Life, 1919-08-28 · page 38 of 40
Life — August 28, 1919 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire, though it opens with a brief poem mocking post-WWI tensions. The "Notes from Munich" poem compares historical Greek conflicts to contemporary geopolitical tensions—specifically the "Hun" (Germany) versus "Bolshevik" (Soviet Russia). The joke invokes the cliché that when "Greek met Greek" in antiquity, conflict resulted. The satire suggests modern power struggles are equally petty or inevitable. The "Condensed News" section uses mock-serious brevity to satirize American priorities: President Wilson's political struggles, labor strikes, war profiteering denials, and Charlie Chaplin eating breakfast—all treated with equal weight. The humor lies in juxtaposing trivial celebrity gossip with serious economic and political issues, suggesting readers' actual concerns are superficial. The bulk of the page is a **Vogue magazine subscription pitch** exploiting post-war inflation to justify price increases while claiming value—a straightforward advertisement disguised as editorial content.
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Notes from Munich (The Odds Are Even) WYIEN Greck met Greek in olden days, As Pope would have us know, Then Greek set out to mend his ways— At least, we're hoping so! But all their mighty tugs of war Seem puerile, tame and weak Compared to checking up the score When Hun met Bolshevik! Mabel Haughton Col Condensed News of the Day (For Busy Readers) RESIDENT WILSON saw three senators and made a speech, Four hundred thousand _ strikers made demands for increases in al parts of the country. Granted. Four congressmen high cost of living in fou which will be printed in th sional Record and distributed free. Charlie Chaplin eats rolled oats for breakfast. $35 Invested in Vogue Gtiny fraction of your losxon 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? Four Senate pages are getting up their objections to the League of Na- tions, and hope to present their reset- vations at an early session A hold-up in New York, in whic several innocent people were shot and thousands of dollars stolen, was inad- vertently reported by the papers. It is rumored that Mr. Baker, the greatest Secretary of War in history, will shortly resign and become presi- dent of a canning company. The packers denied everything. Here's one of beat of the wint new coats, with tte collar as ‘big cao ‘small cope ond ite belt with that touch 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. Gloves, 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 Vogue Will Cost $6 Save $1 By Mailing This Coupon Now fhe September first Voorn There ere torte ef ether See Sone aut on tte tite’ end’ proctcat, Vogue Fy P :. . ¢ © T is a curious inversion of the fitness Owing to the tremendous increase during of things that those whose time is Even at the $6 price, Vogue will continue to the last four years in the cost of paper, labor, and materials, Vogue—rather than lower its standard of production in the htest degree—will raise its yearly sub- scription price from $5 to $6, beginning September Ist. 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, ONSIDER, then, that for $5—surely a tiny be the least costly per copy of all the Ameri- can magazines appealing to people of taste. Vogue is published twice a month, giving you 24 issues instead of 12. Thus you spend $5 a year for twelve is- sues of Country Life; $4 for twelve issues of Harper's, Century, the Atlantic; but you spend at the rate of only $3 for every 12 issues of Vogue—$2.50 if you mail the cou pon now. tion of your loss on a single ill-chosen hi or gown—you may have at hand, for an entire year (24 issues), Vogue's fashion inform tion, Vogue's acknowledged taste, Vogue's buying skill, Vogue's personal service bu- reaus—all the judgment, experience, ind skill of a highly paid staff of experts in everything connected with dress, entertaining, interior decoration, and the social and intellectual life of a cultivated woman, Special Offer—Don’t Send Money Now! If you mail the coupon at ription for 24 issue ith the Forecast of t the 85 rate. \ce, we will enter your sub f beginning ber, ready 2 for a limited time; then the subseription price will 86. Sign, tear off and mail the coupon VOGUE, 19 West 44th Street, New York City Send me 24 numbers (one year) of Vogue, begin- ning with the Forecast of Autumn Fashions Num- ber, dated Sept. I, at your special $5 rate. 1 will remit $5 on receipt of your bill. (Canadian $6.25.) (Please ‘The Postal Zone Law makes necessary an additional postage charge of $0c a year, west of the Mississippi, worth the least generally have the most expensive watches. H8tef Champlai n Bluff Poxnt-on- [eke Champlain NT THE mummers rendervous of peoeie of cutee ade finement, magnificently placed on the bighes post of Lake Champlain, Tennis, 18-bole golf cours, be ing, fishing, historic motor trips, every picasure and Cm venience you could possibly desire in a sumenet bert American Plan, Management Mr. J. P. Geass © Florida East Coast Hotels. Booklet on request , York Booking Office, 243 Fifth Avenue. Jor season of 19:9 Fane Ope ~ HOTEL CHAMPLAIN. Bluff Point-on-Lake Chacreis comicbooks.comay