Life, 1893-12-21 · page 3 of 18
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page (Vol. XXII, No. 573) This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces typical of Life's humor magazine format: 1. **"Love and Courtship"** (top illustration): A dramatic scene with the caption "I'm not the fellow to go back on you" / "And I'm not the girl to give you a chance"—satirizing romantic melodrama and courtship game-playing. 2. **"A Rapid Workwoman"**: Mrs. von Blumer discusses painting with Mrs. Plankington, joking that after training, Mrs. von Blumer can "work at it quite rapidly"—likely satirizing amateur artists or wealthy women dabbling in painting. 3. **"That's What She Meant"**: A brief comic about a fiancée's "$20 business suit" misunderstanding—playing on gendered assumptions about women and shopping. 4. **"At the Museum"**: A joke about taxidermied animals, poking fun at museum exhibits.
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VOLUME XxXIl. NUMBER 573. LOVE AND COURTSHIP. “I's NOT THE FELLOW TO GO BACK ON you.” “AnD I'M NOT THE GIRL TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE.” A RAPID WORKWOMAN. M RS. VON BLUMER: 1 Are you fond of china painting ? Mrs. PLANKINGTON : Mrs. VON BLUMER: And I suppose now, after your long training, you can work at it quite rapidly? Mrs, PLANKIN! : In- deed, I can. Why, I manage to keep two or three pieces ahead of the cook all the time. Oh, HE modern Lord's Prayer is usually for an Ameri- can heiress. AT THE MUSEUM. The Human Elephant: Say, THE INDIA RuBRER MAN GOT FULL LAST NIGHT, The Double Headed Man: The Human Elephant : WHAT DID THEY DO TO HIM? Bounceb HIM, THAT'S WHAT SHE MEANT. T had been over four months since they were engaged, and as they read the evening paper together, he said : “See, my dear, only $20 fora suit!” “Is ita wedding suit ed sweetly. “No, a business suit” “ Well, I meant busines answered, [QOET: I wrote this poem, sir, to keep the wolf from the door. Epiror: My dear sir, you are at the wrong place. There is no wolf at this door. comicbooks.com