Life, 1894-02-22 · page 7 of 16
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 119 **Main Content:** A society gossip column describing a high-society reception hosted by Mrs. W. Seward Webb and others, detailing the elaborate gowns and jewelry worn by attendees—white satin, diamonds, Grecian collars, and formal attire. **"What Is This?" Section:** A brief satirical commentary mocking someone's defensive pronunciation of "Bellamites" or "Belllamites." The joke suggests this person was defending their pronunciation after catching a cold affected their speech, and LIFE sardonically notes it "merely" defends the individual rather than attacking an enemy. **Cartoon:** A small illustration labeled "Completely Done Up" showing what appears to be an exhausted figure, likely commenting on social fatigue from such formal events. The page satirizes upper-class pretension through detailed fashion coverage combined with sharp wit about pronunciation and social anxieties.
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119 EUROPEAN PAPERS PLEASE COPY. HE following ex- tract from a last week's paper may cause a ripple of excitement throughout court circles in Europe: Mrs. W. Seward Webb, who, with Mrs. Burke-Roche, Mrs. J. Frederic Kernochan and Mrs, John Christopher Wilmerding, assisted in re- ceiving the guests, wore a magnificent gown of white satin brocade and point lace, coronet of diamonds, and a stomacher of diamonds. Mrs. Paran Stevens, in buttercup yellow satin combined with maroon velvet anu trimmed with silver, wore many hand- some rubies and diamond ornaments on her corsage and neck, as well as in her coiffure. Mrs. Henry T. Sloane, in white satin, was ablaze with diamonds, including a Gre- cian collarette, a tiara, and many ornaments on the cor- sage. Mrs. Charles F, Have- meyer looked handsome in a dress of black moiré and lace, the bodice of which was orna- mented with a single American beauty rose. Mrs, Edmund L. Baylies, in pale mauve opal- escent moiré, trimmed wit silver embroidery and point lace, was one of the young married belles who danced in nearly every set. Mrs. Burke-Roche’s gown was of white satin shot with blue aud trimmed with silver. T HE steel men may rail at Mr. Carnegie, but his retort is in his He; THEN WHAT DID YOU MARRY ME FOR? She: MAMMA FIGURED IT UP AT THE TIME AND SAID IT WAS FOR ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF, WHAT IS THIS? N enemy of his kind proceeding to destroy them ? Not atall! It is merely a professed friend of his kind who was indiscreet enough to address a Socialistic n. Ung when he had a cold, and therefore pronounced Bellamites Bedlamites. He is now merely defending himself. E leclines to say whether it does or does not defend his pronunciation. COMPLETELY DONE UP. comicbooks.com