Life, 1883-06-07 · page 5 of 16
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# Page Analysis: Life Magazine, Page 267 **Top Cartoon - "In the Studios":** This depicts an art studio scene satirizing the quality of artist models in Paris. A woman (identified as "Miss Lilybud, the popular model") reclines while a male artist critiques the state of models available to him. The dialogue suggests that Paris models are universally "bad," yet painters accept them anyway—a paradox the cartoon finds absurd. The satire mocks both the pretensions of the art world and the dubious quality of its working models, suggesting that artistic standards are compromised by necessity rather than genuine excellence. **Bottom Section - "Gone South":** This appears to be a humorous narrative about someone named Josiah Spragg who left his farmhouse. The dialogue-driven text follows his departure, mentioning characters like Squire Rummel and Josiah's departure "South," likely referencing the American South.
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‘S ANY IN THE STUDIOS. Miss Lilybud (the popular model) : Goop? You say, IN Paris, MR. CADMIUM, THERE ARE NO MODELS THAT ARE. Mr. Cadmium; 1 DON’T THINK THERE ARE, NO, NOT IN THAT SENSE OF THE WORD; AT LEAST I NEVER KNEW OF ANY. AND THE ARTISTS, ARE THEY GOOD, Mr. CapMiIUM? SE OF THE WORD, YOU KNOW. E MODELS ARE ALL BAD AND THE PAINTERS ALL GOOD, AND HERE THE MODELS ARE WELL, RATHER,—BUT IN THE OTHER S| So THEN IN Paris T ALL GOOD AND THE PAINTERS ALL BAD—IS THAT IT, Mr, Capmium ? (Cadmium thinks this idea of the higher education of woman ought to be kept out of art.) GONE SOUTH. 66 \VHAT has become of Josiah Spraggs 7" asked a man who reined up his horse in front of a ramshackle farm- house in Northern Indiana. “ Moved away,” replied a coatless native, who was seated on the fence, chewing a straw. “ Where has he moved to?” ** Down South somewhar, I reckon.” “Why did he leave here ?” “Wal, Josiah he kinder took a notion he'd marry Squire Rum- mel’s darter Liza, 'n Squire Rummel he took a notion that Josiah shouldn't do it. *Pears like Josiah’s notion was the strongest,’n so he ‘n Liza run off'n got marrit, 'n Josiah 'n the Squire didn’t hitch hosses arter that.” “But why did he go away ?” ** Wal, Squire Rummel he sorter got a new double bar'l shot- gun, 'n ez Josiah’s squir'l rifle had been borrert away by a long- Tegged lunk who never brought it back, he got kinder tired of sneakin’ roun’.” “What inakes you think he has gone South 7” “ Wal, arter Josiah selled out, he sent word to Squire Rummel, to ax him whar he'd better go to, ’n the ole Squire Ae told him to 0 to h—Il.” a And so he went South ?” “*Wa-al—ya-as. It war the clostest he cud git thar.” comicbooks.com