Life — March 24, 1921 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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| Science proves the danger. of bleeding gums ence proves that unhealthy gums cause ae ail- ments. le suf- fering from Pyar I} thea (a disease of I the gums) often suf- fer from other ills, suchas rheumatism, anaemia, nervous FORHAN CO, New York Forkan's, Ltd. Montreal “COME, BOBBY, DON’T BE A LITTLE SAV- AGE—KISS THE LaDy.” “NO, SHE'S A NAUGHTY LADY. IP 1 KISS HER SHE'LL GIVE ME A SLAP, JUST AS SHE DID TO PAPA.”—Sans-Géne (Paris). “MADE AT KEY WEST— | in the Gaudeamus NPOPULAR as the statement may be, there are things for which one may be devoutly thankful. ways in which mankind, or the existence of mankind, has improved. Some causes of trial and tribulation have disappeared. Reference is not made to the unmitigated torments of stage-coach travel in the pic- ttiresque old coaching days, or to the de- cided discomforts of dungeons and racks romantic centurics of chivalry and knight-errantry. There have been advances and improvements more recent, and in truth almost of yesterday. Nearly anyone, except the very young, can remember the horrors of “ formal calls.” This institution existed until very lately. Unquestionably there are linger- ing traces of the practice still to be found, but they are rapidly disappearing. What its terrors were, those who knew it at its worst can well attest. Womankind suffered perhaps the most, yet there were some who seemed to like the ritual. Rounds of calls, in which two banded themselves together to descend upon their friends and acquaint- ances, were as frequent as Mexicar: bor- der raids nowadays. In the number of door bells rung, and the number of vis- itees who were “out,” were found cause for boastfulness. Men never made any pretence of liking the arrangement or being patient under it. Still, in the straight-laced world of yester- day they submitted and submissively made “party calls” and “dinner calls.” One can hardly understand it now with the glorious freedom of the present. With the French Revolution the taille, the dimes and corvées were abolished. Well, one of the results of the spirit of our time is the abolition of the corvée of “ formal calls.” One does not have to feel that awful obli- gation. An invitation can be accepted light-heartedly, without a thought of the day or hour of reckoning when one is obliged to sit up and “ make” conversation. This is the reason for the claim that there are some gains. With “ formal calls” as obsolete as the chignon, there is reason for profound thankfulness and, in- deed, hope of the future. As a matter of fact, everything connected with social amenities, and “society” generally, is vastly easier and—what is important— more amusing. The minuet may have been “magnificent,” but it was no fun, and, as a field sport, golf is much pleas- anter than duelling. And above all, the dread of the “formal call” is going— going—gone. George Hibbard. 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