Life — April 3, 1924 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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‘Tis Spring (After Consulting the Scasonal Bulle tin of the Textile Color Card A tion of the United States.) ‘Tis spring Obedient to the law Authority lays down, Yon lilac bush, which last we saw Arrayed in Coolidge Brown, Changes her raiment, and is seen Suitably clad in Pine Drew Green. ‘Tis spring... The cheerful robin hops About the sunlit yard, And, with the rest of N To scan the Color Across the robin's breast is spread The proper shade of Lacquer Red. Above the garden mold The flowers come smiling through ; And some of them are Inca Gold, And some are Pung Chow Bluc The woodlands and the fields evince The Eighty-Eight Official Tints “Tis spring The seasons steadily progress In orderly array And regulate their outward dress By what the experts say Now Chinese hues are quite the thin Bright colors will be worn spring! The Parks’ Best Friend Tue park authorities of the great city of New York were rapidly descending to the low levels of despair They had tried everything—appeals persuasion, foree—and the mob. still continued to litter the manicured land. scape with newspapers. “Lf we could only touch their sense cf civic pride,” sighed the park com missioner. “Pride in their own com munity “Ha, ha!” was the sole comment of his deputies. It was a mirthless laugh They were experienced, disillusioned men And then, unbidden and unannounced. @ stranger entered the room. “Ll solve your problem,” he said crisply. “I am solving it. Give me but time, gentlemen, and New York will cease to throw newspapers upon. its parks, for the excellent reason that there will be no more newspapers to throw Every few months I bring that con- summation nearer, Every few months I ease your official burden... Give me but time, gentlemen. I am your best friend. Nobody—not even the New York public—can wrap sandwiches, sausages and bananas in a newspaper that has quit publication.” The stranger's eyes glowed like those of a medieval crusader. It was Frank A. Munsey, THE SUPREME MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Laspivacion was the earliest mission of the organ. Skillful builders gave it a sonorous majesty of tone befitting the dignity and reverence of great cathedrals. Others, following after, gave it a wider range. They added lighter and more delicate tones. They endowed it with the powers of great symphonic orchestras, made of it many instruments in one, able to render lilt- ing melody or solemn recessional with equal ce and fluency. Because of these qualities the organ today is esteemed not only in the house of worship but wherever people gather for fellowship and the delights of music. In the home, the theatre, the concert hall, the club and the hotel, it holds a place unrivalled by any other instrument. Confidence in the organ builder is the first step toward selecting a pipe organ for any pur- pose. Each Estey Pipe Organ is designed and built for its place and its use by a house which has been making organs for seventy-five years Estey Organ Company Brattleboro, Vermont Se es comicbooks.com