Life — November 6, 1924 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRL SCOUT DETERMINES TO LIVE HER OWN LIFE All. the November accounts, greatly cast down 6th at having to write cheques for two hats which my maids will be wearing to church on the coming Sabbath, I do resolve herewith to exer- cise more discretion when in a shop, and not to order articles unless I am certain they will suit me....To luncheon at an inn with Manie How- land, who is here with Hewitt on their annual exodus from Indianapolis, and when she did ask me if I had read “The Green Hat” my astonishment great that I came near choking to death on a Brussels sprout, my enthusiasm for Michacl Arlen’s writings being such that friends no longer permit me to speak of him. Do you not read Lire? I asked her. I have set down there what I think of “The Green Hat.” Whercupon she quoth, That must have been the week I had the sempstress.... Reading all the evening in Mark Twain's “Joan of Are,” and I was morning at my was so reminded of a photograph of himself which Mr. Clemens once gave Mrs. Gay of Farmington and on the back of which he had penned, Always do right it will please some people astonish the rest. and Ida Bemis to visit me far November cartier in the morning than 7th should be possible in a civilized socicty, but she did tell me how she had been beset by fires and thefts in her apartment house until she had be- come so nervous a wreck that only the lack of a guilty conscience kept her from going about and raving like Lady Macbeth. I have reached a point where I am even afraid of goldfish, quoth she, whereupon she besought my counsel as to a remedy for her condition, but I could think of naught save stuffing her cars with cotton so that she would not hear the sounds at which she is so frequently appalled. Lord! T am no (Continued on page 31) Famous Battle Cries (Supply Your Oun Exclamat Points) “CCIVE me liberty or give me deat “I suppose you expect me to | my clothes out of this, too?” “Don't fire until you see the whi of their eyes.” “That's just like a man.” “The British are coming.” “Lord! women are unreasonable.” “War is hell.” “Why can't you consider me once a while, too?” “Remember the Maine. “That's one thing I will not put with.” “I purpose to fight it out on this i if it takes all summer.” “This closet is simply bulging w your clothes, now.” “Tippecanoe and Tyler too.” “Now I'll tell you a few things.” “Remember the Alamo.” “I will not be humil to ask you for mone: “Over the top, an’ give ‘em hell.” “All right, I WILL go. Get me time-table.” Stanley Jones. ted by havin It Happens in the Best Stag: Drawing-Rooms GENTLEMAN to. see 3 Modom. “So you're in love with my wife? “Not Eric! Not our son!” Mother. We belong to a differ- ent generation.” “Stop! You are speaking of woman I am going to marry!” “Harrisford, you knew young Cl. ton in India. Tell me about him.” “You mean forgery?” “But the Cliffinghams are still Paris.” “Till dinner, then. I you at cight o'clock.” “Remember, dear. I waiting.” the signature is a shall exp:c shall Charles G. Shave. Study in Alcohol IRST INEBRIATE: What'll y« have? Seconp INeEBRIA First INepriati with you. Seconp INEBRIATE: ‘leman, Thash me. Who? The gen'lem: Thash not gen- comicbooks.com