Life, 1890-10-30 · page 7 of 14
Life — October 30, 1890 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 237 This page contains two satirical cartoons: **"A Buck Bored"** (lower left): Shows a Native American figure with an elaborate headdress appearing bored or disengaged while a man in Western dress stands nearby holding papers. The satire likely mocks stereotypical depictions of Native Americans or commentary on their treatment/displacement. **"How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth, Etc."** (right): Depicts a domestic scene where a father threatens his departing son with harsh language about interfering with the household. The title references Shakespeare's *King Lear*, suggesting the cartoon satirizes ungrateful children or generational conflict in American families. The page also includes book reviews and a section on donations to a "Fresh Air Fund," indicating this is a typical Life magazine issue mixing social commentary, humor, and charitable notices.
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she is generally rescued by a woman of the first mentioned class. The author depicts well their spirit but makes his usual error of ascribing to them the power of speaking bril- liant epigrams, or of saying sparkling things without effort or training. Even the ingenu- ous Duchess Susan sins a little in fine lan- guage, and is bright enough to say: “I've been boxed up so long, | declare, Chloe, | feel like a best dress out for a holiday, and a bit afraid of spoiling.” * . . HIS story, as everything Meredith writes, is filled with scenes and episodes that are almost grotesque, and always strange. But the surpassingly clear vision of the author, with his powers of vivid expression, makes them real to the reader—so that for a time he lives in a country where unheard of things hap- pen naturally, Whatever may be justly said of the involved and coniplicated style which is Meredith's own, it still remains the perfect instrument for convey- ing his exact meaning to those who care to know it, or have sympathy with his genius. Droch. MY SHIEMATE LOUISE. ‘ork Harper and Brothers. Sidney. By Margaret Deland. ton, Mifflin and Company, The Legend of Llam and Other Bits of Verse. sell Wray. By W. Clarke Russell, New Boston and New York: Hough: By Henry Rus Kirsten, Brothers. Her Great Ambition. By Roberts Brothers. A Cigarette” Maker's London and New York : By M, O. W. Oliphant, New York: Harper and Anne Richardson Earle, Boston: Romance, By F. Marion Crawfors Macmillan and Company. illustrated Text by Roberts Brothers. Our New England. Hamilton Wright Mabie. Boston: RECEIVED FOR FRESH AIR FUND. N memory of Edgar Crocker, San Francisco, $5.00; in mem- oriam F., $25.00; The Bonrepos Whist Club (fives), $11.0¢ These make the total for 1899, $ A Buck Borep, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. HE flag is not up yet and when finished will only be hoisted on Sundays. On week days poor people are admitted ; that is, on the days they cannot get there. The broad philanthropy and comprehensive benevolence of the trustees of this useful insti- tution are fitly expressed in the above tender motto, ' ry HOW SHARPER THAN A SERPENT’S TOOTH, ETC. Major Doublethumd(a museum freak, to his eldest born): HORATIO, YOU'KE TO STAY AT HOME TO-NIGHT ; DO YOU HEAR ? Horatio: LOOK WERE, DAD, I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS AT ALL, BUT IF YOU ATTEMPT TO INTERFERE WITH MY LEAVING THE HOUSE, T's BLOWED IF I WON'T PUT YOU IN A CUSPIDORE AND STAND YOU ON THE: MANTELPIECE !