Life, 1928-03-01 · page 19 of 42
Life — March 1, 1928 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several humor pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine: **"To Althea, in Zippers"** is a poem by Norman R. Jaffray celebrating women's fashionable footwear, with accompanying art deco-style illustrations of elegantly dressed women. **"Mrs. Pep's Diary"** is a domestic humor column describing the author's frustrations with a new set of Hardy books and her conflicted feelings about English literature and social obligations. **"Justified"** is a brief joke about a dying man brought to a drugstore, playing on the irony of medical intervention. **The driving cartoon** shows a woman at the wheel with the caption about keeping "one hand on the wheel"—likely satirizing either new female drivers or relaxed automotive safety standards of the era. **"First Chicagoan"** concludes with an illustration labeled "The snake charmer who got a job on the telephone exchange."
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oo Ne oan Motner: How long did that young man stay last night? Daucnter: Oh, Ma, don’t bother me with petty matters. el Three more volumes of ia tir my new set of Hardy 7th come, so fell a-reading in “The Return of the Native” and was delighted to recapture the pass- age which I once copied out in my youth, i,e.: “In the matter of holi- days, her mood was that of horses who, when turned out to grass, en- joy looking upon their kind at work on the highway. She only valued rest to herself when it came in the “I don't think you should be driving like this, with one hand.” "Gosh, honey! the wheel.” I have to keep one hand on midst of other people’s labour. Hence she hated Sundays when all was at rest, and often said they would be the death of her.” Nor has experience done aught, either, to alter my approval of that sentiment. But, Lord! the business of cutting the leaves of this English edition is so great that I do feel almost as i I have a suit at law against the Mac- millan Co. Moved to grave reflections by Hardy's scope and penetration, I did become a little desperate for a few minutes, for at times it seems as if I am as lightweight mentally as a Booth Tarkington flap- per, having not the strength of opinion even to decide which I like better, winter or summer, and the number of things I could not do off- hand, like roasting a chicken or writing an article on capi- tal punishment, is larger than I do like to admit. Nought can be done about it, however, so up and did on the red silk dress which in some way does put me on my mettle, and off to lunch at Eloise’s on broth, a fine pork tenderloin, and a com- pote of fruit so frozen that (Please turn to page 34) 17 To Althea, in Zippers WHENAS in zippers Althea goes, How wantonly she wades the snows ! How daintily she trips the street On. beautiful, bezippered feet! With what a swishing of the hips My Althea divinely zips! I would I were the sole that feels The soft impress of Althea’s hee! I would I were the interlocking Metal weave that guards herstocking: I would I were the clasp that clings— I would I were a lot of things. More than in mules, or pumps, or slippers, I love my Althea in zippers! Norman R. Jaffray. Justified “THEY carried a dying man into a drug store to-day for medical attention.” “And the man died before they could find the medicine, I suppos “No, they were able to treat h quickly—he was dying of starva- tion.” IRST CHICAGOAN: What did the professor say when you criti- cized the history book he wrote? Srconp Ditto: He said that was history and he was going to stick by it. The snake charmer who got a job on the telephone exchange. comicbooks.com