Life — November 23, 1916 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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‘“LIFE- A Contest in Criticism—$500 Reward T° the best criticism of Lire, comprised in a letter or article not exceeding two hundred and fifty words in length, and complying with the con- ditions of the contest, we will award a prize of five hundred dollars. The award will be made on the merit and enter- taining quality of the criticisms, whether favorable or otherwise. We shall print a number of the best of them if they seem worthy of that distinction, regardless of their severity. Here are the conditions. Please, please read them carefully and comply with them exactly, so that we won’t have to throw your contribution out as being ineligible. CONDITIONS All contributions must be addressed to The Contest Editor of Lire, 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York City. The criticism must be clearly written or, better yet, typewritten on one side of the paper. The writer’s name and address should appear in one of the upper corners, Envelopes should contain absolutely nothing but the criticism and sender’s name and address. If you have any- thing else to say to Lire, send it in a separate enclosure. It is not necessary to be a subscriber to Lire to enter the competition. It is open to the world, but no compet- itor may send in more than one criticism. In case of ties the full amount of the prize will be given to each tying contestant. Contestants are advised to keep duplicate copies of manuscripts submitted, as no contri- butions will be returned. The Editors of Lire will be the sole judges of the com- parative merit of the contributions, and in all matters their decision will be final. Just the same, you needn't be afraid of hurting their feelings, All contesting criticisms must positively be in Lire Office not later than noon, December 26, and the award will be announced in the issue of January 18. In other contests competitors have been barred out because they figured the time limit too closely and did not allow for de- lays in the mail. Send your contribution early so as to avoid this chance. The Recipe ASSISTANT: Say, we're due to go to press with the Christmas issue to-morrow and there hasn't been a thing done yet. Macazine Epitor: That's easy. Take the cover of our July number and put a sprig of holly on the girl instead of a bathing-suit, run a border of bells around the adver- tisement of Grittem’s Breakfast Food, and I'll dig up some fellow to write a poem with a “ Heigh-ho” refrain. Diary of a Literary Censor O* rising to-day noted the naked glory of the morning and pulled down the curtains. Bathed with my eyes bandaged. “Read Tolstoi on ‘ What Is Art?” and sce that the Little Eva of An- archy agreed with me in almost ev- erything. Attended a meeting of the “ La- dies’ Society for the Suppression of Genius.” Dined on some peppermint teb- J) lets to disinfect my thoughts. Ransacked the bookstores for books that told the truth about life. TheresA Sense OF Privacy la SNUFFER Hats, MADE TO FIT SOMEBODY ELSE. Appeared before the Grind Jury and presented evidence against a poet whose lyrical frenzy outran his solicitude for the Morals of the Young. Before retiring read those won- derful tales of Boccaccio—a great classic! Benjamin De Casseres. Advertisements You Have’ Never Seen BECOME AN ARTIST 4 IN YOUR SPARE TIME ! Ip You Can Bring YourselTo lt Copy This Sketch And Send br Our List O-Muddlers. WE SEE POSSIBILITIES IN YOUR BANK ROLL. Michael Angefo Art Parfors, Woppingfon Manor. a