Life — April 26, 1929 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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Y © cnncx THE WORLD'S FINEST GAME DESERVES | THE WORLD'S FINEST BALL ww THE IMPORTED “BLACK” meshed or dimpled marked ONE DOLLAR b Aprit 2—My nurse in be- times with a box of flowers, and when I opened it I did behold four dozen gar- denias, so quickly looking again at the tag to see if Peggy Joyce were in the hospital and something in- y Baird Leonard tended for her had reached me by | error, but my name was wrote there plain, and by Mr. Reichlin of West- | bury who does make things grow bet- ter than anyone ever I knew in my life. | Then down the corridor to be weighed, | nor would I put powder on my nose | before the excursion for fear it might tilt the scales against me, so I did thank God to meet no handsome in- ternes, knowing full well that all is vanity except in cases of extreme | nausea. Miss Stewart in to give me a lesson in computing my diet after I leave St. Luke's, and I was minded how little my father recked when he did hold that numbers would be of small use to a girl in comparison with languages and the classics, for Lord! I am to live for a time on a metric system which would stump Einstein himself, and albeit I did progress in | mathematics as far as trigonometry, it would be simpler, methinks, to choke on three superfluous bread crumbs than | to agonize over their value relative to a spear of spinach or an_ incidental mustard seed. And do I not become a Lilliputian on the nine hundred cal- ories per diem which are allotted me I shall be indeed surprised, for at mo- ments my appetite is so voracious that I am at some pains not to fall upon the potted plants and can understand for the first time how adventurers lost in jungles and on desert islands derive such a thrill from wild berries and raw fish. Moreover I do take a morbid pleasure in asking the nurses what they have had for their dinners and lunch- cons, bravely fighting back the tears when they answer “scallops New- burgh” or “lamb chops”, and when a guest tray reaches the room, I am in the position of the small boy who, forbidden by his grandparent to eat the peanut which had rolled under the car seat, asked if he might crawl down into the aisle and look at it. . Aprit. 3—The morning gone over Elizabeth Thomas’ “Nevertheless the Duke”, a novel remarkable for the richness and authenticity of its back- grounds, and a good story withal, deep- ening, through its characterization of the Duchess, my conviction that old women make much better material for fictional copy than young ones. Mary Eyre on the telephone, announcing an impending visit and asking if there (Continued on Page 30) . ‘Uein (Cartocate Curses, foiled again! it won’t explode-it’s Fluid CANNOT BURN CANNOT EXPLODE Removes Grease Spots Without Injury to Fabric or Color Does it Quickly and i 2O* BOTTLES AR acee sas. ‘Cardona Products Co., 202-204 West 26th Street, New Yor MADISON AVENUE AT FIFTY EIGHT STREET NEW YORK CITY CABLE ADDRESS “MADISOTE “Open up’? and skip along the waterways! Waxes of spray and a frothy wake! There's a real thrill in this Old Town sea model. Properly designed to Keep her nose level when you “ope up” the outboard motor. You'll be proud of clean aristocracy of line’ and graceful design—and she'll churn blue water into white at an astonish- ing clip. Like all Old Town models, this craft is sturdily built, tough and durable, and remarkably easy (0 handie. There are Old Town boats and canoes for every use. Some priced as low as $67. From dealer or factory. Write today for free catalog. It shows many light, water-tight ‘square-stern canoes, extra-safe Sponson mod- els, dinghies and sturdy family boats. Also speedy craft for outboard motors—racing step planes and hydroplanes. Old Town Canoe Co., 1935 Middle Street, Old Town, Maine. “Old Town Boats” o<oo ooo mr > comicbooks.com