Life — December 2, 1926 — page 72: what you’re looking at

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One Hundred Things to Do at « VENICE WATCHING OTHERS WORK. This is always fun, but at Venice, the fine new West Coast Resort, it is also a chance to look in on one of the most picturesque agricultural developments in America. Interesting people are farming in a new way at. Venice. From your idling car, through a tropical countryside, you see teeming acres of luscious fruits and vegetables destined for Venice hotels and homes. Here is sunshine that constantly invites you out- doors to your favorite pastime; the sparkling Gulf, the green fairways, the shining roads, the cross- country tramps with dog and gun. Hotel and apart- ment house accommodations are plentiful and reasonable. Hotel rates fixed at $5 to $15. Sixty Venice, Florida percent of rooms at $5. Booklet. VENICE FLORIDA THE VENICE COMPANY 103 Venice Bivd., THE ONLY WEST COAST CITY ON A MAINLAND BEACH : MATAR AT AAT AMATO AT ATT AT AMAT AN TOTAAL NTT aT eT er as] At the Card Counter Charming colourful Knives, Forks and Spoons direct from Paris for Christmas. $5 for six pieces, Coral Pink, Leaf Green, French Blue, Lapis Blue, Pale Amber, Lacquet Red $5 for six pieces Best quality. Gold metal blades, ivorine handles. For the child Knife, Fork and Spoon in 95 for 6 of elther fine hand made velvet roll $5. Mrs. F. CARLETON, 7! PASESS TH STREET SHE was tiny, wide-eyed and be- wilderingly pretty and she flut- tered from one box of Christmas cards to another with a shy indecision, Then I saw the’ section she hovered over was offering the type of card which comes under the general heading of, “To my sweetheart.” My romantic nature was touched. ..I devoted my- self exclusively to reading the cards over her shoulder and hoping that she would make a wise choice. Finally one tiny hand rested on a charming little card. It read, “Merry Xmas. You know I love you.” And with a sweet smile, she said, “I'll take half a dozen of these, please.” Ny Rhymed Reviews The Worm Ouroboros By E. R. Eddison Albert & Charles Boai COME, all who joy in high ro- mance, Receive with gratitude and praises A tale of pomp and circumstance Replete with lovely words and phrases, By one who treasures, unforgot, The lore of wizards old and able, Of Homer, Malory and Scott, Of saga, Edda, song and fable. In Mercury the scene is laid: The valiant Demons, lords of riches, With shining shield and trenchant blade Advance against the wicked Witches. Huge Corund, foe of Demonland, Gorice the Twelfth, that sturdy hater, And one I fail to understand, Lord Gro, the philosophic traitor. And here be serpents, hippogriffs, Array of fleets on furrowed wa- ters, Abysmal chasms, lofty cliffs, Tremendous wars and __ grisly slaughters. But when the Witches foultand black Are slain and lie in deathly pallor, The Demon lords are sad for lack Of foes on whom to whit their valor. Whereat, the kindly gods restore To life those Witches bad but clever, And so the beneficial war Keeps gaily going on forever. And that’s all right for villains vile And heroes great and death-defy- ing, But hard upon the rank and file + Who have to do a lot of dying. Arthur Guiterman. Precocious ROUD FATHER: I just. re ceived a letter from my small son —the first he ever wrote. Frienv: How much did he ask you for? At the London Medical Exhibi- tion, bread which will keep for six years without deteriorating was exhibited, thus beating by a substan- tial margin the previous college. students’ record of a four years loaf. comicbooks.com iii : ' ' : ; ' : |