Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1928, Page 113

THE SUNDAY STAR, C.—GRAVURE 1928, Life Among the Ads By W. E. Hill (Copyright, 1928, by the Chicago Tribune Syndicate.) WASHINGTON, D. SECTION—-DECEMBER 9, “The five-inch bookshelf and the five minutes a day. “At first they laughed at me. They would not believe that I, who never had a day’s schooling in my life and was considered a total loss north of the collar line, could tell them the difference between an ichneumon and an ichnite. As I gathered confidence in myself I Investments. “Papa,” asks little Tootsie, the darling of the advertising section, “are mother and I provided for? Have you safeguarded our future by investing in Tinklepaw 90-year refunding and improvement mortgage gold bonds? Be- found myself holding them spellbound when I guotea cause only too often unlisted stocks have a fluctuating market from the poems of Robert Service, Sir Walter Dickens value, papa.” and Wilfred Shakespeare. ‘Bob, you were wonderful,’ said the most beautiful heiress in the room.” Just one of those friendly cigarette testimonial ads. Above is a portrait of Ginny Lippy, the opera star, saying: “Although my voice shows wear and tear badly, I do not think Bologny Specials, the mellow smoke, had anything to do with it.” Below, Frankie Feegan, bellhop at the Hotel Helpus, is saying to Claudine Brady, hat check girl: “I'm glad I took Mme. Ginny Lippy's advice and s:mkegll Bologny Specials. They certainly are unsurpassed for mellow charm. The high-hat beauty cream. Creme de Hooie, the vanishing cream de siecle, is indorsed by only the very select. You may have a skin that everybody loves to touch, and all that, but you won't get it talked about unless you are somebody. Here’'s Princess Helene Booboo de Scow, who says: “When yachting at Cowes I find that Creme de “Pulso Polish has made our antique furniture able to resist anything!” Nothing can hurt this lovely young matron’s furniture, as she will show you by pouring boiling water on a table top in the back of any house- Hooie keeps the fine texture of my skin white and smooth in spite of the naughty winds that blow across my way. May I thank you all for what Creme de hold magazine in three-color process. Hooie has done for me? Graciously, N “H. R. M. W. C. HE BOOBOO DE SCOW, “Castle Oglethorpe, Regina Centre. Albania.” The toilet goods heroine. No one, not even her mother, had told her. Men asked to meet her at parties, but they never came back for a second dance. And then one day on a train she heard the conductor and the butcher boy talking about her. Enlarged nose pores! That's the insidious thing about them— no one realizes their existence till they are enlarged! Buy a hottle of astringentine today and be popular! Meet Ethyle and Doris, the girls from the ritzy washing powder ad. They have a snappy dialogue to put over. Listen: Ethyle—Why, Doris! Not another new gown? My dear, how can Tom afford it? Doris—Nonsense, Ethyle. This is my old valenciennes nainsook, the one Tom spilt the barrel of molasses and the quart of iodine on. I simply plunged it in Soapy Sudlets for a few moments and The physical culture boys. The young man on the right advertises an electric The men's wear ad, showing Harold, the vibrator and reducer and never has to go outdoors for exercise. The boy on the left beautiful hat model, featuring the “Amaz- is none other than Prof. Eyeoff Wuttsman, who, for the price of a measly little 2-cent ing,” which combines charm and exuber- stamp, will send you a book cn “Riding to Success on Muscle Power,” telling how, in ance with comfort and distinction. Next 30 days, you, puny weakling that you are, can become a Hercules and have all the girls month there will be a big, full page of the grease spots just scooted away! Basi ¥ : “ B 2 ‘@ ~ fsite . L asing you around and around. Harold in the “Manly,” goli cap for those (Great admiration on the part of Ethvle and great loquacity from Doris. etc.) c Y & who discrimi:\ate e i V72— A AN (o