Life — December 22, 1921 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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Women in the News ANTOINETTE SPATTER, t ixteen-year-old flapper who was recently voted the most popular girl forzer in Herkimer County, began showing signs of precocity in her elected art when she was a mere tod- dier, scarcely able to run a fountain pen. lifer mother, who was a promi- nent counterfeiter before domesticity claime’| her, wisely encouraged the little one to practice signatures on checks. and it might truthfully be said that the tiny Antoinette learned her forgery at her mother’s knee. Before her twelfth year the wonder-kiddie had complcted three terms in exclusive re- formatories. Antoinette’s pretty little head is not in the least turned by all the sticcess that might well have un- anced an older and wiser one. She a healthy, happy American girl, interested in gin and outdoor sports. Iss Mrs. Sophia Cleat has come into due iame as the mother of nineteen chil- dren, six of whom have all their facul- ties. The Cleat home contains many letters from noted people, congratulat- ing Mrs. Cleat on her splendid family, No longer need Miladi experi- ence the humiliation of using dice which are all out of keep- ing with her costume. These, specially designed in two colors for formal and for mourning wear, are a real vital necessity The Woman’s Page which ranges from Jake, a well-set-up lad of sixty, to Baby Annie, a tot of thirty-two. Mrs. Cleat, a sweet-faced, bright-eyed little woman, of the true mother type, is nothing if not modest about her sturdy brood. “A lot of loaf- ers,” is her nickname for them. Bessie’s Wish By Harriette Chichester Cree OODNESS, how I wish’t I wuz All drowed up, so old and tall. It would be des fine, becuz T’se so tire of being small. Wish’t I'd drow up awful far, Higher than the golden rod. Wish’t I wuz as old as Ma,— Almost nearly old as Dod. Miss Marguerite de la Gue, who, gossip insistently has it, is one of the highest-paid actresses on the motion picture screen, is responsible for a new angle on the ever-interesting problem of whether a woman can successfully manage both a career and a husband. Miss de la Gue was recently asked by an interviewer if she would be willing to sacrifice her art for her husband. “Do I look like a cuckoo?” was the Novelties in the Shops For the lucky woman with fallen arches, there are few more ap- propriate gifts than a pair of arch-supports enameled in her favorite color. One may pick them up now at almost any shop for $385.97, including tax diminutive star’s crisp summary of the situation. Household Hints Alcohol stains may be easily removed from the top of the table. The diffi- culty lies in getting them on it. The new long, full sleeves, over which Paris has let itself go this sea- son, are proving particularly popular in shoplifting circles. Be sure to save all your tinfoil and all the family peach pits. It is a good idea to keep an old barrel in the living- room for them. One never knows when another war may be Coming along. These are the days to take out of camphor Aunt Mildred’s old sealskin hood, Grandfather’s coat with the wal- tus collar, Mother’s purple velvet dress that she got for Ruby’s wedding, Ray- mond’s turtle-neck sweater, Mabel’s unborn plush neckpiece, Dad's wrist- lets, and Tommy’s knitted leggings. This snappy, clear weather is the ideal time to give them the air. Next time try seeding the grapes with the pie-knife, instead of the scissors. You have no idea until you try it how much longer it will take. Who of us has not been per- plexed by the questior. of where to keep the washcloth when it is not in action? But that, hap- pily enough, is all done with now —one simply sticks it in this muff of pink rubber and sable comicbooks.com