Life, 1923-02-22 · page 32 of 36
Life — February 22, 1923 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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**Main Content:** This page contains book reviews, advertisements, and humor pieces rather than political cartoons. **"Rhymed Reviews" (Christopher Morley's "Where the Blue Begins"):** The anonymous reviewer (signed A.G.) satirizes a novel about anthropomorphic dogs by mocking both the book and the critical establishment. The satire targets how Morley and fellow critics (Don Marquis, Heywood Broun) praise each other's work uncritically—a "mutual admiration society" among literati. The reviewer dismisses the book as pretentious while expressing affection for these writers despite finding their work overrated. **"The Modern Child Speaks":** A humor piece satirizing generational disconnect. A child achieves perfect deportment marks but fears this upsets his father, who wants his son to be a mischievous schoolboy like he was. The child's solution—requesting a lower grade—mocks both parental nostalgia and rigid school systems. **Advertisements:** Lucky Strike cigarettes and shoe lacing hooks dominate the left and right margins, typical period product placement.
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““IT'STOASTED” Its toasted This one extra process gives a delightful quality that cannot be duplicated LIFE Rhymed Reviews Where the Blue Begins By Christopher Morley, Doubleday, Page & Co. HRIS. MORLEY, Gotham’s pride and boast, The ornament of school prosceni- ums, Whose Works the New York Even- ing Post Review will sell quite low, as premiums, With literary glamour spins The sort of yarn they term “fan- tastic” Entitled, “Where the Blue Begins,” Which leaves me non-enthusiastic. His characters are men or dogs Or both whenas the author chooses ; They act their parts in human togs, They labor, idle, go on cruises, And contumaciously expound Their theological opinions, Which may be deep and broad and sound— And novel to the Abyssinians. Don Marquis fondly vows, I've heard, That Chris. has hatched a full- fledged classic. Well then, /’/l bet it’s no such bird; T'll bet a quart of three-star Mas- sic. Because the things that Donald writes Are praised by Chris. in lines be- fore us; And all the other shining lights Of “criticism” join the chorus. I love these boys with all my soul. Don Marquis, Heywood Broun and Morley; But when the logs begin to roll They try my gentle nature sorely. So, wag thy tale and go thy ways. Thou hero man-or-dog named “Gissing,” Whom some will surely over-praise Till other some will feel like hissing. A.G. The Modern Child Speaks “JT WONDER if you could help me out? Father is worried about my school report and I don’t know what to do. You see, I’ve been bring- ing home perfect marks in deport- ment and he doesn’t like it. Yesterday when I handed him the card and he saw the A plus he was inwardly furi- ous, though he managed to restrain himself. “Father wants to wink at me and Lacing Hooks on his shoes ‘would have saved the minutes and “‘made the train’’. Shoes with Lacing Hooks can be bought from up-to-date dealers. Insist on having what you want. talk knowingly about schoolboy mis- chief but the truth is, I don’t know how to do any of the things he says he used to do without appearing awfully silly. “You know my teacher, Miss Jones? I wonder if you could see her and ask her to give me a C or a D in deportment instead of an A plus? That will make father happy and won't do me any harm. If that doesn’t work I'll let you know and you can hint to him that I am about to be expelled.” HUSKY WING TO1 Our Own Breeding WONDERFUL CHOW PUPPIES under three months Particularly gentle with children. Finest breeding. Prices $150. each. MRS. ROBERT APPLETON’S KENNELS EAST HAMPTON, LONG ISLAND, N. Y. or Tel, 5878 Plaza, New York comicbooks.com Sp C Th [