Life — August 14, 1919 — page 40: what you’re looking at

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LIFE $35 Invested in Vogue @ tiny fraction of your loss on one ill-chosen gown Will Save You $500 The instant the war was over, Paris began to dance, and, curiously enough, the dance has determined the mode of even the most sedate autumn street frock. In repose, the silhouette remains slim. But the instant one moves—walking, dancing, crossing a room— it must have grace and flow of line. How can you get that floating effect? How should you stand when you wear it? How can you know the favored colors? How can you assure yourself added distinction of dress and save yourself from misguided or haphazard buying? The secret is not more money. It is Vogue's authoritative, advance fashion advice. : The gown you buy and never wear is the really ex- pensive gown. G| ‘3, boots, hats, that miss being exactly what you want are the ones that cost more than you can afford. AFTER SEPTEMBER 1 24 Issues of Voguc Will Cost $6 Save $1 By Mailing This Coupon Now Even be th ican Owing to the tremendous increase during the last four years in the cost of paper, labor, and materials, Vogue—rather than lower its standard of production in the slightest degree—will raise its yearly sub- scription price from $5 to $6, beginning September Ist. you Thus sues of H, spend For a limited time, however, Vogue will ac- cept subscriptions at the $5 rate. You need not send money now. Just sign and mail the coupon. 0} tion, Vogue's acknowledged taste, Vogue's buyi reaus—all the judgment, experience, and skill of a h connected with dress, entertaining, interior decoration, cultivated woman. Special Offer— Don’t Send Money Now! pon r potecs Send remit If you mall the coupon at once, we will enter your cub ecriptl 4 insues (one year) of Vi ning Tit the Forecast of Aufume Fashions Numbers ready now, at the 85 rate. This offer will be held open only for a limited times then the subscription price will go to 86. Street Sign, tear off and mail the coupon The Postal Zone Law makes necessary an ‘additional postage Vogue is published twice a month, 24 issues instead of 12. issues of Vogue—S: INSIDER, then, that for $5—surely a tiny fraction of your loss on a single ill-chosen hat have at hand, for an entire year (24 issues), Vogue's fashion informa- VOGUE, 19 West 44th Street, New York City ning with the Forecast of ber, dated Sept Life of a Joke a Appears in Lire. Copied in newspaper. Used in almanac. 4—Filler on theatre program Furnishes a laugh in vaudeville. 6—After-dinner speaker tells it 7—Translated in foreign papers. &—Retranslated back. Goes rounds of American papers once more. o—Sent to Lire as original. 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Seditious meetings, large and small will be protected and encouraged, # prove our nation’s love of free and on the ground that it is best that all secret plots be kept in the open. For the protection of the law ing members of the community, are forbidden to hold any public ¢ This will deprive the lawle to attack them © ings. , any opportunity force. It is urged that no one protest report of inst any criminal acts, sisce such behavior rouses vengeful feelings on the part of the accused 'O be dramatic is to pls to the world and a tragedy for ourselves. A real sense of humor pre vents more farce than it creates. comicbooks.com