Life — September 29, 1921 — page 30: what you’re looking at

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Art, the Handmaiden A parish church was being beautified with a stained-glass window. The old sexton was watching the work. The rector, seeing him thus intent, re- marked “Well, John, and what is your opin- ion of the window?” “Weel,” was the reply, “in ma opeen- ion they micht hae been content wi’ the gless as God made it.” —Town Topics (London). By Way of Diversion Newcomer (in Bohemian resort): think I’d enjoy living a Bohemian life for a spell. But it would have to be on certain days in the week, and I'd really have to be home by one in the morning. —Klods-Hans (Copenhagen). The Woman Pays! Tram Conpucror: How you, my little girl? Lirtte Girt: If the corporation doesn’t object, I'd prefer to pay the full fare and say nothing. . —Pearson’s Weekly (London). old are C.R. A. please. Youth: C. R. A.: “I ruoucnut the sale of that novel to you. was prohibited.” “It is; I got it from a booklegger.” —Boston Transcript. proprietors. At a Charity Bazaar Celebrated Revue Actress: Would you like a programme? Youth: No, thanks; I’m just going. That will be a guinea, But I say; I— { know, but I’ve talked —Reproduced from Punch (Lon- don) by arrangement with the Hell-Bent A park orator returning home flushed with his oratorical efforts, and also from other causes, found a mild curate seated opposite in the tram-car. “It may interest you to know,” he said truculently, “that, I don’t believe in the existence of a ’eaven.” The curate merely nodded, and went on reading his newspaper. “You don’t quite realize,” said the park orator, “what I’m trying to make clear. I want you to w ider- stand that I don’t believe for a single, solitary moment that such a place as ’eaven exis “All right, all right,” answered the curate pleasantly, go to hell, only don’t make quite so much fuss about it.”—Tatler (London). Meledrama Heroine: What are those shrieks? VitLatn (relentlessly): They have tied an American to a chair ani! are showing him a bottle of Scotch. —Passing Show (London), froma Play. A Public Menace “It’s jes like de ole proverb say. nig- gah. A little knowledge am a danger- ous thing.” “If dat am so, then yuh sho’-am ‘otin’ a big block ob dynamite aroun’ on yoh neck.”—Nashville Tennessean. Eruet: Bertha has old-fashioned ideas. Crara: Yes, “lady's” cigarettes !—. she still smokes those New York Sun. imultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British sions, Title registered in U.S: Patent, Office. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in. the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents, Single current copies, 15 cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, 25 cents. Issues prior to 1910 out of print. The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, Englan published every Thursday Cc The foreign trade supplied from Ltre’s London Office, Rolls Breams Buildings, London, E. Canadian distributor, J. R. T 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal, Canada, No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stampei and addressed envelope. Lire docs not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two week: prior to the date of issne to be affected. EGYPTIAN DEITIES The Utmost: in Cigarettes” Plain End or Cork Tip “People of culture and refinement invariably “PREFER ‘Deities to any other cigarette 358 Caste | (pro Grace Before Dinner Oy comicbooks.com