Life, 1920-11-25 · page 42 of 45
Life — November 25, 1920 — page 42: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily features **advertisements and light humor** rather than political satire. **"Shopping Mania"** is a mild joke about department store excess: a woman asks to see blankets, exhausts the clerk by viewing every option, then reveals she was "just looking for a friend"—the humor lying in the absurdity of her vague request wasting the clerk's effort. **"Bedtime Stories"** is a whimsical retelling of the Adam and Eve temptation, with the Serpent tempting Adam to try apples from the garden. It's gentle, not satirical. **"Danderine"** is a hair-loss product advertisement claiming to stop hair loss and increase thickness. The dominant content is **Vogue magazine advertising**, promoting subscription deals for fashion issues with fashion illustration of a woman in winter coat. The pitch emphasizes avoiding clothing waste during economically conscious times, suggesting this is from the World War I era (likely around 1917-1918) when wartime frugality was emphasized. The page is primarily **commercial**: resort hotel advertising, product pitches, and magazine subscriptions dominate over editorial content.
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~-LIFE- Opens for its 25th season. A quarter-century of happy Southern sport life! Every year it is more attractive to followers of true sport. CAROLINA HOTEL Now Open Special rates up to February Holly Inn and Berkshire open early in January. Golf (4 18-hole Donald Ross Courses', Tennis, Shooting, Horsebeck Riding, Driving, Racing, Motoring, Airplaning. Championship events in every field of-sport scheduled. For reservations, address : General Office, Pinehurst, N.C. EONARD TUFTS 282 Congress Street Boston Shopping Mania N a busy department store, a lady asked to see blankets. After the clerk had emptied the shelves and piled the coun- ters with blankets of every description and color, the lady thanked him and said: “T was just looking for a friend.” “ Well, madam,” said the obliging clerk, “if you think your friend is among these blankets, I'll look again.” Stops Hair Coming Out; Doubles Its Beauty and Thickness. A few cents buys a bottle of “Danderine.” After an application of “Danderine” you seldom find a fallen hair or any dandruff, besides every hair shows new life, vigor, brightness, more color and thickness.—Any drug store. PETER J. CAREY & SONS, INC., PRINTERS Bedtime Stories HE Serpent sidled up to Adam with an “Nice orchard,” he ingratiating smile. observed. Our Common sently mentation ery try them?” at the apples said Adam know won't hurt you.” nd of a Fool's Paradise,” e, sliding away Poiret took seal brown velvet, red Chinese lacquer buttons and the demurest of ruches to make this ual frock with its medieval detach- ment denied by that ultra- modern roll of the material around its ample skirt. This is just one of the interesting— and quite diferent — models shown in every issue of Vogue. 1% SPECIAL OFFER It qour order is recetred, Immediately, we fart your subscription with the cur- rent’ Christmas Gifts Number—thus giving you eleven numbers of Vocue Nv, instead of ten without any extra charge. Xt, Since the additional copy must Xi, come out of & small suppl Ancestor glanced up ab- from his latest experiment in fer- “So so,” he answered. asked the Serpent, “What GREAT $ CHRISTMAS you, don't ‘ALSO BOXING DARKIES, $1.75 BINATION both toys, $2.00 F Dour dialer does net have hissed the them we will ship direct (0 vou. jonalCo.,Cambridge39, a tiny fraction of your loss on a single ill-chosen Will Save You $20 This year, above all others, when extravag waste are to be avoided, you should have Y, hand. For now every woman must devote ever than her customary care to the selection of he robe, so that not one hat, gown or wrap may unworn and its price wasted. The gown you buy and never wear is the really gown. Gloves, boots, hats, that miss being exactly want, are the ones that cost you more than you can VOGUE suggests that before you spend another penny clothes, before you even plan your wardrobe, you ¢ great Winter and Spring Fashion numbers. HERE ARE THE 10 NUMBERS OF WHICH YOU WILL RECEIVE FOR * Eleven if you mail the coupon now Christmas Gifts December 1 (Extra complimentary copy) Vogue's solution of ist seoblew, full of bew ih sestices Holiday Number December 15 New York Fashions More gifts and practical wteas for The most characterise Doliday entertainlig New "Verk ‘creates fe Lingerie and Vanity Jeouary 1 stemte Fine linen fee personal we and for te" heuwebdd. Pet eatravacances Cf" te “smart. woman Motor and Southern January 15 os in motor clothes robe for the South- Spring Fashions and Brides Spring Fabrics and Paris Fashions Vogue brings back & Patter February 1 openings just the few ‘The very newest fabrics, and work- are so chile, so pew. Ing motels for your spring and ‘that they will be Sulamer wardrobe. omen "who count, Forecast of Spring Fashions February 15 Earliest authentic news of spring styles. fully Mlustrated by Paris models. ‘Smart Fashions fer Limited Incomes First aid to the of bot unlimited = In the next few months, during the very period if Vogue's special Fashion Numbers appear, you will be@o=4 your entire wardrobe for the coming Winter a q spending hundreds of dollars for the suits, hats, accessories that you select. Consider then, that for $2, a tiny fraction of your ill-chosen hat or gown, you may secure eleven issues @ —an assurance of valuable and new ideas and am against costly failures. TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS ONLY We're sorry to have to differentiate between new friends, but the high cost of everything necessitates ing this introductory offer to new subscribers © aren’t getting Vogue's advice, and would like to ees season—and enjoy it—all you have to do is to sign he —now! comicbooks.comny