Life, 1883-04-12 · page 6 of 16
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# "The Heat of Action" - Life Magazine Satire This page satirizes a woman named Rosamond Budd who complained during Lent that she "had been to fifty parties and never yet seen a supper-less one." The cartoon depicts a formal dinner party where well-dressed men in evening clothes gather around a laden table with food, wine, and plates—contradicting Lenten fasting traditions. The satire mocks both Budd's complaint and the hypocrisy of wealthy New York society claiming to observe religious abstinence while indulging lavishly. The "heat of action" title suggests the frantic social scene where religious observance becomes mere pretense. The page also includes unrelated content about a book and a lawyer's charitable letterhead design, suggesting this is a typical miscellaneous Life magazine page mixing satire with advertisements and notices.
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THE HEAT OF ACTION. Taken from life on account of Miss Rosamond Budd, who, when Lent began, complained that she had been to Sifty parties and never yet seen a supper-table, not an original work. We do not believe for an instant that the author announced it otherwise than thus : A RUSSIAN HONEYMOON, OR LA LUNE DE MIEL. BY SCRIBE. ‘Translated and arranged by © 9 9 9 If your rights as original author have been slurred in the announcements, believe us it was the work of the stupid printers who were too lazy to set up your name in the big type required, or it was done by the bill- poster men, who thought your name wouldn't look pretty in blue letters on a white ground. The author is a lady, well-known in New York society, and is incapable of literary piracy. Depend upon it, dear indignant French dramatist, no slur of your rights is intended, and no doubt the good Madison Square people, who are extraordinarily considerate of the rights of others, will put your name on the programmes in Long Primer caps as soon as this meets their eye. GREAT ENTERPRISE. YOUNG New York lawyer, taking pattern by the Charitable Societies, has gotten up this in- genious form of heading for his office letter paper : New York, 188 CHARLES DUDKINS, CouNsELLOR-AT-Law, 417 Pine St., NEW YORK. Form of Bequest: I give and bequeath to Charles Dudkins, and his heirs, the sum of $ : Subscriptions and contributions will be thankfully received by Cuartes Dupkrns. comicbooks.com