Life, 1888-05-24 · page 1 of 18
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# "The Other Kind" - Life Magazine Cartoon This page features a satirical cartoon titled "The Other Kind" from Life magazine (May 24, 1888). The illustration depicts a domestic scene where a woman explains to a man why she missed his visit: she was attending a "progressive euchre party" and won a prize. The man responds sarcastically that she might have done the same at home, but the woman insists she "never play[s] for the booby"—meaning she doesn't gamble for foolish stakes at home. The cartoon satirizes the social trend of progressive euchre parties (card games played in competitive tournament fashion), which were fashionable among wealthy Americans in the 1880s. The humor targets women's leisure activities and the domestic tensions created by wives' social engagements outside the home.
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2 Entered at the New York Post Office as Second-Class Mail Matter. Copyright, 1888, by Mircuett & MILLER. eer ‘ peniCiNys y* g SVM. THE OTHER KIND. She: SORRY TO MISS YOU THE OTHER NIGHT WHEN YOU CALLED, BUT I WAS AT A PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE PARTY AND WON A PRIZE. He (with much meaning): A, BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE DONE THE SAME AT HOME! She: TRUE—BUT I NEVER PLAY FOR THE Boosy, comicbooks.com