Life Magazine – December 23, 1920 (# 1990) – Christmas – Mistletoe

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Cover : Demure and wishful lovely young lady waiting under the mistletoe, “A Christmas Eve,” art by C. Coles Phillips.

– Full page color ads for Rigaud perfumes and toiletries, Cole Aero-eight (Tourosine, navy blue car on fushia on dark green, art by TBM), Postum (Health First).

– Full page black and white ads for Weed Tire Chains, Northern paper towels (with a rose), LaFayette Motors company.

– Full page art or cartoon art by Henry Raleigh (tribute to acting with flowers), Oliver Herford (To starving Russian novelist : at least you have the satisfaction of knowing that you have abolished private property), Charles Dana Gibson (Two pages, a gentleman to see you, Miss … cupid), W. J. Enright (Give a thought to Cuba), H. T. Webster (Profiteer trying to buy Santa’s reindeer at 6 cents a pound).

– Two page centerspread art by Rea Irvin (Christmas in many lands).

– Some current events include : Forefathers’ day (the day the Pilgrims landed), Relation of Sunday to the Christian religion, Senator Harding returns from the West Indies, Mr. Wilson begs for adequate care of disabled service men, Treat of Peace.

– And much, much more.