Life, 1920-04-29 · page 8 of 40
Life — April 29, 1920 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **social gossip and humor** rather than political satire. The "Psychic Society Notes" section reports on wealthy New York society members and their activities—dinner parties, tea entertainments, and lecture series. Names like "Mrs. Astor Rounds" and references to "controlling" others suggest these are accounts of social gatherings among the city's elite. The bottom section includes three brief humorous items: "Tempus Fugit!" (time flies), a joke about a busy husband, and a one-liner about "bump-proof cars." The illustration shows a **vintage automobile** with passengers, captioning a scene about getting a chauffeur's name and address. This is light domestic humor typical of Life's satirical approach to middle and upper-class American life.
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Psychic Society Notes MES. WRIGHT INNIT gave a charming lunch- con on Thursday for her spirit control, Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth. Among the guests were Dr. William James, who is controlling Mrs. Wotta Chance; Queen Victoria, who is controlling Mrs. Newton Rich, and Signor Garibaldi, controlling Miss Minnie Mumm. Miss Therese Kane entertained at tea on Tues- day afternoon for Donna Lucrezia Borgia, who is her present control. The guests were delightfully diverted by Mr. Robert Browning, who is spending a few days in town as the control of Mrs. Smith- Hibrow. Mr. Browning read selections from his charming poem entitled “ The King and the Spook.” Mrs. Fuller Fire was “at home” at the Ouija Club on Wednesday for Queen Cleopatra, who graciously deigned to be amused by the asp-swal- lowing of the ingenious Indian, Bosco, who is this week controlling Miss Vera Sweet. Sir Joshua Reynolds, who controlled Mr. D'Auber Brown, our rising young artist, for the week-end, goes on Tuesday to control Miss Ida Thote for a few days. William Turner will also he present with John Ruskin Cempus Fugit! JF I had guessed How time was reckoned While Molly dressed— lf I had guessed— The play be—blessed ! She said, “One second!” If I had guessed How time was reckoned! Busy USBAND: If anybody calls, you'll have to an swer the door bell. Wire: Why? “T promised to help the but- ler with his income-tax return.” UM-PROO order of the day. cel'urs are the Mrs, Astor Rounds was the hostess on Saturday at a beautiful dinner given in honor of her con! Li Po, the brilliant eighth-century Chinese philos pher, and Mile. Taglioni, a dainty little dar who has been controlling Mrs. Proudfoot for day or two. The guests included Madame de I padour, controlling Mrs. Hunter Mann; Mr. Je Quincy Adams, controlling Mr. Croesus Cohe Mrs. Lydia Pinkham, controlling Mrs. Luke Sharp, and Count Casanova, controlling Mr. U. B. Hasen. Mrs. Weather Wrough gave a bridge party or Friday afternoon for Mlle. Ninon de Il'Enclos, wh« has been controlling Mrs. Drinkwater Sterne Many of our prominent citizens are looking for ward to the interesting series of Iectures to be given on Tuesday mornings in Lent at the home of Mrs. R. V. Fitte. Among the lectures promised are “Hither and Thither in Nowhere,” by Francis Drake, now controlling Mr. Knight-Gay; “My Year as an Unseen Detective,” by Mrs. Har- riet Beecher Stowe, controlling Miss Eva Little, and “ Macaroni and Madrigals,” by Signor Dante Alighieri, controlling Mr. Howells Rorer. Inci dental music will be furnished by Mr. Ludwig van Beethoven, controlling Mr, Biltmore Drumm and the Abbé Liszt. controlling Mrs. Barker Keyc Lady (to chauffeur): GET HIS NAME AND ADDRESS, JIM; HE MAY IIAVE SCRATCHED TUE SIDE OF THE MACHINE comicbooks.com