Life, 1891-11-19 · page 11 of 24
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# "AT THE CLUB" and "TOO MUCH" The page contains two satirical cartoons about domestic life and social behavior. **"AT THE CLUB"** shows a married man at his club claiming married men live longer than unmarried ones, while a friend skeptically responds "I don't know—seems longer." **"TOO MUCH"** depicts children watching adults in what appears to be overly demonstrative behavior on a street. One child says to another, "Look here, Jimmy, this one wid some chambelly sauce'd do, wouldn't it?"—suggesting the children find adult romantic or social displays excessive and inappropriately "seasoned" like food. Both cartoons mock Victorian-era social conventions: the first jokes about married life feeling tedious, the second satirizes public displays of affection or emotion as embarrassingly overwrought to observers, especially children.
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‘LIFE: “ Could one forg pe? The truth is I have been utterly unable to make visits lately. Mr. Talbot has been suffering for weeks from such an attack of nerves. And you know he is one of those old fashioned men who never wish their w out of their sight.” Chorus from Anne and Anne's mamma: “ How delight- ful!" “Isn't it? And in these days of domestic indifference !" Chorus from Anne and Anne's mamma: “ Utterly dread- ful.” “But you will remember that ours was a love match. And he still clings to me like er— Tea? How thoroughly sweet of you!” A gurgle of amber liquid, a tinkle of spoons, a wreath of steam, a desultory chat of this and that, and then : “ But now I must hurry away. Good-bye.” “ Good-bye! Silence, « And so, mamma—that was Mrs. Ponsonboy-Talbot! “Tt was.” “ And the book-——" “ Was from Mr. Ponsonboy-Talbot.” “Lucky she didn’t see it “ Oh, I dropped my drawn-work over it as | kissed her.” Johanna Staats, I RATE CUSTOMER : Look here, Einstein, when [bought +; Et AT THE CLUB. Gay Bachelor: Do YOU THINK THERE 18 ANYTHING IN THE ORY THAT MARRIED MEN LIVE LONGER THAN UNMAKRIED this suit of you, you guaranteed satisfaction. Ones? ‘: Vell, vot's de madder of you? I vos sadisfied. Henpecked Friend (wearily): OU, 1 vost KNOW—SEEMS aa LONGER. THE THANKFUL MAN, KITTY: And are you thankful, then, to-day ? TOM: Oh, yes — KITTY : In your cold, captious way ? TOM : Ah, well, perhaps things might be worse ; And etter, too! kitty: Tf some reverse Should overthrow your cherished scheme— Kitty: I'd say “ There goes another dream.” KITTY (wistfully) : And let it go without a ‘sigh? Tom: Yes, But I fear that 1 should try, To dream again. KITTY: That would be weak! TOM (tenderly) : I can't withstand a rose-leaf cheek. KITTY: A rose leaf cheek! I gather then, You dream of women, and not men. TOM: Of only one. -oxrrty: Ab, tell me!) Who? TOM: : I thought you knew it! She is:-YOU ! TOO MUCH. KITTY (after an interval): : = Do you feel he now ? » ** LOOK HERE, JIMMY, THIS ONE WID SOME CRAMBELLY SAUC'D DO, WOULDN'T TOM : re" Ido! Harry Romaine. “Dox'r, Jounny, pos'T! RISPECT A FELLER'S FEELIN’S.” comicbooks.com