Life, 1890-08-07 · page 7 of 16
Life — August 7, 1890 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis This page contains two separate items from *Life* magazine: 1. **"Not So Very Chilly"** — A comedic domestic scene showing a couple in a hammock while the woman's mother arrives home unexpectedly. The joke relies on the awkwardness of being caught in an intimate moment. 2. **"Something Interesting"** and **"Which Would It Be"** — Two brief humor pieces. The first discusses a Metropolitan Museum trustee undergoing phrenological examination (measuring skull shape to determine character). The second presents a moral dilemma: Goso asks Fuddle which family member he'd save from a burning house, and Fuddle self-servingly answers "myself." These are light social satire pieces typical of early-to-mid 20th century *Life* magazine's gentle humor about domestic life, pseudo-science, and human nature.
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NOT SO VERY CHILLY Mamma: HAbN'T YOU RETTER COME IN NOW, DEAR? Gladys Herbeau: OM, MAMMA, SUCH A LOVE-LY NIGHT. MAYS'T [STAY OUT A LITTLE WHILE LONGER ? Mamma (solicitowsly): 17'S GETTING QUITE CHILLY, HAVE YOU ANYTHING AROUND You? Gladys: OM, VES. Mamma: VERY WELL, THEN. Copa - ro SOMETHING INTERESTING. RNletvidg, Meer T is not often that a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum is willing to submit a his head for phrenological examination. When he does so the result is sure to be instructive. The bumps and hollows in the head are strongly accentuated, but not sur- prisingly so. ‘To enter into the spirit of the contour of this cranium it is only necessary to reflect upon the thousands of deserving poor who would be lastingly benefitted by a Sunday afternoon at the Metropolitan Museum, and then, in turn, reflect upon the mental and moral attributes of the men who refuse to let them enter. WHICH WOULD IT BE. Go: Just imagine the case now, Fuddle: If you were in a burning house with your wife and mother-in-law, and could save but one, which one would it be? FUDDLE (having scratched his head, thoughtfully): Why, myself. comicbooks.com