcign countries in the Postal Union, $1.94 a year; to Canada, s2 cents Single cur- rent copies, to cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, Live is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from book- sellers in all the principal cities in the world. The foreign trade supplied from Live's London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss of non-return of vaio licited contributions. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address issues prior to roto out of print. | a The text and allustrations im Lave arg copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain g opply to Live, Rolls House, Breams Bu ings, Fetter Lane, London, E. C., England. - The enthusiasm for France inspired | by Lafayette ts resinspired by Perrier, Perrier OLLAR style for pring. In two heights Asupy 24": LEXICON 2%" SPARKLING TABLE WATER MONG the things which Nature perfects £a*hehian/it: and Man cannot “ improve,” such as the ’ N rainbow, the perfume of flowers, or the laughter of a child, we place the sparkling Perrier Water. 5 ° The inimitable brilliance and quality of Perrier iff ! ( are entirely natural. There is no saltiness in Perrier, the great reason why it combines so perfectly with Wines and Spirits, ‘and Grocers. Odtainable at all high-class Hotels, Restaurants, 2 \ : : comicbooks.com