Life, 1925-05-14 · page 35 of 40
Life — May 14, 1925 — page 35: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and diary content**, not political satire. The main items are: **"Mrs. Pep's Diary"**: A gossipy society column mocking literary pretension. The diarist dismisses F. Scott Fitzgerald's *The Great Gatsby*, complaining that writing about "people whom she could not know socially" is tedious—even if they could technically "make the Register" (social register). The satire targets upper-class snobbery: the narrator finds interpretive dancers and dramatic monologues ridiculous, yet obsesses over a friend's nose powder during a crisis. It's gentle mockery of shallow socialites who value appearance over substance. **German Army Officers' Field Glasses advertisement**: Likely exploiting post-WWI sentiment by selling surplus German military equipment as bargains. The reference to "Allied Reparations Commission" suggests these are war spoils being liquidated cheaply. The page reflects 1920s preoccupations: Jazz Age social climbing, literary culture debates, and the commercialization of wartime leftovers.
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LIFE (The following pictures, previously d in Lire, are recommended. regular Silent Drama department will be found on page 28.) Grass. A picture of Asiatic life for souls who complain en their limousines are delayed by the_cross-town traffic. Quo Vadis. A harrowing spectacle, with Emil Jannings in another great role. Smouldering Fires. Pauline Fred- erick does fine work as a coldly efficient business woman who suddenly discovers her heart. A Kiss in the Dark. Light but en- tertaining comedy with Adolphe Men- jou_and some Cuban scenery. The Last Laugh. You will find casual mention of this on another page. Seven Chances. Buster Keaton in a comedy which becomes a trifle too uproarious at the finish, The Denial. Moving drama of do- mestie difficulties in Spanish War days. Introduce Me. Douglas MacLean climbs upward in a highly symbolical manner. The Thief of Bagdad. Don't tell me you haven't seen this yet. RL ELS. 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M The telephone — a-ringing fre early, and it was Maude to Hemstreet wanting to con- sult me at once about some sort of desperation, so in she came soon with the most calamitous recital that ever I heard in my life, in the midst of which she did go over to my dressing- table and make a careful application of my face powder. And I did marvel at the psychology of a woman who, with the skies crashing upon her and the ground falling away beneath her fect, can still worry as to whether or not her nose shines,...To luncheon at an inn with Sam, who professed himself - replete with a supply of new stories and after I had made sure that none of them was about Nicholas Longworth, I listened to a few, which were dull enough, God knows, but I feigned amusement to please Sam, for it is now but a week until my birthdate, whereon T hope he will do handsomely by me. Baird Leonard. 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