Life — October 7, 1926 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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12 My Old-fashioned Girl (A Song of 1946) I AM weary of dances and parties; I am tired of the girl of to-day; She is frothy and frilly, she’s aw- ives only for play. ny sy-chair And I dream of a maiden more fair: Citorus “Just an old-fashioned girl in an old- fashioned gown,” With a skirt barely reaching her knee. Oh, her cuss words so dainty and lipstick so painty Are wonderful mem’ries to me. Just an old-fashioned girl with an old-fashioned bob And a line that would make your hair curl As she guzzled down gin that would decompose tin; Just a wonderful, old-fashioned girl! Baron Ireland. The Brazen Hussy GARMENT RANG L OF ItOME Not So Learned STRUCTOR: Do much about golf? Gour A little. “Then take your stance.” “Which club is that?” you you BLED: PEMAI. ED OTHE WELL-KNOWN FALL OF ROME AND EVERY OTHER REALM THAT EVER TUMBLED, sucH FRLORA: Is your mother constantly nagging you about using rouge? HEN Rome is built in a day, Dora: Hers, yes. Mussolini will do it. “THE AUTOMOBILE I8 HERE TO STAY.” Bathing Dresses Reprinted from a magazine of 1899, AS appropriate to the season, we give some directions for making bathing dresses. The material should always be of woolen; a gray, dark blue or brown flannel is most suit- able. The dress consists of a pair of drawers and a skirt; the latter reaching to about three inches above the ankle. The drawers should be made tolerably full, and confined at the ankle by a band, finished with a ruffle. Although moderately full, they should fasten in such a way that even if the skirt catches up, the per- son cannot possibly be exposed. As muslin or linen is exceedingly cold, when wet, and clinging to a person after a bath, woolen is advisable. The skirt, as we have before said, is rather short, and need not be very wide... The ordinary way of making is with a deep yoke, into which the skirt is plaited or gathered like an old-fashioned night dress. The dress is plaited down to the waist and con- fined with a belt. Many wear a small cape of the same materi the dress, as this, in some degree, hides the figure. The sleeves should be loose-set sleeves, confined about the wrist by a band, and have a deep ruffle falling over the hand. ‘This protects the wrists from the sun. Bathing dresses, although gener- ally very unbecoming, can be made to look very pretty with a little taste. If the dress is of a plain color, a trimming around the collar, yoke, ruffies, ete., of green or scarlet is a great addition. A pair of large lisle thread gloves to protect the hands, an oil-cloth cap and a straw hat are necessary to complete the bathing toilet. Some, whose feet are tender, always wear gum overshoes into the surf, but we think them cumber- some. Modern Defense “S° Jane is an old-fashioned girl, eh?” “Yes—when I tried to kiss her she burned me with her cigarette.” UAINT folk-ways of the Nine- ties still survive. In ‘crowds bound for football games one ocea- sionally sces a man with a blanket to lay over his wife’s knees. comicbooks.com