Life, 1920-06-24 · page 38 of 41
Life — June 24, 1920 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct sections: **"Local Color"** satirizes a Hollywood screenwriter who purchased Kaiser Wilhelm II's antique furniture—including iron eagles from his throne—to inspire "atmosphere" while writing tragedies. The joke mocks the pretentiousness of using the deposed German emperor's possessions as creative fuel, comparing it to Poe's laudanum use. The humor plays on post-WWI sentiment toward Germany and questions whether nightmare-inducing décor actually aids artistic creation. **"A Frenchwoman's Impressions of America"** announces a book by French authors who observed America during wartime. The text notes it avoids typical shallow foreign commentary, instead offering "shrewd, smooth, vivacious" critique from authors with genuine understanding. **"Careful"** is a brief satirical dialogue where an editor and proprietor discuss newfound press freedom, only for the proprietor to insist they consult stockholders before determining policy—satirizing how commercial interests override editorial independence. The page also contains vintage advertisements for travel, food products, and toiletries typical of the era.
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Local Color UMOR has it that the Kaiser’s an- tique furniture, brought some months ago to America for auction, has been hought by one of our most successful and most tragic scenarists. The lot, which must have cost a fabulous sum, included the hangings of the imperial council- chamber and the two iron eagles which stood guard on each side of the Kaiser's throne. It seems that they were bought for inspirational purposes.“ Atmosphere is essential to art,” the scenarist is claimed to have said. “You can't shiver wi you are on ice, and even the most willing egg is unable to get boiled on cold water Poe had the d. t's when he wrote * The Murders in the Rue Morgue,’ and Cole- ridge doped out ‘Kubla Khan’ under ether. Lam going to write the most hlood- curdling tragedy ever thrown on the screen without becoming addicted to cither liquor or dope. I expect to get all my copy from the nightmares which I will experience in the Kaiser's bed Imagine, for instance, what ‘The Raven’ might have heen if, instead of that old black crow, the Kaiser's cruel-clawed birds of prey had perched over Poe's hedroom door!” A Frenchwoman’s Impressions of America Comtesse Madeleine de Bryas and Mlle. Jacqueline de Bryas have really seen America. They came to this country during the war to do work for France and America; and their work carried them to every part of our country. Of American descent, they had kept in touch with the United States: they knew both their own country and ours, though they viewed America through keen French eyes. “A Frenchwoman's Impressions of America” is therefore not the usual commentary by a foreign visitor who sees a few cities, interprets what is seen without sufficiently understand- ing it, and is either fulsome in praise or unjustly sweepiag in condemnatic The two authors found plenty to praise here and some things at which to level good-natured, well-mannered criticism. And it is all written in a shrewd, smooth, vivacious style. It is a stimulating book. “A Frenchwoman's Impressions of America” published by The Century Co., 353 Fourth Avenue, New York City, and is sold at all bookstores for $1.75. One thousand to two th nted with pine and balsam, Mode Lakes, G ian Bay, Lake of Bay pleasant r playground. for free illust Kumor further has it that the reason why the above-mentioned tr already curdled the Great W because the scenarist unguardedly took his meals off the Kaiser's dining-room table and so undermined his digestion that he had to give up all work Careful E2iToR (of great paper): Now that we have freedom of the press once more, what shall be our policy Prorrietox dmerican news- Before we determine that, we'd better have a meeting of our stockholders. le from Toronto, and rs in the midst « Fishing, boating. bat literature. C. G. ORTTENBURGER, Desk “P™ 907 Merchants Loan & Trust Bld¢., Chicago, I!1 Vacation Land of Perfect Summer Climate sand fe hotels in Algong Kawartha Lakes and 1 harming sune ing, colf and the great A. B. CHOWN, Dok °P 1270 Broadway. New York,NY | CUSTOMS FIFTY YEARS A Who among us would say tod I never Dentifrice; 1 never have Yet Fifty years ago, odd person in 1,000 used a Dent brush. So to-day, after more than publicity of | Allen’s Powder for the Feet, not many ple care to confe: You know [1 a Powder for the Feet!" More than One Million pounds of Powder for the Army and Navy during the war. | The reason is this: Confinir feet in Le jor Canvas Shoes is bound to cre friction, or less. Allen's Foot=Ease re from the shoes. You know w! your motor-car ar by Shaking int se, t powder? Get the habit, habit our, as yet, Really Boneless Suncrfins shty andy tins 41M Quality Stores “The Dally Menu Make PURITY CROSS MODEL Km ORANGE, NEW JERSL Made by a Master Chef in a Model Kitchen — PURITY CROSS| it, Lobster Newburg, Chop Suey, Creamed Spo hetti a2 Gata, Finasa Haddie a0 Gratin, Deviled Chickeo, Deviled Hi Lunch Tongee, Vienna Style Sansaze, Creed F: Complexions Are Healthy comicbooks.com