Life, 1892-06-23 · page 5 of 16
Life — June 23, 1892 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 387 This page contains several satirical sketches about contemporary social types ("Some of Our Contemporaries"), plus unrelated comedic dialogue and advertisements. The main large illustration depicts what appears to be a social gathering or party scene with well-dressed figures, though the specific satirical target is unclear from the image alone. The smaller sketches on the left mock recognizable social archetypes: "The Evening Post" (a man in formal dress), "Once a Week" (a figure in water), and "Commercial Advertiser" (a uniformed figure). Below is humorous dialogue about a "Little Girl" and a "Vineyard Old Maid" debating cats, followed by a joke comparing "Biggsby" and "Baggsby"—apparently contrasting wealth and status. The playing card ("looks like the deuce") suggests additional wordplay or visual humor. Without more historical context, the specific contemporary figures or events referenced remain unclear.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
CONSIDERATE, OUNG MR. FIDDLE- BACK: Is Miss Redbud at home ? SERVANT: She is, sir; but the minister is talking to her just at present, sir. FIDDLEBACK: Oh, all right. Don't wake her up. SOME OF OUR CONTEM- PORARIES. ONCE A WEEK, = YOUTH'S COMPANION. Her Father: DO YOU WORK FOR A LIVING? Chappie: O, YAAS—YAAS— Her Father ng him up); Wom po you worK ? Li GIRL: I love cats ; don’t you ? VINEGARY OLD MalID: No; I hate cats. “Why?” “ Because they scratch.” “That's because you stroke them the wrong way. You has to treat cats different from folks.” ** DIGGSBY'S a great deal more of a cad than Baggsby.”’ “00s LIRR THE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, “Yes. He has a great deal more money, you know.” DEUCE.” comicbooks.com