Life, 1922-12-28 · page 31 of 37
Life — December 28, 1922 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page contains mixed content: advertisements and satirical pieces typical of Life magazine's format. **The Satirical Content:** "With All My Worldly Goods" is a poem (bylined J.K.M.) satirizing newlywed disillusionment. A man rhapsodizes about his bride Julia's beauty and expensive wardrobe before marriage, but after six months, he resents the financial burden—the dress required a loan, the necklace drained savings, the fur coat cost $7,000. The satire mocks both his initial romantic blindness and the way marriage transforms luxury goods into financial anchors. The closing line sums it: having acquired a wife, he's lost his ability to appreciate beauty itself. "It's Not So Much the Gift—It's the Thought That Counts" humorously details a bachelor receiving wholly inappropriate gifts (an airedale dog, phonograph records, a work-basket) from well-meaning friends who clearly don't know him—reinforcing the title's irony about thoughtfulness versus actual thoughtfulness. **The Advertisements:** Bellans (indigestion relief) and Williams' Shaving Cream ads fill the remainder—standard period advertising emphasizing product quality and efficacy.
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Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION 6 BELL-ANS Hot water Sure Relief DELL-ANS 25¢ ano 75¢ PACKAGES EVERYWHERE With All My Worldly Goods HENAS in silks my Julia went, I walked abroad in noble pride And owned a glorious content To have such wonder at my side; My joy was out of Heaven sent, For Julia was to be my bride. Her cheeks had caught the early rose And robbed it of its precious hues. The marvel of her silken hose, The satin shimmer of her shoes Made me the luckiest of beaus, That I had been the one she'd choose. The furs that cloaked her from the wind, Those fairy garments of delight, By some arch-poet were designed In beauty for an artist’s sight. I marvelled then that they should find My Julia—but I deemed it right. Her gowns some elfin fingers made From cobwebs tinted at the dawn. The sheen of silver overlaid Was dew a-glimmer on the lawn. In loveliness she was arrayed, Elusive as a frightened fawn. Whenas in silks my Julia goes, The glory still is there, I hear; But looking on her gorgeous clothes I miss their marvel, now, I fear, For every rustle has its woes And every hidden flounce is dear. A six months’ note went with that dress ; That necklace set my car aside. For seven thousand net, no less, I bought that ermine wrap—and sighed. I know not beauty, I confess, Since Julia has become my bride. J. K. M. “SOT Ee * 29° “It’s Not So Much the Gift—It’s the Thought That Counts” ALL of my friends are well aware of the following facts: That I live in a two-room apart- ment. : That I dislike mechanical music. That I am not domestic. That I am a bridge fiend. That I never read French writers except in the original. And here are some of the things that Santa Claus brought me: An airedale. Three hand-painted receptacles for porch flowers. Two andirons. (It developed Jater that they were meant for book-ends.) Six phonograph records. A completely appointed work- basket. A set of parlor golf. “La Comedie Humaine” in trans- lation. B.L. Lather Quantity ? of course- Of course, you expect your shaving cream to make a_ big abundant lather from a little squeeze of cream. But lather quantity alone may mislead you. Lather quality is even more im- portant. But Lat her For example, it’s not the mere fact that Williams’ bulks quickly into such thick, busy lather that gives you such agentle shave. It’s what that heap of Williams’ lather does, First, Williams’ gets down to busi- ness and softens your beard—quickly, thoroughly—easily. But even soften- ing the beard is not enough. Williams’ prepares your skin for the shave too: limbers it up, smoothes out. Every inch of the way your skin is prepared for quick, easy shav- ing. No skin twinges. No smart. Just the easiest shave you've ever had. That is the big news about Williams’ which is converting even standpatters every day. Shave with Williams’ and learn for yourself—as they have—the difference between mere lather quantity—which Wil- liams’ has anyway—and genuine lather quality, as demonstrated not only by Williams’ softening effect on the beard, but its soothing effect on your skin. A free 10 day trial tube will prove the quality of Williams’. Send for it now— just. sign and mail the coupon below Willi a ee ee ee ee | GET-ACQUAINTED TUBE FREE Shaving The J. B. Williams Co., Glastonbury, Conn. Department 412 Send me your free Get-Acquainted Tube so that I may test Williams’ lather quality for myself. Name. Address_ THE most delightful smile is the smile that won’t come often. Cream | comicbooks.com