Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	Collection of scenes of people talking about the upcoming Saint Nicholas Ball. Top left: Two women talk on the phone about the fact that one has been invited but not the other. Top right: A man tries on his jacket. A woman cries into the phone. A man talks to a woman who is upset, presumably about not being invited. A woman explains to a man why her gloves wont work with her dress. Bottom left: A woman stands in a ball gown while a seamstress adjusts it. A man returns a box of dress clothes to the store because he wasnt invited. A man in underwear tries on a top hat. Saint Nicholas lifts a cloth covering his face to lick a stamp. Bottom right: A man in a mask puts invitations in the mail. The elephant holds his invitation. Image Access WideTEK 25 [in margins: Thursday 11/13. 518+106=624. Local Saint Nicholas Ball. [illegible] Torn up. Walk. Courier 3 columns. 11/12/41.] You werent! Why I cant understand? Were in Box P. My tickets numbered 1437--and I cant let you use hubbys his has number 974. Yeah! Look right in the middle of page one of the rules that came with the ticket. Its a secret! No one knows who belongs--who invites you--etc. Members dare not tell--and its all free. All except the new clothes. It was this ball invitations you called poppycott and tore up--now 724 are going and were NOT. Im bringing it back--wasnt invited. Dress Clothes. St. Nicholas. Well Baldy--thats the end at last. Last stamp to lick--every seat is assigned. Stage. Armory Plan. I dont know, seems tight. He--he forgot to send in the acceptance card boo-hoo! What can I do I cant even find out who belongs. They were okay for sleeves so long. But my new dress has no sleeves so--. Well Nick old boy--from what Ive noted, a reading of Emily Post or such wouldnt be a miss for some of them! U.S. Mail. Why look I got one.
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/1937
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
Copyright:	Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Subjects:	Recreation Local Affairs Holidays Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States

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