Life, 1893-07-06 · page 9 of 18
Life — July 6, 1893 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 9 This page contains **two separate pieces of satire**: 1. **"Mulieres"** (left): A poem mocking fashionable women's appearance and behavior—their expensive frills, curls, dimpled chins, and flirtatiousness. The satire suggests these aesthetic tricks are used to manipulate men financially ("Someone to pay the bills!"). This reflects common Victorian/Edwardian-era mockery of women's fashion as frivolous performance. 2. **"Our Compliments, Chicago"** (center-right): Praises the 1893 Chicago World's Fair as a magnificent artistic achievement, calling it a "magic creation" that surpasses previous efforts. 3. **"Same Thing in the End"** (bottom): A dialogue contrasting English and American definitions of "homely girl," satirizing cultural differences between nations. The page's illustration shows people on horseback near water—likely accompanying one of these pieces, though the specific connection is unclear.
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i MULIERES. Remars and puffs and frills, Flounces and furbelows ; Frocks in a flurry of lace, That's where the money goes ! Berthas and gigot sleeves Hoops and the Empire waist— These are the things they wear, This is their simple taste. Blue eyes and brown and black Curls and a dimpled chin, Blushes to shame the rose, That's where the rouge comes in! Glances and smiles and sighs, Hints of a breaking heart— These are the tricks they try, This is their naughty art. Summer and bloom and song. Mischief is everywhere. Go, little rhyme, abroad, Bid the poor lads beware ! Curls and a dimpled chin, Rufiles and puffs and frills, Only to catch a man, Someone to pay the bills ! WELW. OUR COMPLIMENTS, CHICAGO. HICAGO is a big city. And she does things on a big scale, in a big way. As for the Fair, it is not only bigger than | any previous effort of a like nat- ure, but it is far more artistic. One looks back upon i up- on a dream of another world: a magic creation on an unheard- of s No words can con- vey a just impression of the effect produced by this triumph of art and architecture. LIFE takes off his hat to the A an city having the public spirit, the energy and the consummate taste to summon such glories into existence. ““THEY NEVER LOOK THEIR AGE.” SAME THING IN THE END. Mev: The word “homely” is not used in the same way in England as it is in America. A homely girl there means one who is fond of domestic surroundings. Marie: Domestic surroundings are the only things a homely girl has a chance of being fond of, whether in England or America. 1S HONOR : Have you anything to say before sentence is passed upon you? THE ConvicTED: Yes, your Honor, I have one simple request to make: In sentencing me, please don’t say that I was convicted by a jury of my peers, ROUN What makes Charlie Softe look so gloomy ? “TAILS OF A GRANDFATHER.” SMYTHE: They say he’s been blackballed by Sorosis. comicbooks.com