Life — February 1, 1923 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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To Be or Not to Be a Busi- ness Woman The Millionaire's Daughter HE had always had everything she wanted. She attended a Socialist lecture by mistake one day. She was bitten by the germ of dem- ocracy and decided she must work. ugh a friend of her father’s she in a bank at the munificent f fifteen dollars a week. She ptured. She decided that she {oop to conquer, so spurning ‘tor she’ went down on the The crowd got on her She lost a train trying to buy a ticket. That night she bought ten dl s’ worth of tickets and nearly caused a riot holding up the crowd at the window. She put them in her one-hundred-and-twenty-five- dollar beaded bag and left it on the train. She was perfectly sure the horrid man next to her stole it. The next morning she came to work in her father’s cretonne-upholstered ten- thousand-dollar limousine. In the course of the day the office boy con- fidentially inquired “who belonged to the Tin Lizzie with the wall-paper lining.” She decided that the atmosphere was degrading. She resigned. : nerve The Débutante She had gone to the dressmaker’s every morning, she had tea’d every afternoon and danced every night for four months. One day a man called her frivolous. She was furious. Shel show him. She acquired a sixteen-dollar-a-week attachment to a Wholesale House. One of the nice friendly little girls in her de- partment offered to show her where she could eat. She mustn't be snob- bish, so she accepted. They went to the Automat. As she dashed madly around from one compartment to an- other and then had to dash back in for her silverware and glass er, she thought of Mrs. Astor- grant’s luncheon party in action at the very moment at the Plaza and she lost her appetite. That night she found awaiting her at home a letter asking her to be a bridesmaid in Minneapolis. She simply had to be a bridesmaid for Jane. The next day she applied for a leave of ab- sence and was refused. She re- signed. The Maiden Lady She was forty. She had a com- fortable income to live on. She had pursued a certain male for fifteen years. Her charms had never seemed to register with him. She had been (Continued on page 34) At the theatre, at dances, at social affairs and in the home— “Mum” is the word! In Winter particularly %— “Mum'is Off to the theatre! A dance! A party! You are at your best, and you know it. What a comfortable feeling of assurance it gives you! Knowing that every little detail is just right, that your personal attractiveness is above reproach! Knowing, too, that, as the evening wears on and the atmosphere becomes close and warm, your feminine dainti- ness and charm will be safe from that subtle enemy—ferspiration and its in- evitable odor. Just a little “Mum,” applied after the bath, and you are free all day and evening because “Mum” prevents all embarrassing body odors—whether from perspiration or other causes. Winter and summer, you will al- ways find “Mum” on the Dainty Woman’s dressing table. But “Mum” is even more essential in the winter months. For when people are indoors, the atmosphere is close, SPECIAL OFFER Send us $1 and your dealer’s name and address, and we'll send you “Mum,” Amoray and Evans's Depila- tory Outfit postpaid. Or send 50c for “Mum” and Amoray. Use this coupon. Mum Mere. Co., “Amoray” Tale 1108 Cuestnut Street, Evans's Depilatory Outfit the word! clothing is heavier, and perspiration odors are more confined. But “Mum” is the word. “Mum” keeps you fresh and dainty all day and evening. “Mum” cannot harm the tenderest skin nor injure the most delicate lin- gerie. “Mum” does not check natural functions of the body—it merely pre- vents the odors. Get “Mum” today—25 cents. And for an easy way to remove hair from the underarm—Evans’s Depila- tory Outfit. Does it quickly and safe- ly, leaving the skin smooth and. com- fortable. Ready for use at your dress- ing table. 75c And get Amoray, a delightful new talc with an exquisite fragrance that lasts all day—really a perfume in pow- der form! 35 cents. Get these helpful friends at your store, or use the special offer coupon T enclose. ...... ‘ Please send me the articles checked below. 0 “Mum” 2S¢ O “Amoray” 35c CO Special Offer “Mum” and “Amoray” 50c O Evans's Depilatory Outfit—7Se © Special Offer (all three)—$1 ee | Putiaperpnia Boons’s Oucumber Jelly Elder Flower Rye Lotion comicbooks.com