Life — December 18, 1924 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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Lutie in the Book Department Lutte: Here's the books, Ma, if you're goin’ to get some. Ma: Where's the ice-chests, Lutie? Lutie: I guess they’re in the basement; we'll ask this ntleman. (To a clerk who is very busy getting a inter out of his finger.) Ice-chests? Cierk (turning to another clerk): Have we a book illed “Ice-Chests” ? Lutn It ain't a book, it’s the ice-chest department. Cierk: The ice-chests are in the basement. You can take : elevator right over there. Ma: We thought maybe we'd get some books too, Lutie, In't we? Crerk: What kind of books, madam? Standard books? Ma: Yes, we want some that will look well standin’ vund. Lutie: We thought we'd have a bookcase, too, Ma Ma: Do you keep bookcases? Crerk: No, madam, you'd have to go to the furniture partment for that. Ma: Well, Lutie, I guess we'd have to get the bookcase st to see how many books to get. Crerk: These single cases over here might give you an a Ma: Well, now, Lutie, that looks about the size of that ice between the windows where we kind of thought the s would go good, as long as there ain’t no mirror, and ss one of those long mirrors would cost more than the : Well, I'd rather have the books, ‘cause you could id them, and there's a mirror over the mantel when you unt to look. Ma: Well, I guess you won't get much time for readin’. To the clerk.) She's takin’ vocal and piano both and en she ain't to the Op'ra she’s to a matinee. (To Lutic.) ou ain't read those books that you got at the drug store Lutte: I did too! I read “The Black Brassiére.” Ma (aside to Lutie): That don't sound nice, Lutie. Yo the clerk.) She's all for excitement! Lutie: What kind of books do you want, Ma? Ma: Well, Lutie, there's books that’s excitin’ and refined 0, kind of classic but interestin’. What was that book ur Uncle Ernie was always readin’? Perhaps this gen- tleman would know, it was an awful thick book. Curr: “The Three Musketcers”? Ma: Oh, no, it was all in one. Lute: Well, Uncle Ernie would read anythin’, I seen ‘m readin’ a history once. Crerk: We have some very nice sets here greatly re- luced, Dickens, Thackeray —— Lutre: I guess those is the sets Myrtie’s folks has in hat case behind the divan and they ain't never took out. I think you read anythin’ that’s lyin’ ‘round more’n some- tin’ you have to take out. Ma: They keep lookin’ better in a bookcase anyway. Lutie: Well, if you like the looks of those sets, Ma, hy don't you get them? Ma: I don't care about so many red ones, Lutie. Lutte: I think red books is cheerful, but you could have iny colors you like, Ma. Ma: Well, Lutie, I guess we'll go down in the basement. [ain't a-goin’ to get any books till I see how much the ice- hests costs. Beatrice Herford Informed “Wat were you doing at the Information Booth?" “I wanted to find out something.” “You can’t find out anything at an Information Booth.” “That's what I found out.” HOLIDAY GIFTS Chocolates - Bonbons French Bonbonnieres Novelties - Favors Madison Avenue at 47th Street NEW YORK Michigan at Jackson CHICAGO Luncheon Tea THE EARLIEST BIRD Floorwalker: You're TOO LATE, SIR; WE CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT. YOU SHOULD pO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY, Customer: BUT 1 am DOING IT EARLY, I'M SHOP- PING FOR NEXT CHRISTMAS, comicbooks.com