Life, 1924-11-13 · page 38 of 42
Life — November 13, 1924 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and miscellaneous content**, not political satire. **Left side:** United States Lines advertisement promoting affordable European travel on luxury ships like the Leviathan, targeting post-WWI Americans interested in tourism. **Center:** "Mrs. Pep's Diary" — a humor column depicting a society woman's observations. Notable entries mention **George Gershwin** performing his "Rhapsody in Blue" at a dinner party (a contemporary cultural reference), and satirizes upper-class social conventions like men rising when women enter rooms. The diary mocks both gender customs and the contemporary marriage market. **Right side:** Advertisement for winter golf in California and Santa Fe Railway promotion. **Bottom center:** Appeal for donations to **rebuild the Louvain Library in Belgium**, destroyed during WWI—reflecting post-war American philanthropy and commitment to European reconstruction. The page reflects 1920s concerns: transatlantic travel, modern music, gender etiquette debates, and European war recovery.
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* LIFE ‘ A European Trip need not be expensive Py petnieed States Lines have made a special study oflow-pricedtravelto andin Europe. Let,us show you how togo abroad com- fortably, even luxuriously, at an amazingly low cost; howyoucanmakeeach dol- lar buy the most from the time you leave New York until you return. In our special booklet, “Economy Trips to Europe?’ you will find most complete infor- mation and a variety of actual tours to fit every re- quirement. You should read this helpful booklet. Mail the coupon below now for your free copy. Six splendid ships, in- cluding the superb Levia- than, comprise the United States Lines’ fleet. Regular and frequent sailings be- tween New York, Cobh (Queenstown, ) Plymouth, Southampton, Cherbourg and Bremen. Send the Coupon Today INFORMATION BLANK TOU. S. Shipping Board Infor. Sec. N2408__ Washington, D.C, Please send me the booklet “Economy Trips to Europe.” If. go datewill hecbour___ There will be. person. Name Address — United States Lines 45 Broadway New York City Agencies in principal cities Managing Operators for U. S. SHIPPING BOARD Mrs. Pep’s Diary (Continued from page 21) Mayhap you would, he returned, and it would be Bellevue Hospital. Awake betimes, resolved November ‘i 14th ReNeF to eat peanuts upon retiring again so long as I live, but there was naught but cold vegetables in the ice chest, and I was ravenous. Lay pondering many ters, in especial the folly of the soc’ custom of a man’s rising every time a woman does so, which kecps me to my chair often when I would quit it. I am certain that most of my sex feel the same on this point, and I do wish that we could stop this Jack-in-the-box busi- ness by getting it about that a man’s rising once for a woman is enough. Whereupon T asked Samuel how such a thing could best be done, and he said the stories he heard most frequently seemed to start on the Stock hange, so he would tell Hank Egan and Bill Wentworth about it as soon as he rived downtown. But I am serious, withal....After dinner to the Van Vechtens, where George Gershwin was come to p'ay his compositions before a carefully selected compar and it was a blue-moon evening. That Rhapsody in Blue is as good as a quart of cham- pagne, quoth Sam, emitting no mean piece of musickal criticism. Mary Searles to luncheon, November all a-flutter because she 15th has at last, she thinks, found her ideal man. On top of all that, she cried, after listing qualities of char- acter, he went to Harvard, plays a fine game of bridge, and not chary of using ice when he mixes drinks! M. is not certain of this paragon, alas, and besought me for a method of putting his sincerity to the test. But I could think of naught at the moment save en- joining her to sce if she could get him to miss a train on her account....Lord! I have er pondered the ideal male in the abstract, but after some reflection I should say he would get the full beauty of Lizette Reese's “Tears” and at the saine time know how the market closed. Baird Leonard. The Louvain Library Fund Tuat Louvain’s Library, destroyed, during the Great War, should be re- stored, was our promise to the Belgians, the New World's gift to the Old, and this is the year in which it must be done. With pleasure we record a Canadian contribution, and hope our friends generally will remember this very worthy cause. Previously acknowledged... $521.60 H. T. Barnes, Montrea 10.00 $531.60 Checks, payable to Lire, marked “For Louvain Library Fund,” will be duly forwarded. [ | | Golf this winter in alj- Oma —steel equipment double track rode ballast —powerful locomotives —4 daily California trains, includ- ing the exclusive first-class Cal- ifornia Limited. Fred Harvey meals The Santa Fe is the only line un- der one management “all the way,” thus insuring uniformity of service. On your way, Grand Canyon National Park, Without Change of Pullman. Ti pi Mr, W. J. Black, Pass. Traf. Mer. Santa Fe System Lines 917 Railway Exchange, Chicago Please mail to me the following Jets —"California Picture Book." "Grand Canyon Outings."* “California Limited.” Also details as to cost of trip, 4 3 ° i | comicbooks.com