Life, 1894-11-22 · page 17 of 24
Life — November 22, 1894 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical items typical of Life's editorial commentary: **Upper section:** Discusses theatrical portrayals of "advanced females" and the "new woman" — a contemporary social phenomenon. Life expresses approval of the American "new woman" type but ridicules what it calls "Mr. Grundy's new woman" (a reference to Mrs. Grundy, representing rigid Victorian morality). The satire targets European or overly radical interpretations of female emancipation. **Middle section:** Supports Cornell University's football program, suggesting collegiate athletics are appropriate competition. **Lower left cartoon ("Torrey or Not Torrey"):** Appears to reference a local political figure (unclear from image alone), showing someone confronting another person with a small dog. **Right side:** "The Bicycler's Bride" presents a comedic dialogue where an "Emancipated Woman" seeks to marry a man. The humor derives from the woman's confident claim she can support him—implying financial independence was shocking for women of this era, making the stern mother's easy acceptance ironic. The page satirizes changing gender roles and women's increasing social autonomy.
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Bouton and Miss Georgia Busby, as those two advanced females, Miss Enid Bethune and Miss Victoria Vivash, are all that save the two types from being rather revolting. LIFE confesses that he likes the American type of “new woman,” and would pat her on the back if he thought she needed it and wouldn't resent it. For Mr. Grundy’s “new woman." there is little to be said, except may the Fates defend us from her advent to these Metcalfe. shores. HOSE young chaps at Cornell University are beginning to play football. It is time. There are plenty of them, and they are of full size and age. There is no reason why they should not play football and baseball, too, quite as well as the youth of any other college. In rowing they have long excelled, but it has not done them as much good as if they had been able to get bigger competitors. But Yale and Harvard will always play baseball and probably football with them, unless, of course, they should get too expert. ET it down to the credit of Woman Suffrage that in Colorado, where women vote, they helped to beat Waite. Waite was not very im- portant, but as a nuisance he made up in quality what he lacked in size. It is gratifying that he should have been abated. AY’ admirable work for every library—es- pecially if it supplements the “Century Dictionary "—is the ‘Century Cyclopedia of “TOBEY OR NOT TOBEY," THE BICYCLER’S BRIDE. ion- It is published by the Century Company under the editor- ship of Benjamin E. Smith, A.M. It would be impossible briefly to give any idea of all it contains. But almost anything in the way of the name of a person, place or character is to be found properly spelled and concisely explained somewhere in its broad pages. Names,” in one volume of uniform size and binding with the ary itself. £© &O you want to marry my son,” said the stern mamma to the Emancipated Woman. “Ido.” “Can you support him in the manner in which he has been accustomed “Tecan. “Then take him and be happy.”