Life — March 29, 1928 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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“Say, Jerry, if you see a dress you think I'd look well in, will you please save it for me?” Art Wedded to Art RITER: You know, old man, I think there’s nothing finer in this world than to have or “brain children,” if you catch my meaning, illustrated just exactly right! Artist: Oh, you're wrong there, dear fellow; the finest thing on God’s green footstool (if you get me) is to be able to create illustrations for a brilliant piece of writing! ce, the man who couldn't ant set of pictures for your stuff would be all set for a Home for Half-Wits! Writer: Oh, now, really, my dear y! I was thinking just the other evening that, while that last thing of mine was rather feeble, it was saved by your magnificent illustrations: Artist: What! Feeble? Why. that was the most stirring bit of writing I ever read! Such grasp of your subject! Such character in- sight! Such pathos! And that open- ing line: “Do your feet ache after a day in the subway Arresting! Virile! Vivid! And then how subtly you led up to the mention of the Little Giant Corn Incinerator! Writer: But your pictures! My dear man, I stood breathless with awe when I saw the proof of that ad—the woman sitting on the curb, holding her feet and sobbing! And that study of the nude foot!! Nothing finer has ever been— (Both lose control of their emo- tions and dissolve in tears in each other’s arms.) H. F. fh: At last I’ve succeeded in for- getting what the war was like. What did you do? I went to see all the war movies, The Spirit of Competition “Office Boy Captures Gum Chewing Contest.”—Headline. IX these days of contests the fol- lowing might be suggested to as- oe for world’s championshi « Women’s cigarette-smoking a (Winner to be buried with honors.) 2. Phonograph players’ (Must break all records.) 3. Back-seat drivers’ — contest. (Winners to be run over by ten-ton truck.) +. Bootleggers’ drink own liquor. barred.) 5. Golf liars’ contest. teurs allowed.) G. First signs of spring contest. (Must capture all first robins with lariats.) 7. “Blue Heaven” singing contest. (100,000 prizes of homesteads on the Great American Desert.) 8. Presidential lidates’ con- test. (Must answer “yes” or “no” on foreign polic 9. Wrestlers’ contest. to be decided beforehand.) 10. Oil-land leasing contest. (First prize, $300,000 in missing bonds.) contest, contest. Federal (Must agents (No ama- (Winner R. FLU. No Overtures ‘ou like your new “Great—they’re the coldest, most unfriendly people you ever saw.” Pipinc Hot comicbooks.com dar Wi int cate hat the whi nev wot she you run the; foo hur the you aro sig! hou _=<i SF TN, D\\, LV) WT NL)