Life — November 11, 1926 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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ose lust eve, one nan you ous He You ling red, say. be- nan the fect me, Mrs. Pep’s Diary (Continued from page 14) fear his bootlegger would not make on a consignment of champagne against his child’s christening on Sunday that I could not but ask if he expected to break a bottle of it over the infant’s head. ,» Early up, arraying my- October self to keep an appoint- 2Ist ment with Mr. Esty, who did beseech fifteen minutes of my time in connection with a book of questions which he and a colleague are getting up, and when I did be- hold the list of college presidents and eminent men of this and that on whom he had already tried some of the quizzes, I did quake in my new satin house slippers, but Lord! T no sooner fell to his interrogations than I became entranced with the pro- ceedings, detaining the poor young man three hours, and not coming off as badly as I had expected, neither. But | could not think of what the largest military fortification of an- cient times was, in spite of all the Mah Jong I have played, nor did I know the distinguishing feature of a mansard roof, nor what automo- bile is air-cooled, nor the second line of “The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold,” and many of my successful answers were mere guess- work, such as the manner in which Alessandro Volta has perpetuated his name. I marked, too, that “Where is Shepheard’s Hotel?” had been crossed out and “How many pecks has a bushel?’ substituted therefor, a change which struck me asa leap between the remotest crags, and one which had me for a moment at a disadvantage....To the Ban- nings’ for dinner, and much rag, tag and bobtail in afterwards, falling to the games which have been resur- rected from nursery days for adult contemporary entertainment, and in an attempt to settle on the acme of incongruity, Sam won with the suggestion of “Antiques” and “Be- ware of the dog” signs in the same Connecticut front yard. The Allens there, with their usual disagree- ment as to the time for departure, he for going and she for staying. until Anne did announce flatly that if she ever married again, it would be to a night watchman. Baird Leonard. Time Out Mary went to a football game with her college friend and after they’d made a touchdown she without - being told: “Well, six points for our side.” y carried her friend out and he came to several hours later. An Evidence of Refinement Good taste and good health demand a sweet breath and sound teeth. The use of Wrigley’s chewing gum takes care of this important item of personal hygiene in a delightful, refreshing way. Wrigley’s removes odors of dining or smoking by clearing particles of food from between the teeth, by stimulating the flow of digestive juices, and by the antiseptic action of the flavoring extracts for which Wrigley’s is famous—“The Flavor Lasts!” The result is a sweet breath that is evi- dence of care for one’s self and considera- tion for others—the final touch of refinement. Take home a package now and then, to please the kiddies and to benefit them. Made clean and wholesome— only the best of ingredients in its sanitary sealed wax package comicbooks.com