Life — April 27, 1922 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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Modern Manners Scene: Top of a bus. Two young women, apparently clerks. Rain begins to fall. First Girt: Conductor, any room inside? Like One Big Family One day an inspector of a New York tenement house found four families _liv- ing in one room, chalk lines having been drawn in such a manner as to mark out a quarter for each family. “How do you get along here?” inquired the inspector. “Very well,” was the reply. “Only the man in the farthest corner keeps boarders.” —Treat ’Em Square, What Every Mother Wants Fonp Moruer (at children’s outfitters) + Is this baby’s bonnet well made? SALEsLADY: Well made, Madam? It will last your baby a lifetime. —Le Journal Amusant (Paris). The Old Steed From a Texas obituary—‘“Just about daylight the Pale Horse came for him, with saddle and bridle of righteousness, and he straddled it and rode home.” —Boston Transcript. Visitor Every so often somebody tries to break golf! up our library by urging a “Return Bor- rowed Books Week.” —Kansas City Star. (to sculptor): Then what on earth do you do for exercise? —Reproduced from Punch (London) by arrangement with the Proprietors. Only standing room, miss, iy men sitting down? R: Three or four. First. Girt (to Second Girl) : downstairs out of the wet. Conpuctor (to the rest of the pa; on the top); Well, that just about wins it! —London Morning Post. Truly, Brother! “What are the wild waves saying?” she murmured poetically as they strolled the beach. “I dunno, exactly,” he replied, with a gulp. “But th’ waves of twenty years ago'd be shocked if they could hear it I bet!” Come on —Richmond Times-Dispatch, Suburbanity Woman: I should think you would be ashamed to beg in this neighborhood. Tramp: Don't apologize for it. mum, I’ve seen worse. —IWilliams Purple Cow. Never "play Prospects who are not expert mechanics will think twice before placing their order for a car with a dealer who advertises “Spend your week-ends on the open road.” 2 —Toronto Telegram. Lire_is published every Thursday. Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Patent Office, $5.00 a year in advance. countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. numbers cannot be supplied. The text and illustrations in Lure are copyrighted. in Great Eitan appl to Li ae Lane, London, E. C., England. simultaneously in the United States, Title registered in’ U. ‘Additional postage to foreign Back For Reprint Rights 1FE, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter The foreign trade supplied from Lire’s London Office Breams Buildings, London, E. C. Canadian distributor, J. 386-388 St. James Street,’ Montreal, Canada. No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by stamped ond 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 to the date of issue to be affected. Rolls, House, R. Tonguay, prior i GOING TO EUROPE? Travel by - CUNARD-ANCHOR THERE IS NO BETTER WAY The Company's reputation is built on the foundation of ripe experience gained in rendering faithful service to four generations of travelers—on a fleet which in the matter of construction, magnificence of passenger accommodations and management remains unexcelled. ONE MILLION TONS OF LARGE & LUXURIOUS STEAMERS —the majority equipped with oil-burning engines AQUITANIA BERENGARIA The World's One of the World’s Largest Wonder Ship and most Luxurious Liners MAURETANIA Holder of the “Blue Riband”” of the Atlantic For Schedules and All Information apply to CUNARD & ANCHOR STEAM SHIP LINES Cunard Building New York or Branches and Agencies ein li ait i su We don’t Promise A Castle in Spain, or a Mortgage on the Moon, with Subscription to Life but we do guarantee a lot of amusement, and genuine fun, the latest joke and bit of verse, and the enjoyment and actual benefit that result from a really hearty laugh. Try it for six months, or Obey That Impulse, and, for a trial trip, avail yourself of our Special Offer Enclosed find One Dollar (Canadian $1.20, Foreign $1.40). Send Lire for the next ten weeks to Open only to new subscribers; no stibscriptions renewed at this rate. LIFE, 598 Madison Avenue, New York One Year. $5 Canadian $5.80 Foreign $6.60, | comicbooks.com