Life, 1894-11-29 · page 1 of 16
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# Life Magazine, November 29, 1894 This page contains a single-panel cartoon titled "Love is a Pain," depicting two men in conversation. One asks: "Do you think your sister will be down soon, Willie?" The other replies: "Yes. She said she was coming down as soon as she could, so as to have it over with." The joke appears to satirize courtship customs of the 1890s, suggesting the sister views an impending romantic encounter as an unpleasant duty to "get over with" rather than something pleasurable. The cartoon mocks both the formality of Victorian-era dating rituals and the reluctance some women expressed toward romance and marriage, treating what society deemed a desirable social obligation as burdensome. The title reinforces this ironic sentiment about romantic love.
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VOLUME XXIV. NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 29, 1894. NUMBER Entered at the New York Post Office as Second-Class Mail Matter. Copyright, 1894, by Mircnate & Mitter. SNICANY 5 w SVM. g le, : Waa hy TRS SH ae LOVE IS A PAIN. “Do YOU THINK YOUR SISTER WILL BE DOWN SOON, WILLIE?" “Yes, SHE SAID SHE WAS COMING DOWN AS SOON AS SHE COULD, SO AS TO HAVE IT OVFR WITH.”