Life, 1889-01-24 · page 5 of 16
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# Page Analysis: Life Magazine, Page 47 This page contains three separate satirical items: 1. **"A Delicate Insinuation"**: A brief exchange where Cora asks Merritt about modern writing paper styles. Merritt diplomatically avoids judging, suggesting both old and new have merit—a gentle jab at people who take strong positions on trivial matters. 2. **"The New Shade"**: Miss Breezy from Chicago introduces a new color called the "pig's snore," apparently a grayish shade. This appears to mock fashion's absurd color-naming trends. 3. **"Cold Days for Art"**: A classroom scene where a teacher asks about the future of someone who "drinks," and a student Johnny responds "he is drunk"—satirizing either poor grammar instruction or the student's crude logic. The right side shows an unrelated comic strip about a naughty boy being caught with overloaded baskets.
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- LIFE: A DELICATE INSINUATION. HOW A NAUGHTY BOY WAS CAUGHT, 6 Wt do you think of the modern style of writing- paper?” asked Cora. “Do you like it as well as the old?” “T'm afraid I am not competent to form an opinion,” replied Merritt. “I should judge that a great deal can be said on both sides.” THE NEW SHADE. UNT (who 2s entertaining Miss Breezy, of Chicago): That is a beautiful dress you have on, Geraldine, and the shade seems to be quite new. Miss BREEZY (complacently): Yes; it is a new Chicago shade, called the “ pig’s snore.” COLD DAYS FOR ART. EETHOVEN VON DINKENSPIEL (trombonist of street band): Mein gootness, Herr Conductor, can’t you head us aroundt de obbosite way? Dot December wind blows all the music down mein throat! Scene: Grammar Class. Teacher: WHAT 18 THE FUTURE OF ‘HE DRINKS?” Johnny (after considerable thought): HE 1S DRUNK.” comicbooks.com